> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.exchangeratesapi.com.au/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Exchange Rates API

> Welcome to the Exchange Rates API - programmatic access to Official Reserve Bank of Australia exchange rate data through REST API endpoints

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The Exchange Rates API is a developer-friendly data service providing **official Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) exchange rate data** through clean, modern REST API endpoints and webhooks. We transform publicly available RBA data (currently only accessible via HTML/RSS) into instant JSON responses.

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  <Card title="Official RBA Data" icon="school">
    Direct from the Reserve Bank of Australia, updated daily
  </Card>

  <Card title="Simple REST API" icon="code">
    Clean JSON responses with comprehensive error handling
  </Card>

  <Card title="Historical Data" icon="clock-rotate-left">
    Complete history from 2018 onwards with 30,000+ data points
  </Card>

  <Card title="Free Tier" icon="gift">
    300 requests to get started (one-time trial), no credit card required
  </Card>
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## Why Exchange Rates API?

The Reserve Bank of Australia publishes official exchange rates daily for free, but only provides this data in:

* HTML tables requiring web scraping
* RSS/XML feeds with complex RDF namespaces
* Excel files for historical data

Australian businesses need this **official RBA data** for:

* Tax compliance and ATO reporting
* Invoice calculations for imports/exports
* Financial reporting and auditing
* E-commerce currency conversion
* Accounting software integrations

<Note>
  All data is sourced from the Reserve Bank of Australia. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by the RBA.
</Note>

## Supported Currencies

We support all currencies published by the RBA:

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  <Accordion title="Major Currencies" icon="coins">
    * **USD** - US Dollar
    * **EUR** - Euro
    * **GBP** - British Pound Sterling
    * **JPY** - Japanese Yen
    * **CHF** - Swiss Franc
    * **CAD** - Canadian Dollar
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Asia-Pacific" icon="globe">
    * **CNY** - Chinese Renminbi
    * **KRW** - South Korean Won
    * **SGD** - Singapore Dollar
    * **NZD** - New Zealand Dollar
    * **HKD** - Hong Kong Dollar
    * **TWD** - Taiwan New Dollar
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Southeast Asia" icon="chart-line">
    * **INR** - Indian Rupee
    * **THB** - Thai Baht
    * **MYR** - Malaysian Ringgit
    * **IDR** - Indonesian Rupiah
    * **VND** - Vietnamese Dong
    * **PHP** - Philippine Peso
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Quick Example

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  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl https://api.exchangeratesapi.com.au/latest \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer your_api_key_here"
  ```

  ```javascript JavaScript theme={null}
  const response = await fetch('https://api.exchangeratesapi.com.au/latest', {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': 'Bearer your_api_key_here'
    }
  });

  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(`1 AUD = ${data.rates.USD} USD`);
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  response = requests.get(
      'https://api.exchangeratesapi.com.au/latest',
      headers={'Authorization': 'Bearer your_api_key_here'}
  )

  data = response.json()
  print(f"1 AUD = {data['rates']['USD']} USD")
  ```

  ```php PHP theme={null}
  <?php
  $curl = curl_init();

  curl_setopt_array($curl, array(
    CURLOPT_URL => 'https://api.exchangeratesapi.com.au/latest',
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array(
      'Authorization: Bearer your_api_key_here'
    ),
  ));

  $response = curl_exec($curl);
  $data = json_decode($response, true);

  echo "1 AUD = " . $data['rates']['USD'] . " USD";
  ?>
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Response Format

```json theme={null}
{
  "success": true,
  "timestamp": 1725080400,
  "base": "AUD",
  "date": "2025-08-31",
  "rates": {
    "USD": 0.643512,
    "EUR": 0.562934,
    "GBP": 0.487421,
    "JPY": 96.832100,
    "NZD": 1.094200,
    "TWI": 60.500000
  }
}
```

## Ready to Get Started?

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  <Card title="Get Your API Key" icon="key" href="/quickstart">
    Sign up for free and start making API calls in under 2 minutes
  </Card>

  <Card title="Webhooks (Professional+)" icon="bell" href="/api-reference/webhooks/overview">
    Get pushed a signed notification the moment each day's rates publish - no polling
  </Card>
</CardGroup>