Exchange Rate API

The Exchange Rate API provides exchange rates on global currencies. Choose from hundreds of different currency pairs.



/v1/exchangerate GET

https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/exchangerate

Returns the exchange rate for a given currency pair.

Parameters

  • pair  required

    currency pair to query. Must be in the form of currency1_currency2 (e.g. USD_EUR)

Headers

  • X-Api-Key  required

    API Key associated with your account.

Sample Request Live Demo!

pair
https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/exchangerate?pair=GBP_AUD

Sample Response

JSON
1 2 3 4 { "currency_pair": "GBP_AUD", "exchange_rate": 1.911863 }

Code Examples

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 import requests api_url = 'https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/exchangerate?pair=GBP_AUD' response = requests.get(api_url, headers={'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'}) if response.status_code == requests.codes.ok: print(response.text) else: print("Error:", response.status_code, response.text)

If your programming language is not listed in the Code Example above, you can still make API calls by using a HTTP request library written in your programming language and following the above documentation.