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Latest Exchange Rates

Overview

The latest rates endpoint returns current exchange rates for all currencies supported by the Reserve Bank of Australia. Rates are updated daily at 4:00 PM AEST and cached for optimal performance.
This endpoint requires authentication. Get your API key to start making requests.

Authentication

string
required
Bearer token with your API key: Bearer your_api_key_here

Query Parameters

string
Comma-separated list of currency codes to filter results (case-insensitive). If omitted, all available currencies are returned.Examples: USD,EUR,GBP, JPY,CAD,NZD
string
Base currency for the rates. Currently only AUD is supported.Default: AUD

Request

Response

boolean
required
Always true for successful responses
number
required
Unix timestamp when the rates were published by RBA
string
required
Base currency for all rates (always “AUD”)
string
required
Date when the rates were published (YYYY-MM-DD format)
object
required
Object containing exchange rates keyed by currency code
number
required
Exchange rate from AUD to the specified currency, with precision varying by currency (up to 6 decimal places for most, whole numbers for IDR/VND)

Understanding Exchange Rates

Rate Interpretation

All rates are quoted as AUD to foreign currency:
  • "USD": 0.643512 means 1 AUD = 0.643512 USD
  • "EUR": 0.562934 means 1 AUD = 0.562934 EUR
  • "JPY": 96.832100 means 1 AUD = 96.832100 JPY

Precision

  • Rates are stored with micro-unit precision internally
  • API responses show up to 6 decimal places (varies by currency)
  • Actual precision varies by currency based on RBA source data:
    • Most currencies: Up to 6 decimal places (e.g., USD: 0.6566)
    • Some currencies: 2 decimal places (e.g., JPY: 97.26)
    • IDR and VND: Whole numbers only (e.g., IDR: 10739, VND: 17338) as provided by RBA

Special Currencies

The TWI represents the value of the AUD against a basket of currencies weighted by trade volumes.
  • Included in latest rates
  • Not available for conversion operations
  • Used by economists and analysts for AUD strength analysis
SDRs are international reserve assets created by the International Monetary Fund.
  • Basket currency including USD, EUR, CNY, JPY, GBP
  • Used for international accounting and reserves
  • Available for conversion operations

Rate Update Schedule

RBA Update Times

  • Daily: Monday to Friday (excludes Australian public holidays)
  • Time: 4:00 PM Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT)
  • Source: Reserve Bank of Australia official rates

API Update Process

  1. 4:00 PM AEST: RBA publishes new rates
  2. 4:05-4:15 PM AEST: Our system fetches and validates data
  3. 4:15 PM AEST: New rates available via API
  4. Fallback: If RBA is unavailable, previous day’s rates are served with stale data headers

Staleness Detection

When RBA data is unavailable, responses include:

Response Headers

Successful responses include useful metadata:
Authenticated endpoints return Cache-Control: no-store to prevent caching of user-specific responses and ensure quota tracking accuracy.

Common Use Cases

1. Real-time Rate Display

2. Bulk Currency Calculations

3. Rate Comparison & Alerting

4. Caching for Performance

Error Responses

Next Steps

Single Currency

Get rate for a specific currency only

Currency Conversion

Convert amounts between currencies

Historical Rates

Access rates from any date since 2018

Time Series

Get rates for date ranges

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

API key authentication using Bearer token

Query Parameters

symbols
string

Comma-separated list of currency codes to filter results

base
enum<string>

Base currency (currently only AUD supported)

Available options:
AUD

Response

Latest exchange rates

success
boolean
required
Example:

true

timestamp
integer
required

Unix timestamp of the rate date

base
string
required
Example:

"AUD"

date
string
required

Date of the rates (YYYY-MM-DD)

Pattern: ^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$
rates
object
required

Object containing currency codes as keys and exchange rates as values