A Node.js library for the Bitpay Bitcoin API
npm install bitpay-nodeI want a simple way to use the Bitpay Bitcoin API in node.js,
and npm -- Node Package Manager -- is the standard way to distribute
javascript libraries for Node.js.
Like other HTTP client libraries a Client object will manage authentication
and connection to Bitpay's servers. All requests to the API will ultimately be
made using the Client object initialized with the Bitpay account credentials.
npm install bitpay-node
var Bitpay = require('bitpay-node');
client = new Bitpay.Client({ apiKey: process.env.BITPAY_API_KEY });
client.createInvoice({ price: 0.001, currency: 'BTC' }, function(err, invoice) {
console.log(invoice);
})
The call to createInvoice above should produce a JSON response as per the official
Bitpay API documenation
{ id: '2Rpei3aKcJZUDWDSJ92oSq',
url: 'https://bitpay.com/invoice?id=2Rpei3aKcJZUDWDSJ92oSq',
status: 'new',
btcPrice: '0.0010',
price: 0.001,
currency: 'BTC',
invoiceTime: 1390253166402,
expirationTime: 1390254066402,
currentTime: 1390253166452 }
Run the tests wiith Mocha, and make sure to specify your Bitpay API Key in environment.
On the Bitpay account API keys page your can generate multiple API keys
for your various applications. Enable API key access and generate a key to use in the tests:
BITPAY_API_KEY=46beb6dc657d4ceff4219a8e691b5015 mocha test/