#framework BAT

Call Bitcoin Value API

This page uses a Hashtag Call to send a request to a Bitcoin Value API. A Hashtag Print Bucket command is used to inspect the values from the JSON-decoded response.

Note: The Bitcoin Value API is provided by a 3rd party, and is not affiliated with the Hashtag Foundation.

Processing this Hashtag Markup:

<#

call "https://api.coindesk.com/v1/bpi/currentprice.json" to response;
print bucket response;

#>

response: Array
(
    [time] => Array
        (
            [updated] => Nov 21, 2024 06:47:46 UTC
            [updatedISO] => 2024-11-21T06:47:46+00:00
            [updateduk] => Nov 21, 2024 at 06:47 GMT
        )

    [disclaimer] => This data was produced from the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index (USD). Non-USD currency data converted using hourly conversion rate from openexchangerates.org
    [chartName] => Bitcoin
    [bpi] => Array
        (
            [USD] => Array
                (
                    [code] => USD
                    [symbol] => &#36;
                    [rate] => 96,988.136
                    [description] => United States Dollar
                    [rate_float] => 96988.1355
                )

            [GBP] => Array
                (
                    [code] => GBP
                    [symbol] => &pound;
                    [rate] => 76,667.569
                    [description] => British Pound Sterling
                    [rate_float] => 76667.5693
                )

            [EUR] => Array
                (
                    [code] => EUR
                    [symbol] => &euro;
                    [rate] => 91,958.428
                    [description] => Euro
                    [rate_float] => 91958.4278
                )

        )

)

Note: Hashtag Markup is shown below <# in bold #>. The value generated by processing the Hashtag Markup, and applying any Variable Contexts, is injected into this HTML page after the ⇒ symbol.

<#[response.bpi.USD.rate_float as dollars]#> ⇒

$ 96,988.14