Free Exchange Rate API with Live FX Rates

Try the JSON API without a key for evaluation. Major currencies update about every 60 seconds on trading days; the rest use ECB/FRED reference rates. Every response exposes source and market_session.

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# no API key needed — paste & run
$ curl https://api.exchangerate.dev/v1/latest/USD?symbols=EUR,GBP

# source + market_session on every response
Open JSON response

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No key · 12 req/min · 100 req/hour per IP · for evaluation.

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MCP server·Live intraday
Free: 10,000 calls/mo · Basic $10/mo · Pro $30/mo — every plan gets the same live rates and full daily history back to 1999. Most FX APIs paywall historical data; ours ships free on every tier.

Free exchange rate API, scale when you ship

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10,000 calls/mo. No card required.

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$10/mo

100,000 calls/mo for production apps.

ProMost popular
$30/mo

1,000,000 calls/mo, priority support.

Fast and always fresh

Live intraday rates

Major pairs update every ~60 seconds on trading days. Most FX APIs refresh once, at the daily ECB fix.

Source-labeled on every response

Every rate ships with source, market_session, and timestamp — so you always know if it's live or a daily fix.

Native MCP support

A stdio MCP bridge ships on every plan, including Free — no custom REST client to write.

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Live exchange rates, right now

All 46 curated pages
Live right now19 of 30 quote currencies 190 of 465 pairsmeasured 2026-08-01 14:14:24 UTC

Freshness is measured from the API now; sample rates are never substituted when a source is unavailable. Indicative rates only, not for settlement. See live coverage.

46 curated pair pages across three categories

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Majors

EUR, GBP, JPY, CHF, CAD, AUD, and NZD against USD. The most-traded pairs, updated live intraday.

EUR/USDGBP/USDUSD/JPY
Crosses

Non-USD pairs like EUR/GBP, EUR/JPY, and GBP/JPY, all derived from majors and flagged as derived.

EUR/GBPEUR/JPYGBP/JPY
Emerging markets

Some real-time (MXN, ZAR, TRY), some ECB daily-reference (BRL, IDR, BGN) — each labeled with its source so you know which you're getting.

USD/MXNUSD/BRLUSD/IDR

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Free tier, no card. 31 currencies, live intraday for the actively-traded ones.

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Popular pairs

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EUR/USD+0.40%
Euro / US Dollar1.15304
GBP/USD+0.44%
Sterling / US Dollar1.34806
USD/JPY-1.75%
US Dollar / Japanese Yen157.44
USD/CHF-0.40%
US Dollar / Swiss Franc0.80684
USD/CAD-0.21%
US Dollar / Canadian Dollar1.40115