# UniRate API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/unirateapi/  
**Website:** https://unirateapi.com  
**APIs profiled:** 2

The UniRate API provides current foreign-exchange rates, currency conversion, a list of supported currencies, and country VAT rates over a simple REST interface. Current-rate endpoints are available on a free, self-serve tier (get a key at https://unirateapi.com); historical, precious-metals and commodities endpoints require a Pro subscription. Open-source client libraries are published for Python, Node/TypeScript, Go, Rust, Ruby, PHP, Java, Swift, .NET and more, plus an official MCP server for AI agents.

## Kin Score — 49.4 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-10-09 under rubric 0.23.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 49.4).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 65.0 |
| Contract Quality | 47.1 |
| Contract Governance | 4.5 |
| Operational Transparency | 36.8 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 56.5 |
| Access Clarity | 65.8 |

Regulatory layer — **Horizontal (data, software, accessibility, platform)**: 24.5 (matched via fallback).

## Agent readiness — 32.5 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | na |
| MCP Server | documented |
| Auth Clarity | bearer |
| Idempotency | na |
| Error Semantics | derived |
| OpenAPI Examples | verified |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | derived |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | na |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## APIs (4)

- **UniRate API Commodity API** — Precious metals prices (Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium) - Pro subscription required
- **UniRate API Currency API** — Current exchange rates and conversion operations
- **UniRate API Historical Currency API** — Historical exchange rates data (1999-2026)
- **UniRate API VAT Rates API** — The VAT Rates API from UniRate API — 1 operation(s) for vat rates.

## MCP servers (1)

- **UniRate MCP Server** — Official Model Context Protocol server for the UniRate API. Gives MCP-compatible AI assistants (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Continue, Cline) a typed, currency-aware tool surface ove...

## Security (2)

- **Unirateapi Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **Unirateapi Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Unirateapi Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Currency, Exchange Rates, Foreign Exchange, Forex, Currency Conversion, VAT, Finance, Financial Data

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/unirateapi/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.