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Bank of Russia vs FxRatesAPI

If you need a Currency Exchange API that's easy to integrate, go with Bank of Russia.

Bank of Russia

Exchange rates and currency conversion

FxRatesAPI

Real-time exchange rates, historical rates and currency conversion

Bank of Russia

  • No authentication required
  • HTTPS supported

FxRatesAPI

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported
  • No CORS support
FeatureBank of RussiaFxRatesAPI
AuthenticationNoneapiKey
HTTPSYesYes
CORSUnknownNo

When to use which?

Bank of Russia is the better choice for quick prototypes and hackathons since it requires no authentication.