# Historical Exchange Rates
Returns exchange rates for a given time range. Generally, we provide data going back to 1999.
Request Method: GET
Request URL: https://api.fxapi.com/v1/historical
# Request Parameters
Parameter | Type | Mandatory | Description |
---|---|---|---|
apikey | string | ️ | Your API Key |
date | string | ️ | Date to retrieve historical rates from (format: 2021-12-31) |
base_currency | string | The base currency to which all results are behaving relative to By default all values are based on USD | |
currencies | string | A list of comma seperated currency codes which you want to get (EUR,USD,CAD) By default all available currencies will be shown |
# Sample Response
The API response comes in easy-to-read JSON format and contains the end-of-day data for the provided date
parameter for all currencies.
{
"meta": {
"last_updated_at": "2022-01-01T23:59:59Z"
},
"data": {
"AED": {
"code": "AED",
"value": 3.67306
},
"AFN": {
"code": "AFN",
"value": 91.80254
},
"ALL": {
"code": "ALL",
"value": 108.22904
},
"AMD": {
"code": "AMD",
"value": 480.41659
},
"...": "150+ more currencies"
}
}