[SOLVED] How to extract converted value from response using jquery ajax method?

How to extract converted value from response using jquery ajax method?

I am using this link :freecurrencyconverterapi to get the converted value from USD to INR.

As you can see in developer mode of browser that the response is {"USD_INR":64.857002}. Since I am new to programming, is there a way to get the float value using jquery ajax .

Thanks in advance.

Solution

That is returning a JSON object.

You need to assign that response object to a variable in your code, so ultimately it will end up looking like below...

var currency = { USD_INR: 64.857002 };

Then you can access it like this:

currency.USD_INR // This will give you 64.857002

See example below..

Edit: As per Rory's code (adapted)...

var currency;

$.ajax({
  url: 'https://free.currencyconverterapi.com/api/v4/convert?q=USD_INR&compact=ultra',
  dataType: 'jsonp',
  success: function(data) {
    currency = data.USD_INR;
    console.log(currency);
  }
})

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