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Open Exchange Rates ACTION

Retrieve Current Rates

Get the latest exchange rates available. See the documentation
  • Action
  • Read only
  • API key
  • SDK
  • MCP

IMPLEMENTATION

Call this tool

Connect a user's Open Exchange Rates account once, then configure and run Retrieve Current Rates from your backend or agent.

import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "open_exchange_rates-retrieve-current-rates",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    open_exchange_rates: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    base: "Base",
    symbols: ["Currency Id"],
  },
})

console.log(result)

SCHEMA

Inputs

Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.

Retrieve Current Rates inputs
Property Type Description
base Base string
Change base currency. default: USD
Required Dynamic
symbols Currency Id string[]
A list of currency symbols you want to check.
Required Dynamic
showAlternative Show Alternative boolean
Extend returned values with alternative, black market and digital currency rates.
Required

REFERENCE

Tool details

Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.

Registry key
open_exchange_rates-retrieve-current-rates
Version
0.0.2
App
Open Exchange Rates
Authentication
API key
Read-only
Yes
Destructive
No
Open world
Yes