Currency Conversion API

USD-GBP Currency Conversion API

The Currency Conversion API provides real-time exchange rates between USD (United States Dollar) and GBP (British Pound Sterling). This API allows you to:

  • Convert USD to GBP at current market rates
  • Convert GBP to USD at current market rates
  • Get accurate conversions for any amount
  • Access real-time exchange rate data

The API uses up-to-date exchange rates and provides instant conversions between these two major world currencies.

/v1/convertcurrency GET

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

Parameters

  • have  required

    Currency you currently hold. Must be either USD or GBP.

  • want  required

    Currency you want to convert to. Must be either USD or GBP.

  • amount  required

    Amount of currency to convert.

Headers

  • X-Api-Key  required

    API Key associated with your account.

Sample Request Live Demo!

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

Sample Response

JSON
1 2 3 4 5 6 { "old_amount": 1000, "old_currency": "USD", "new_currency": "GBP", "new_amount": 789.54 }

Code Examples

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 import requests api_url = 'https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/convertcurrency?have=USD&want=GBP&amount=1000' 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.