specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: ExchangeRate-API
providerId: exchangerate-api
created: '2026-05-29'
modified: '2026-05-29'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - Currency Exchange
  - Foreign Exchange
  - Financial Data
  - Forex
description: ExchangeRate-API uses a tiered monthly subscription model with monthly request quotas
  and update-frequency tiers. The Free tier offers 1,500 requests/month with once-daily updates.
  Paid tiers (Pro, Business, Volume) add hourly to 5-minute updates and unlock historical
  and enriched-data endpoints. Annual billing yields a roughly two-month discount.
sources:
  - https://www.exchangerate-api.com/#pricing
  - https://www.exchangerate-api.com/docs/overview
plans:
  - id: exchangerate-api-free
    name: Free
    type: freemium
    description: Free tier with 1,500 monthly requests and once-daily rate updates. No credit card required.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly requests
        name: monthly_requests
        type: quota
        metric: request
        limit: 1500
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Update frequency
        name: update_frequency
        type: feature
        metric: day
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: day
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Latest Rates endpoint
      - name: Pair Conversion endpoint
      - name: Supported Codes endpoint
      - name: Quota endpoint
      - name: 161 supported currencies
      - name: Email support
  - id: exchangerate-api-pro
    name: Pro
    type: subscription
    description: Pro tier with 30,000 monthly requests and hourly (60-minute) rate updates. $10/month or $100/year (two months free).
    entries:
      - label: Subscription
        name: pro_subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: $10 (or $100/yr)
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Monthly requests
        name: monthly_requests
        type: quota
        metric: request
        limit: 30000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Update frequency
        name: update_frequency
        type: feature
        metric: minutes
        limit: 60
        timeFrame: hour
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: All Free features
      - name: Historical Rates endpoint (30+ years)
      - name: 60-minute update cadence
      - name: Pricing lock-in
      - name: Email support
  - id: exchangerate-api-business
    name: Business
    type: subscription
    description: Business tier with 125,000 monthly requests, 5-minute updates, and enriched data access. $30/month or $300/year.
    entries:
      - label: Subscription
        name: business_subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: $30 (or $300/yr)
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Monthly requests
        name: monthly_requests
        type: quota
        metric: request
        limit: 125000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Update frequency
        name: update_frequency
        type: feature
        metric: minutes
        limit: 5
        timeFrame: 5min
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: All Pro features
      - name: Enriched Data endpoint
      - name: 5-minute update cadence
      - name: Priority email support
      - name: Pricing lock-in
  - id: exchangerate-api-volume
    name: Volume
    type: subscription
    description: Highest-volume tier with the largest monthly request allotment and fastest updates. Approximately $700/year (annual billing).
    entries:
      - label: Subscription
        name: volume_subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: year
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: year
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: $700/yr (annual)
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Monthly requests
        name: monthly_requests
        type: quota
        metric: request
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: All Business features
      - name: Highest request volume
      - name: Fastest update cadence
      - name: Priority support
  - id: exchangerate-api-open-access
    name: Open Access
    type: free
    description: No-API-key endpoint at open.er-api.com with once-daily updates. Attribution to exchangerate-api.com required.
    entries:
      - label: Requests
        name: requests
        type: quota
        metric: request
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Latest Rates only
      - name: Once-daily updates
      - name: Attribution required
      - name: Subject to anti-abuse throttling (HTTP 429, 20-minute reset)
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com