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Overview
Open Exchange Rates serves current and historical foreign exchange rates for around 200 currencies over a JSON API.
Rates are aggregated market mid-rates intended for display, conversion, and reporting rather than for settling trades. Endpoints cover latest rates, a specific historical date, and time series. Update frequency depends on the plan, ranging from hourly to more frequent.
Common use cases
- Convert prices into a user's local currency
- Show historical FX rates on a reporting dashboard
- Normalise multi-currency revenue for accounting
Key features
- Real-time and historical exchange rates for 200+ currencies
- Time-series and date-based historical rate endpoints
- Strong uptime track record, with enterprise SLA available on request
- Enterprise-grade security with encrypted HTTPS API access
- Simple REST API with JSON responses
- Flexible pricing with a generous free tier
- Currency conversion endpoints
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