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Just 2 lines of code in any programming language that supports HTTP requests.
50 currencies used in 70+ countries. See supported currency codes.
Easy to parse and easy to read! JSON responses for hassle-free integration.
Our currency conversions are served from memory for low latency responses.
Helpful documentation, high uptime and fast support.
Our exchange rate API uses multiple sources for stable and reliable data.
Our paid plans are provided from managed AWS infrastructure optimised for high uptime.
We use fault tolerant AWS services across multiple Availability Zones for exceptional redundancy.
The uptime of our currency rates API during 2019 was measured by Pingdom at 99.98%.
We support API endpoints & formats for our paid plan customers until the very last user has stopped using them.
You won't need to update your exchange rate API implementation until you decide to.
We still have customers using our first V1 API endpoints - that's nearly 10 years of the originally implemented GET request working as expected!
Due to high volumes we don't offer support to free users - but we're proud of our prompt & helpful support service for paying customers.
Please email us with any questions or requests so we can assist!
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Our users make hundreds of millions of API requests each month.
Simple JSON responses make it easy to use our data in almost any development environment.
Signing up to our currency converter API is quick and easy. Choose a paid plan for the benefits or a free plan to get started. Your API key will be active & enabled after email confirmation.
No client library required - just use curl or the HTTP library in your development environment. See the documentation for our API endpoint URL formats.
The response you've received can be parsed by your development environment's JSON library. You're done! Use the fresh exchange rate data to convert currencies in your application with ease.
Yes! We offer prompt and helpful email support to all customers on a paid plan.
You can cancel your subscription at any time as our plans are all month-to-month. Additionally, you can upgrade or downgrade your plan whenever the need arises.
All major credit cards and Paypal. We use the popular 2Checkout secure payment processor to handle billing - we won't have access to your card details.
Tried our currency conversion API but decided it's not for you? Just contact us before the end of your first month and we'll cancel your subscription & refund you right away.
We collect exchange rates from multiple central banks and use our own algorithm to blend these different datasets. This process reduces the impact of an incorrect outlying conversion rate supplied by one source. We only support a currency code in ExchangeRate-API if we have at least 3 data sources for that currency.
Our exchange rates are classed as indicative rates. These are accurate enough for tasks like price estimations in an e-commerce store or stats on a dashboard. In an e-commerce example - our estimation would differ slightly from the final rate a user will actually be charged at when making a payment.
We do not supply buy/sell spread data and so our rates are unsuitable for forex trading or processing cross currency settlements.
Updated data is available on the hour, every hour for users on paid plans. Our free exchange rate data is updated once every 24 hours. Each converter API response served shows the epoch time of the most recent data update.
We collect public reference data from a number of central banks around the world. An example would be the reference rates released by the European Central Bank each day.
Each GET request you send to our conversion API endpoints is counted towards the quota your plan allows. You'll receive notification when you've used 75% and 100% of your quota. You can also see your usage in your dashboard. We softcap at 100% so you'll have a little extra room in the event you reach your plan limit.
We are very satisfied with your product. We setup the API a year ago or so and since then... It just works and we have nothing else to do. Just what we were hoping for :)
Olivier
Since we coded our website to use your API, we haven't had to worry about our exchange rates not being correct or timely. Your currency converter API just works! And we are very thankful for it. Great job and excellent service!
Ilya
Your service is easy to use, it always works. No complaints. Happy customer.
Otto
What can I say... keep up the good work! The API is dead simple and your service has been extremely reliable since day one (really amazing considering it's a free service). We're using it on our ecommerce sites, really helpful for international customers. A+ so far.
Ricardo
It is a wonderful experience using the API since 2017. I never had any issue with the API. I really appreciate the service and expecting more accurate results.
Shibin
We are really very happy to use the Exchange Rates API. The data which you are provided is always correct and reliable. We appreciate the service you are providing free of cost, which really helps us.
Ramakrishnarao
We cannot develop our service without ExchangeRate-API. We are metasearch for accommodations and we need to show prices in each currency. It is easy to connect to the API, response speed is fantastic and the price is reasonable. I definitely recommend it.
Yoshihisa
Fast and reliable currency conversion API to help my visitors from all over the world to see amounts in their local currency.
Roberto
I use ExchangeRate-API on our Tasmanian Mountain Pepper shop for international customers to get approximate costs. Your free ‘once a day’ update is essential to help make our site look and feel professional.
Andrew