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Dev tools · April 22, 2012

Weekend project - just relaunched the Open Exchange Rates website

The original simple, accurate and transparent exchange rates and currency conversion data API.

Weekend project - just relaunched the Open Exchange Rates website launched on April 22, 2012 with 6 votes, #153 of 446 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 14 years on.

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What it does

Our data are served in transparent JSON format, with simple documentation and quick tech support. Our community has created over 200 open source libraries and plugins for most languages and frameworks. From a single request per month to hundreds per second, we've got you covered. Live and historical exchange rates for over 200 world currencies, plus time-series and conversion APIs. Copyright © 2011—2026 Open Exchange Rates (UK)from openexchangerates.org

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