Get a crypto exchange rate (any pair)

GET/api/crypto/exchange-rate

Returns the current reference rate between two cryptocurrencies: how many units of `to` one unit of `from` is worth. Every supported crypto carries a USD price, and the rate is the ratio of the two prices, so any pair works even when no exchange lists it directly. Prices refresh in 10-minute windows; see the `updated` timestamp. Use `USD` on either side for a straight dollar price.

Authentication

Send your API key in the x-api-key header on every request. Create and manage keys under API keys in your dashboard; the free plan needs no credit card. Requests without a key return 401 UNAUTHORIZED.

Query parameters

fromstringrequired: Crypto symbol
tostringrequired: Crypto symbol

Response

fromstring

tostring

ratenumber

updatedstring<date-time>

Errors

400VALIDATION_ERROR: Invalid query parameters.
401UNAUTHORIZED: Missing or invalid API key.
404UNKNOWN_ASSET: Unknown currency or crypto.
429USAGE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED: Too many requests: per-key or per-IP burst rate limit exceeded (RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED) or monthly request quota reached (USAGE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED).
500INTERNAL_ERROR: Unexpected server error.
502UPSTREAM_ERROR: Exchange-rate provider failure.

Example request

curl "https://backend-ejsq.onrender.com/api/crypto/exchange-rate?from=BTC&to=BTC" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

const res = await fetch(
  "https://backend-ejsq.onrender.com/api/crypto/exchange-rate?from=BTC&to=BTC",
  { headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.XCHANGER_API_KEY } },
);
const body = await res.json();
console.log(body);

import os
import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://backend-ejsq.onrender.com/api/crypto/exchange-rate",
    params={"from": "BTC", "to": "BTC"},
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["XCHANGER_API_KEY"]},
)
print(res.json())

Try it

Example response

{
  "data": {
    "from": "USD",
    "to": "EUR",
    "rate": 0.92,
    "updated": "2026-06-09T12:00:00.000Z"
  }
}