ExchangeRate-API Latest Rates API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: ExchangeRate Enriched Data Latest Rates API
  description: ExchangeRate-API is a currency exchange rate API providing authoritative daily and intraday foreign exchange rates for 161 currencies. The v6 API surface includes Standard (Latest) rates, Pair conversion, Enriched data (locale, symbol, flag), Historical rates back to 1990, Supported codes, and an API request Quota endpoint. A separate no-key Open Access endpoint (open.er-api.com) provides once-daily rates with attribution.
  version: 6.0.0
  termsOfService: https://www.exchangerate-api.com/terms
  contact:
    name: ExchangeRate-API Support
    url: https://www.exchangerate-api.com/contact
    email: contact@exchangerate-api.com
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://www.exchangerate-api.com/terms
servers:
- url: https://v6.exchangerate-api.com/v6
  description: ExchangeRate-API v6 Production (API key required)
- url: https://open.er-api.com/v6
  description: ExchangeRate-API Open Access (no API key, attribution required)
security:
- apiKeyPath: []
tags:
- name: Latest Rates
  description: Standard endpoint returning latest exchange rates from a base currency to all supported currencies.
paths:
  /{api_key}/latest/{base_code}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Latest Rates
      summary: Get Latest Rates
      description: Returns the latest exchange rates from a given base currency to all supported currencies. Update frequency depends on plan tier (daily on Free, hourly on Pro, every 5 minutes on Business / Volume).
      operationId: getLatestRates
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/BaseCode'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with conversion rates for the base currency.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LatestRatesResponse'
        '400':
          description: Error response (malformed request, invalid key, etc.).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
components:
  parameters:
    BaseCode:
      name: base_code
      in: path
      required: true
      description: ISO 4217 three-letter currency code for the base currency (e.g. USD).
      schema:
        type: string
        pattern: ^[A-Z]{3}$
        example: USD
    ApiKey:
      name: api_key
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Your ExchangeRate-API dashboard API key.
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      description: Standard error envelope returned when a request cannot be fulfilled.
      properties:
        result:
          type: string
          description: Status indicator (error).
          example: error
        error-type:
          type: string
          description: Machine-readable error code.
          enum:
          - unsupported-code
          - malformed-request
          - invalid-key
          - inactive-account
          - quota-reached
          - plan-upgrade-required
          - no-data-available
    LatestRatesResponse:
      type: object
      description: Latest exchange rates response.
      properties:
        result:
          type: string
          description: Status indicator (success).
          example: success
        documentation:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Link to the API documentation.
        terms_of_use:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: Link to the terms of use.
        time_last_update_unix:
          type: integer
          description: Last update time as a Unix timestamp.
        time_last_update_utc:
          type: string
          description: Last update time in UTC.
        time_next_update_unix:
          type: integer
          description: Next scheduled update as a Unix timestamp.
        time_next_update_utc:
          type: string
          description: Next scheduled update in UTC.
        base_code:
          type: string
          description: The base currency requested.
        conversion_rates:
          type: object
          description: Object mapping ISO 4217 currency codes to exchange rates from the base currency.
          additionalProperties:
            type: number
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyPath:
      type: apiKey
      in: path
      name: api_key
      description: ExchangeRate-API uses an API key embedded in the URL path (after /v6/).