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GET
/
v1
/
exchange
/
rates
/
{base}
/
{target}
Get exchange rate
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.light.inc/v1/exchange/rates/{base}/{target} \
  --header 'Authorization: <api-key>'
{
  "base": "USD",
  "target": "USD",
  "rate": 123,
  "effectiveDate": "2023-12-25",
  "requestedDate": "2023-12-25"
}

Documentation Index

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Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Basic authentication header of the form Basic <api_key>, where <api_key> is your api key.

Path Parameters

​
base
string
required

Base currency of the exchange rate

​
target
string
required

Target currency of the exchange rate

Query Parameters

​
date
object

Date the exchange rate is requested for. If omitted, defaults to today

Response

default - application/json;charset=UTF-8

default response

​
base
string
Example:

"USD"

​
target
string
Example:

"USD"

​
rate
number

Exchange rate between base and target currency

​
effectiveDate
string<date>

Effective date of the exchange rate. E.g., rate requested on Saturday will have the effective date Friday

​
requestedDate
string<date>

Date the exchange rate is requested for