BitPay Rates API

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

OpenAPI Specification

bitpay-rates-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: BitPay Bills Rates API
  description: 'BitPay is a cryptocurrency payment processing platform offering REST APIs for accepting Bitcoin and altcoin payments, creating invoices, managing refunds, processing payouts, and accessing settlement and ledger data. BitPay handles cryptocurrency conversion and fiat settlement to bank accounts and crypto wallets.

    '
  version: 2.0.0
  contact:
    name: BitPay Support
    url: https://support.bitpay.com/hc/en-us
  termsOfService: https://www.bitpay.com/legal/terms-of-use
servers:
- url: https://bitpay.com
  description: Production server
- url: https://test.bitpay.com
  description: Test server
tags:
- name: Rates
  description: Retrieve exchange rate data representing fiat currency equivalents per cryptocurrency unit.
paths:
  /rates:
    get:
      operationId: getRates
      summary: Get Exchange Rates
      description: 'Retrieve exchange rate data representing fiat currency equivalents per cryptocurrency unit. Returns rates for all supported cryptocurrency and fiat currency pairs.

        '
      tags:
      - Rates
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Exchange rates data
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Rate'
  /rates/{baseCurrency}:
    get:
      operationId: getRatesForCurrency
      summary: Get Exchange Rates for a Base Currency
      description: 'Retrieve exchange rates for a specific base cryptocurrency against all supported fiat currencies.

        '
      tags:
      - Rates
      parameters:
      - name: baseCurrency
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - BTC
          - ETH
          - BCH
          - XRP
          - DOGE
          - LTC
          - USDC
        description: The base cryptocurrency code (e.g., BTC, ETH).
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Exchange rates for the specified currency
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Rate'
  /rates/{baseCurrency}/{quoteCurrency}:
    get:
      operationId: getRate
      summary: Get Exchange Rate for Currency Pair
      description: 'Retrieve the exchange rate for a specific cryptocurrency/fiat currency pair.

        '
      tags:
      - Rates
      parameters:
      - name: baseCurrency
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The base cryptocurrency code (e.g., BTC).
      - name: quoteCurrency
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The quote fiat currency code (e.g., USD).
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Exchange rate for the specified pair
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Rate'
components:
  schemas:
    Rate:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Full name of the currency (e.g., "US Dollar").
        code:
          type: string
          description: Currency code (e.g., "USD").
        rate:
          type: number
          description: Exchange rate (fiat units per one cryptocurrency unit).