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Currency converter

Data

Convert between about 30 currencies using the European Central Bank's daily reference rates.

What it does

  • About 30 currencies
  • European Central Bank reference rates
  • Any day's rates back to 1999
  • Several currencies in one call

Good for

  • Prices for overseas visitors
  • Invoices at the right day's rate
  • Reports

Rates update once each working day, around 16:00 Central European Time. They are reference rates for information, not the rate a bank or card will give.

Example

GETPOST https://bloodweb.net/api/v1/currency-convert

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" "https://bloodweb.net/api/v1/currency-convert?amount=100&from=AUD&to=USD,INR"

Options

NameDescription
amount The amount to convert.
Default: 1
from
required 		Three-letter currency code, such as AUD.
to One or more codes, comma separated. Leave out for every currency.
date A past date as YYYY-MM-DD, for that day's rates (back to 4 January 1999). Weekends and holidays use the last working day before. Leave out for the latest.

Returns

JSON: amount, from, date (the publication date of the rates used), rates and results per currency, source, and stale: true when the source could not be reached and older rates were used.

Limits

Reference rates are for information. They are not the rate a bank or card will give.