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# Get a conversion quote

> Check whether a quote is still `pending` before executing it. A lapsed quote is reported as `expired`.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json get /v1/conversions/quote/{id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Chipper Platform API
  version: '2026-02-20'
  description: >-
    Payouts, collections, and FX across African rails — bank, mobile money, and
    stablecoins — through one API.
servers:
  - url: https://sandbox-api.platform.chipper.ai
    description: Sandbox (sk_test_ keys — simulated rails, no real money)
  - url: https://api.platform.chipper.ai
    description: Production (sk_live_ keys)
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /v1/conversions/quote/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Conversions
      summary: Get a conversion quote
      description: >-
        Check whether a quote is still `pending` before executing it. A lapsed
        quote is reported as `expired`.
      parameters:
        - schema:
            type: string
            description: Quote id.
            example: qte_k3m9x2pw7fqz1ncv8hdt
          required: true
          name: id
          in: path
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The quote.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  quote:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConversionQuote'
                required:
                  - quote
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid API key.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                error: unauthorized
                message: Invalid API key
                requestId: req_q7vei435zifs51ia0lqr
        '404':
          description: No such resource in this organization.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
              example:
                error: not_found
                message: Conversion quote not found
                requestId: req_q7vei435zifs51ia0lqr
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    ConversionQuote:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: qte_k3m9x2pw7fqz1ncv8hdt
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - pending
            - executed
            - expired
          description: '`pending` until executed or `expiresAt` passes.'
        from:
          type: object
          properties:
            accountNumber:
              type:
                - string
                - 'null'
              description: Your balance account that is debited.
              example: GHS12345678
            amount:
              type: string
              description: Decimal string — never parse as float for arithmetic.
              example: '1000.00'
            currency:
              type: string
              example: GHS
          required:
            - accountNumber
            - amount
            - currency
        to:
          type: object
          properties:
            accountNumber:
              type:
                - string
                - 'null'
              description: Your balance account that is credited.
              example: USD87654321
            amount:
              type: string
              description: Decimal string — never parse as float for arithmetic.
              example: '62.50'
            currency:
              type: string
              example: USD
          required:
            - accountNumber
            - amount
            - currency
        rate:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Units of `to.currency` per 1 unit of `from.currency`. Spread is
            already included — this is exactly what you get.
          example: '0.0625'
        expiresAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Quotes hold their rate for 10 minutes.
          example: '2026-08-01T09:22:44.000Z'
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2026-08-01T09:12:44.000Z'
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      required:
        - id
        - status
        - from
        - to
        - rate
        - expiresAt
        - createdAt
        - updatedAt
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Stable machine-readable code.
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable explanation.
        requestId:
          type: string
          description: Echoed in the x-request-id response header — quote it to support.
      required:
        - error
        - message
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'Your API key: `sk_test_…` (sandbox) or `sk_live_…` (production).'

````