Functions/Get-KEAssetInfo.ps1
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function Get-KEAssetInfo { <# .SYNOPSIS Retrieves information about a specific asset from the Kraken API. .DESCRIPTION This function retrieves information about a specific asset (e.g. currency) from the Kraken API. It requires the asset symbol as input, and returns detailed information about the asset including its name, ticker, trading volume, etc. .PARAMETER Asset The symbol of the asset for which information is to be retrieved. .EXAMPLE Get-AssetInfo -Asset "XBT" Retrieves information about the "XBT" asset (Bitcoin) from the Kraken API. .NOTES This function requires internet access to connect to the Kraken API and retrieve asset information. Make sure your system has internet connectivity before using this function. #> [CmdletBinding()] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)] [string]$Asset ) $AssetInfoMethod = "/0/public/Assets" $endpoint = "https://api.kraken.com" $UserAgent = "Powershell Module KrakenExchange/1.0" $AssetInfoUrl = $endpoint + $AssetInfoMethod $AssetInfoParams = [ordered]@{ "asset" = $Asset "aclass" = "currency" } $AssetInfoHeaders = @{ "User-Agent" = $UserAgent } $AssetInfoResponse = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $AssetInfoUrl -Method Get -Headers $AssetInfoHeaders -Body $AssetInfoParams return $AssetInfoResponse } |