Exploring APIs for currency exchange rate

The first API we're going to be using is at fixer.io:

This one is going to give us current currency numbers, so we're going to be able to get those exchange rates. If we go over to their website, they have a great usage page. You can click the URLs; it's going to show you the exact data that would come back had you made an HTTP request.

This API and the other one we're going to be using, they do not require authentication so we're going to be able to integrate them without too much trouble. Here, we see the base currency is the Euro and we can see what a Euro is worth in other currencies. So €1 is ...

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