Latest Exchange Rates

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Returns the latest exchange rates. The default base currency is USD.

Data update intervals

We update our data with end of day data.

Request Method: GET
Request URL: https://api.freecurrencyapi.com/v1/latest

Request Parameters

Parameter	Type	Mandatory	Description
apikey	string	️	Your API Key
base_currency	string		The base currency to which all results are behaving relative to By default all values are based on USD
currencies	string		A list of comma-separated currency codes which you want to get (EUR,USD,CAD) By default all available currencies will be shown

Example Request

curl "https://api.freecurrencyapi.com/v1/latest?base_currency=USD&currencies=EUR,USD,GBP" \
    -H "apikey: YOUR-APIKEY"

Sample Response

The API response comes as a JSON with a single data key. It holds a flat map of currency code to exchange rate, relative to the requested base_currency. Because the example request filters to currencies=EUR,USD,GBP, exactly those three codes are returned; omit the currencies parameter to receive all 33 supported currencies — see the full currency list (opens new window).

{
    "data": {
        "EUR": 0.918456,
        "USD": 1,
        "GBP": 0.789012
    }
}