CurrencyBeacon conversion API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: CurrencyBeacon conversion API
  description: REST API for real-time and historical currency exchange rates covering 170+ fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies. Sourced from central banks and trusted financial institutions with 30 years of historical data, server-side conversion, timeseries analysis, and 99.99% uptime.
  version: '1'
  termsOfService: https://currencybeacon.com/terms
  contact:
    name: CurrencyBeacon Support
    email: info@currencybeacon.com
    url: https://currencybeacon.com
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://currencybeacon.com/terms
servers:
- url: https://api.currencybeacon.com/v1
  description: Production API
security:
- ApiKeyQuery: []
- BearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: conversion
  description: Currency conversion operations
paths:
  /convert:
    get:
      operationId: convertCurrency
      summary: Convert currency amount
      description: Converts an amount from one currency to another using mid-market exchange rates. Supports both real-time and historical date-based conversions.
      tags:
      - conversion
      security:
      - ApiKeyQuery: []
      - BearerAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: from
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Three-letter ISO 4217 code of the source currency.
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 3
          maxLength: 3
          example: USD
      - name: to
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Three-letter ISO 4217 code of the target currency.
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 3
          maxLength: 3
          example: EUR
      - name: amount
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Numeric amount to convert.
        schema:
          type: number
          format: double
          minimum: 0
          example: 100
      - name: date
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Historical date in YYYY-MM-DD format for historical conversion. If omitted, the latest rate is used.
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
          example: '2020-01-01'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with conversion result
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConversionResponse'
              example:
                meta:
                  code: 200
                  disclaimer: Usage subject to terms
                date: '2026-06-13'
                from: USD
                to: EUR
                amount: 100
                value: 91.85
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/UnprocessableEntity'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
        5XX:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServerError'
components:
  schemas:
    ConversionResponse:
      type: object
      description: Response for currency conversion
      properties:
        meta:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta'
        date:
          type: string
          format: date
          description: Date used for the conversion rate
          example: '2026-06-13'
        from:
          type: string
          description: Source currency code
          example: USD
        to:
          type: string
          description: Target currency code
          example: EUR
        amount:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Original amount in source currency
          example: 100
        value:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Converted amount in target currency
          example: 91.85
    Meta:
      type: object
      description: Response metadata
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
          description: HTTP status code
          example: 200
        disclaimer:
          type: string
          description: Usage disclaimer text
          example: Usage subject to terms
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      description: Standard error response
      properties:
        meta:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: integer
              description: HTTP error code
            message:
              type: string
              description: Human-readable error message
  responses:
    Forbidden:
      description: Current plan does not include access to this endpoint
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          example:
            meta:
              code: 403
              message: Your plan does not include access to this endpoint
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid API key
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          example:
            meta:
              code: 401
              message: Invalid or missing API key
    UnprocessableEntity:
      description: Invalid or missing required parameters
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          example:
            meta:
              code: 422
              message: Missing required parameter
    TooManyRequests:
      description: Rate limit exceeded
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          example:
            meta:
              code: 429
              message: Rate limit exceeded
    ServerError:
      description: Internal server error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          example:
            meta:
              code: 500
              message: Internal server error
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyQuery:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: api_key
      description: API key passed as a query parameter.
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: API key passed as a Bearer token in the Authorization header.
externalDocs:
  description: CurrencyBeacon API Documentation
  url: https://currencybeacon.com/api-documentation