currencyconvert -- Command to convert a fiat amount into millisatoshis
SYNOPSIS
currencyconvert amount currency
DESCRIPTION
Command added in v26.04.
The currencyconvert RPC command converts a given amount in a given currency into millisatoshis.
It uses the median of the available exchange-rate sources for the requested currency.
- amount (number): The amount, expressed in the given currency, to convert into millisatoshis.
- currency (string): The ISO-4217 currency code (e.g. USD) to convert from.
The plugin normalizes this value to uppercase before querying sources.
RETURN VALUE
On success, an object is returned, containing:
- msat (msat): The converted amount in millisatoshis, computed using the median result from the available sources.
AUTHOR
daywalker90 is mainly responsible.
SEE ALSO
lightning-currencyrates(7)
RESOURCES
Main web site: https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning