# Live-Rates.com

> Live-Rates.com is a subscription-based API service providing real-time foreign
> exchange rates and financial market data. It serves 150+ currency pairs —
> major and minor forex pairs, precious metals (gold, silver), cryptocurrencies
> (Bitcoin, Ethereum) and major stock indices — over a REST API and a WebSocket
> streaming feed, in both JSON and XML, updated approximately every second.

The API is free to use without a key (up to 3 requests per hour). A free 4-day
trial key unlocks unlimited access; paid Monthly, Yearly and 3-Year plans add
unlimited production requests, multiple IP addresses and historical data.

## Core pages

- [Homepage](https://www.live-rates.com/): product overview, live ticker, API examples and pricing.
- [Live rates — all currency pairs](https://www.live-rates.com/rates/all): per-pair landing pages with live bid/ask, daily range and API usage.
- [Pricing](https://www.live-rates.com/#pricing): Monthly (€50/mo), Yearly (€30/mo) and 3-Year (€20/mo) plans.
- [FAQ](https://www.live-rates.com/#faq): common questions about keys, formats, pairs, update frequency and commercial use.
- [Blog](https://www.live-rates.com/blog): forex market insights and API updates.
- [Terms & Privacy](https://www.live-rates.com/terms-privacy): terms of service and privacy policy.

## API

- [API documentation & client examples (GitHub)](https://github.com/Live-Rates/live-rates.com): copy-paste REST and WebSocket clients for curl, Node.js, Python, Go, Rust, Java, PHP, C#, Swift and more.
- REST API — all rates: `https://www.live-rates.com/api/rates` (JSON by default; add `rate_format=xml` for XML).
- Price API — single pair: `https://www.live-rates.com/api/price?key=YOUR_KEY&rate=EURUSD` (returns bid, ask, high, low, open, close).

## Contact

- [Get in touch / request a trial key](https://www.live-rates.com/#contact)
- Support: support@live-rates.com