# Exchange Rate API

> Use this tool when you need to retrieve accurate and up-to-date exchange rates for various currencies, including fiat, crypto, and precious metals, to solve problems such as currency conversion, financial analysis, and international trade calculations. It provides real-time and historical data through hourly updates, with inputs including base currency and date, and outputs including converted amounts and time-series data. Use it in contexts such as e-commerce, finance, and travel applications where reliable exchange rate information is crucial.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/nimbusapi-exchange-rate  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/nimbusapi-exchange-rate

## Description

Real-time and historical exchange rates for 160 fiat, crypto, and precious metal currencies. Hourly updates from ECB, FloatRates, and CoinGecko. Free base switching, time-series, batch conversion, and historical data back to 1999.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** finance
- **Updated:** 2026-05-12

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/nimbusapi/exchange-rate)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "nimbusapi-exchange-rate"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/nimbusapi-exchange-rate` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/nimbusapi-exchange-rate/pull`

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