API archive entry · source-reported
ExchangeRate-API
Free currency conversion
Decision snapshot
ExchangeRate-API is catalogued as a Currency Exchange API from ExchangeRate-API. The directory reports api key authentication, HTTPS support, and CORS as yes.
- Category
- Currency Exchange
- Authentication
- API key
- HTTPS
- Reported
- CORS
- Yes
Evaluation pathway
- Define endpoints, fields, freshness, and expected request volume.
- Read the live source and confirm access, terms, limits, and version.
- Test representative inputs, errors, latency, pagination, and data quality.
- Plan monitoring, retries, caching, version pinning, and a fallback.
What still needs verification
Pricing and quotas
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Endpoint coverage
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Reliability
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Data and privacy
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Versioning
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Developer experience
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Nearby Currency Exchange options
CurrencyBeacon
Real-time and historical currency exchange rates with free tier
API key · HTTPS reported · CORS Yes
CurrencyFreaks
Provides current and historical currency exchange rates with free plan 1K requests/month
API key · HTTPS reported · CORS Yes
CurrencyScoop
Real-time and historical currency rates JSON API
API key · HTTPS reported · CORS Yes
Source reference
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