https://github.com/zaneh/exchange-rate-api

An Elixir service to fetch/cache exchange rates from exchangerate-api.com
https://github.com/zaneh/exchange-rate-api

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An Elixir service to fetch/cache exchange rates from exchangerate-api.com

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/zaneh/exchange-rate-api
• Owner: ZaneH
• License: mit
• Created: 2023-02-14T08:58:45.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-11-29T01:51:15.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-02-02T17:55:59.731Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: api, cache, elixir, exchange-rate-api, exchange-rates, exchange-rates-api, forex
• Language: Elixir
• Homepage:
• Size: 21.5 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Exchange Rate API

Fetch the exchange rate for various currencies based on the [Exchange Rate API](https://exchangerate-api.com/). This is a wrapper around the API and is not affiliated with the Exchange Rate API. Responses are cached for 1 hour before re-fetching.

- **Example Request:** `GET /v1/rates/usd,gbp,eur,cad`

    - The currency request can be singular or CSV

**Response:**

```json

{

    "status": "ok",

    "data": {

        "usd": 1,

        "gbp": 0.824978,

        "eur": 0.934425,

        "cad": 1.33451

    }

}

```

## Run Locally

**Pre-requisites:** [Elixir](https://elixir-lang.org/install.html)

```bash

  git clone https://github.com/zaneh/exchange-rate-api

  cd exchange-rate-api

  mix deps.get

  mix run --no-halt

```