Currency-api
Free Currency Exchange Rates API with 150+ Currencies & No Rate Limits
- Authentication
- No auth
- HTTPS
- Yes
- CORS
- Yes
- Category
- Currency Exchange
- Data source
- public-apis + marcelscruz
- Documentation / URL
- https://github.com/fawazahmed0/currency-api#readme
Overview
Currency-api (fawazahmed0/currency-api) was a beloved free, keyless exchange-rate API — daily-updated rates for 150+ currencies served as JSON from GitHub/jsDelivr, with no registration.
⚠️ Status (verified 2026-08): the hosted data endpoints returned HTTP 404 from all mirrors we tried (
cdn.jsdelivr.net,currency-api.pages.dev, raw GitHub) — the project’s hosted data appears to be unavailable. Verify from your network before relying on it.
What it used to provide
curl "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/fawazahmed0/currency-api@1/latest/currencies/usd/cny.json"{ "date": "2026-08-22", "usd": { "cny": 7.2 } }Alternatives
- Frankfurter (listed on this site) — free, keyless, ECB-based.
- Open Exchange Rates, Fixer, Currencylayer (all listed) — key-based with free tiers.
FAQ
Is Currency-api still working? As of 2026-08 its hosted data returned 404 from all mirrors — assume unavailable until verified.
Was it free? Yes — it was fully free and keyless.
Is the repo still there? The GitHub repo exists, but the hosted JSON endpoints we tested are not serving data.
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