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ExchangeRate-API Currencies API

Supported currency codes and metadata

ExchangeRate-API Currencies API is one of 3 APIs that ExchangeRate-API publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include Currencies. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, authentication docs, pricing, rate-limit docs, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 5 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 6.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://v6.exchangerate-api.com/v6, https://v6.exchangerate-api.com/v6.

1 operations 1 paths 5 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
6
Base URL
https://v6.exchangerate-api.com/v6
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

ExchangeRate-API Currencies API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (BearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • BearerAuth — Pass API key as a Bearer token in the Authorization header (e.g. Authorization: Bearer YOUR-API-KEY). When using this method, omit the API key from the URL pat…

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.

Currencies 1

Supported currency codes and metadata

GET
/{apiKey}/codes
Get all supported currency codes
getSupportedCodes 1 param → 200403

Schemas 5

The contract defines 5 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are BaseMetadata (3 properties), ErrorResponse (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

SupportedCodesResponse
ErrorResponse
object
2 properties 2 required
BaseMetadata
object
Common metadata fields returned in all successful responses
3 properties
ResultError
string
Indicates the request failed
ResultSuccess
string
Indicates the request was successful

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

exchangerate-currencies-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs ExchangeRate-API publishes across the network.

ExchangeRate-API Account API
ExchangeRate-API Exchange Rates API