Exchange rates API

Protect your company's bottom line with our API

Reliable FX data from a trusted provider

It is easy to integrate our API into your existing platform, giving you access to over 31 years of historical data for over 38,000 forex pairs and rates from over 200 currencies, commodities and precious metals. As a market maker, we have direct access to real-time FX rates so you can be assured that the data we provide is always accurate and reliable.

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Forex Rate
Forex Rates

Secure and reliable

Dedicated Internet connection, REST protocol, GET HTTP method and HTTPS security mode. We also offer UTC timestamps and fully redundant servers.

Forex Rates

Manage FX risk

Access one of the largest data sets of its kind, including daily average exchange rates, real-time rates, forward rates, tick-level data, and the Forex Rate FX order book.

Forex Rates

Credible and accurate

Diversify your FX sources for credibility and accuracy. We offer exchange rates from 100+ central banks, so you can meet your company's financial compliance requirements.

Meet your financial compliance requirements easily while saving money

Auditors, accountants, hedge fund managers, treasurers, software developers and product managers use our API to track FX movements accurately and consistently. The ability to automate your exchange rate retrieval processes will put your auditors at ease and give your finance department accurate rates they can trust. The simple and flexible functionality of our API accurately tracks FX movements and eliminates manual errors. Supports JSON, XML and CSV formats.

Forex Rates

Range of exchange rate data sets

Average rates

Bid, ask, mid-point; daily, weekly, quarterly, annual or custom periods. Up to 96 historical fixings per day. Historical fixing data includes bid, ask, mid-point for open, close, high and low.

Real-time rates

Streaming bid, ask and mid-point rates available via REST or FIX API.

Ease of use

ERP integration

We have partnered with major ERPs to streamline the integration process and make the rates upload process seamless for you. Our partners include Oracle, Microsoft, SAP and Sage Intacct.

Developer portal

Connect directly with Forex Rate through our powerful API to develop trading strategies and automate your trading experience. Take advantage of documentation, sample code and a range of search and support tools.

Sample code

Generate sample code in a range of programming languages, provide exchange rates for eCommerce companies, implement high-frequency trading algorithms, combine our chart data with the StockTwits API, and more.

Flexible API pricing plans

Our API plans start from $4,850 per year. Or choose a customised plan and get real-time rates, tick data and more.

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2 ways to connect to our API

Build your own API integration or select from our pre-built integrations and connectors that can be up and running in no time.

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7-day free API trial

Download our API key and see how easily you can integrate our API into your system. We offer unlimited quotes for 7 days for free.

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Forex Rates
Forex Rates

API features

Technical capabilitiesDescription
Supported ratesAccess over 200 currencies, commodities, and precious metals. Start a free trial.
Total currency pairsOver 38,000
Historical data dating back to1990
Proprietary dataForex Rate® data
Other data sources100+ Central Bank exchange rates
Types of exchange rates dataAverage rates, Real-time rates, Forward rates, Forex order book

Frequently asked questions

Our out-of-the-box solutions and connectors, as well as integration support, enable you to install our rates quickly. Visit our developer portal for documentation, sample codes, and more. Or talk with our integration specialists.

In many cases, our API can easily be implemented within one business day. Our developer portal provides tools such as comprehensive documentation, sample code and more, so you can take full advantage of our Exchange Rates API.

Our Exchange Rates API offers one of the largest data sets of its kind. This includes daily average exchange rates, real-time rates, forward rates, tick-level data and the Forex Rate FX orderbook.

See our full list of frequently asked questions or contact us to discuss your Exchange Rates API needs.