aid: currencybeacon
name: CurrencyBeacon
description: >-
  Currency exchange rates REST API providing real-time mid-market rates for 170+
  fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies, with 30 years of historical data, server-side
  conversion, timeseries analysis, and MCP server support for LLM integrations.
  Sourced from central banks and trusted financial institutions with 99.99% uptime.
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/currencybeacon/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
  - Currency
  - Exchange Rates
  - Forex
  - Cryptocurrency
  - Financial Data
  - Historical Rates
  - Currency Conversion
apis:
  - aid: currencybeacon:currencybeacon-api
    name: CurrencyBeacon API
    description: >-
      REST API for real-time and historical currency exchange rates covering 170+
      fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies, with endpoints for latest rates, historical
      data, conversion, timeseries, and supported currencies list.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://currencybeacon.com
    baseURL: https://api.currencybeacon.com/v1
    tags:
      - Currency
      - Exchange Rates
      - Forex
      - Cryptocurrency
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://currencybeacon.com/api-documentation
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/currencybeacon/refs/heads/main/openapi/currencybeacon-openapi.yml
    contact:
      - FN: CurrencyBeacon Support
        email: info@currencybeacon.com
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://currencybeacon.com
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://currencybeacon.com/api-documentation
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/currencybeacon
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://currencybeacon.com/pricing
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.currencybeacon.com
  - type: X
    url: https://x.com/currencybeacon
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/currencybeacon-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/currencybeacon-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/currencybeacon-finops.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com