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# Current price

Get the current prices for the requested pair

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `https://price.api.watchdata.io/price/current_price?api_key=your_api_key`

### **Parameters**

`base_symbol` - the first ticker about which you are requesting for a rate;

`quote_symbol` - the second ticker to which you get the rate relative to the first ticker.

**Request**

```json
{
    "base_symbol": "BTC",
    "quote_symbol": "ETH"
}
```

**Returns**

`base_symbol` - the first ticker about which you are requesting for a course;

`quote_symbol` - the second ticker to which you get the rate relative to the first ticker;

`price` - current price;

`created_at` - date relative to which the current price is provided.

**Response**

```json
{
    "base_symbol": "BTC",
    "quote_symbol": "ETH",
    "price": 13.745515525559787,
    "created_at": "2022-05-04T09:36:51+00:00"
}
```