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BitPay Rates API

Retrieve exchange rate data representing fiat currency equivalents per cryptocurrency unit.

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BitPay Rates API is one of 13 APIs that BitPay publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Rates. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 3 operations across 3 paths, and defines 1 schema. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 2.0.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://bitpay.com, https://test.bitpay.com.

3 operations 3 paths 1 schemas 3 GET

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
2.0.0
Base URL
https://bitpay.com
Contact
BitPay Support
Terms of Service
View terms
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 3

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 3 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Rates 3

Retrieve exchange rate data representing fiat currency equivalents per cryptocurrency unit.

GET
/rates
Get Exchange Rates
getRates → 200
GET
/rates/{baseCurrency}
Get Exchange Rates for a Base Currency
getRatesForCurrency 1 param → 200
GET
/rates/{baseCurrency}/{quoteCurrency}
Get Exchange Rate for Currency Pair
getRate 2 params → 200

Schemas 1

The contract defines 1 schema that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is Rate (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Rate
object
3 properties

Specification

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Source

bitpay-rates-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs BitPay publishes across the network.

BitPay Bills API
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BitPay Payouts API
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BitPay Refunds API
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BitPay Settlements API
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BitPay Ledgers API
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BitPay Bills API
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BitPay Invoices API
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BitPay Ledgers API
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BitPay Payouts API
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BitPay Refunds API
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BitPay Settlements API
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API Details
ID
bitpay:bitpay-rates-api
Base URL
https://bitpay.com
Docs
https://developer.bitpay.com/reference/create-an-invoice
Provider
BitPay
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