Exchange Rate

Get Exchange Rate

This endpoint provides the current exchange rate for the specified blockchain.

HTTP Request

GET https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/<chain>/<network>/exchangerate

Example Request

BSV

curl --location --request GET "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/exchangerate"

BTC

curl --location --request GET "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/btc/main/exchangerate"

Example Response

BSV

{
    "rate": 27.055,
    "time": 1752257180,
    "currency": "USD"
}

BTC

{
    "rate": 117581.6,
    "time": 1752257200,
    "currency": "USD"
}

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
chain	Desired blockchain: bsv or btc.
network	Selected network: main or test.

Get Historical Exchange Rate

This endpoint provides the historical exchange rate data for the specified blockchain.

Exchange rate data goes back to:

• 2018/11/19 for BSV.

• 2010/07/18 for BTC.

HTTP Request

GET https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/<chain>/main/exchangerate/historical?from=<unixtimestamp>&to=<unixtimestamp>

Example Request

BSV

curl --location --request GET "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/bsv/main/exchangerate/historical?from=1660139745&to=1660312545"

BTC

curl --location --request GET "https://api.whatsonchain.com/v1/btc/main/exchangerate/historical?from=1660139745&to=1660312545"

Example Response

BSV

[{
    "rate": 60.3905,
    "time": 1660089600
},{
    "rate": 62.661,
    "time": 1660176000
},{
    "rate": 62.9375,
    "time": 1660262400
}]

BTC

[{
    "rate": 23962.9,
    "time": 1660089600
},{
    "rate": 23935.3,
    "time": 1660176000
},{
    "rate": 24398.7,
    "time": 1660262400
}]

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
chain	Desired blockchain: bsv or btc.
from	The starting date (unixtimestamp) to retrieve the exchange rate data.
to	The end date (unixtimestamp) to retrieve the exchange rate data.