exchangerate.host
Finance and crypto
exchange rates api
SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
7 positive, 21 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 29 comments about the project. Thread score +0.15.
Idea: 4 for, 0 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful free alternative for currency data
From 3 comments
If you're interested in offering a paid version of this API with no extra work, let me know. I think it'd be interesting to consider what additional features your users might pay…
transitivebs on HNHuge fan of the design of your landing page, what did you build and design it with?
moneywoes on HNThis is a great service and I’d like to thank the developer regardless of whether there are other services out there that provide similar services. Why do I say this? I’ve just…
TheMightyLlama on HN
Objections
Only supports 33 of 180 currencies
From 2 comments
Note: This website only supports 33/180 currencies.
markdown on HNshould put something on the website that while the API follows fixer.io it doesn't support all the currencies that fixer.io does
gigatexal on HN
Ongoing funding and sustainability unclear
From 2 comments
I usually don't care much about such things but how are you financing this project? I did not see any evidence of a paid plan. If I were going to depend on this I'd like some…
pbreit on HNVery well. I have two questions. Why should one use this service, instead of using directly ecb(https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/eurofxref/eurofxref-daily.xml)? How do you keep…
aaronedam on HN
Requests
Add crypto and commodities like gold and silver
From 2 comments
hi @aaronedam, thanks for your question, - default api response is json format, this format is easy to parse then xml (eg directly usage in js/nodejs app..) - server cost is not…
arzzen on HNI would love something like this with commodities (gold, silver) and crypto included...
mszcz on HN
Clarify which currencies are supported
From 1 comment
I'm really interested in using this, I just can't seem to easily find the 33 currencies that are supported. Any chance you could clarify which ones?
fbelzile on HN
Questions
How does it differ from frankfurter.app and openexchangerates?
From 2 comments
How is it different from frankfurter.app ? (from the original creator of fixer.io) Side note: I always wonder about those stories like uBlock Origin and fixer.io where the…
gingerlime on HNWe use https://openexchangerates.org/ and they also have a free plan. I’d love to know how you compare. They do commodities (silver, gold, etc) and some crypto. What is your USP?
erikrothoff on HN
What are the rate limits?
From 1 comment
Nice work! What sort of rate limits do you impose on the API?
osrec on HN
Alternatives named
ECB daily XML feed
From 1 comment
Very well. I have two questions. Why should one use this service, instead of using directly ecb(https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/eurofxref/eurofxref-daily.xml)? How do you keep…
aaronedam on HN
frankfurter.app
From 1 comment
How is it different from frankfurter.app ? (from the original creator of fixer.io) Side note: I always wonder about those stories like uBlock Origin and fixer.io where the…
gingerlime on HN
openexchangerates.org
From 1 comment
We use https://openexchangerates.org/ and they also have a free plan. I’d love to know how you compare. They do commodities (silver, gold, etc) and some crypto. What is your USP?
erikrothoff on HN
fcsapi.com
From 1 comment
Check fcsapi.com Not sure how the business is run but fiat and crypto are covered and it is free... Edit: typo
alexis2b on HN