Open Exchange Rates

Open Exchange Rates Rates API

Live and historical exchange rate data

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Operations 2

GET /latest.json Get latest exchange rates #

GET /historical/{date}.json Get historical exchange rates #

Specifications

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Open Exchange Convert Rates API
  description: 'RESTful JSON API delivering live and historical foreign exchange rates for 200+ world and digital currencies. Supports latest rates, historical end-of-day rates, time-series queries, currency conversion, and OHLC data depending on subscription plan. Trusted by over 100,000 organizations globally since 2011, with historical coverage back to January 1, 1999.

    '
  version: '0.7'
  termsOfService: https://openexchangerates.org/terms
  contact:
    name: Open Exchange Rates Support
    url: https://support.openexchangerates.org
    email: support@openexchangerates.org
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://openexchangerates.org/terms
servers:
- url: https://openexchangerates.org/api
  description: Production API server
security:
- appId: []
tags:
- name: Rates
  description: Live and historical exchange rate data
paths:
  /latest.json:
    get:
      operationId: getLatestRates
      summary: Get latest exchange rates
      description: 'Returns the latest available exchange rates for all supported currencies, updated approximately every hour. The base currency defaults to USD.

        '
      tags:
      - Rates
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/app_id'
      - name: base
        in: query
        required: false
        description: 'Change base currency (3-letter ISO code). Defaults to USD. Non-USD base currencies may require a paid plan.

          '
        schema:
          type: string
          example: USD
      - name: symbols
        in: query
        required: false
        description: 'Limit results to specific currencies. Provide a comma-separated list of 3-letter ISO currency codes.

          '
        schema:
          type: string
          example: EUR,GBP,JPY
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/prettyprint'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/show_alternative'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with latest exchange rates
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExchangeRatesResponse'
              example:
                disclaimer: 'Usage subject to terms: https://openexchangerates.org/terms'
                license: https://openexchangerates.org/license
                timestamp: 1686614400
                base: USD
                rates:
                  EUR: 0.924123
                  GBP: 0.787456
                  JPY: 139.825
                  CAD: 1.3302
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
  /historical/{date}.json:
    get:
      operationId: getHistoricalRates
      summary: Get historical exchange rates
      description: 'Returns exchange rates for a specific historical date. Data is available back to January 1, 1999. Rates reflect the last published values for the given UTC day (through 23:59:59 UTC).

        '
      tags:
      - Rates
      parameters:
      - name: date
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Requested date in YYYY-MM-DD format
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
          example: '2023-01-01'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/app_id'
      - name: base
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Base currency (3-letter ISO code, defaults to USD)
        schema:
          type: string
          example: USD
      - name: symbols
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Comma-separated 3-letter ISO currency codes to limit results
        schema:
          type: string
          example: EUR,GBP,JPY
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/prettyprint'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/show_alternative'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with historical exchange rates
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExchangeRatesResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
components:
  responses:
    TooManyRequests:
      description: Too many requests — rate limit or quota exceeded
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized — missing or invalid App ID
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request — invalid parameters or unavailable data
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  parameters:
    show_alternative:
      name: show_alternative
      in: query
      required: false
      description: 'Set to true to extend returned values with alternative, black market and digital currency rates. Defaults to false.

        '
      schema:
        type: boolean
        default: false
    app_id:
      name: app_id
      in: query
      required: true
      description: Your unique App ID for authentication
      schema:
        type: string
        example: your_app_id_here
    prettyprint:
      name: prettyprint
      in: query
      required: false
      description: 'Set to true to enable human-readable (pretty-printed) JSON output for debugging. Defaults to false to minimize response size.

        '
      schema:
        type: boolean
        default: false
  schemas:
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      description: Standard error response
      properties:
        error:
          type: boolean
          description: Always true for error responses
          example: true
        status:
          type: integer
          description: HTTP status code
          example: 401
        message:
          type: string
          description: Short error identifier
          example: invalid_app_id
        description:
          type: string
          description: Detailed human-readable error explanation
          example: Invalid App ID provided. Please sign up at https://openexchangerates.org/signup, or contact support@openexchangerates.org.
    ExchangeRatesResponse:
      type: object
      description: Standard exchange rates response
      properties:
        disclaimer:
          type: string
          description: Legal disclaimer URL
          example: 'Usage subject to terms: https://openexchangerates.org/terms'
        license:
          type: string
          description: License URL
          example: https://openexchangerates.org/license
        timestamp:
          type: integer
          description: Unix timestamp (UTC) when rates were last updated
          example: 1686614400
        base:
          type: string
          description: Base currency code (3-letter ISO)
          example: USD
        rates:
          type: object
          description: 'Object mapping 3-letter ISO currency codes to their exchange rates relative to the base currency

            '
          additionalProperties:
            type: number
            format: double
          example:
            EUR: 0.924123
            GBP: 0.787456
            JPY: 139.825
      required:
      - disclaimer
      - license
      - timestamp
      - base
      - rates
  securitySchemes:
    appId:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: app_id
      description: 'Your unique App ID obtained from openexchangerates.org. Required for all endpoints except /currencies.json.

        '