ExchangeRate-API

ExchangeRate-API Latest API

The Latest API from ExchangeRate-API — 1 operation(s) for latest.

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GET /latest/{base_currency} Returns latest exchange rates in parameter-supplied base currency #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: ExchangeRate Latest API
  description: Fetch the latest currency exchange rates via API. ExchangeRate-API is free and unlimited.
  version: '4'
  termsOfService: https://www.exchangerate-api.com/terms
servers:
- url: https://api.exchangerate-api.com/v4
  description: No authentication endpoint. Returns latest exchange rates and some metadata.
tags:
- name: Latest
paths:
  /latest/{base_currency}:
    get:
      summary: Returns latest exchange rates in parameter-supplied base currency
      parameters:
      - name: base_currency
        in: path
        description: '**Base Currency**. *Example: USD*. You an use any of the ISO 4217 currency codes we support. See https://www.exchangerate-api.com/docs/supported-currencies'
        schema:
          type: string
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  base:
                    type: string
                    description: The currency code you supplied as base in your request
                    example: USD
                  date:
                    type: string
                    description: The date these exchange rates are for
                  time_last_updated:
                    type: integer
                    description: The epoch time this set of exchange rates was generated
                    example: 1556293443
                  rates:
                    type: object
                    description: Each supported currency code in terms of the base currency
                    additionalProperties:
                      type: number
                      format: double
        '404':
          description: Currency code not supported
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  result:
                    type: string
                  error_type:
                    type: string
      tags:
      - Latest
      operationId: getLatestByBaseCurrency
      x-operation-id-source: derived
externalDocs:
  description: API Documentation
  url: https://www.exchangerate-api.com/docs/documentation