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infinitypaul/naira-exchange-rates
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Foreign exchange rates API Against The Naira

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Naira ExchangeRatesAPI - Naira Currency Exchange Rates API SDK
==============================================================

[](#naira-exchangeratesapi---naira-currency-exchange-rates-api-sdk)

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Free Naira Exchange Rates API, which provides past or recent exchange rate lookups. It features a number of useful functions and can be installed easily using Composer..

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require infinitypaul/naira-exchange-rates
```

Alternatively, you can download all files from the src/ directory and include them in your project. Important note: if you're manually installing the SDK, you must also install Guzzle Client.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

The Naira Currency Exchange API does require API keys or authentication in order to access and interrogate its API, Register and get your token on .

**Basic usage:**

Fetch the latest exchange rates

```
$naira = new NairaExchangeRates
$rates  = $naira->setType('cbn')->fetch();
```

**Historical Data:**
Get historical rates for any day since 1999:

```
$naira = new NairaExchangeRates
$rates  = $naira->setType('cbn')->addDateFrom('2019-11-26')->fetch();
```

**Fetch Specific Rate:**
If you do not want all current rates, it's possible to specify only the currencies you want

```
$naira = new NairaExchangeRates
$rates  = $naira->setType('cbn')->setBaseCurrency('usd')->fetch();
```

### 4. API Reference:

[](#4-api-reference)

The following API reference lists the publicly-available methods for the

#### `NairaExchangeRatesAPI` Reference:

[](#nairaexchangeratesapi-reference)

`addDateFrom( string $from )`:
Set the date from which to retrieve historic rates. `$from` should be a string containing an ISO 8601 date.

`setType( string $to )`:
Set The Exchange Rate Type You Want To Retrieve, we have the following types

1. `cbn` Central Bank Of Nigeria Rate
2. `bdc` Burueu The Change Rate
3. `bank` Bank Rate
4. `moneygram` MoneyGram Rate
5. `westernunion` Western Union Rate

`addDateTo( string $type )`:
Set the end date for the retrieval of historic rates. `$to` should be a string containing an ISO 8601 date.

`setBaseCurrency( string $code )`:
Set the base currency you want to retrieve. `$code` should be passed an ISO 4217 code (e.g. `EUR`).
`$code` must be one of the [supported currency codes](#5-supported-currencies).

`fetch()`:
Send off the request to the API and return either a Json,

### 5. Supported Currencies:

[](#5-supported-currencies)

The library supports the following currencies USD, GBP, EUR, JPY, XAF, CNY, QAR, ZAR, SEK:

### Changelog

[](#changelog)

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information what has changed recently.

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

### Bug & Features

[](#bug--features)

If you have spotted any bugs, or would like to request additional features from the library, please file an issue via the Issue Tracker on the project's Github page: [https://github.com/infinitypaul/naira-exchange-rates/issues](https://github.com/infinitypaul/naira-exchange-rate/issues).

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Paul Edward](https://github.com/infinitypaul)
- [Olutoye Owojaye](https://github.com/teeto4517)
- [All Contributors](../../contributors)

How can I thank you?
--------------------

[](#how-can-i-thank-you)

Why not star the github repo? I'd love the attention! Why not share the link for this repository on Twitter or HackerNews? Spread the word!

Don't forget to [follow me on twitter](https://twitter.com/infinitypaul)!

Thanks!
Edward Paul.

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance19

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity22

Limited adoption so far

Community15

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity42

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 80% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

2

Last Release

2250d ago

PHP version history (2 changes)0.0.1PHP ^7.1

0.0.2PHP >= 5.6.0

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/15332137?v=4)[Paul Edward](/maintainers/infinitypaul)[@infinitypaul](https://github.com/infinitypaul)

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