fawazahmed0/exchange-api
Free Currency Exchange Rates API with 200+ Currencies & No Rate Limits observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
69/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 65
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 916
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 13
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2602 stars · 221 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A free currency exchange rates API serving 200+ currencies, including cryptocurrencies and metals, with daily updates and no rate limits. Data is delivered as JSON via CDN endpoints (jsDelivr and Cloudflare Pages) with historical date support.
Use cases
- get current exchange rates for 200+ currencies
- convert currency amounts between fiat and crypto
- fetch historical exchange rates for a specific date
- get bitcoin or metal exchange rates
- integrate free forex rates into an app without API keys
- build a currency converter tool
When to choose
- you need free, keyless exchange rate data with no rate limits
- you want historical daily rates via simple JSON GET requests
- you need coverage of fiat currencies, cryptocurrencies, and metals in one API
When to avoid
- you need real-time or intraday tick-level forex data
- you require guaranteed SLAs or commercial support
- you need rates updated more frequently than daily
Facets
service · maturity active
api-framework http-server developer-tools fintech apis self-hosted cloud python currency-exchange-rates forex-api no-rate-limits free-api cryptocurrency-rates cdn-hosted daily-updated cryptocurrency web-server
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/fawazahmed0/exchange-api · fetched 2026-08-28 · 1cf17cf50d46
- homepage: https://github.com/fawazahmed0/exchange-api#readme · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4de1f541516e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| fawazahmed0/exchange-api | main | 69 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="fawazahmed0/exchange-api")
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