Exchange Rate API: Real-Time Mid-Market Rates for 160+ Currencies as JSON

Real-time exchange rate API with mid-market rates for 160+ currencies, refreshed every 60 seconds — 1 USD = 0.8971 EUR now. Free API key with no card, JSON, CSV, XML and XLSX, historical rates and time series on paid plans, SDKs for JavaScript, Python, PHP, Go and Rust.

By Madhushan, Founder & Lead Developer

Real-time exchange rate API. Mid-market rates for 160+ currencies, refreshed every 60 seconds, as JSON with one request. A free key takes under a minute and needs no card. Run the first request below.

How to start

Create a free account and copy your API key from the dashboard. Under a minute, no card.
Generate your first request in the console below: pick a pair and a language, copy the code, run it.
Add the key as Authorization: Bearer art_live_… on the server side, cache responses for as long as your use case allows, and read the documentation for history, formats and SDKs.

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Live exchange rate API: mid-market rates for 160+ currencies

The real exchange rate, refreshed every 60 seconds — what you show a customer or price a product in.

Source

Target

Date optional

Live API Response

GET /api/v1/rates?source=USD&target=EUR

Loading live rate…

Mid-market rate Get API Key →

Live exchange rates from the API

As of 27 Oct 2026, 12:04 UTC. This table refreshes every 5 minutes; the API itself every 60 seconds.

The table is the API's own output for every currency it serves: the mid-market rate against USD, with EUR and GBP crossed from the same snapshot. 163 currencies are available on the endpoint; each code links to a converter with history.

Currency	Per 1 USD	1 unit in USD	Per 1 EUR	Per 1 GBP
`EUR` Euro	0.8971	1.1147	1.0000	1.1951
`GBP` British Pound	0.7507	1.3322	0.8368	1.0000
`JPY` Japanese Yen	157.74	0.006340	175.83	210.13
`CHF` Swiss Franc	0.8286	1.2068	0.9237	1.1039
`CAD` Canadian Dollar	1.4022	0.7132	1.5630	1.8679
`AUD` Australian Dollar	1.4223	0.7031	1.5854	1.8947
`NZD` New Zealand Dollar	1.7539	0.5702	1.9551	2.3365
`CNY` Chinese Yuan	6.6685	0.1500	7.4334	8.8834
`HKD` Hong Kong Dollar	7.8447	0.1275	8.7445	10.4503
`SGD` Singapore Dollar	1.2813	0.7805	1.4282	1.7068
`INR` Indian Rupee	95.0683	0.01052	105.97	126.65
`PKR` Pakistani Rupee	276.86	0.003612	308.62	368.82
`PHP` Philippine Peso	64.0371	0.01562	71.3822	85.3070
`BDT` Bangladeshi Taka	124.05	0.008061	138.28	165.25
`LKR` Sri Lankan Rupee	332.45	0.003008	370.58	442.87
`NPR` Nepalese Rupee	152.20	0.006570	169.66	202.75
`IDR` Indonesian Rupiah	18141.0	0.00005512	20221.8	24166.5
`MYR` Malaysian Ringgit	4.0890	0.2446	4.5580	5.4472
`THB` Thai Baht	33.7525	0.02963	37.6239	44.9634
`VND` Vietnamese Dong	25833.0	0.00003871	28796.1	34413.4
`KRW` South Korean Won	1328.3	0.0007528	1480.7	1769.6
`AED` UAE Dirham	3.6730	0.2723	4.0942	4.8929
`SAR` Saudi Riyal	3.7530	0.2665	4.1835	4.9996
`QAR` Qatari Riyal	3.6453	0.2743	4.0634	4.8561
`KWD` Kuwaiti Dinar	0.3081	3.2452	0.3435	0.4105
`OMR` Omani Rial	0.3850	2.5974	0.4292	0.5129
`BHD` Bahraini Dinar	0.3774	2.6495	0.4207	0.5028
`EGP` Egyptian Pound	56.1200	0.01782	62.5570	74.7603
`NGN` Nigerian Naira	1385.0	0.0007220	1543.9	1845.0
`KES` Kenyan Shilling	129.90	0.007698	144.80	173.05
`ZAR` South African Rand	16.6691	0.05999	18.5811	22.2057
`GHS` Ghanaian Cedi	11.6250	0.08602	12.9584	15.4862
`MAD` Moroccan Dirham	9.8614	0.1014	10.9925	13.1369
`TRY` Turkish Lira	49.7873	0.02009	55.4979	66.3242
`BRL` Brazilian Real	5.3941	0.1854	6.0128	7.1858
`MXN` Mexican Peso	18.6236	0.05370	20.7597	24.8094
`ARS` Argentine Peso	1540.8	0.0006490	1717.5	2052.5
`COP` Colombian Peso	3148.9	0.0003176	3510.1	4194.8
`CLP` Chilean Peso	989.86	0.001010	1103.4	1318.6
`PEN` Peruvian Sol	3.4445	0.2903	3.8396	4.5886
`PLN` Polish Zloty	3.9522	0.2530	4.4056	5.2650
`CZK` Czech Koruna	21.8426	0.04578	24.3480	29.0976
`HUF` Hungarian Forint	329.34	0.003036	367.12	438.74
`RON` Romanian Leu	4.7988	0.2084	5.3492	6.3927
`SEK` Swedish Krona	9.9432	0.1006	11.0837	13.2459
`NOK` Norwegian Krone	9.3217	0.1073	10.3909	12.4179
`DKK` Danish Krone	6.7054	0.1491	7.4745	8.9325
`ILS` Israeli New Shekel	3.0519	0.3277	3.4020	4.0656
`UAH` Ukrainian Hryvnia	45.4000	0.02203	50.6074	60.4796
`RUB` Russian Ruble	80.5764	0.01241	89.8185	107.34
`AFN` Afghan Afghani	65.1407	0.01535	72.6124	86.7772
`ALL` Albanian Lek	81.4120	0.01228	90.7500	108.45
`AMD` Armenian Dram	361.91	0.002763	403.42	482.11
`ANG` Netherlands Antillean Guilder	1.7900	0.5587	1.9953	2.3845
`AOA` Angolan Kwanza	913.08	0.001095	1017.8	1216.4
`AWG` Aruban Florin	1.7900	0.5587	1.9953	2.3845
`AZN` Azerbaijani Manat	1.6994	0.5884	1.8943	2.2639
`BAM` Bosnia and Herzegovina Mark	1.7545	0.5700	1.9557	2.3372
`BBD` Barbadian Dollar	2.0000	0.5000	2.2294	2.6643
`BGN` Bulgarian Lev	1.7545	0.5700	1.9557	2.3372
`BIF` Burundian Franc	2998.7	0.0003335	3342.7	3994.8
`BMD` Bermudian Dollar	1.0000	1.0000	1.1147	1.3322
`BND` Brunei Dollar	1.2813	0.7805	1.4282	1.7068
`BOB` Bolivian Boliviano	11.8950	0.08407	13.2594	15.8459
`BSD` Bahamian Dollar	1.0000	1.0000	1.1147	1.3322
`BTN` Bhutanese Ngultrum	95.1200	0.01051	106.03	126.71
`BWP` Botswana Pula	14.1443	0.07070	15.7667	18.8423
`BYN` Belarusian Ruble	2.9449	0.3396	3.2826	3.9230
`BZD` Belize Dollar	2.0000	0.5000	2.2294	2.6643
`CDF` Congolese Franc	2310.0	0.0004329	2575.0	3077.3
`CNH` Chinese Yuan (Offshore)	6.6676	0.1500	7.4323	8.8822
`CRC` Costa Rican Colón	452.00	0.002212	503.84	602.13
`CUC`	1.0000	1.0000	1.1147	1.3322
`CUP` Cuban Peso	24.0000	0.04167	26.7528	31.9716
`CVE` Cape Verdean Escudo	99.1800	0.01008	110.56	132.12
`DJF` Djiboutian Franc	177.94	0.005620	198.35	237.04
`DOP` Dominican Peso	60.4600	0.01654	67.3948	80.5418
`DZD` Algerian Dinar	135.02	0.007406	150.51	179.87
`ERN` Eritrean Nakfa	15.0000	0.06667	16.7205	19.9823
`ETB` Ethiopian Birr	161.00	0.006211	179.47	214.48
`FJD` Fijian Dollar	2.2474	0.4450	2.5052	2.9939
`FKP` Falkland Islands Pound	0.7506	1.3322	0.8367	0.9999
`GEL` Georgian Lari	2.5940	0.3855	2.8915	3.4556
`GGP` Guernsey Pound	0.7506	1.3323	0.8367	0.9999
`GIP` Gibraltar Pound	0.7506	1.3322	0.8367	0.9999
`GMD` Gambian Dalasi	73.7469	0.01356	82.2057	98.2420
`GNF` Guinean Franc	8842.9	0.0001131	9857.2	11780.0
`GTQ` Guatemalan Quetzal	7.6410	0.1309	8.5175	10.1790
`GYD` Guyanese Dollar	209.44	0.004775	233.46	279.01
`HNL` Honduran Lempira	26.9511	0.03710	30.0424	35.9029
`HRK` Croatian Kuna	6.7586	0.1480	7.5338	9.0035
`HTG` Haitian Gourde	131.08	0.007629	146.12	174.62
`IMP` Isle of Man Pound	0.7506	1.3322	0.8367	0.9999
`IQD` Iraqi Dinar	1518.9	0.0006584	1693.1	2023.4
`IRR` Iranian Rial	42000.0	0.00002381	46817.4	55950.3
`ISK` Icelandic Króna	122.36	0.008172	136.40	163.01
`JEP` Jersey Pound	0.7506	1.3322	0.8367	0.9999
`JMD` Jamaican Dollar	158.52	0.006308	176.70	211.17
`JOD` Jordanian Dinar	0.7090	1.4104	0.7903	0.9445
`KGS` Kyrgyzstani Som	87.4738	0.01143	97.5071	116.53
`KHR` Cambodian Riel	4083.5	0.0002449	4551.9	5439.8
`KMF` Comorian Franc	441.31	0.002266	491.92	587.88
`KPW` North Korean Won	900.01	0.001111	1003.2	1198.9
`KYD` Cayman Islands Dollar	0.8200	1.2195	0.9141	1.0924
`KZT` Kazakhstani Tenge	456.39	0.002191	508.74	607.99
`LAK` Lao Kip	22472.9	0.00004450	25050.6	29937.3
`LBP` Lebanese Pound	89550.0	0.00001117	99821.4	119294.1
`LRD` Liberian Dollar	170.37	0.005870	189.91	226.95
`LSL` Lesotho Loti	16.6681	0.05999	18.5799	22.2044
`LYD` Libyan Dinar	6.4214	0.1557	7.1579	8.5543
`MDL` Moldovan Leu	17.9850	0.05560	20.0479	23.9587
`MGA` Malagasy Ariary	4541.5	0.0002202	5062.4	6050.0
`MKD` Macedonian Denar	55.2600	0.01810	61.5983	73.6146
`MMK` Myanmar Kyat	2101.2	0.0004759	2342.2	2799.1
`MNT` Mongolian Tugrik	3595.0	0.0002782	4007.3	4789.1
`MOP` Macanese Pataca	8.0800	0.1238	9.0068	10.7638
`MRU` Mauritanian Ouguiya	40.0982	0.02494	44.6975	53.4168
`MUR` Mauritian Rupee	47.3500	0.02112	52.7811	63.0773
`MVR` Maldivian Rufiyaa	15.4366	0.06478	17.2072	20.5639
`MWK` Malawian Kwacha	1734.0	0.0005767	1932.9	2310.0
`MZN` Mozambican Metical	63.8160	0.01567	71.1357	85.0125
`NAD` Namibian Dollar	16.6681	0.05999	18.5799	22.2044
`NIO` Nicaraguan Córdoba	36.8390	0.02715	41.0644	49.0751
`PAB` Panamanian Balboa	1.0000	1.0000	1.1147	1.3322
`PGK` Papua New Guinean Kina	4.4773	0.2233	4.9908	5.9644
`PYG` Paraguayan Guarani	5836.1	0.0001713	6505.5	7774.6
`RSD` Serbian Dinar	105.41	0.009487	117.50	140.42
`RWF` Rwandan Franc	1474.3	0.0006783	1643.4	1964.0
`SBD` Solomon Islands Dollar	7.9968	0.1251	8.9140	10.6529
`SCR` Seychellois Rupee	14.4626	0.06914	16.1215	19.2664
`SDG` Sudanese Pound	600.22	0.001666	669.07	799.58
`SHP` Saint Helena Pound	0.7517	1.3303	0.8380	1.0014
`SLE` Sierra Leonean Leone	23.5027	0.04255	26.1985	31.3091
`SLL` Sierra Leonean Leone	23502.7	0.00004255	26198.5	31309.1
`SOS` Somali Shilling	571.50	0.001750	637.05	761.32
`SRD` Surinamese Dollar	37.5600	0.02662	41.8681	50.0356
`STN` São Tomé and Príncipe Dobra	21.6083	0.04628	24.0868	28.7855
`SVC` Salvadoran Colón	8.7500	0.1143	9.7536	11.6563
`SYP` Syrian Pound	11059.6	0.00009042	12328.1	14733.1
`SZL` Eswatini Lilangeni	16.6680	0.06000	18.5798	22.2043
`TJS` Tajikistani Somoni	9.2072	0.1086	10.2632	12.2653
`TMT` Turkmenistani Manat	3.5000	0.2857	3.9015	4.6625
`TND` Tunisian Dinar	3.0057	0.3327	3.3504	4.0040
`TOP` Tongan Paʻanga	2.3458	0.4263	2.6148	3.1249
`TTD` Trinidad and Tobago Dollar	6.7507	0.1481	7.5250	8.9929
`TWD` Taiwan Dollar	32.4310	0.03083	36.1509	43.2030
`TZS` Tanzanian Shilling	2635.6	0.0003794	2937.9	3511.0
`UGX` Ugandan Shilling	4383.3	0.0002281	4886.1	5839.2
`UYU` Uruguayan Peso	40.0950	0.02494	44.6939	53.4126
`UZS` Uzbekistani Som	11910.0	0.00008396	13276.1	15865.9
`VEF`	9.9875	0.1001	11.1331	13.3049
`VES` Venezuelan Bolívar	884.23	0.001131	985.65	1177.9
`VUV` Vanuatu Vatu	118.99	0.008404	132.63	158.51
`WST` Samoan Tala	2.7484	0.3638	3.0636	3.6613
`XAF` Central African CFA Franc	588.40	0.001700	655.89	783.84
`XCD` East Caribbean Dollar	2.7000	0.3704	3.0097	3.5968
`XCG` Caribbean Guilder	1.7900	0.5587	1.9953	2.3845
`XOF` West African CFA Franc	588.41	0.001700	655.90	783.85
`XPF` CFP Franc	107.20	0.009328	119.50	142.81
`YER` Yemeni Rial	236.13	0.004235	263.21	314.56
`ZMW` Zambian Kwacha	20.2700	0.04933	22.5950	27.0027
`ZWG` Zimbabwe Gold	26.4620	0.03779	29.4972	35.2514
`ZWL` Zimbabwean Dollar	66933.3	0.00001494	74610.6	89165.2

Mid-market means the interbank midpoint: the benchmark with no margin in it. Indicative, for information only; retail transactions carry a spread on top.

What the free exchange rate API includes

160+ currencies, any pair: one request returns one pair or a whole list of targets against a source currency.
Refreshed every 60 seconds: every response carries a time field, so caching decisions are yours.
Free key, no card: free to build and test with; paid plans start at €4.99 a month.
Every format and language: JSON, CSV, XML and XLSX on the same endpoints, plus SDKs for JavaScript, Python, PHP, Go and Rust and an MCP server for AI agents.
Real-time status: a public status page and a documented availability policy.

Quick start

Three currencies against the US dollar, live, in one call:

curl "https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/rates?source=USD&target=EUR,GBP,JPY" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer art_live_your_key"

[
  { "source": "USD", "target": "EUR", "rate": 0.8971, "time": "2026-10-27T12:04:24.702Z" },
  { "source": "USD", "target": "GBP", "rate": 0.7507, "time": "2026-10-27T12:04:24.702Z" },
  { "source": "USD", "target": "JPY", "rate": 157.74,  "time": "2026-10-27T12:04:24.702Z" }
]

From JavaScript:

const rates = await fetch("https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/rates?source=USD&target=EUR,GBP", {
  headers: { Authorization: "Bearer art_live_your_key" }
}).then(r => r.json());

console.log(rates[0].rate); // EUR per 1 USD, mid-market, refreshed every 60 seconds

From Python:

import requests

rates = requests.get(
    "https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/rates",
    params={"source": "USD", "target": "EUR,GBP"},
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer art_live_your_key"},
).json()
print(rates[0]["rate"])  # EUR per 1 USD

Swap the source and targets for any of the 160+ supported currencies. The playground runs the same requests in the browser with your key.

Historical rates and time series

# A past date
curl "https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/rates?source=USD&target=EUR&time=2026-06-30" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer art_live_your_key"

# A daily series
curl "https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/rates?source=USD&target=EUR&from=2026-01-01&to=2026-06-30" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer art_live_your_key"

A dated lookup returns the mid-market rate for that day; a range returns one row per day, ready for a chart or a revaluation. History is metered by volume on the paid plans. To measure how far a pair moved over a period, see the currency fluctuation guide.

Endpoints

Endpoint	Returns	Key
`/api/v1/rates?source=&target=`	Real-time mid-market rate for one or many pairs	Free
`/api/v1/rates?…&time=`	The rate on a past date	Paid
`/api/v1/rates?…&from=&to=`	A daily time series for one pair	Paid
`/api/rate?source=&target=`	One pair, one number, the lightest call	Free
`/api/v1/symbols`	The 160+ supported currencies with names	Free
`/api/open/central-bank/{bank}`	The latest official table from any of 122 central banks or 4 tax authorities, e.g. `ecb`, `fed`, `rbi` (central bank rates API)	None
`/api/open/geo`	The caller's country and local currency, from their IP (IP to currency)	None

Any table endpoint returns CSV, XML or Excel with &format=csv|xml|xlsx (see XML output and rates in Excel). The full reference is in the documentation and the OpenAPI spec.

What makes an exchange rate API worth building on

A stated refresh interval and a timestamp on every rate. "Live" means nothing without the minute the number belongs to. Here it is 60 seconds and the time field.
Honest sourcing. Mid-market rates aggregated from institutional foreign exchange market data, labelled as indicative. No relabelled retail rates.
A key you can keep out of the browser. Server-side calls with a bearer token; for pages, the embeddable widget and the keyless React localizer exist so your key never ships to a client.
Formats and SDKs that match how you work. JSON for services, CSV and XLSX for finance teams, typed clients for five languages.
Somewhere to look when something is wrong. A public status page, documented error codes and a versioning policy.

How it compares

Provider	Refresh on free tier	Base currency	Historical on free tier	CSV / XML / XLSX
AllRatesToday	60 seconds	Any	Paid plans	Yes
ExchangeRate-API	Daily on free, hourly on paid	Any	Paid plans	No
Open Exchange Rates	Hourly on free	USD only on free	Limited	No
Fixer.io	Daily on free	EUR only on free	Limited	No
Frankfurter	Daily fixings, no intraday	Any	Yes	No

Details and caveats for each are in the alternatives guides and the state of exchange rate APIs in 2026.

Pricing at a glance

Plan	Price	What it includes
Free key	€0	Real-time mid-market rates for 160+ currencies, a lifetime request allowance, no card
Paid	from €4.99 / month	Monthly volume, historical rates and time series, CSV/XML/XLSX, commercial use

Full plan details are on the pricing page. For how this stacks up against other providers on free tiers and update frequency, read the best exchange rate API comparison.

What it is used for

Checkout and price display: quote in the visitor's currency from a live rate, refreshed on a schedule, with caching so one fetch serves many users.
Multi-currency SaaS billing: convert plan prices and invoices at the rate of the moment, with the timestamp stored next to the amount.
Dashboards and reporting: pull a daily series as CSV or Excel for a period and chart it.
Fintech and remittance apps: show the benchmark next to your own quote so customers can see the margin.
AI agents: give an assistant a rate it can cite through the MCP server.

Frequently asked questions

What is an exchange rate API?

A web service that returns currency exchange rates as machine-readable data, usually JSON, so software can convert amounts, display prices in a visitor’s currency or record a rate without a person looking it up. AllRatesToday returns the real-time mid-market rate for any pair among 160+ currencies with one HTTP request.

What is a mid-market rate?

The midpoint between the buy and sell prices currencies trade at on the interbank market at that moment. It is the benchmark rate quoted by news sites and converters, with no margin in it, and the right figure for pricing, display and conversion inside an application.

Is the exchange rate API free?

Yes. A free API key, issued in under a minute with no card, returns live rates for every supported currency. Paid plans from €4.99 a month add monthly volume, historical rates, time series, file formats and commercial use.

How often are the exchange rates updated?

Every 60 seconds. Each response carries a time field so you can see exactly which minute the rate belongs to, and cache accordingly.

Does the API provide historical exchange rates?

Yes. Add time=YYYY-MM-DD to the rates endpoint for the rate on a past date, or from and to for a daily series, on the paid plans.

Which output formats does the exchange rate API support?

JSON by default. Add format=csv, format=xml or format=xlsx to any table endpoint for a spreadsheet-ready file. Official SDKs exist for JavaScript, Python, PHP, Go and Rust.

Where does the data come from?

Mid-market rates are aggregated from institutional foreign exchange market data and served through one endpoint. Rates are indicative and for information only; retail transactions carry a margin on top.

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Exchange Rate API: Real-Time Mid-Market Rates for 160+ Currencies as JSON

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What the free exchange rate API includes

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Frequently asked questions

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