ExchangeRate-API
ExchangeRate-API is a currency exchange rates API providing authoritative daily and intraday foreign exchange rates for 161 currencies. The v6 surface includes Latest, Pair, Enriched, Historical, Supported Codes, and Quota endpoints, plus a no-API-key Open Access endpoint at open.er-api.com that requires attribution.
ExchangeRate-API publishes 7 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Enriched Data API, Historical Rates API, Latest Rates API, and 4 more. Tagged areas include Currency Exchange, Foreign Exchange, Financial Data, Forex, and Currency Conversion.
The ExchangeRate-API catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.
ExchangeRate-API’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, API reference, code examples, pricing, signup flow, support, and 27 more developer resources.
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APIs 7
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
ExchangeRate-API Enriched Data API
Pair conversion enriched with target currency locale, name, symbol, and flag (Business / Volume plans only).
ExchangeRate-API Historical Rates API
Historical exchange rates for a specific date back to 1990 (Pro / Business / Volume plans only).
ExchangeRate-API Latest Rates API
Standard endpoint returning latest exchange rates from a base currency to all supported currencies.
ExchangeRate-API Open Access API
Free no-key endpoint with once-daily rates and attribution requirement.
ExchangeRate-API Pair Conversion API
Direct currency-to-currency exchange rate and optional amount conversion.
ExchangeRate-API Quota API
Inspect the remaining request quota for the API key.
ExchangeRate-API Supported Codes API
List of all supported ISO 4217 currency codes with their full names.
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Postman Collections 1
Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.
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POSTMANOpen Collections 1
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
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OPEN COLLECTIONArazzo Workflows 6
Multi-step API workflows described with the Arazzo specification.
ExchangeRate-API Codes to Conversion
Discover supported currencies, pull latest rates, then convert a specific pair.
ARAZZOExchangeRate-API Enriched Pair Display
Build a display-ready conversion with currency name, symbol, and flag.
ARAZZOExchangeRate-API Historical Amount Conversion
Convert an amount as it would have valued on a specific past date.
ARAZZOExchangeRate-API Latest vs Historical
Compare a base currency's latest rates against its rates on a past date.
ARAZZOExchangeRate-API Pair Amount Conversion
Validate currencies against supported codes, then convert a specific amount.
ARAZZOExchangeRate-API Quota Guarded Rates
Check remaining quota, then use the keyed endpoint or fall back to open access.
ARAZZOMCP Servers 1
Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.
Community ExchangeRate MCP Server
MCP SERVERPricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Rate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Exchangerate Api Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSFinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Exchangerate Api Finops
FINOPSFeatures 8
Notable capabilities this provider offers.
Latest Rates
Get latest exchange rates from a base currency to all 161 supported currencies.
Pair Conversion
Direct currency-to-currency rate lookup with optional amount conversion.
Enriched Data
Pair conversion plus target currency locale, name, symbol, and flag.
Historical Rates
Exchange rates for any date back to 1990 (with full coverage from 2021).
Supported Codes
Full ISO 4217 currency code listing with names.
Open Access Endpoint
No-API-key endpoint at open.er-api.com with once-daily updates and attribution.
99.99% Uptime SLA
Pingdom-measured uptime exceeded 99.99% during 2024.
161 Supported Currencies
Comprehensive coverage of world fiat currencies.
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Semantic Vocabularies 1
JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.
Exchangerate Api Context
JSON-LDSpectral Rules 2
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.
ExchangeRate-API API Rules
SPECTRALExchangeRate-API API Rules
SPECTRALJSON Schema 8
Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.
EnrichedPairResponse
JSON SCHEMAErrorResponse
JSON SCHEMAHistoricalRatesResponse
JSON SCHEMALatestRatesResponse
JSON SCHEMAOpenAccessResponse
JSON SCHEMAPairResponse
JSON SCHEMAQuotaResponse
JSON SCHEMASupportedCodesResponse
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JSON Structure 8
JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.
Exchangerate Api Enriched Structure
JSON STRUCTUREExchangerate Api Error Structure
JSON STRUCTUREExchangerate Api Historical Structure
JSON STRUCTUREExchangerate Api Latest Rates Structure
JSON STRUCTUREExchangerate Api Open Access Structure
JSON STRUCTUREExchangerate Api Pair Structure
JSON STRUCTUREExchangerate Api Quota Structure
JSON STRUCTUREExchangerate Api Supported Codes Structure
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Examples 10
Example request and response payloads for these APIs.
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Security Posture 2
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Agentic Access 1
Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.
Use Cases 7
What developers build with this provider.
E-commerce Multi-currency Display
Show product prices in the visitor's local currency on storefronts and checkout pages.
Cross-border Invoicing
Convert invoice totals to the customer's billing currency at the time of invoice issuance.
Financial Reporting
Translate revenues, costs, and balances across currencies for consolidated reporting.
Travel & Booking Platforms
Show flights, hotels, and packages in the user's home currency.
Personal Finance Apps
Convert account balances and transactions across currencies for travel and expense tracking.
AI / LLM Agent Currency Tools
Expose currency conversion to AI agents via MCP servers and tool-use frameworks.
Historical Backtesting
Use 30+ years of historical rates to backtest trading strategies and FX exposure scenarios.
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Integrations 5
Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.
Python
Use ExchangeRate-API from Python applications via the documented HTTP API.
Node.js
Community Node.js SDK published by EloquentStudio for first-class JavaScript integration.
PHP / Java / Ruby / C# / Perl / Objective-C
Documented sample code for major server-side languages on the ExchangeRate-API docs site.
Spreadsheets
Pull rates into Google Sheets and Excel via HTTP request functions.
MCP Servers
Community-built Model Context Protocol servers expose ExchangeRate-API as a tool for LLM agents such as Claude.
Solutions 4
Packaged solutions this provider offers.
Free Tier
Self-serve evaluation with 1,500 requests/month and daily updates.
Pro Tier
Production-grade tier with 30,000 requests/month and hourly updates.
Business Tier
Higher-volume tier with 125,000 requests/month, 5-minute updates, and Enriched Data access.
Volume Tier
Highest-volume tier for high-traffic applications and aggregators.
Resources
Get Started 2
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 4
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 2
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Design & Contract 10
Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events
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Build 4
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 3
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Operate 3
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 5
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 1
The organization behind the API