GET /api/v1/{key}/latest
Exchange Rate API
A fast, reliable exchange rate API for developers. Latest and historical rates for 160+ currencies in JSON, XML or CSV - one key, one request.
curl "https://rate-api.com/api/v1/YOUR_KEY/latest?base=USD"Rate-API delivers up-to-date foreign-exchange rates through a clean REST API. Skip the scraping and hard-coded tables: authenticate with a single key and pull a full rate map, convert amounts, or look up a specific pair in milliseconds.
- 160+ world currencies, checked hourly and updated as sources publish.
- USD-pivoted cross-rates for any base or pair.
- JSON, XML and CSV with gzip compression.
- Rate-limit headers and per-key usage metering.
FAQ
Is there a free exchange rate API plan?
Yes - the Free plan includes 2,500 requests per month with no credit card required.
How often do rates update?
We check our sources every hour. Most rates update once per business day, when their publisher releases them (the ECB at about 16:00 CET).