CurrencyBeacon API
Overview
Real-time and historical currency exchange rates with free tier
CurrencyBeacon is a currency exchange API. Requests are authenticated with an API key. It is served over HTTPS and allows browser requests (CORS).
At a glance
- Authentication
- API key
- HTTPS
- Yes
- CORS
- Yes
- Category
- Currency Exchange
Questions
Does the CurrencyBeacon API need an API key?
Yes. The CurrencyBeacon API uses API key authentication; the documentation explains how to get credentials.
Can I call the CurrencyBeacon API from the browser?
Yes. The CurrencyBeacon API sends CORS headers, so a web page can call it directly with fetch().
Does the CurrencyBeacon API support HTTPS?
Yes, the CurrencyBeacon API is served over HTTPS.
What are alternatives to the CurrencyBeacon API?
Other Currency Exchange APIs include Bank of Russia, ExchangeRate-API, National Bank of Poland, Czech National Bank, API for the Settlement Currency Rate converter.
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Listed from public-apis (MIT).