FXRatesAPI Convert API

Convert an amount between two currencies.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: FXRates Convert API
  description: FXRatesAPI is a foreign exchange rates REST API serving real-time and historical currency exchange rates for 185+ fiat currencies plus major cryptocurrencies and precious metals.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: FXRatesAPI
    url: https://fxratesapi.com
  termsOfService: https://fxratesapi.com/legal/terms-conditions
servers:
- url: https://api.fxratesapi.com
  description: FXRatesAPI production
security:
- {}
- apiKeyQuery: []
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Convert
  description: Convert an amount between two currencies.
paths:
  /convert:
    get:
      operationId: convertCurrency
      tags:
      - Convert
      summary: Convert an amount between currencies
      description: Converts an amount from one currency to another using the latest rate, or a historical rate when a date is supplied.
      parameters:
      - name: from
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Source currency code (ISO 4217).
        schema:
          type: string
          example: USD
      - name: to
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Target currency code (ISO 4217).
        schema:
          type: string
          example: EUR
      - name: amount
        in: query
        required: true
        description: Amount of the source currency to convert.
        schema:
          type: number
          example: 100
      - name: date
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Optional date (YYYY-MM-DD) to convert at a historical rate.
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
      - name: api_key
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Conversion result.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ConvertResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
components:
  responses:
    Error:
      description: Error response.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  schemas:
    ConvertResponse:
      type: object
      description: Modeled from the observed /convert JSON payload.
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
          example: true
        query:
          type: object
          properties:
            from:
              type: string
              example: USD
            to:
              type: string
              example: EUR
            amount:
              type: number
              example: 100
        info:
          type: object
          properties:
            rate:
              type: number
              example: 0.8511001313
        historical:
          type: boolean
          example: false
        date:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          example: '2026-01-01T23:59:00.000Z'
        timestamp:
          type: integer
          example: 1767311940
        result:
          type: number
          example: 85.11001313
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      description: Modeled from observed error payloads. FXRatesAPI returns success=false with either a nested error object ({message}) or a flat error string plus a description field, depending on the endpoint and failure mode.
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
          example: false
        error:
          oneOf:
          - type: string
            example: missing_from_currency
          - type: object
            properties:
              message:
                type: string
                example: Endpoint Not Found
        description:
          type: string
          example: The from currency is required for the convert endpoint.
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyQuery:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: api_key
      description: API key passed as the api_key query parameter.
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'API key passed as an Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY> header.'