Official FX rates.
One clean API.
Get the exact rates your compliance team demands - pulled directly from central bank APIs and normalised into one clean JSON endpoint.
ECB reference rates · Jun 2, 2026
How it works
From central bank to your app.
No detours.
Central bank publishes
The ECB, Bank of England, BOJ and 90+ others release their official exchange rates on a set schedule.
Parfeed ingests & normalises
We connect directly to each bank's API or data feed. Rates are parsed, validated, and stored within hours of release.
You query the API
One endpoint. Consistent JSON. Filter by bank, currency pair, or date range - with full metadata on every record.
Why Parfeed
Built for developers.
Trusted by finance teams.
Official rates from 90+ central banks, delivered via a dead-simple API. The exact data your compliance team demands - nothing more, nothing less.
Direct from Central Banks
Every rate is fetched directly from the official central bank source - raw data as published, nothing added, nothing removed.
90+ Sources, One API
ECB, BOE, BCB, PBOC, BCEAO and more - all normalised into one consistent JSON format.
Always up to date
Rates land daily as central banks publish. One call per day - no polling, no stale cache, no wasted quota.
Full Traceability
Every rate comes with the bank code, date, and rate type. Audit-ready, compliance-friendly, from day one.
Developer API
One request.
Instant rates.
Query by currency, bank, date, or rate type. Get normalised JSON with full source attribution - ready for any system that needs official rates.
- Filter by bank, currency pair, and rate type
- Historical rates with ?from= &to= date range
- Bank code, date, and rate type on every record
- Redis-cached - responses under 10ms
Why it matters
Central bank rates vs. market rates
Forex APIs give you market prices - useful for trading, wrong for compliance. Parfeed delivers the official reference rates that governments, auditors, and tax authorities actually recognise.
| Parfeed | Forex rate APIs | |
|---|---|---|
| Rate type | ✓Official reference rates | Market / mid-market rates |
| Compliance | ✓Accepted by auditors & tax auth | Often rejected for reporting |
| Published by | ✓Central banks & gov. authorities | Brokers & data vendors |
| Audit trail | ✓Bank code + date on every record | No authoritative source |
| Freshness | ✓Same-day as bank publication | Continuous but unofficial |
| Pricing model | ✓Coverage-based, predictable | Per-request, unpredictable |
Try it now
Live API playground
Query the real API without signing up. ECB is on the free tier - select any other bank to see what a Pro response looks like.
Pricing
Pay for the coverage you need
You pay for coverage, not requests. Most integrations need one call per day - we don't charge you for the rest.
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