ballerinax/exchangerates Ballerina library

Overview

This is a generated connector from ExchangeRates-API v6 OpenAPI Specification.

With over 15 exchange rate data sources, the Exchangerates API is delivering exchanging rates data for more than 170 world currencies. The endpoints include functionalities like receiving the latest exchange rates information for a specific currency; conversion from one to another currency; receiving data Time-series for multiple or for one currency, and preserving the API daily for the fluctuation data.. More about the ExchangeRate-API can be find at ExchangeRates-API

This module supports ExchangeRates API version v6.

Prerequisites

Before using this connector in your Ballerina application, complete the following:

• Create ExchangeRate-API Account
• Obtain tokens
  • Follow this link and obtain the API key.

Quickstart

To use the ExchangeRates connector in your Ballerina application, update the .bal file as follows:

Step 1: Import connector

First, import the ballerinax/exchangerates module into the Ballerina project.

import ballerinax/exchangerates;

Step 2: Create a new connector instance

You can now initialize the client.

exchangerates:Client baseClient = check new(serviceUrl = "https://v6.exchangerate-api.com/v6/");

Step 3: Invoke an operation

1. Now you can use the operations available within the connector. Following code demonstrate how to obtain exchange rates for USD

exchangerates:CurrencyExchangeInfomation response = check baseClient->getExchangeRateFor("<API-Key>", "usd");

2. Use bal run command to compile and run the Ballerina program.