Abstract Exchange Rates API

Best for: Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call; Regulated or enterprise workloads - compliance attestations and an enterprise plan; AI agents and automation - an agent-ready surface (MCP / llms.txt)

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  45 / 100
  Agent friendliness
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  100 / 100
  Pricing transparency
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  85 / 100
  Setup speed
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  45 / 100
  Docs quality
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  100 / 100
  Procurement ease
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  60 / 100
  Trust readiness

Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fields (pricing, compliance, capabilities, docs and developer-surface signals) - not from reviews or paid placement. Each axis is 0-100; an unknown signal scores 0 for that axis. Procurement ease is the inverse of buying friction (higher = easier to adopt).

Pricing model

Subscription [2]abstractapi.com/api/exchange-rate-api“Standard: $99/ month with 60,000 requests / month and 3 requests / second; Enterprise: Custom pricing”

Published pricing

✓ Yes [3]abstractapi.com/api/exchange-rate-api“Free: $0 ... Standard: $99/ month ... Enterprise: Custom”

Free tier

✓ Yes [4]abstractapi.com/api/exchange-rate-api“Free: $0 with 500 requests and 1 request / second”

Free tier details

500 requests/month, 1 request/second rate limit, data updated every 45-60 minutes (vs. 60 seconds on paid plans); no credit card required [5]abstractapi.com/api/exchange-rate-api“Free tier data updated every 45-60 minutes, while paid plans access data updated every 60 seconds.”abstractapi.com/api/exchange-rate-api“Free | $0 | 500 | 1 req/sec”

Self-serve signup

✓ Yes [6]abstractapi.com/api/exchange-rate-api“Get your free Exchange Rates API key now — No credit card required”

Requires sales call

✗ No

Enterprise plan

✓ Yes [7]abstractapi.com/api/exchange-rate-api“Enterprise: Custom — A plan based on your specific needs — 99.99% uptime SLA — SSO/SAML login — 24/7 support via email, chat, and phone”

• Historical rates
• Conversion endpoint
• Precious metals
• Crypto rates
• Intraday updates

Supported actions

live_rates, convert, historical_rates [8]docs.abstractapi.com/api/exchange-rates“Three main endpoints are documented: Live, Convert, Historical (marked as beta)”

Regions

150+ currencies and 10,000+ currency pairs, 80+ fiat currencies including USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, CAD, AUD, CHF, CNY, INR, BRL, ZAR, Cryptocurrencies: BTC, ETH, BNB, DOGE, LTC, XRP, BCH, Commodities: gold, silver, Data sourced from European Central Bank, Bank of Japan, and trusted partners, Core data updated every 60 seconds on paid plans; every 45-60 minutes on free plan [9]docs.abstractapi.com/api/exchange-rates“80+ currencies supported, including major fiat currencies (USD, EUR, GBP, JPY), emerging markets (INR, BRL, ZAR), and cryptocurrencies (BTC, ETH, BNB, DOGE, LTC, XRP)”abstractapi.com/api/exchange-rate-api“150+ currencies and 10,000+ currency pairs”

Input types

currency code (ISO 4217), base currency, target currency, amount (for convert endpoint), date (for historical endpoint), API key

Output types

JSON

Webhooks

✗ No

Sandbox / test mode

✗ No [10]docs.abstractapi.com/api/exchange-rates“No sandbox or test environment information provided in documentation”

SDK languages

Python, JavaScript, PHP [11]github.com/abstractapi“Python library for Abstract's Exchange Rates API (free); PHP library for Abstract's Exchange Rates API (free); Javascript library for Abstract's Exchange Rate API (free)”

MCP server

✗ No

SOC 2

SOC 2 Type II [12]abstractapi.com/api/exchange-rate-api“SOC 2 Type II & GDPR compliant”abstractapi.com/legal/legal“SOC 2 Type II compliant”

HIPAA

✗ No [13]abstractapi.com/legal/legal“The Site is not tailored to comply with industry-specific regulations (HIPAA, FISMA, etc.)”

GDPR

✓ Yes [14]abstractapi.com/api/exchange-rate-api“SOC 2 Type II & GDPR compliant”abstractapi.com/legal/legal“GDPR compliant”

ISO 27001

– Unknown

PCI DSS

– Unknown

Published SLA

✓ Yes [15]abstractapi.com/api/exchange-rate-api“Enterprise: 99.99% uptime SLA”abstractapi.com/legal/legal“We aim to provide 99.9% uptime for the Site and its associated APIs, measured on a monthly basis”

Rate limits

Free: 1 request/second; Standard: 3 requests/second [16]docs.abstractapi.com/api/exchange-rates“free plans as requests are limited to 1 per second”abstractapi.com/api/exchange-rate-api“Free: 1 request / second; Standard: 3 requests / second”

Known restrictions

Free plan data update frequency is every 45-60 minutes (paid plans get 60-second updates), Historical endpoint is in beta, API data may not be commercially exploited as a standalone product or made available to third parties without express permission, TLS 1.2 or greater required for all communications, 99.99% uptime SLA is Enterprise-only; standard ToS commits to 99.9% monthly uptime [17]docs.abstractapi.com/api/exchange-rates“The Exchange Rates API requires all communications to be secured with TLS 1.2 or greater.”abstractapi.com/legal/legal“We aim to provide 99.9% uptime for the Site and its associated APIs, measured on a monthly basis”abstractapi.com/legal/legal“You may not access or use the Site for any purpose other than that for which we make the Site available and cannot commercially exploit as a standalone product, or make available to any third party, the Site, or any Content.”

• Docs
• API reference
• llms.txt
• Status page

Docs rendering: static · llms.txt present

API style

rest

Base URL

https://exchange-rates.abstractapi.com/v1/

Version

v1

Versioning

url

Stability

ga

Auth methods

api_key

Idempotency keys

✗ No

Error format

vendor-specific JSON (HTTP status codes: 200, 400, 401, 422, 429, 500, 503)

Rate limit

1 / second

SDKs

• Python abstract-python-exchange-rates · repo
• JavaScript @abstractapi/javascript-exchange-rates · repo
• PHP abstractapi/php-exchange-rates · repo

• Auth docs
• Quickstart
• Deprecation policy

Launched

2020-01-01

GA

2021-05-28

Notable customers

Salesforce, Google, PepsiCo, Wells Fargo, LinkedIn, Paramount, United Airlines, McKinsey

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  "The perfect tool to handle your exchange rate conversions. Our API helps you with current and historical foreign exchanges rates."

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• FreeCurrencyAPI

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6. ↑Self-serve signup: abstractapi.com
7. ↑Enterprise plan: abstractapi.com
8. ↑Supported actions: docs.abstractapi.com
9. ↑Regions: docs.abstractapi.com · abstractapi.com
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14. ↑GDPR: abstractapi.com · abstractapi.com
15. ↑Published SLA: abstractapi.com · abstractapi.com
16. ↑Rate limits: docs.abstractapi.com · abstractapi.com
17. ↑Known restrictions: docs.abstractapi.com · abstractapi.com · abstractapi.com

Every field change, who made it, and when - from our audited data pipeline and editors.

1. 2026-06-15 Score Agent Friendliness: 25 → 45
2. 2026-06-15 Score Docs Quality: 25 → 45
3. 2026-06-14 API Reference URL: (none) → https://docs.abstractapi.com/api
4. 2026-06-14 Llms Txt URL: https://www.abstractapi.com/llms.txt → https://docs.abstractapi.com/llms.txt
5. 2026-06-14 Has Structured Data: (none) → Yes
6. 2026-06-14 Robots Allows Agents: (none) → Yes
7. 2026-06-14 Capabilities: {} → {"crypto":true,"metals":true,"intraday":true,"conversion":true,"historical":tru…
8. 2026-06-14 Summary Md: (none) → Abstract Exchange Rates API provides live and historical exchange rate data for…
9. 2026-06-14 Score Trust Readiness: (none) → 60
10. 2026-06-14 Score Agent Friendliness: (none) → 25
11. 2026-06-14 Score Pricing Transparency: (none) → 100
12. 2026-06-14 Score Setup Speed: (none) → 85
13. 2026-06-14 Score Docs Quality: (none) → 25
14. 2026-06-14 Score Procurement Friction: (none) → 100
15. 2026-06-14 Best For: (none) → Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call, Regulated or enter…
16. 2026-06-14 Scoring Methodology: (none) → Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fi…
17. 2026-06-14 Llms Txt Present: (none) → Yes
18. 2026-06-14 Docs URL: (none) → https://docs.abstractapi.com
19. 2026-06-14 Status Page URL: (none) → https://status.abstractapi.com
20. 2026-06-14 Rendering: (none) → static
21. 2026-06-14 Llms Txt URL: (none) → https://www.abstractapi.com/llms.txt
22. 2026-06-14 Requires Sales Call: set to No
23. 2026-06-14 Enterprise Plan Available: set to Yes
24. 2026-06-14 SOC 2: set to type_2
25. 2026-06-14 HIPAA: set to No
26. 2026-06-14 GDPR: set to Yes
27. 2026-06-14 SLA Published: set to Yes
28. 2026-06-14 SLA URL: set to https://www.abstractapi.com/legal/legal
29. 2026-06-14 Data Retention Policy URL: set to https://www.abstractapi.com/legal/dpa
30. 2026-06-14 Documented Rate Limits: set to Free: 1 request/second; Standard: 3 requests/second
31. 2026-06-14 Rate Limit Requests: set to 1
32. 2026-06-14 Rate Limit Window: set to second
33. 2026-06-14 Known Restrictions: set to Free plan data update frequency is every 45-60 minutes (paid plans get 60-secon…
34. 2026-06-14 Auth Methods: set to api_key
35. 2026-06-14 Auth Docs URL: set to https://docs.abstractapi.com/api/exchange-rates
36. 2026-06-14 API Style: set to rest
37. 2026-06-14 Base URL: set to https://exchange-rates.abstractapi.com/v1/
38. 2026-06-14 API Version: set to v1
39. 2026-06-14 Versioning Scheme: set to url
40. 2026-06-14 Stability: set to ga
41. 2026-06-14 Deprecation Policy URL: set to https://www.abstractapi.com/legal/legal
42. 2026-06-14 Quickstart URL: set to https://docs.abstractapi.com/api/exchange-rates
43. 2026-06-14 Idempotency Supported: set to No
44. 2026-06-14 Error Format: set to vendor-specific JSON (HTTP status codes: 200, 400, 401, 422, 429, 500, 503)
45. 2026-06-14 Requires Verification: set to No
46. 2026-06-14 Starting Price Usd: set to 99
47. 2026-06-14 Price Basis: set to month
48. 2026-06-14 Slug: set to abstract-exchange-rates
49. 2026-06-14 Launched At: set to 2020-01-01
50. 2026-06-14 GA Date: set to 2021-05-28

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