Bitcoin Windows gadget which displays BTC and currency amounts

[glon]

Hi,

how could I add a bitcoincharts.com's bitcoin.de ticker to your gadget?

The data is here:
http://bitcoincharts.com/markets/btcdeEUR.html

And the API:
http://bitcoincharts.com/about/markets-api/

I've tried to put http://api.bitcoincharts.com/v1/markets.json for secondary exchange URL (keeping bitstamp USD as primary) and "btcdeEUR.bid" for the sell JSON value but it does not seem to work. I'm quite sure I'm doing something wrong... thanks for any help!

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[Domchi]

how could I add a bitcoincharts.com's bitcoin.de ticker to your gadget?

The data is here:
http://bitcoincharts.com/markets/btcdeEUR.html

And the API:
http://bitcoincharts.com/about/markets-api/

I've tried to put http://api.bitcoincharts.com/v1/markets.json for secondary exchange URL (keeping bitstamp USD as primary) and "btcdeEUR.bid" for the sell JSON value but it does not seem to work. I'm quite sure I'm doing something wrong... thanks for any help!

Hi Glon,
unfortunately I don't think it's possible. You could do it by using something like json[0].close if the btcdeEUR position was always first (or nth) in the list, but as I can see the position of exchanges is not constant for each call, so you would need to loop over all elements and check symbol to find the right one... sorry.

[scottemick]

For some reason I can never get the BTC one to work with coinbase.

url: http://coinbase.com/api/v1/prices/buy

sample json:
{
  "subtotal": {
    "amount": "577.40",
    "currency": "USD"
  },
  "fees": [
    {
      "coinbase": {
        "amount": "5.77",
        "currency": "USD"
      }
    },
    {
      "bank": {
        "amount": "0.15",
        "currency": "USD"
      }
    }
  ],
  "total": {
    "amount": "583.32",
    "currency": "USD"
  },
  "amount": "583.32",
  "currency": "USD"
}


I try:
json.total.amount
amount

but nothing comes up

[Domchi]

For some reason I can never get the BTC one to work with coinbase.
url: http://coinbase.com/api/v1/prices/buy

I try:
json.total.amount
amount

but nothing comes up

It seems that http ends up with CloudFlare redirects so the gadget gets some redirect HTML instead of JSON. Use https - https://coinbase.com/api/v1/prices/buy which is where it ends up after redirects. Only "amount" is not conclusive as there are several amounts, but json.total.amount works fine. And make sure that you you clear your JSON keys for field 1, 2 and 3 (when they cannot be resolved final amount can't be calculated correctly as well).

[scottemick]

Thanks so much, it works great...

[zigmas]

Great gadget! awesome 

[w.a.y.n.e]

Just wanted to say thanks, handy looking gadget.

Just one little request if i may....

I use GBP as my primary currency, and was going to use BitPay API/Ticker (https://bitpay.com/api/rates/GBP) but as you can see it's a little short on secondary information. So my plan was to use the BitPay as primary, and then BitStamp as the secondary to get low/high rates.

Now that i can do, however it won't give me the option to convert using yahoo financial in the secondary exchange so i tried setting it up as BitStamp primary, and also set the currency conversion to GBP, and then in the secondary i left the api address blank, that worked as far as converting went, but only for the current rate, not the low/high

any chance you could include the conversion option for each field please ?

[glon]

MTGox ticker does not seem to work, what gives?

[Tigggger]

MTGox ticker does not seem to work, what gives?

MTGox is dead forever, use one of the other exchanges, I use bitstamp

Primary Exchange: https://www.bitstamp.net/api/ticker/
JSON Key: last

Secondary Exchange
JSON Keys: ask, last & bid

[Domchi]

I use GBP as my primary currency, and was going to use BitPay API/Ticker (https://bitpay.com/api/rates/GBP) but as you can see it's a little short on secondary information. So my plan was to use the BitPay as primary, and then BitStamp as the secondary to get low/high rates.

Now that i can do, however it won't give me the option to convert using yahoo financial in the secondary exchange so i tried setting it up as BitStamp primary, and also set the currency conversion to GBP, and then in the secondary i left the api address blank, that worked as far as converting went, but only for the current rate, not the low/high

any chance you could include the conversion option for each field please ?

Hey wayne,

I'm not quite sure that I understood what you want to display - why do you need spread info in a currency you're not trading in? Could you please explain a bit more?

Secondary fields are intentionally not convertible through Yahoo! finance, but you can always spin up several instances of the gadget if you want to convert several amounts.

[w.a.y.n.e]

whilst all trading is USD based, as you pointed out, however in realities for me, the value in GBP is more understandable/comparable, and as such i use your bitcoin gadget to display my wallet content, and it's value in GBP and then i use your other gadget to display the current GBP exchange rate.

I use the BitPay exchange api because one of the PC accessory sites i use accept bitcoin, and use that site for their conversion rates.

THe high / low rates being in GBP would just have been a nicety

oddly enough nobody does this, even the BitPay widget for your phone, that they make only ever works in USD yet their site is a global concern that supplies exchange rates in multiple currencies.


this is basically what i have on the screen....

http://s27.postimg.org/rtv36ktn7/Picture0017.png


which by chance also shows a second issue, the secondary info does not populate unless the gadget is expanded and left for the update period to complete (i also noticed a similar failure to load automatically on the primary info if you used 2 wallets in gadget)

leaving for the time it took to screenshot and upload resulted in it updating....

http://s14.postimg.org/4jqyhdw8h/Picture0018.png



i guess it just boils down to the fact i'm used to working in GBP, what i pay for with bitcoin is likely to have a comparable GBP value

[Domchi]

whilst all trading is USD based, as you pointed out, however in realities for me, the value in GBP is more understandable/comparable, and as such i use your bitcoin gadget to display my wallet content, and it's value in GBP and then i use your other gadget to display the current GBP exchange rate.

I use the BitPay exchange api because one of the PC accessory sites i use accept bitcoin, and use that site for their conversion rates.

THe high / low rates being in GBP would just have been a nicety

oddly enough nobody does this, even the BitPay widget for your phone, that they make only ever works in USD yet their site is a global concern that supplies exchange rates in multiple currencies.

i guess it just boils down to the fact i'm used to working in GBP, what i pay for with bitcoin is likely to have a comparable GBP value

Well, not a scenario I would have thought of, and officially not supported, but I think it can be done. Use this settings. I might add conversion option in the next version to make this simpler.

Primary exchange: https://bitpay.com/api/rates/GBP
Primary exchange JSON key: json.rate / conversionRate
Ticker currency: USD
Target currency: GBP

Secondary exchange: https://www.bitstamp.net/api/ticker/
Field 1 JSON label: high
Field 1 JSON key: json.high * conversionRate
Field 2 JSON label: last
Field 2 JSON key: json.last * conversionRate
Field 3 JSON label: low
Field 3 JSON key: json.low * conversionRate

which by chance also shows a second issue, the secondary info does not populate unless the gadget is expanded and left for the update period to complete (i also noticed a similar failure to load automatically on the primary info if you used 2 wallets in gadget)

leaving for the time it took to screenshot and upload resulted in it updating....

I'll look into it - I did notice similar problems with Google Docs. It fires out several requests and waits for responses, and updates as response is received. I think it might not update if response received is not valid. One thing you can do is simply open settings and click OK - this forces an update.

[Jesteroth]

How can i get the BTC/USD from BTC-E ? I have the url but can't figure out the json.

https://btc-e.com/api/2/btc_usd/ticker

/EDIT

Ok i figured out now, mybitcoins gadget can't get btc_usd from BTCE but my litecoins gadget can get it. Very weird problem

[Domchi]

How can i get the BTC/USD from BTC-E ? I have the url but can't figure out the json.

https://btc-e.com/api/2/btc_usd/ticker

/EDIT

Ok i figured out now, mybitcoins gadget can't get btc_usd from BTCE but my litecoins gadget can get it. Very weird problem

This is indeed strange. What are your JSON values, are they either "last" or "json.ticker.last"? Do you have the latest version of MyBitcoins gadget (4.0) - you can check this out when you go to desktop gadget gallery and click on "show details"?

[Coin.millionair]

Hi.

My gadget still shows MtGox price of BTC which is not the real value on the markjet as we all know

Could someone let me know how to set coinbase or bitstamp price in the gadget settings ?
Im lost and not familiar with API and Json at all


Thanks in advance...

Cheers

[Domchi]

My gadget still shows MtGox price of BTC which is not the real value on the markjet as we all know
Could someone let me know how to set coinbase or bitstamp price in the gadget settings ?
Im lost and not familiar with API and Json at all

Bitstamp
exchange URL: https://www.bitstamp.net/api/ticker/
exhange rate JSON key: lowest_ask
field 1 JSON key: ask
field 2 JSON key: last
field 3 JSON key: bid

BTC-E
exchange URL: https://btc-e.com/api/2/btc_usd/ticker
exhange rate JSON key: sell
field 1 JSON key: sell
field 2 JSON key: last
field 3 JSON key: buy

[ChiangYay]

exchange URL: https://www.bitstamp.net/api/ticker/
is not sending data to me, I GET GOX OLD DATA ask 136.3901,
last 135, bid 135, USD N/A
Anyone have the same problem.

It would be nice if Domci could make a downloadable basic gadget version with bitstamp anyway gox is defunct. 

Thanks in advance.

ChiangYay

My gadget still shows MtGox price of BTC which is not the real value on the markjet as we all know
Could someone let me know how to set coinbase or bitstamp price in the gadget settings ?
Im lost and not familiar with API and Json at all

Bitstamp
exchange URL: https://www.bitstamp.net/api/ticker/
exhange rate JSON key: lowest_ask
field 1 JSON key: ask
field 2 JSON key: last
field 3 JSON key: bid

BTC-E
exchange URL: https://btc-e.com/api/2/btc_usd/ticker
exhange rate JSON key: sell
field 1 JSON key: sell
field 2 JSON key: last
field 3 JSON key: buy

[Coin.millionair]

exchange URL: https://www.bitstamp.net/api/ticker/
is not sending data to me, I GET GOX OLD DATA ask 136.3901,
last 135, bid 135, USD N/A
Anyone have the same problem.

It would be nice if Domci could make a downloadable basic gadget version with bitstamp anyway gox is defunct. 

Thanks in advance.

ChiangYay

My gadget still shows MtGox price of BTC which is not the real value on the markjet as we all know
Could someone let me know how to set coinbase or bitstamp price in the gadget settings ?
Im lost and not familiar with API and Json at all

Bitstamp
exchange URL: https://www.bitstamp.net/api/ticker/
exhange rate JSON key: lowest_ask
field 1 JSON key: ask
field 2 JSON key: last
field 3 JSON key: bid

BTC-E
exchange URL: https://btc-e.com/api/2/btc_usd/ticker
exhange rate JSON key: sell
field 1 JSON key: sell
field 2 JSON key: last
field 3 JSON key: buy

Same for me, here
-Downloaded 4.0
-Copy pasted the lines above (by Domici) but with them, there is no value (N/A) showing.
In case i close gadget and add it again from gadghet gallery, it shows MtGox price (136.3901)

Downloadable version with Coinbase or Bitstamp data would be more than welcome.... !!!

[Domchi]

Sorry guys, my copypasta mistake.

Exchange rate JSON key for Bitstamp is not "lowest_ask" - but just "ask", same as the field 1 key. So:

Bitstamp
exchange URL: https://www.bitstamp.net/api/ticker/
exhange rate JSON key: ask
field 1 JSON key: ask
field 2 JSON key: last
field 3 JSON key: bid

I've wanted to release a new version for weeks now but as I'm in crunch mode with a big project somehow just can't find the time to actually do it.

[ChiangYay]

No way man but thanks for trying,
enjoy the pasta.

Sorry guys, my copypasta mistake.

Exchange rate JSON key for Bitstamp is not "lowest_ask" - but just "ask", same as the field 1 key. So:

Bitstamp
exchange URL: https://www.bitstamp.net/api/ticker/
exhange rate JSON key: ask
field 1 JSON key: ask
field 2 JSON key: last
field 3 JSON key: bid

I've wanted to release a new version for weeks now but as I'm in crunch mode with a big project somehow just can't find the time to actually do it.