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Exchange Rate API

The Exchange Rate API provides exchange rates on global currencies. Choose from hundreds of different currency pairs. This API is not suitable for live trading or high-frequency trading.

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/v1/exchangerate GET

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

Returns the exchange rate for a given currency pair. This API is not suitable for live trading or high-frequency trading.

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.

Response

A JSON object with the following fields or an error if the request is unsuccessful.

  • rate

    The exchange rate for the given currency pair.

  • timestamp

    Unix timestamp (in seconds) indicating the time at which the exchange rate was applied.

Sample Request Live Demo!

pair

Try this API endpoint with all available parameters in our API playground

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

Headers

X-Api-KeyLog in or sign up to get your API Key

Sample Response

JSON

Code Examples

1 2 curl -X GET "https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/exchangerate?pair=GBP_AUD" \ -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

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.

/v1/exchangeratehistorical GETPremium Only

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

Returns daily historical exchange rates for a given currency pair. Data is available back to January 1, 2001 for most currency pairs.

Parameters

  • pair  required

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

  • date  optional

    Single date to query, in YYYY-MM-DD format. Either date OR both start_date and end_date must be provided.

  • start_date  optional

    Start date of a range query, in YYYY-MM-DD format. Must be used together with end_date.

  • end_date  optional

    End date of a range query, in YYYY-MM-DD format. Date range cannot exceed 366 days.

Headers

  • X-Api-Key  required

    API Key associated with your account.

Response

A JSON array of objects with the following fields, or an error if the request is unsuccessful. A single-date query returns an array of exactly one object.

  • pair

    The requested currency pair.

  • date

    Date of the rate, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

  • rate

    The exchange rate for the given currency pair on the given date.

Sample Historical Request Live Demo!

pair
date
start_date
end_date

Try this API endpoint with all available parameters in our API playground

https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/exchangeratehistorical?pair=USD_EUR&date=2020-03-15

Headers

X-Api-KeyLog in or sign up to get your API Key

Sample Response

JSON