Currencylayer

Currencylayer is a real-time and historical foreign exchange rate JSON API delivering bank-grade exchange rate data for 168 world currencies and precious metals, sourced from 15+ commercial-grade providers. The service is delivered through the APILayer marketplace under a freemium subscription model with refresh cadence ranging from hourly on Free up to 60 seconds on Enterprise tiers.

Currencylayer publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Change API, Conversion API, Rates API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Currency Exchange, Foreign Exchange, FX, Forex, and Conversion.

The Currencylayer catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Currencylayer’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, API reference, pricing, signup flow, support, engineering blog, and 16 more developer resources.

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60.8/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

5 APIs 10 Features 7 Use Cases

Currency ExchangeForeign ExchangeFXForexConversionHistorical RatesTime FrameChange ReportPrecious MetalsAPILayerPublic APIs

Kin Score

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

Composite quality — 60.8/100 · strong

Contract Quality 19.5 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 7.4 / 20

Commercial Clarity 16.8 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13

Governance 8.3 / 12

Discoverability 8.2 / 10

Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 5

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Currencylayer Change API

Currency change (margin and percentage) analysis between two dates.

Currencylayer Conversion API

On-demand currency amount conversion.

Currencylayer Rates API

Real-time and historical foreign exchange rate operations.

Currencylayer Symbols API

Discovery of supported currency symbols.

Currencylayer Time Frame API

Daily historical rates between two dates.

Postman Collections 5

Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.

Currencylayer Change API

POSTMAN

Currencylayer Change Conversion API

POSTMAN

Currencylayer Change Rates API

POSTMAN

Currencylayer Change Symbols API

POSTMAN

Currencylayer Change Time Frame API

POSTMAN

Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Currencylayer API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Currencylayer Plans Pricing

6 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Currencylayer Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Currencylayer Finops

FINOPS

Features 10

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

168 World Currencies

Coverage of fiat currencies plus precious metals, sourced from 15+ commercial-grade providers.

Real-Time Exchange Rates

Latest rates with refresh cadence ranging from hourly (Free) to 60 seconds (Enterprise and above).

Historical Exchange Rates

End-of-day rates for any day since 1999, available on every plan including Free.

Currency Conversion Endpoint

On-demand conversion between any two currencies at real-time or historical rates.

Time-Frame Endpoint

Daily rates between two arbitrary dates (max 365 days) for trend analysis.

Change Endpoint

Start rate, end rate, absolute change, and percentage change for a chosen window.

HTTPS Encryption

SSL-secured transport on Basic plan and above; Free is HTTP only.

Source Currency Switching

Choose any of the 168 codes as the base currency on Basic plan and above.

APILayer Unified Auth

One APILayer `apikey` works across Currencylayer and other APILayer marketplace APIs.

Bank-Grade Data Sourcing

Aggregated from 15+ commercial-grade providers, suitable for finance and treasury workloads.

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Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Currencylayer Context

8 classes · 21 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Currencylayer API Rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

Currencylayer API Rules

12 rules · 4 errors 8 warnings

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 6

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Currencylayer Change Response

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Currencylayer Convert Response

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Currencylayer Currencies Response

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Currencylayer Error Response

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Currencylayer Quotes Response

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Currencylayer Time-Frame Response

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 5

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Currencylayer Change Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Currencylayer Convert Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Currencylayer Currencies Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Currencylayer Quotes Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Currencylayer Timeframe Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 6

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Currencylayer Convertcurrency Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Currencylayer Getchange Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Currencylayer Gethistorical Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Currencylayer Getlive Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Currencylayer Gettimeframe Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Currencylayer Listcurrencies Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Currencylayer Authentication

apiKey · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Currencylayer Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Currencylayer Agentic Access

6 operations

6 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Use Cases 7

What developers build with this provider.

E-Commerce Multi-Currency Pricing

Convert prices into the shopper's local currency at checkout using /convert and /live.

Treasury and Cash Reporting

Daily mark-to-market of multi-currency balances using /timeframe and /change.

Travel and Fintech Apps

Power in-app FX widgets, traveler wallets, and remittance quotes with /live.

Accounting and Ledger Reconciliation

Look up the official end-of-day rate for any historical transaction with /historical.

Backtesting and Analytics

Pull windowed rate history with /timeframe to feed quant or BI models.

Compliance and Audit Trails

Reference an immutable end-of-day rate when auditing cross-border payments.

AI Agents and MCP Tools

Expose live and historical rates to LLM agents via APILayer's MCP server pattern.

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Integrations 6

Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.

APILayer Marketplace

Currencylayer is distributed via the APILayer hub; signup, billing, and key management share the marketplace.

Fixer

Sister APILayer FX product with overlapping surface; commonly used interchangeably or for redundancy.

Coinlayer

Cryptocurrency exchange rate API on the same APILayer platform.

Open Exchange Rates

Competing FX API that consumers benchmark Currencylayer against.

Frankfurter / ExchangeRate.host

Free/community FX alternatives often evaluated alongside Currencylayer.

Money / money.js

Server- and browser-side libraries paired with Currencylayer for conversion math.

Solutions 6

Packaged solutions this provider offers.

Free Plan

100 requests/month, hourly refresh, USD base only, HTTP only. Best for prototyping.

Basic Plan

10,000 requests/month at $14.99/mo, HTTPS, source-currency switching, /convert endpoint.

Professional Plan

100,000 requests/month at $39.99/mo, 10-minute refresh, /convert endpoint.

Enterprise Plan

100,000 requests/month at $59.99/mo, 60-second refresh, /timeframe endpoint.

Enterprise Plus Plan

500,000 requests/month at $99.99/mo, 60-second refresh, /timeframe and /change endpoints.

Custom Plan

Volume-based pricing, 60-second refresh, dedicated account team and priority support.

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Signup

Signup

Login

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

APIReference

APIReference

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 2

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

SpectralRules

SpectralRules

Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Build 4

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

PostmanWorkspace

PostmanWorkspace

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

GitHubRepository

GitHubRepository

APILayer MCP Server Pattern (currencylayer example)

Tools

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 5

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

Plans

FinOps

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

PublicAPIsListing

PublicAPIsListing

Source (apis.yml)

aid: currencylayer
name: Currencylayer
description: Currencylayer is a real-time and historical foreign exchange rate JSON API delivering bank-grade exchange rate
  data for 168 world currencies and precious metals, sourced from 15+ commercial-grade providers. The service is delivered
  through the APILayer marketplace under a freemium subscription model with refresh cadence ranging from hourly on Free up
  to 60 seconds on Enterprise tiers.
url: https://currencylayer.com
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-05-28'
modified: '2026-05-29'
x-source: public-apis/public-apis
x-category: Currency Exchange
x-type: company
x-tier: 3
x-tier-reason: bulk-registered-from-public-apis
x-parent: apilayer
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/currencylayer.png
tags:
- Currency Exchange
- Foreign Exchange
- FX
- Forex
- Conversion
- Historical Rates
- Time Frame
- Change Report
- Precious Metals
- APILayer
- Public APIs
apis:
- aid: currencylayer:currencylayer-change-api
  name: Currencylayer Change API
  description: Currency change (margin and percentage) analysis between two dates.
  humanURL: https://currencylayer.com/documentation
  baseURL: https://api.apilayer.com/currency_data
  tags:
  - Change
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/currencylayer-change-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/api-documentation
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://apilayer.com/marketplace/currency_data-api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/getting-started
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/getting-started
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-quotes-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-currencies-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-convert-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-timeframe-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-change-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-error-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/currencylayer-quotes-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/currencylayer-currencies-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/currencylayer-convert-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/currencylayer-timeframe-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/currencylayer-change-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/currencylayer-context.jsonld
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-listcurrencies-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-getlive-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-gethistorical-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-convertcurrency-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-gettimeframe-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-getchange-example.json
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/currencylayer-rate-limits.yml
  - type: Pricing
    url: plans/currencylayer-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/said-ali/currencylayer
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/phlegx/money-currencylayer-bank
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/orkhanahmadov/laravel-currencylayer
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/keymusicman/CurrencyLayer4NET
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/jfayad/currencylayer
  - type: CodeExamples
    url: https://github.com/apilayer/currencylayer-API
  - type: CodeExamples
    url: https://github.com/apilayer/currency-converter-app
  - type: CodeExamples
    url: https://github.com/apilayer/currency-conversion
- aid: currencylayer:currencylayer-conversion-api
  name: Currencylayer Conversion API
  description: On-demand currency amount conversion.
  humanURL: https://currencylayer.com/documentation
  baseURL: https://api.apilayer.com/currency_data
  tags:
  - Conversion
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/currencylayer-conversion-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/api-documentation
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://apilayer.com/marketplace/currency_data-api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/getting-started
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/getting-started
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-quotes-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-currencies-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-convert-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-timeframe-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-change-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-error-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/currencylayer-quotes-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/currencylayer-currencies-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/currencylayer-convert-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/currencylayer-timeframe-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/currencylayer-change-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/currencylayer-context.jsonld
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-listcurrencies-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-getlive-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-gethistorical-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-convertcurrency-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-gettimeframe-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-getchange-example.json
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/currencylayer-rate-limits.yml
  - type: Pricing
    url: plans/currencylayer-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/said-ali/currencylayer
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/phlegx/money-currencylayer-bank
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/orkhanahmadov/laravel-currencylayer
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/keymusicman/CurrencyLayer4NET
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/jfayad/currencylayer
  - type: CodeExamples
    url: https://github.com/apilayer/currencylayer-API
  - type: CodeExamples
    url: https://github.com/apilayer/currency-converter-app
  - type: CodeExamples
    url: https://github.com/apilayer/currency-conversion
- aid: currencylayer:currencylayer-rates-api
  name: Currencylayer Rates API
  description: Real-time and historical foreign exchange rate operations.
  humanURL: https://currencylayer.com/documentation
  baseURL: https://api.apilayer.com/currency_data
  tags:
  - Rates
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/currencylayer-rates-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/api-documentation
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://apilayer.com/marketplace/currency_data-api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/getting-started
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/getting-started
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-quotes-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-currencies-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-convert-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-timeframe-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-change-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-error-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/currencylayer-quotes-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/currencylayer-currencies-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/currencylayer-convert-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/currencylayer-timeframe-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/currencylayer-change-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/currencylayer-context.jsonld
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-listcurrencies-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-getlive-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-gethistorical-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-convertcurrency-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-gettimeframe-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-getchange-example.json
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/currencylayer-rate-limits.yml
  - type: Pricing
    url: plans/currencylayer-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/said-ali/currencylayer
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/phlegx/money-currencylayer-bank
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/orkhanahmadov/laravel-currencylayer
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/keymusicman/CurrencyLayer4NET
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/jfayad/currencylayer
  - type: CodeExamples
    url: https://github.com/apilayer/currencylayer-API
  - type: CodeExamples
    url: https://github.com/apilayer/currency-converter-app
  - type: CodeExamples
    url: https://github.com/apilayer/currency-conversion
- aid: currencylayer:currencylayer-symbols-api
  name: Currencylayer Symbols API
  description: Discovery of supported currency symbols.
  humanURL: https://currencylayer.com/documentation
  baseURL: https://api.apilayer.com/currency_data
  tags:
  - Symbols
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/currencylayer-symbols-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/api-documentation
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://apilayer.com/marketplace/currency_data-api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/getting-started
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/getting-started
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-quotes-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-currencies-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-convert-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-timeframe-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-change-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-error-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/currencylayer-quotes-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/currencylayer-currencies-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/currencylayer-convert-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/currencylayer-timeframe-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/currencylayer-change-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/currencylayer-context.jsonld
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-listcurrencies-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-getlive-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-gethistorical-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-convertcurrency-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-gettimeframe-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-getchange-example.json
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/currencylayer-rate-limits.yml
  - type: Pricing
    url: plans/currencylayer-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/said-ali/currencylayer
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/phlegx/money-currencylayer-bank
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/orkhanahmadov/laravel-currencylayer
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/keymusicman/CurrencyLayer4NET
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/jfayad/currencylayer
  - type: CodeExamples
    url: https://github.com/apilayer/currencylayer-API
  - type: CodeExamples
    url: https://github.com/apilayer/currency-converter-app
  - type: CodeExamples
    url: https://github.com/apilayer/currency-conversion
- aid: currencylayer:currencylayer-time-frame-api
  name: Currencylayer Time Frame API
  description: Daily historical rates between two dates.
  humanURL: https://currencylayer.com/documentation
  baseURL: https://api.apilayer.com/currency_data
  tags:
  - Time Frame
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/currencylayer-time-frame-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/api-documentation
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://apilayer.com/marketplace/currency_data-api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/getting-started
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/getting-started
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-quotes-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-currencies-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-convert-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-timeframe-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-change-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/currencylayer-error-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/currencylayer-quotes-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/currencylayer-currencies-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/currencylayer-convert-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/currencylayer-timeframe-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/currencylayer-change-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/currencylayer-context.jsonld
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-listcurrencies-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-getlive-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-gethistorical-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-convertcurrency-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-gettimeframe-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/currencylayer-getchange-example.json
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/currencylayer-rate-limits.yml
  - type: Pricing
    url: plans/currencylayer-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/said-ali/currencylayer
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/phlegx/money-currencylayer-bank
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/orkhanahmadov/laravel-currencylayer
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/keymusicman/CurrencyLayer4NET
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/jfayad/currencylayer
  - type: CodeExamples
    url: https://github.com/apilayer/currencylayer-API
  - type: CodeExamples
    url: https://github.com/apilayer/currency-converter-app
  - type: CodeExamples
    url: https://github.com/apilayer/currency-conversion
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/currencylayer/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/currencylayer-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/currencylayer-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/currencylayer-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://currencylayer.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/api-documentation
- type: APIReference
  url: https://apilayer.com/marketplace/currency_data-api
- type: Pricing
  url: https://currencylayer.com/product
- type: Signup
  url: https://apilayer.com/signup
- type: Login
  url: https://apilayer.com/login
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://currencylayer.com/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://currencylayer.com/privacy
- type: Support
  url: https://currencylayer.com/contact
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.apilayer.com/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/apilayer
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/apilayer/currencylayer-API
- type: PublicAPIsListing
  url: https://github.com/public-apis/public-apis
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/currencylayer-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/currencylayer-vocabulary.yml
- type: Plans
  url: plans/currencylayer-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/currencylayer-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/currencylayer-finops.yml
- type: Tools
  url: https://blog.apilayer.com/how-to-turn-any-rest-api-into-an-mcp-server-for-claude-complete-2026-pillar-guide/
  title: APILayer MCP Server Pattern (currencylayer example)
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: 168 World Currencies
    description: Coverage of fiat currencies plus precious metals, sourced from 15+ commercial-grade providers.
  - name: Real-Time Exchange Rates
    description: Latest rates with refresh cadence ranging from hourly (Free) to 60 seconds (Enterprise and above).
  - name: Historical Exchange Rates
    description: End-of-day rates for any day since 1999, available on every plan including Free.
  - name: Currency Conversion Endpoint
    description: On-demand conversion between any two currencies at real-time or historical rates.
  - name: Time-Frame Endpoint
    description: Daily rates between two arbitrary dates (max 365 days) for trend analysis.
  - name: Change Endpoint
    description: Start rate, end rate, absolute change, and percentage change for a chosen window.
  - name: HTTPS Encryption
    description: SSL-secured transport on Basic plan and above; Free is HTTP only.
  - name: Source Currency Switching
    description: Choose any of the 168 codes as the base currency on Basic plan and above.
  - name: APILayer Unified Auth
    description: One APILayer `apikey` works across Currencylayer and other APILayer marketplace APIs.
  - name: Bank-Grade Data Sourcing
    description: Aggregated from 15+ commercial-grade providers, suitable for finance and treasury workloads.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: E-Commerce Multi-Currency Pricing
    description: Convert prices into the shopper's local currency at checkout using /convert and /live.
  - name: Treasury and Cash Reporting
    description: Daily mark-to-market of multi-currency balances using /timeframe and /change.
  - name: Travel and Fintech Apps
    description: Power in-app FX widgets, traveler wallets, and remittance quotes with /live.
  - name: Accounting and Ledger Reconciliation
    description: Look up the official end-of-day rate for any historical transaction with /historical.
  - name: Backtesting and Analytics
    description: Pull windowed rate history with /timeframe to feed quant or BI models.
  - name: Compliance and Audit Trails
    description: Reference an immutable end-of-day rate when auditing cross-border payments.
  - name: AI Agents and MCP Tools
    description: Expose live and historical rates to LLM agents via APILayer's MCP server pattern.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: APILayer Marketplace
    description: Currencylayer is distributed via the APILayer hub; signup, billing, and key management share the marketplace.
  - name: Fixer
    description: Sister APILayer FX product with overlapping surface; commonly used interchangeably or for redundancy.
  - name: Coinlayer
    description: Cryptocurrency exchange rate API on the same APILayer platform.
  - name: Open Exchange Rates
    description: Competing FX API that consumers benchmark Currencylayer against.
  - name: Frankfurter / ExchangeRate.host
    description: Free/community FX alternatives often evaluated alongside Currencylayer.
  - name: Money / money.js
    description: Server- and browser-side libraries paired with Currencylayer for conversion math.
- type: Solutions
  data:
  - name: Free Plan
    description: 100 requests/month, hourly refresh, USD base only, HTTP only. Best for prototyping.
  - name: Basic Plan
    description: 10,000 requests/month at $14.99/mo, HTTPS, source-currency switching, /convert endpoint.
  - name: Professional Plan
    description: 100,000 requests/month at $39.99/mo, 10-minute refresh, /convert endpoint.
  - name: Enterprise Plan
    description: 100,000 requests/month at $59.99/mo, 60-second refresh, /timeframe endpoint.
  - name: Enterprise Plus Plan
    description: 500,000 requests/month at $99.99/mo, 60-second refresh, /timeframe and /change endpoints.
  - name: Custom Plan
    description: Volume-based pricing, 60-second refresh, dedicated account team and priority support.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com