# Freecurrencyapi

Category: [Currency and finance](https://free-web-services.com/web-services/unit-convertors/)  
Page: https://free-web-services.com/web-services/unit-convertors/freecurrencyapi.html  
Documentation: https://freecurrencyapi.com/docs

Freecurrencyapi gives exchange rates for 33 major currencies, with daily history back to 1999, for example to convert prices in a hobby project. Requests are GET calls with an apikey parameter, and the answers are JSON. Free with a free API key for 1,000 requests a month and 10 a minute, for hobby and personal projects; commercial use needs a paid plan.

- API key: Needed, free
- Pricing: Free with a free API key for 1,000 requests a month and 10 a minute, for hobby and personal projects; commercial use needs a paid plan.
- Commercial use: Not on the free plan
- From the browser: Yes (CORS)
- Formats: JSON
- Interface: REST, HTTP-GET
- Provider: freecurrencyapi.com
- Last checked: Working on November 9th, 2026

Example request:

```sh
curl 'https://api.freecurrencyapi.com/v1/latest?apikey=YOUR_API_KEY'
```

Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your own key. The JavaScript works in a web page as well as in Node.js 18 or newer.