aid: open-exchange-rates
name: Open Exchange Rates
description: Foreign exchange rates REST API providing historical and real-time currency exchange data for 200+ currencies with hourly updates and USD as the default base currency. Trusted by over 100,000 organizations globally, Open Exchange Rates has delivered reliable forex data since 2011 with historical coverage back to January 1, 1999.
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url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/open-exchange-rates/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
  - Foreign Exchange
  - Currency
  - Forex
  - Finance
  - Exchange Rates
  - Currency Conversion
  - Historical Rates
apis:
  - aid: open-exchange-rates:open-exchange-rates-api
    name: Open Exchange Rates API
    description: RESTful JSON API delivering live and historical foreign exchange rates for 200+ world and digital currencies. Supports latest rates, historical end-of-day rates, time-series queries, currency conversion, and OHLC data depending on subscription plan.
    image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://openexchangerates.org
    baseURL: https://openexchangerates.org/api
    tags:
      - Foreign Exchange
      - Currency
      - Forex
      - Exchange Rates
      - Currency Conversion
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.openexchangerates.org/reference/api-introduction
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/open-exchange-rates/refs/heads/main/openapi/openapi.yaml
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/open-exchange-rates/refs/heads/main/json-schema/exchange-rates-response.json
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://docs.openexchangerates.org/reference/authentication
    contact:
      - FN: Open Exchange Rates Support
        url: https://support.openexchangerates.org
        email: support@openexchangerates.org
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://openexchangerates.org
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.openexchangerates.org/reference/api-introduction
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/openexchangerates
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://openexchangerates.org/signup
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.openexchangerates.org
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/open-exchange-rates-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/open-exchange-rates-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/open-exchange-rates-finops.yml
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://openexchangerates.org/terms
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://openexchangerates.org/privacy
  - type: Support
    url: https://support.openexchangerates.org
  - type: Contact
    url: https://openexchangerates.org/contact
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com