ExchangeRate-API

aid: exchangerate
name: ExchangeRate-API
description: 'ExchangeRate-API is a currency exchange rate REST API providing real-time and historical exchange rates for
  165 currencies across 200 countries. Operating since 2010, the service delivers reliable currency conversion data via simple
  HTTP GET requests, supporting both URL-embedded and Bearer token authentication. It offers a free tier with 1,500 monthly
  requests and daily updates, plus paid plans with hourly or 5-minute update frequencies and higher quotas. The API features
  over 99.99% measured uptime backed by multi-AZ AWS infrastructure and Cloudflare CDN, with historical data available back
  to 1990.

  '
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/exchangerate/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Currency
- Exchange Rates
- Finance
- Forex
- Financial Data
- Currency Conversion
apis:
- aid: exchangerate:exchangerate-api
  name: ExchangeRate-API
  description: 'REST API providing real-time and historical currency exchange rates for 165 currencies. Endpoints include
    latest rates, pair conversion, enriched data with localization, historical rates back to 1990, and supported currency
    codes. Authentication via API key in URL or Bearer token header.

    '
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.exchangerate-api.com
  baseURL: https://v6.exchangerate-api.com/v6
  tags:
  - Currency
  - Exchange Rates
  - Finance
  - Forex
  - Currency Conversion
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.exchangerate-api.com/docs/overview
  - type: OpenAccess
    url: https://www.exchangerate-api.com/docs/free
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://www.exchangerate-api.com/docs/authentication
  - type: SupportedCurrencies
    url: https://www.exchangerate-api.com/docs/supported-currencies
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://www.exchangerate-api.com/#pricing
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://stats.pingdom.com/qv69spvrz94m/8069768
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/exchangerate-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/exchangerate-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/exchangerate-finops.yml
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/exchangerate-openapi.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/exchangerate-schema.json
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/exchangerate-vocabulary.yml
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: json-ld/exchangerate-context.jsonld
  contact:
  - FN: ExchangeRate-API Support
    email: support@exchangerate-api.com
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.exchangerate-api.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.exchangerate-api.com/docs/overview
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.exchangerate-api.com/#pricing
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://stats.pingdom.com/qv69spvrz94m/8069768
- type: Signup
  url: https://app.exchangerate-api.com/sign-up
- type: Login
  url: https://app.exchangerate-api.com/sign-in
- type: UptimePage
  url: https://www.exchangerate-api.com/product/uptime
- type: Plans
  url: plans/exchangerate-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/exchangerate-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/exchangerate-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com