currencylayer API | Free, Reliable Currency Converter API

Reliable Exchange Rates & Currency
Conversion for your Business

Real-time JSON API for 168 World Currencies

Collected from various commercial sources & banks Compatible with any application & programming language

{
"timestamp": 1713289384,
"source": USD,
"quotes": {
"USDCAD": 1.315946,
"USDCHF": 0.920314,
"USDEUR": 0.927894,
"USDGBP": 0.821936,
}
}

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Everything you need to gain access to 168 world currencies and precious metals.

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Accurate Exchange Rates for 168 World Currencies with data updates ranging from every 60 minutes down to stunning 60 seconds.
Easy-to-integrate API

Delivered in portable JSON format for maximum usability, ease of integration, and compatibility with any of your applications.
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Get Historical Rates, have our API convert single amounts for you, get a currency's change parameters, switch Source Currency, and more.
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Get instant access to 168 world currencies and precious metals, and historical data for the past 19 years.
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Depending on your subscription, exchange rates are delivered every 60 minutes, 10 minutes, or 60 seconds.
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Ensure secure and encrypted datastreams by connecting to the API via industry-standard HTTPS.

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currencylayer forex data powers currency converters, mobile apps and back-office systems around the world.

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Exchange Rates are delivered in lightweight JSON Format. Just make a request using the simple URL Structure, and let our API do the rest.

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Live
Historical
Convert

// example query using the "live" endpoint:

https://api.currencylayer.com/live

    ? access_key = YOUR_ACCESS_KEY
    & source = EUR
    & currencies = USD,GBP,AUD

// API returns most recent exchange rates for
// USD, GBP and AUD, all relative to EUR

// get accurate rates for a specific date:

https://api.currencylayer.com/historical

    ? access_key = YOUR_ACCESS_KEY
    & source = GBP
    & date = 2001-02-19

// API returns valid exchange rates for 
// February 19th 2001, all relative to GBP

// convert one currency to another:

https://api.currencylayer.com/convert

    ? access_key = YOUR_ACCESS_KEY
    & from = GBP
    & to = USD
    & amount = 10

// API converts £10 to USD using the 
// most recent Exchange Rates

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