Data API: Exchange Rates

Table of Endpoints

Name	Method	Endpoint	Scope
Get Exchange Rates	GET	/v2/exchange-rates	N/A

Get Exchange Rates

Get current exchange rates. Default base currency is USD but it can be defined as any supported currency (see Currencies endpoint). Returned rates will define the exchange rate for one unit of the base currency.

This endpoint doesn't require authentication.

HTTP Request

GET https://api.coinbase.com/v2/exchange-rates

Scopes

• No permission required

Arguments

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
currency	string	Optional	Base currency (default: USD)

Examples

Request

Shell

curl https://api.coinbase.com/v2/exchange-rates?currency=BTC

Ruby

require 'coinbase/wallet'
client = Coinbase::Wallet::Client.new(api_key: <api key>, api_secret: <api secret>)

rates = client.exchange_rates({currency: 'BTC'})

Python

from coinbase.wallet.client import Client
client = Client(<api_key>, <api_secret>)

rates = client.get_exchange_rates(currency='BTC')

JavaScript

var Client = require('coinbase').Client;
var client = new Client({'apiKey': 'API KEY', 
                         'apiSecret': 'API SECRET'});

client.getExchangeRates({'currency': 'BTC'}, function(err, rates) {
  console.log(rates);
});

Response

{
  "data": {
    "currency": "BTC",
    "rates": {
      "AED": "36.73",
      "AFN": "589.50",
      "ALL": "1258.82",
      "AMD": "4769.49",
      "ANG": "17.88",
      "AOA": "1102.76",
      "ARS": "90.37",
      "AUD": "12.93",
      "AWG": "17.93",
      "AZN": "10.48",
      "BAM": "17.38",
      ...
    }
  }
}