Get Fx Rate
GET/v1/stockmarket/fx/rates
Latest stored FX rate (rate = quote ccy per 1 base ccy; AUDUSD = USD per AUD). FRED (Fed noon buying rate) preferred over the market-data fallback — the same rate the ``currency=AUD`` commodity conversions use, exposed so consumers can convert anything else themselves.
Price
$0.01/ callEdge cache
3600s
Uptime 24h
99.65%
p95
316ms
MCP tool
stockmarket_fx-rates
Parameters
| Name | In | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| pair | query | string = AUDUSD | Currency pair (base+quote, e.g. AUDUSD) |
Code
curl
# 1. No key, no payment: the gateway answers 402 with the price
curl -i "https://api.realtimeapi.ai/v1/stockmarket/fx/rates"
# 2. Pay: retry with a signed x402 payment (any x402 client builds this header)
curl "https://api.realtimeapi.ai/v1/stockmarket/fx/rates" -H "PAYMENT-SIGNATURE: $X402_PAYMENT"TypeScript · @x402/fetch
// npm i @x402/fetch @x402/core @x402/evm viem
import { wrapFetchWithPayment } from "@x402/fetch";
import { x402Client } from "@x402/core/client";
import { ExactEvmScheme } from "@x402/evm/exact/client";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";
const client = x402Client.fromConfig({ schemes: [{ network: "eip155:8453", client: new ExactEvmScheme(privateKeyToAccount(PRIVATE_KEY)) }] });
const pay = wrapFetchWithPayment(fetch, client);
const data = await (await pay("https://api.realtimeapi.ai/v1/stockmarket/fx/rates")).json();
console.log(data);Python · x402
# pip install x402 eth-account requests
from eth_account import Account
from x402.clients.requests import x402_requests
session = x402_requests(Account.from_key(PRIVATE_KEY))
print(session.get("https://api.realtimeapi.ai/v1/stockmarket/fx/rates").json())With an API key
curl "https://api.realtimeapi.ai/v1/stockmarket/fx/rates" -H "X-API-Key: $RTAPI_KEY"Frequently asked questions
How do I get get fx rate from StockMarketAPI?
Send GET https://api.realtimeapi.ai/v1/stockmarket/fx/rates. Pay $0.01 per request with x402, or send an X-API-Key header.
What does GET /fx/rates cost?
$0.01 per successful request in USDC on Base. Failed requests are never charged.
Can I call this endpoint from an MCP client?
Yes. Connect any MCP client to the RealtimeAPI server and use call_feed with this endpoint's URL, or get_quote to check the price first.