# Get Insurance Premium Using Parcel Value

## /insurance/premium

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `https://api.terminal.africa/v1/insurance/premium`

This endpoint allows you to retrieve premium charge for insurance coverage.

#### Headers

| Name                                            | Type   | Description                      |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ------ | -------------------------------- |
| Authorization<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | String | Set value to `Bearer SECRET_KEY` |
| Content-Type                                    | String | Set value to `application/json`  |

#### Request Body

| Name                                            | Type   | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| currency<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>      | String | Currency for insurance premium. Defaults to ***NGN***. Available options are ***AED***, ***AUD***, ***CAD***, ***CNY***, ***EUR***, ***GBP***, ***GHS***, ***HKD***, ***KES***, ***NGN***, ***TZS***, ***UGX***, ***USD***, ***ZAR***. |
| parcel\_value<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | Number | Value of parcel, e.g 20000                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| insurance\_type                                 | String | Type of insurance for which premium should be returned. Defaults to ***local***. Available options are ***local***, ***export***.                                                                                                      |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200: OK Insurance premium for parcel retrieved successfully" %}

```javascript
{
    "status": true,
    "message": "Insurance premium for parcel retrieved successfully",
    "data": {
        "premium": 600,
        "currency": "NGN"
    }
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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