CurrencyBeacon · Schema

CurrencyInfo

Schema describing a single currency entry as returned by the CurrencyBeacon /currencies endpoint.

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Properties

Name Type Description
short_code string ISO 4217 currency code or cryptocurrency ticker
name string Full name of the currency
symbol string Currency symbol
precision integer Number of decimal places used for this currency
subunit integer Number of subunits in one unit
subunit_to_unit integer Subunit to unit conversion factor
isCrypto boolean Whether the currency is a cryptocurrency
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JSON Schema

currency-info.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/currencybeacon/main/json-schema/currency-info.json",
  "title": "CurrencyInfo",
  "description": "Schema describing a single currency entry as returned by the CurrencyBeacon /currencies endpoint.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "short_code": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ISO 4217 currency code or cryptocurrency ticker",
      "minLength": 2,
      "maxLength": 10,
      "example": "USD"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Full name of the currency",
      "example": "United States Dollar"
    },
    "symbol": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Currency symbol",
      "example": "$"
    },
    "precision": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Number of decimal places used for this currency",
      "minimum": 0,
      "example": 2
    },
    "subunit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Number of subunits in one unit",
      "minimum": 1,
      "example": 100
    },
    "subunit_to_unit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Subunit to unit conversion factor",
      "minimum": 1,
      "example": 100
    },
    "isCrypto": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the currency is a cryptocurrency",
      "example": false
    }
  },
  "required": ["short_code", "name", "symbol", "isCrypto"]
}

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