Currency Conversion API

Canadian Dollar (CAD) Currency API

The Canadian Dollar, often called the 'Loonie', is closely tied to commodity prices due to Canada's status as a major oil, natural gas, and mineral exporter. Managed by the Bank of Canada, the CAD is the sixth most traded currency globally. CAD exchange rates are heavily influenced by crude oil prices, Bank of Canada monetary policy, and US-Canada trade flows.

The Canadian Dollar Currency API allows you to:

  • Convert CAD (Canadian Dollar) to any of 170+ supported currencies
  • Get real-time CAD exchange rates
  • Access CAD conversion rates via simple REST API
  • Premium plan required for CAD currency pairs
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/v1/convertcurrency GET

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

Parameters

  • have  required

    Currency you currently hold. For example, CAD.

  • want  required

    Currency you want to convert to. For example, USD.

  • amount  required

    Amount of currency to convert.

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.

  • old_amount

    The original amount provided in the request.

  • old_currency

    The original currency code (e.g. CAD).

  • new_currency

    The target currency code (e.g. USD).

  • new_amount

    The converted amount in the target currency.

Related CAD Currency Pairs

PairFromTo
USD/CADUnited States DollarCanadian Dollar
CAD/USDCanadian DollarUnited States Dollar

Sample Request Live Demo!

have
want
amount

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

https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/convertcurrency?have=CAD&want=USD&amount=1000

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/convertcurrency?have=CAD&want=USD&amount=1000" \ -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

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