Money

  • JSON is used to represent monetary amounts with their currency type.

  • The representation includes the currency code (ISO 4217), whole units, and nano units for precision.

  • units and nanos must adhere to specific rules based on their values to ensure accurate representation.

  • The currencyCode follows the ISO 4217 standard using a three-letter code.

Represents an amount of money with its currency type.

JSON representation 
{
  "currencyCode": string,
  "units": string,
  "nanos": integer
}
Fields
currencyCode

string

The three-letter currency code defined in ISO 4217.
units

string (int64 format)

The whole units of the amount. For example if currencyCode is "USD", then 1 unit is one US dollar.
nanos

integer

Number of nano (10^-9) units of the amount. The value must be between -999,999,999 and +999,999,999 inclusive. If units is positive, nanos must be positive or zero. If units is zero, nanos can be positive, zero, or negative. If units is negative, nanos must be negative or zero. For example $-1.75 is represented as units=-1 and nanos=-750,000,000.