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get the quote for a crypto currency from coinmarketcap in USD
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| #!/bin/bash | |
| # first create an API key at coinmarketcap.com. It is free for personal use. Set it in a variable: | |
| export API_KEY="11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111" | |
| # now you can call the API with curl, and extract the result with jq | |
| # for example to get the quote for a crypto currency in USD: | |
| coinquote() { | |
| curl -s -H "X-CMC_PRO_API_KEY:$API_KEY" -H "Accept:application/json" \ | |
| -d "symbol=$1&convert=USD" \ | |
| -G https://pro-api.coinmarketcap.com/v1/cryptocurrency/quotes/latest \ | |
| | jq -r .data.$1.quote.USD.price | |
| } | |
| # usage examples: | |
| # frank@hal9000:~$ coinquote BTC | |
| # 41565.26702354934 | |
| # frank@hal9000:~$ coinquote WPKT | |
| # 0.03267430133033706 |
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