aid: currencylayer name: Currencylayer description: >- Currencylayer is a real-time and historical foreign exchange rate JSON API delivering bank-grade exchange rate data for 168 world currencies and precious metals, sourced from 15+ commercial-grade providers. The service is delivered through the APILayer marketplace under a freemium subscription model with refresh cadence ranging from hourly on Free up to 60 seconds on Enterprise tiers. url: https://currencylayer.com deliveryModel: model: saas license_evidence: not_product: - apilayer/currencylayer-api open_source: unknown commercial: true callable_host: true label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint confidence: low source: - openapi - pricing - repository-not-product generated: '2026-09-25' method: derived accessModel: pricing: freemium onboarding: self-serve trial: false try_now: true public: false label: Freemium · Self-serve signup confidence: medium source: - plans - authentication - security generated: '2026-09-03' method: derived specificationVersion: '0.23' created: '2026-05-28' modified: '2026-05-29' x-source: public-apis/public-apis x-category: Currency Exchange x-type: company x-tier: 3 x-tier-reason: bulk-registered-from-public-apis x-parent: apilayer image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/currencylayer.png x-docs-platform: stoplight x-docs-platform-confidence: medium x-docs-platform-checked: 2026-09-25 tags: - Foreign Exchange - Conversion - Historical Rates - Time Frame - Change Report - Precious Metals - APILayer - Public APIs tags_raw: - Currency Exchange - Foreign Exchange - FX - Forex - Conversion - Historical Rates - Time Frame - Change Report - Precious Metals - APILayer - Public APIs apis: - aid: currencylayer:currencylayer-change-api name: Currencylayer Change API description: Currency change (margin and percentage) analysis between two dates. humanURL: https://currencylayer.com/documentation baseURL: https://api.apilayer.com/currency_data tags: - Change properties: - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/currencylayer-change-api-openapi.yml - type: Documentation url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/api-documentation - type: APIReference url: https://apilayer.com/marketplace/currency_data-api - type: GettingStarted url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/getting-started - type: Authentication url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/getting-started - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-quotes-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-currencies-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-convert-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-timeframe-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-change-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-error-schema.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/currencylayer-quotes-structure.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/currencylayer-currencies-structure.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/currencylayer-convert-structure.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/currencylayer-timeframe-structure.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/currencylayer-change-structure.json - type: JSONLD url: json-ld/currencylayer-context.jsonld - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-listcurrencies-example.json - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-getlive-example.json - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-gethistorical-example.json - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-convertcurrency-example.json - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-gettimeframe-example.json - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-getchange-example.json - type: RateLimits url: rate-limits/currencylayer-rate-limits.yml - type: Pricing url: plans/currencylayer-plans-pricing.yml - type: SDKs url: https://github.com/said-ali/currencylayer - type: SDKs url: https://github.com/phlegx/money-currencylayer-bank - type: SDKs url: https://github.com/orkhanahmadov/laravel-currencylayer - type: SDKs url: https://github.com/keymusicman/CurrencyLayer4NET - type: SDKs url: https://github.com/jfayad/currencylayer - type: CodeExamples url: https://github.com/apilayer/currencylayer-API - type: CodeExamples url: https://github.com/apilayer/currency-converter-app - type: CodeExamples url: https://github.com/apilayer/currency-conversion - aid: currencylayer:currencylayer-conversion-api name: Currencylayer Conversion API description: On-demand currency amount conversion. humanURL: https://currencylayer.com/documentation baseURL: https://api.apilayer.com/currency_data tags: - Conversion properties: - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/currencylayer-conversion-api-openapi.yml - type: Documentation url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/api-documentation - type: APIReference url: https://apilayer.com/marketplace/currency_data-api - type: GettingStarted url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/getting-started - type: Authentication url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/getting-started - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-quotes-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-currencies-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-convert-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-timeframe-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-change-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-error-schema.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/currencylayer-quotes-structure.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/currencylayer-currencies-structure.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/currencylayer-convert-structure.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/currencylayer-timeframe-structure.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/currencylayer-change-structure.json - type: JSONLD url: json-ld/currencylayer-context.jsonld - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-listcurrencies-example.json - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-getlive-example.json - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-gethistorical-example.json - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-convertcurrency-example.json - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-gettimeframe-example.json - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-getchange-example.json - type: RateLimits url: rate-limits/currencylayer-rate-limits.yml - type: Pricing url: plans/currencylayer-plans-pricing.yml - type: SDKs url: https://github.com/said-ali/currencylayer - type: SDKs url: https://github.com/phlegx/money-currencylayer-bank - type: SDKs url: https://github.com/orkhanahmadov/laravel-currencylayer - type: SDKs url: https://github.com/keymusicman/CurrencyLayer4NET - type: SDKs url: https://github.com/jfayad/currencylayer - type: CodeExamples url: https://github.com/apilayer/currencylayer-API - type: CodeExamples url: https://github.com/apilayer/currency-converter-app - type: CodeExamples url: https://github.com/apilayer/currency-conversion - aid: currencylayer:currencylayer-rates-api name: Currencylayer Rates API description: Real-time and historical foreign exchange rate operations. humanURL: https://currencylayer.com/documentation baseURL: https://api.apilayer.com/currency_data tags: - Rates properties: - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/currencylayer-rates-api-openapi.yml - type: Documentation url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/api-documentation - type: APIReference url: https://apilayer.com/marketplace/currency_data-api - type: GettingStarted url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/getting-started - type: Authentication url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/getting-started - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-quotes-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-currencies-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-convert-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-timeframe-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-change-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-error-schema.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/currencylayer-quotes-structure.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/currencylayer-currencies-structure.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/currencylayer-convert-structure.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/currencylayer-timeframe-structure.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/currencylayer-change-structure.json - type: JSONLD url: json-ld/currencylayer-context.jsonld - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-listcurrencies-example.json - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-getlive-example.json - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-gethistorical-example.json - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-convertcurrency-example.json - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-gettimeframe-example.json - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-getchange-example.json - type: RateLimits url: rate-limits/currencylayer-rate-limits.yml - type: Pricing url: plans/currencylayer-plans-pricing.yml - type: SDKs url: https://github.com/said-ali/currencylayer - type: SDKs url: https://github.com/phlegx/money-currencylayer-bank - type: SDKs url: https://github.com/orkhanahmadov/laravel-currencylayer - type: SDKs url: https://github.com/keymusicman/CurrencyLayer4NET - type: SDKs url: https://github.com/jfayad/currencylayer - type: CodeExamples url: https://github.com/apilayer/currencylayer-API - type: CodeExamples url: https://github.com/apilayer/currency-converter-app - type: CodeExamples url: https://github.com/apilayer/currency-conversion - aid: currencylayer:currencylayer-symbols-api name: Currencylayer Symbols API description: Discovery of supported currency symbols. humanURL: https://currencylayer.com/documentation baseURL: https://api.apilayer.com/currency_data tags: - Symbols properties: - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/currencylayer-symbols-api-openapi.yml - type: Documentation url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/api-documentation - type: APIReference url: https://apilayer.com/marketplace/currency_data-api - type: GettingStarted url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/getting-started - type: Authentication url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/getting-started - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-quotes-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-currencies-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-convert-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-timeframe-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-change-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-error-schema.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/currencylayer-quotes-structure.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/currencylayer-currencies-structure.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/currencylayer-convert-structure.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/currencylayer-timeframe-structure.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/currencylayer-change-structure.json - type: JSONLD url: json-ld/currencylayer-context.jsonld - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-listcurrencies-example.json - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-getlive-example.json - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-gethistorical-example.json - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-convertcurrency-example.json - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-gettimeframe-example.json - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-getchange-example.json - type: RateLimits url: rate-limits/currencylayer-rate-limits.yml - type: Pricing url: plans/currencylayer-plans-pricing.yml - type: SDKs url: https://github.com/said-ali/currencylayer - type: SDKs url: https://github.com/phlegx/money-currencylayer-bank - type: SDKs url: https://github.com/orkhanahmadov/laravel-currencylayer - type: SDKs url: https://github.com/keymusicman/CurrencyLayer4NET - type: SDKs url: https://github.com/jfayad/currencylayer - type: CodeExamples url: https://github.com/apilayer/currencylayer-API - type: CodeExamples url: https://github.com/apilayer/currency-converter-app - type: CodeExamples url: https://github.com/apilayer/currency-conversion - aid: currencylayer:currencylayer-time-frame-api name: Currencylayer Time Frame API description: Daily historical rates between two dates. humanURL: https://currencylayer.com/documentation baseURL: https://api.apilayer.com/currency_data tags: - Time Frame properties: - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/currencylayer-time-frame-api-openapi.yml - type: Documentation url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/api-documentation - type: APIReference url: https://apilayer.com/marketplace/currency_data-api - type: GettingStarted url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/getting-started - type: Authentication url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/getting-started - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-quotes-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-currencies-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-convert-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-timeframe-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-change-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/currencylayer-error-schema.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/currencylayer-quotes-structure.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/currencylayer-currencies-structure.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/currencylayer-convert-structure.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/currencylayer-timeframe-structure.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/currencylayer-change-structure.json - type: JSONLD url: json-ld/currencylayer-context.jsonld - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-listcurrencies-example.json - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-getlive-example.json - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-gethistorical-example.json - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-convertcurrency-example.json - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-gettimeframe-example.json - type: Examples url: examples/currencylayer-getchange-example.json - type: RateLimits url: rate-limits/currencylayer-rate-limits.yml - type: Pricing url: plans/currencylayer-plans-pricing.yml - type: SDKs url: https://github.com/said-ali/currencylayer - type: SDKs url: https://github.com/phlegx/money-currencylayer-bank - type: SDKs url: https://github.com/orkhanahmadov/laravel-currencylayer - type: SDKs url: https://github.com/keymusicman/CurrencyLayer4NET - type: SDKs url: https://github.com/jfayad/currencylayer - type: CodeExamples url: https://github.com/apilayer/currencylayer-API - type: CodeExamples url: https://github.com/apilayer/currency-converter-app - type: CodeExamples url: https://github.com/apilayer/currency-conversion common: - type: CapabilityMap url: capabilities/currencylayer-capability-edges.yml name: Currencylayer Business Capability Map - type: IssueTracker url: https://github.com/apilayer/currencylayer-API/issues - type: PostmanWorkspace url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/currencylayer/overview - type: AgenticAccess url: agentic-access/currencylayer-agentic-access.yml - type: DomainSecurity url: security/currencylayer-domain-security.yml - type: Authentication url: authentication/currencylayer-authentication.yml - type: Website url: https://currencylayer.com - type: Documentation url: https://docs.apilayer.com/currencylayer/docs/api-documentation - type: APIReference url: https://apilayer.com/marketplace/currency_data-api - type: Pricing url: https://currencylayer.com/product - type: Signup url: https://apilayer.com/signup - type: Login url: https://apilayer.com/login - type: TermsOfService url: https://currencylayer.com/terms - type: PrivacyPolicy url: https://currencylayer.com/privacy - type: Support url: https://currencylayer.com/contact - type: Blog url: https://blog.apilayer.com/ - type: GitHubOrganization url: https://github.com/apilayer - type: GitHubRepository url: https://github.com/apilayer/currencylayer-API - type: PublicAPIsListing url: https://github.com/public-apis/public-apis - type: SpectralRules url: rules/currencylayer-rules.yml - type: Vocabulary url: vocabulary/currencylayer-vocabulary.yml - type: Plans url: plans/currencylayer-plans-pricing.yml - type: RateLimits url: rate-limits/currencylayer-rate-limits.yml - type: FinOps url: finops/currencylayer-finops.yml - type: Tools url: https://blog.apilayer.com/how-to-turn-any-rest-api-into-an-mcp-server-for-claude-complete-2026-pillar-guide/ title: APILayer MCP Server Pattern (currencylayer example) - type: Features data: - name: 168 World Currencies description: Coverage of fiat currencies plus precious metals, sourced from 15+ commercial-grade providers. - name: Real-Time Exchange Rates description: Latest rates with refresh cadence ranging from hourly (Free) to 60 seconds (Enterprise and above). - name: Historical Exchange Rates description: End-of-day rates for any day since 1999, available on every plan including Free. - name: Currency Conversion Endpoint description: On-demand conversion between any two currencies at real-time or historical rates. - name: Time-Frame Endpoint description: Daily rates between two arbitrary dates (max 365 days) for trend analysis. - name: Change Endpoint description: Start rate, end rate, absolute change, and percentage change for a chosen window. - name: HTTPS Encryption description: SSL-secured transport on Basic plan and above; Free is HTTP only. - name: Source Currency Switching description: Choose any of the 168 codes as the base currency on Basic plan and above. - name: APILayer Unified Auth description: One APILayer `apikey` works across Currencylayer and other APILayer marketplace APIs. - name: Bank-Grade Data Sourcing description: Aggregated from 15+ commercial-grade providers, suitable for finance and treasury workloads. - type: UseCases data: - name: E-Commerce Multi-Currency Pricing description: Convert prices into the shopper's local currency at checkout using /convert and /live. - name: Treasury and Cash Reporting description: Daily mark-to-market of multi-currency balances using /timeframe and /change. - name: Travel and Fintech Apps description: Power in-app FX widgets, traveler wallets, and remittance quotes with /live. - name: Accounting and Ledger Reconciliation description: Look up the official end-of-day rate for any historical transaction with /historical. - name: Backtesting and Analytics description: Pull windowed rate history with /timeframe to feed quant or BI models. - name: Compliance and Audit Trails description: Reference an immutable end-of-day rate when auditing cross-border payments. - name: AI Agents and MCP Tools description: Expose live and historical rates to LLM agents via APILayer's MCP server pattern. - type: Integrations data: - name: APILayer Marketplace description: Currencylayer is distributed via the APILayer hub; signup, billing, and key management share the marketplace. - name: Fixer description: Sister APILayer FX product with overlapping surface; commonly used interchangeably or for redundancy. - name: Coinlayer description: Cryptocurrency exchange rate API on the same APILayer platform. - name: Open Exchange Rates description: Competing FX API that consumers benchmark Currencylayer against. - name: Frankfurter / ExchangeRate.host description: Free/community FX alternatives often evaluated alongside Currencylayer. - name: Money / money.js description: Server- and browser-side libraries paired with Currencylayer for conversion math. - type: Solutions data: - name: Free Plan description: 100 requests/month, hourly refresh, USD base only, HTTP only. Best for prototyping. - name: Basic Plan description: 10,000 requests/month at $14.99/mo, HTTPS, source-currency switching, /convert endpoint. - name: Professional Plan description: 100,000 requests/month at $39.99/mo, 10-minute refresh, /convert endpoint. - name: Enterprise Plan description: 100,000 requests/month at $59.99/mo, 60-second refresh, /timeframe endpoint. - name: Enterprise Plus Plan description: 500,000 requests/month at $99.99/mo, 60-second refresh, /timeframe and /change endpoints. - name: Custom Plan description: Volume-based pricing, 60-second refresh, dedicated account team and priority support. maintainers: - FN: Kin Lane email: kin@apievangelist.com