> ## Documentation Index
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# Create a currency quote

> You can create a currency quote either to get the latest foreign exchange rates, or so that you can create an order for an internal currency exchange 

# Step 5: create a currency quote

You can create a currency quote either to get the latest foreign exchange rates, or so that you can create an order for an internal currency exchange or an outbound payment.

In this example, we want to find out what `80 GBP` would be in `USD` for an external currency exchange, so we're adding a `sourceCurrency.amount` of `80` and leaving out the `targetCurrency.amount`. We're also specifying that `type.to` should be `payment`, because we'll be sending these funds to a recipient later.

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash Sandbox theme={null}
  curl -i -X POST \
    'https://api-sandbox.equalsmoney.com/v2/orders/quote?accountId={accountId}' \
    -H 'Authorization: ApiKey {apiKey}' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{
      "sourceCurrency": {
        "amount": 80,
        "currency": {
          "budgetId": "{budgetId}",
          "currencyCode": "GBP"
        }
      },
      "targetCurrency": {
        "currency": {
          "budgetId": "{budgetId}",
          "currencyCode": "USD"
        }
      },
      "settlementDate": "20241027",
      "type": {
        "from": "balance",
        "to": "payment"
      }
    }'
  ```

  ```bash Production theme={null}
  curl -i -X POST \
    'https://api-sandbox.equalsmoney.com/v2/orders/quote?accountId={accountId}' \
    -H 'Authorization: ApiKey {apiKey}' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -d '{
      "sourceCurrency": {
        "amount": 100,
        "currency": {
          "budgetId": "{budgetId},
          "currencyCode": "GBP"
        }
      },
      "targetCurrency": {
        "currency": {
          "budgetId": "{budgetId}",
          "currencyCode": "USD"
        }
      },
      "settlementDate": "20241027",
      "type": {
        "from": "balance",
        "to": "payment"
      }
    }'
  ```
</CodeGroup>

If your request is successful, you'll receive a `200` response containing an `orderId` and `quoteRequestId`.

```json theme={null}
{
  "quoteRequestId": "115f6752-ca44-4ef2-9629-f0c9d97fb17d-80-79.3651",
  "settlement": {
    "date": "20240508",
    "price": {
      "amount": 80,
      "currency": "GBP"
    },
    "charges": {
      "fee": 0
    }
  },
  "quote": {
    "rate": 0.9920634921,
    "inverseRate": 1.008,
    "fromGbpAmount": 79.37,
    "from": {
      "amount": 80,
      "currency": "GBP"
    },
    "to": {
      "amount": 79.37,
      "currency": "USD"
    },
    "direction": "1"
  },
  "orderId": "E2T0A7VKQEKB"
}
```