Light APIv1.0.0

API / Reference / Exchange

Get exchange rate

GET https://api.light.inc/v1/exchange/rates/{base}/{target}

Returns an exchange rate between base and target currencies for a given date

Authorization

Send one of these on every request. See Authentication for how to get credentials.

  • API key

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

  • Bearer token

Path parameters

  • base stringrequired

    Base currency of the exchange rate

  • target stringrequired

    Target currency of the exchange rate

Query parameters

  • date string

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

Response

  • base string

  • target string

  • 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