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Get current price of a cryptocurrency
Returns the current market price of a cryptocurrency. Requires a `symbol` such as ETHUSDT. For past prices and OHLCV candles use /cryptopricehistorical.
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Example code
// Using @orth/sdk - The simplest way to call APIs
// Install: npm install @orth/sdk
import Orthogonal from "@orth/sdk";
const orthogonal = new Orthogonal({
apiKey: process.env.ORTHOGONAL_API_KEY,
});
const output = await orthogonal.run({
api: "api-ninjas",
path: "/v1/cryptoprice",
query: {
"symbol": "example"
}
});
console.log(output);Query parameters
symbolrequired
string
Cryptocurrency symbol (e.g. ETHUSDT). To get the full list of available symbols, use the Crypto Symbols API.