freecurrencyapi Documentation

# 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
    }
}

# Reading the rates

Each value is the amount of that currency you get for one unit of base_currency. With base_currency=USD, "EUR": 0.918456 means 1 USD = 0.918456 EUR. To convert the other way, divide 1 by the rate. The rates are end-of-day rates, updated once a day.

# Errors

  • 422: an unknown code in base_currency or currencies. The errors object names the parameter; valid codes come from the currencies endpoint (opens new window).
  • 401: the API key is missing or invalid.
  • 429: the month's requests or the 10 requests a minute are used up (error.code quota_exceeded or rate_limit_exceeded).

All codes and the error format are on the status codes (opens new window) page.

# Quota

A successful call counts against your monthly quota; the X-Cost response header shows how many requests it used. Calls that fail validation don't count. The status endpoint (opens new window) shows how many requests you have left.

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