> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.conductor.is/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Retrieve a currency > Retrieves a currency by ID. **IMPORTANT:** If you need to fetch multiple specific currencies by ID, use the list endpoint instead with the `ids` parameter. It accepts an array of IDs so you can batch the request into a single call, which is significantly faster. ## OpenAPI ````yaml GET /quickbooks-desktop/currencies/{id} openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Conductor API version: 0.0.1 servers: - url: https://api.conductor.is/v1 security: - BearerAuth: [] paths: /quickbooks-desktop/currencies/{id}: get: summary: Retrieve a currency description: >- Retrieves a currency by ID. **IMPORTANT:** If you need to fetch multiple specific currencies by ID, use the list endpoint instead with the `ids` parameter. It accepts an array of IDs so you can batch the request into a single call, which is significantly faster. parameters: - in: path name: id description: >- The QuickBooks-assigned unique identifier of the currency to retrieve. schema: type: string description: >- The QuickBooks-assigned unique identifier of the currency to retrieve. example: 80000001-1234567890 required: true - in: header name: Conductor-End-User-Id description: The ID of the End-User to receive this request. schema: type: string description: The ID of the End-User to receive this request. example: end_usr_1234567abcdefg x-stainless-naming: typescript: method_argument: conductorEndUserId mcp: method_argument: conductorEndUserId required: true responses: '200': description: Returns the specified currency. headers: Conductor-Request-Id: schema: type: string description: The unique identifier for this API request. example: req_1234567abcdefg required: true content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/qbd_currency' security: - BearerAuth: [] x-codeSamples: - lang: JavaScript source: >- import Conductor from 'conductor-node'; const conductor = new Conductor({ apiKey: process.env['CONDUCTOR_SECRET_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted }); const currency = await conductor.qbd.currencies.retrieve('80000001-1234567890', { conductorEndUserId: 'end_usr_1234567abcdefg', }); console.log(currency.id); - lang: Python source: |- import os from conductor import Conductor conductor = Conductor( api_key=os.environ.get("CONDUCTOR_SECRET_KEY"), # This is the default and can be omitted ) currency = conductor.qbd.currencies.retrieve( id="80000001-1234567890", conductor_end_user_id="end_usr_1234567abcdefg", ) print(currency.id) components: schemas: qbd_currency: type: object properties: id: type: string description: >- The unique identifier assigned by QuickBooks to this currency. This ID is unique across all currencies but not across different QuickBooks object types. example: 80000001-1234567890 objectType: type: string const: qbd_currency description: The type of object. This value is always `"qbd_currency"`. example: qbd_currency createdAt: type: string description: >- The date and time when this currency was created, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss±hh:mm), which QuickBooks Desktop interprets in the local timezone of the end-user's computer. example: '2025-01-01T12:34:56.000Z' updatedAt: type: string description: >- The date and time when this currency was last updated, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss±hh:mm), which QuickBooks Desktop interprets in the local timezone of the end-user's computer. example: '2025-02-01T12:34:56.000Z' revisionNumber: type: string description: >- The current QuickBooks-assigned revision number of this currency object, which changes each time the object is modified. When updating this object, you must provide the most recent `revisionNumber` to ensure you're working with the latest data; otherwise, the update will return an error. example: '1721172183' name: type: string description: >- The case-insensitive unique name of this currency, unique across all currencies. For built-in currencies, the name is the internationally accepted currency name and is not editable. **NOTE**: Currencies do not have a `fullName` field because they are not hierarchical objects, which is why `name` is unique for them but not for objects that have parents. example: United States Dollar isActive: type: boolean description: >- Indicates whether this currency is active. Inactive objects are typically hidden from views and reports in QuickBooks. Defaults to `true`. example: true currencyCode: type: string description: >- The internationally accepted currency code used by this currency, typically based on the ISO 4217 standard (for example, USD for US Dollars). Built-in QuickBooks currencies follow ISO 4217. For user-defined currencies, following ISO 4217 is recommended but not required. In many cases, the three-letter code is formed from the country's two-letter internet code plus a currency letter (e.g., BZ + D → BZD for Belize Dollar). example: USD currencyFormat: oneOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/qbd_currency_format' - type: 'null' description: >- Controls how this currency displays thousands separators, grouping, and decimal places. isUserDefinedCurrency: type: - boolean - 'null' description: >- Indicates whether this currency was created by a QuickBooks user (`true`) or is a built-in currency (`false`). example: false exchangeRate: type: - number - 'null' description: >- The market exchange rate between this currency's currency and the home currency in QuickBooks at the time of this transaction. Represented as a decimal value (e.g., 1.2345 for 1 EUR = 1.2345 USD if USD is the home currency). example: 1.2345 asOfDate: type: - string - 'null' format: date description: >- The date when the exchange rate for this currency was last updated, in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD). example: '2024-08-01' required: - id - objectType - createdAt - updatedAt - revisionNumber - name - isActive - currencyCode - currencyFormat - isUserDefinedCurrency - exchangeRate - asOfDate additionalProperties: false title: The Currency object x-conductor-object-type: other summary: >- A currency represents either a built-in ISO 4217 currency or a user-defined currency in a multi-currency QuickBooks company file. Built-in currencies have standardized names and codes and support automatic exchange-rate downloads in the QuickBooks UI. User-defined currencies behave the same in QuickBooks but their exchange rates are never auto-updated; you must maintain rates yourself. qbd_currency_format: type: object properties: thousandSeparator: type: - string - 'null' enum: - apostrophe - comma - period - space - null description: >- Controls the thousands separator when displaying currency values (for example, "1,000,000"). Defaults to comma. example: comma thousandSeparatorGrouping: type: - string - 'null' enum: - x_xx_xx_xxx - xx_xxx_xxx - null description: >- Controls how digits are grouped for thousands when displaying currency values (for example, "10,000,000"). example: xx_xxx_xxx decimalPlaces: type: - string - 'null' enum: - '0' - '2' - null description: >- Controls the number of decimal places displayed for currency values. Use `0` to hide decimals or `2` to display cents. example: '2' decimalSeparator: type: - string - 'null' enum: - comma - period - null description: >- Controls the decimal separator when displaying currency values (for example, "1.00" vs "1,00"). Defaults to period. example: period required: - thousandSeparator - thousandSeparatorGrouping - decimalPlaces - decimalSeparator additionalProperties: false title: The Currency Format object x-conductor-object-type: nested securitySchemes: BearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer description: >- Your Conductor secret key using Bearer auth (e.g., `"Authorization: Bearer {{YOUR_SECRET_KEY}}"`). ```` Built with [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com).