What this API does
The ExchangeRate API offers developers reliable and accurate foreign exchange rate data for over 160 currencies globally. It supports real-time and historical rates, making it ideal for integrating currency conversion functionality in financial apps, e-commerce platforms, and analytic tools.
How it works
The API employs a straightforward RESTful design, allowing developers to access currency rates through HTTP GET requests. JSON responses are provided, facilitating seamless integration into web and mobile applications.
Developers can retrieve the latest currency rates, conduct currency conversions, and access historical exchange rate data via key endpoints.
Authentication
Authentication is secured via an API key, which must be included as a query parameter in each request. This ensures secure access to the data provided by the API.
Example usage
/latest- Fetches the latest exchange rates for all supported currencies./convert?from=USD&to=EUR&amount=100- Converts an amount from one currency to another./historical?date=2023-10-01- Retrieves historical exchange rates for a specified date.
Limits
Developers can make up to 1,500 requests per month at no charge. Hourly updates ensure that the data is current and accurate. Further rate limits should be referred to in the documentation for specific use cases.
Ideal use cases
- Integrating real-time currency conversion in e-commerce websites.
- Building mobile applications for financial tracking.
- Creating analytic tools that analyze historical currency trends.
- Developing dashboards displaying live exchange rate information.