Feature 260/currency converter #273
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| <p>method: 'GET', // this is the method used get method retrieves data | ||
| <p>headers: { // takes in our api key as application json | ||
| <p>accept: 'application-json', | ||
| <p>'X-API-KEY': "f53b14db7658d93aeb2f8589838b87e01d730d82b9c73e9878065452902790b7" //for best practices save your api key in the .env file |
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You should not have this key in the frontend
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i passed it has an env variable. The one above is for demo purposes for those who may not know how to use env
| 'X-API-KEY' : "f53b14db7658d93aeb2f8589838b87e01d730d82b9c73e9878065452902790b7" | ||
| } | ||
| }; | ||
| const apiUrl = 'https://api.chimoney.io/v0.2/info/usd-amount-in-local?destinationCurrency=USD&amountInUSD=1' |
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this is the endpoint for currency converter it is then passed to the fetch method
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IS this not converting USD to USD?
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it converts local to usd
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here is the link to the project this site uses the chimoney api for converting currency. This site converts currency i.e from KES, GHN, NG to local |
Please set this up with the Chimoney API credentials so it works. I am getting |
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i have tried generating several api-keys but they are giving the error 500 (key not valid) |
| 'X-API-KEY' : "f53b14db7658d93aeb2f8589838b87e01d730d82b9c73e9878065452902790b7" | ||
| } | ||
| }; | ||
| const apiUrl = 'https://api.chimoney.io/v0.2/info/usd-amount-in-local?destinationCurrency=USD&amountInUSD=1' |
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The issue is that you’re using the prod endpoint instead of staging. You can switch between prod and staging endpoint in the api docs
also consider managing api keys, chimoney base url and other changeable parameters in env variable
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cant find any resources about the prod and staging endpoints can we have a live meeting you show me the way around?
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