Real-time current and historical foreign
exchange & crypto rates
data solution.

Exchangerate.host is a simple and lightweight service for current and historical foreign exchange rates & crypto exchange rates. Reliable forex rates and easy-to-integrate API.

100 Monthly Request

Foreign exchange rates

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Up-to-date forex rates

From 10,000 requests a month

From$9.99/monthly PRICING

Let the numbers talk

Exchangerates.host API is an API service for real-time and historical
foreign exchange & precious metals rates

19

years of historical data

99.99%

average uptime

Why Us

The reasons to choose us as your partner

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Ultra fast & reliable

Exchangerate.host has been designed and tested to handle thousands of request per second. Also constantly monitored.

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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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Powerful, reliable JSON API

The API comes with guaranteed availability, scalable volumes and responds within milliseconds.

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Trusted sources

Currency data delivered are sourced from financial data providers and banks.

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Currency conversion endpoints

API also comes with separate endpoints for single currency conversion and Time-Series data.

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Developer focused

Helpful documentation, high uptime and fast support. Very Easy to Implement.

Testimonials

What people say about us

The big benefit has been clarity of purpose. We now focus on the outcomes and the breaking down of the silos.

At exchangerate.host it's important to gain feedback on the service we deliver to you. We can continuously relay back where progress is being made to reinforce what we are doing and where it contributes to the big picture.

Just a short sample of what they say about us.

“I’m glad to see the exchangerate.host, I’m going to show you how to import foreign exchange rate data into Google Sheets using this API.”
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author
Meelad Mashaw
Co-founder, Apipheny.io

Community

Articles, Tutorials, etc.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is exchangerates.host?

Exchangerates.host is a REST API that is a service for current and historical foreign exchange rates and crypto exchange rates.

Who runs the API?

Exchangerates.host is a product built and maintained by APILayer, a technology company that provides a variety of reliable and essential APIs for developers. APILayer’s APIs are affordable for both startups and larger companies. APILayer GmbH is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

What is the API’s uptime?

The API's system status is closely monitored around the clock. Every effort is made to ensure the highest possible level of availability and consistency, and we are proud to have an average uptime rate of nearly 100% (99.9%) throughout the last 12 months.

Error responses

If your query fails, the API will return false in the success parameter, also HTTP header code 404 Not Found or HTTP 521 Timeout.

Which type of historical rates does the API offer?

The API delivers EOD / End of Day historical exchange rates, which become available at 00:05 am GMT for the previous day and are time stamped at one second before midnight.

Rate Limits

API requests made by a throttled user or app will fail. All API requests are subject to rate limits. Real time rate limit usage statistics are described in headers that are included with most API responses once enough calls have been made to an endpoint.

Response showing old date

API requests are cached by default. You can try to add an additional parameter &v=_actual_date_ in the query, where _actual_date_ enter the day in the format for example Y-m-d (or you can add only hour value).

What happens if my allowed volume is exceeded?

Users exceeding their monthly API request limit receive automated email and dashboard notifications at 75%, 90%, and 100%. After reaching 100% of the allowance, overages fees will apply so we make sure you won’t experience any disruptions and your website/application will keep running smoothly. You can learn more about overages billing here.

How do I cancel/downgrade?

You can initiate a cancellation or downgrade by selecting a new plan and providing at least one reason for your decision. The customer service team will cancel or downgrade your plan. Downgrades are not effective immediately; your premium subscription will remain active until the end of the current billing period.

How do I change between monthly and yearly billing?

To change your subscription from monthly to yearly billing, submit a request on the Contact Us page on the website following these steps:

Step 1: Sign in to your account

Step 2: Go to Contact Us page

Step 3: Fill out the form and choose the “Sales” category for this request.

Step 4: In the text box, include your specific request for example “Change from Monthly to Yearly subscription.”