FXRatesAPI

Best for: Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call

Avoid if: You have strict compliance requirements

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  20 / 100
  Agent friendliness
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  75 / 100
  Pricing transparency
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  75 / 100
  Setup speed
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  15 / 100
  Docs quality
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  90 / 100
  Procurement ease
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  0 / 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]fxratesapi.com/pricing“All Prices are net prices in USD and do not include VAT. The VAT will be calculated during the checkout process based on your billing location.”fxratesapi.com/pricing“Free $0/month, Standard $10/month, Professional $30/month, Unlimited $80/month — extracted from fxratesapi.com/_next/static/chunks/6612-f1b43d3fbb4c69fe.js”

Published pricing

✓ Yes

Free tier

✓ Yes

Free tier details

Free plan: $0/month - 1,000 requests/month (60 requests/hour), access to /latest and /currencies endpoints only; no historical, conversion, or timeseries; hourly rate updates; no CORS support. No credit card required.

Self-serve signup

✓ Yes

Requires sales call

✗ No

Enterprise plan

✗ No [3]fxratesapi.com/pricing“Four self-serve plans published: Free ($0), Standard ($10), Professional ($30), Unlimited ($80). No separate enterprise/contact-sales tier found.”

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

Supported actions

latest_rates, historical_rates, time_series_rates, currency_conversion, currencies_list, usage [4]github.com/SaritraGmbH/fxratesapi/blob/main/README.md“Get current exchange rates with latest().fetch() ... Retrieve historical data since 1999 using at('YYYY-MM-DD').fetch() ... Fetch rates across time periods: from('2018-01-01').to('2018-09-01').fetch() ... calculate average exchange rates ... convert(amount, fromCurrency, toCurrency, date)”fxratesapi.com/pricing“Endpoints: latest, currencies, historical, conversion, timeseries — extracted from pricing page JS bundle (fxratesapi_v1 plan data)”

Regions

180+ fiat currencies, cryptocurrencies (BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, USDT and more), precious metals (gold, silver, platinum, palladium), data from 20+ exchange rate sources, historical data from 1990, rates updated every 60 seconds on Professional and above [5]github.com/SaritraGmbH/fxratesapi/blob/main/README.md“Supports 184 currencies including: Major fiat currencies (USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, etc.), Cryptocurrencies (BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, USDT, etc.), Precious metals (gold, silver, platinum, palladium ounces)”fxratesapi.com“Leverage FXRatesAPI direct connection to over 20 exchange rate sources to get the latest rates of 180+ currencies updated every 60 seconds.”

Input types

currency code (ISO 4217), base currency, symbols filter (comma-separated), date (ISO 8601), date range (start/end date), amount, decimal places, response format

Output types

JSON, XML, TSV [6]fxratesapi.com“Response format parameter that can be JSON, XML, or TSV”

Webhooks

✗ No

Sandbox / test mode

✗ No

SDK languages

JavaScript [7]github.com/SaritraGmbH/fxratesapi“The official node.js wrapper for the awesome fxratesapi.com”

MCP server

✗ No

SOC 2

– Unknown

HIPAA

– Unknown

GDPR

– Unknown

ISO 27001

– Unknown

PCI DSS

– Unknown

Published SLA

✗ No [8]fxratesapi.com/legal/service-agreement“Service Agreement v1.0 covers subscription terms, billing, and termination — no uptime SLA or availability guarantee found in the document.”

Rate limits

Free plan (unauthenticated or free tier): 60 requests/hour (1,000/month); Standard, Professional, Unlimited plans: no rate limiting [9]fxratesapi.com/pricing“"monthly_requests_description":"60 requests/hour" (Free plan) vs "No rate limiting" (Standard, Professional, Unlimited plans)”api.fxratesapi.com/latest“Live API response headers: x-ratelimit-limit: 61, x-ratelimit-remaining: 55 (unauthenticated)”

Known restrictions

Free plan limited to 1,000 requests/month (60 requests/hour), Free plan does not include historical, conversion, or timeseries endpoints, No CORS support on free plan, Unlimited plan is subject to fair use policy, All prices are net of VAT; VAT calculated at checkout based on billing location

• Docs

Docs rendering: client_rendered

API style

rest

Base URL

https://api.fxratesapi.com

Versioning

none

Stability

ga

Auth methods

api_key

Idempotency keys

✗ No

Error format

vendor-specific JSON: {"success":false,"error":{"message":"..."}} or {"success":false,"error":"code","description":"..."}

Rate limit

61 / minute

SDKs

• JavaScript fxratesapi · repo

• Auth docs
• Quickstart

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• Abstract Exchange Rates API

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FXRatesAPI alternatives · FXRatesAPI vs Twelve Data (Forex API) · All Currency & Exchange Rate APIs APIs

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1. ↑Description: fxratesapi.com · fxratesapi.com
2. ↑Pricing model: fxratesapi.com · fxratesapi.com
3. ↑Enterprise plan: fxratesapi.com
4. ↑Supported actions: github.com · fxratesapi.com
5. ↑Regions: github.com · fxratesapi.com
6. ↑Output types: fxratesapi.com
7. ↑SDK languages: github.com
8. ↑Published SLA: fxratesapi.com
9. ↑Rate limits: fxratesapi.com · api.fxratesapi.com

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

1. 2026-06-15 Score Docs Quality: 0 → 15
2. 2026-06-15 Score Agent Friendliness: 10 → 20
3. 2026-06-14 Robots Allows Agents: (none) → Yes
4. 2026-06-14 Docs URL: (none) → https://fxratesapi.com/docs
5. 2026-06-14 Has Structured Data: (none) → No
6. 2026-06-14 Capabilities: {} → {"crypto":true,"metals":true,"intraday":true,"conversion":true,"historical":tru…
7. 2026-06-14 Summary Md: (none) → FXRatesAPI is a REST-based currency data service covering 180+ fiat currencies,…
8. 2026-06-14 Best For: (none) → Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call
9. 2026-06-14 Scoring Methodology: (none) → Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fi…
10. 2026-06-14 Avoid If: (none) → You have strict compliance requirements
11. 2026-06-14 Score Agent Friendliness: (none) → 10
12. 2026-06-14 Score Pricing Transparency: (none) → 75
13. 2026-06-14 Score Setup Speed: (none) → 75
14. 2026-06-14 Score Docs Quality: (none) → 0
15. 2026-06-14 Score Procurement Friction: (none) → 90
16. 2026-06-14 Score Trust Readiness: (none) → 0
17. 2026-06-14 Llms Txt Present: (none) → No
18. 2026-06-14 Rendering: (none) → client_rendered
19. 2026-06-14 Free Tier Available: set to Yes
20. 2026-06-14 Last Verified At: set to 2026-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
21. 2026-06-14 Free Tier Details: set to Free plan: $0/month - 1,000 requests/month (60 requests/hour), access to /lates…
22. 2026-06-14 Self Serve Signup: set to Yes
23. 2026-06-14 Requires Sales Call: set to No
24. 2026-06-14 Enterprise Plan Available: set to No
25. 2026-06-14 SLA Published: set to No
26. 2026-06-14 Data Retention Policy URL: set to https://fxratesapi.com/legal/privacy-policy
27. 2026-06-14 Documented Rate Limits: set to Free plan (unauthenticated or free tier): 60 requests/hour (1,000/month); Stand…
28. 2026-06-14 Rate Limit Requests: set to 61
29. 2026-06-14 Rate Limit Window: set to minute
30. 2026-06-14 Known Restrictions: set to Free plan limited to 1,000 requests/month (60 requests/hour), Free plan does no…
31. 2026-06-14 Auth Methods: set to api_key
32. 2026-06-14 Auth Docs URL: set to https://fxratesapi.com/docs
33. 2026-06-14 API Style: set to rest
34. 2026-06-14 Base URL: set to https://api.fxratesapi.com
35. 2026-06-14 Versioning Scheme: set to none
36. 2026-06-14 Stability: set to ga
37. 2026-06-14 Quickstart URL: set to https://fxratesapi.com/docs
38. 2026-06-14 Idempotency Supported: set to No
39. 2026-06-14 Error Format: set to vendor-specific JSON: {"success":false,"error":{"message":"..."}} or {"success"…
40. 2026-06-14 Requires Verification: set to No
41. 2026-06-14 Slug: set to fxratesapi
42. 2026-06-14 Notable Customers: set to (none)
43. 2026-06-14 Fields Not Found: set to gdpr, soc2, hipaa, iso_27001, pci_dss, sla_published, api_version, starting_pri…
44. 2026-06-14 Source Confidence: set to high
45. 2026-06-14 Extractor: set to claude-subagent:sonnet
46. 2026-06-14 Status: set to published
47. 2026-06-14 Free Tier Limit: set to Unauthenticated access (~61 requests/minute) to /latest, /historical, /convert,…
48. 2026-06-14 Name: set to FXRatesAPI
49. 2026-06-14 Vendor ID: set to 97828093-5981-470a-89e2-aa8d0acd343a
50. 2026-06-14 Website URL: set to https://fxratesapi.com

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