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title: monetary
excerpt: |
  DuckDB Community Extensions
  Currency-aware monetary values with parsing, arithmetic, and real-time exchange rates

# DuckDB Community Extensions descriptor
# Submit this file to: https://github.com/duckdb/community-extensions
# as extensions/monetary/description.yml

extension:
  name: monetary
  description: Currency-aware monetary values with parsing, arithmetic, and real-time exchange rates
  version: '1.0.0'
  language: C++
  build: cmake
  license: MIT
  maintainers:
    - onnimonni
  excluded_platforms: wasm_mvp;wasm_eh;wasm_threads

docs:
  hello_world: |
    -- Parse monetary values
    SELECT '100 EUR'::monetary;
    SELECT '$50.25'::monetary;

    -- Arithmetic with currency validation
    SELECT '100 EUR'::monetary + '50 EUR'::monetary;

    -- Fetch real-time exchange rates (requires http_request extension)
    SELECT * FROM ecb_exchange_rates();
    SELECT * FROM freegold_exchange_rates() WHERE data_source = 'yahoo_finance';
  extended_description: |
    The monetary extension provides:
    - Currency-aware monetary type with 70+ currencies (ISO 4217)
    - Safe arithmetic with currency mismatch detection
    - 10 exchange rate sources (ECB, BOC, RBA, CNB, SNB, Norges Bank, TwelveData, OXR, GoldAPI, FreeGold)
    - Precious metals (XAU, XAG, XPT, XPD) with weight unit conversion
    - Cryptocurrencies (BTC, ETH)

    For more information, see [the repository](https://github.com/fyffee/monetary).

repo:
  github: fyffee/monetary
  ref: bbd98c4fef0d869ce673a4dee5e5f382aec667d2

extension_star_count: 0
extension_star_count_pretty: 0
extension_download_count: 586
extension_download_count_pretty: 586
image: '/images/community_extensions/social_preview/preview_community_extension_monetary.png'
layout: community_extension_doc
---
### Compatibility Matrix

This table covers all DuckDB releases that have not reached [end-of-life](https://duckdb.org/release_calendar), including LTS releases, and shows the 2 most recent patch releases of each. Older patch releases are not listed, but the extension may be available for them as well.

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| Platform | 1.4.4 | 1.4.5 | 1.5.5 | 1.5.6 | 2.0.0 |
| :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
| Linux AMD64 | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Linux ARM64 | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| macOS AMD64 | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| macOS ARM64 | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Windows AMD64 | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Windows ARM64 | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| WebAssembly | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |

### Installing and Loading
```sql
INSTALL {{ page.extension.name }} FROM community;
LOAD {{ page.extension.name }};
```

{% if page.docs.hello_world %}
### Example
```sql
{{ page.docs.hello_world }}```
{% endif %}

{% if page.docs.extended_description %}
### About {{ page.extension.name }}
{{ page.docs.extended_description }}
{% endif %}
### Added Functions

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This extension does not add any functions.

### Overloaded Functions

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This extension does not add any function overloads.

### Added Types

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This extension does not add any types.

### Added Settings

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This extension does not add any settings.