ExchangeRate-API Open Access API
Free no-key endpoint with once-daily rates and attribution requirement.
ExchangeRate-API Open Access API is one of 7 APIs that ExchangeRate-API publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
This API exposes 14 JSON Schema definitions.
Tagged areas include Open Access. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 14 JSON Schemas.
This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 6.0.0.
Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://v6.exchangerate-api.com/v6, https://open.er-api.com/v6.
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 1
ExchangeRate-API Open Access API declares
1 security scheme
for authenticating requests.
An API key is passed in the path as api_key (apiKeyPath).
By default, every request must be authenticated.
apiKeyPath— ExchangeRate-API uses an API key embedded in the URL path (after /v6/).
Paths & Operations 1
Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Free no-key endpoint with once-daily rates and attribution requirement.
Schemas 2
The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are OpenAccessResponse (11 properties), ErrorResponse (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.
Source
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