Currencylayer API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Currencylayer API
  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 API is delivered via
    the APILayer marketplace and the legacy `apilayer.net` endpoint.

    Authentication uses the `access_key` query parameter on the legacy endpoint and
    the `apikey` HTTP header on the APILayer marketplace endpoint. The Free plan is
    limited to 100 requests per month and is HTTP-only with USD base; HTTPS,
    arbitrary base currency switching, and the `/convert` endpoint unlock on the
    Basic plan and above. The `/timeframe` endpoint requires the Enterprise plan
    and `/change` requires Enterprise Plus.
  version: "1.0.0"
  contact:
    name: Currencylayer Support
    url: https://currencylayer.com/contact
  license:
    name: Commercial
    url: https://currencylayer.com/terms
  termsOfService: https://currencylayer.com/terms
  x-provider: currencylayer
  x-parent: apilayer
servers:
  - url: https://api.apilayer.com/currency_data
    description: APILayer-hosted production endpoint (current, HTTPS, apikey header)
  - url: https://api.currencylayer.com
    description: Legacy currencylayer.com endpoint (HTTPS, access_key query, paid tiers)
  - url: http://api.currencylayer.com
    description: Legacy currencylayer.com endpoint (HTTP, free tier)
tags:
  - name: Rates
    description: Real-time and historical foreign exchange rate operations.
  - name: Symbols
    description: Discovery of supported currency symbols.
  - name: Conversion
    description: On-demand currency amount conversion.
  - name: Time Frame
    description: Daily historical rates between two dates.
  - name: Change
    description: Currency change (margin and percentage) analysis between two dates.
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
  - AccessKeyQuery: []
paths:
  /list:
    get:
      operationId: listCurrencies
      summary: List Supported Currencies
      description: |
        Returns the full list of currencies Currencylayer supports along with their
        full names. Available on every plan including Free.
      tags:
        - Symbols
      responses:
        "200":
          description: A map of ISO 4217 currency codes to currency names.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: "#/components/schemas/CurrenciesResponse"
        "401":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/Unauthorized"
        "429":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/RateLimited"
  /live:
    get:
      operationId: getLive
      summary: Get Live Exchange Rates
      description: |
        Returns the most recent exchange rate data. Rates refresh every 60 minutes
        on Free and Basic, every 10 minutes on Professional, and every 60 seconds
        on Enterprise and above.
      tags:
        - Rates
      parameters:
        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/Source"
        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/Currencies"
      responses:
        "200":
          description: Latest rates anchored to the requested source currency.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: "#/components/schemas/QuotesResponse"
        "401":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/Unauthorized"
        "403":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/Forbidden"
        "429":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/RateLimited"
  /historical:
    get:
      operationId: getHistorical
      summary: Get Historical Exchange Rates
      description: |
        Returns end-of-day historical exchange rates for any date since 1999.
        Available on every plan including Free.
      tags:
        - Rates
      parameters:
        - name: date
          in: query
          required: true
          description: ISO-8601 date in `YYYY-MM-DD` format (any working day since 1999).
          schema:
            type: string
            format: date
            example: "2005-02-01"
        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/Source"
        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/Currencies"
      responses:
        "200":
          description: Historical end-of-day rates for the requested date.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: "#/components/schemas/QuotesResponse"
        "401":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/Unauthorized"
        "429":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/RateLimited"
  /convert:
    get:
      operationId: convertCurrency
      summary: Convert Currency Amount
      description: |
        Converts an amount from one currency to another using real-time or historical
        rates. Available on Basic plan and above.
      tags:
        - Conversion
      parameters:
        - name: from
          in: query
          required: true
          description: Three-letter source currency code (ISO 4217).
          schema:
            type: string
            example: USD
        - name: to
          in: query
          required: true
          description: Three-letter target currency code (ISO 4217).
          schema:
            type: string
            example: GBP
        - name: amount
          in: query
          required: true
          description: Amount to convert.
          schema:
            type: number
            example: 10
        - name: date
          in: query
          required: false
          description: Optional historical date (YYYY-MM-DD) to use for the conversion rate.
          schema:
            type: string
            format: date
            example: "2005-01-01"
      responses:
        "200":
          description: Converted amount and conversion metadata.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: "#/components/schemas/ConvertResponse"
        "401":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/Unauthorized"
        "403":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/Forbidden"
        "429":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/RateLimited"
  /timeframe:
    get:
      operationId: getTimeFrame
      summary: Get Time-Frame Exchange Rates
      description: |
        Returns daily historical exchange rates between two dates of your choice,
        with a maximum range of 365 days. Available on Enterprise plan and above.
      tags:
        - Time Frame
      parameters:
        - name: start_date
          in: query
          required: true
          description: Start date for the time-frame window (YYYY-MM-DD).
          schema:
            type: string
            format: date
            example: "2010-03-01"
        - name: end_date
          in: query
          required: true
          description: End date for the time-frame window (YYYY-MM-DD).
          schema:
            type: string
            format: date
            example: "2010-04-01"
        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/Source"
        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/Currencies"
      responses:
        "200":
          description: Map of dates to daily rates for the requested window.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: "#/components/schemas/TimeFrameResponse"
        "401":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/Unauthorized"
        "403":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/Forbidden"
        "429":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/RateLimited"
  /change:
    get:
      operationId: getChange
      summary: Get Currency Change Data
      description: |
        Returns currency change parameters (start rate, end rate, absolute change,
        percentage change) between two dates for any supported currency pair.
        Available on Enterprise Plus plan and above.
      tags:
        - Change
      parameters:
        - name: start_date
          in: query
          required: false
          description: Start date for the change window (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to yesterday.
          schema:
            type: string
            format: date
            example: "2005-01-01"
        - name: end_date
          in: query
          required: false
          description: End date for the change window (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to today.
          schema:
            type: string
            format: date
            example: "2010-01-01"
        - name: currencies
          in: query
          required: true
          description: Comma-separated ISO 4217 currency codes to report on.
          schema:
            type: string
            example: AUD,EUR,MXN
        - $ref: "#/components/parameters/Source"
      responses:
        "200":
          description: Per-currency change summary for the requested window.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: "#/components/schemas/ChangeResponse"
        "401":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/Unauthorized"
        "403":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/Forbidden"
        "429":
          $ref: "#/components/responses/RateLimited"
components:
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: apikey
      description: APILayer marketplace API key (https://apilayer.com/marketplace/currency_data-api).
    AccessKeyQuery:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: access_key
      description: Legacy Currencylayer access key (https://currencylayer.com/dashboard).
  parameters:
    Source:
      name: source
      in: query
      required: false
      description: |
        Three-letter ISO 4217 source/base currency code. Defaults to USD on the Free
        plan; any source currency may be selected on Basic plan and above.
      schema:
        type: string
        example: USD
    Currencies:
      name: currencies
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Comma-separated list of ISO 4217 currency codes to limit the result set.
      schema:
        type: string
        example: AUD,CHF,EUR,GBP,PLN
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid `apikey` / `access_key`.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: "#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"
    Forbidden:
      description: The requested feature is not included in the current subscription plan.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: "#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"
    RateLimited:
      description: Monthly request quota exhausted or per-minute rate limit hit.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: "#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"
  schemas:
    CurrenciesResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - success
        - currencies
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
          example: true
        terms:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://currencylayer.com/terms
        privacy:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://currencylayer.com/privacy
        currencies:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          example:
            AED: United Arab Emirates Dirham
            AFN: Afghan Afghani
            ALL: Albanian Lek
            USD: United States Dollar
    QuotesResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - success
        - timestamp
        - source
        - quotes
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
          example: true
        terms:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://currencylayer.com/terms
        privacy:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://currencylayer.com/privacy
        timestamp:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          example: 1430068515
        source:
          type: string
          example: USD
        historical:
          type: boolean
          example: false
        date:
          type: string
          format: date
          example: "2025-09-13"
        quotes:
          type: object
          description: |
            Map of concatenated source+target ISO 4217 codes (e.g. `USDEUR`) to the
            exchange rate of one unit of `source` expressed in the target currency.
          additionalProperties:
            type: number
          example:
            USDAUD: 1.278384
            USDCHF: 0.953975
            USDEUR: 0.919677
            USDGBP: 0.658443
            USDPLN: 3.713873
    ConvertResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - success
        - query
        - info
        - result
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
          example: true
        terms:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://currencylayer.com/terms
        privacy:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://currencylayer.com/privacy
        query:
          type: object
          properties:
            from:
              type: string
              example: USD
            to:
              type: string
              example: GBP
            amount:
              type: number
              example: 10
        info:
          type: object
          properties:
            timestamp:
              type: integer
              format: int64
              example: 1430068515
            quote:
              type: number
              example: 0.658443
        historical:
          type: boolean
          example: false
        date:
          type: string
          format: date
          example: "2005-01-01"
        result:
          type: number
          example: 6.58443
    TimeFrameResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - success
        - timeframe
        - start_date
        - end_date
        - source
        - quotes
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
          example: true
        terms:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://currencylayer.com/terms
        privacy:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://currencylayer.com/privacy
        timeframe:
          type: boolean
          example: true
        start_date:
          type: string
          format: date
          example: "2010-03-01"
        end_date:
          type: string
          format: date
          example: "2010-04-01"
        source:
          type: string
          example: USD
        quotes:
          type: object
          description: Map of dates to per-currency quotes for that date.
          additionalProperties:
            type: object
            additionalProperties:
              type: number
          example:
            "2010-03-01":
              USDUSD: 1
              USDGBP: 0.668525
              USDEUR: 0.738541
            "2010-03-02":
              USDUSD: 1
              USDGBP: 0.668827
              USDEUR: 0.736145
    ChangeResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - success
        - change
        - start_date
        - end_date
        - source
        - quotes
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
          example: true
        terms:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://currencylayer.com/terms
        privacy:
          type: string
          format: uri
          example: https://currencylayer.com/privacy
        change:
          type: boolean
          example: true
        start_date:
          type: string
          format: date
          example: "2005-01-01"
        end_date:
          type: string
          format: date
          example: "2010-01-01"
        source:
          type: string
          example: USD
        quotes:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            $ref: "#/components/schemas/ChangeEntry"
          example:
            USDAUD:
              start_rate: 1.281236
              end_rate: 1.108609
              change: -0.1726
              change_pct: -13.4735
            USDEUR:
              start_rate: 0.73618
              end_rate: 0.697253
              change: -0.0389
              change_pct: -5.2877
            USDMXN:
              start_rate: 11.149362
              end_rate: 13.108757
              change: 1.9594
              change_pct: 17.5741
    ChangeEntry:
      type: object
      properties:
        start_rate:
          type: number
        end_rate:
          type: number
        change:
          type: number
        change_pct:
          type: number
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - success
        - error
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
          example: false
        error:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: integer
              example: 104
              description: |
                Currencylayer error code. Known codes:
                  101 — Missing or invalid Access Key
                  103 — Non-existent API Function requested
                  104 — Monthly request allowance exceeded
                  105 — Requested function unavailable under current plan
                  106 — Query returned no results
                  404 — Requested resource does not exist
            type:
              type: string
              example: monthly_usage_limit_reached
            info:
              type: string
              example: Your monthly API request volume has been reached. Please upgrade your Subscription Plan.