# Wise API: Get exchange rate > Gets Wise's current mid-market exchange rate and converted amount for two currencies, with optional daily rate history. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Wise. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/wise.com/get-exchange-rate - Method: `wise.com/get_exchange_rate`, version 1 - Website: wise.com - Returns: mid-market rate, converted amount, rate time, converter link, daily history - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `amount` | number | no | `25` | Amount to convert from the source currency, for example 100. Default 1. | | `history` | string | no | `"last_month"` | Period of daily rate history to return, for example last_month. One of "none", "last_week", "last_month", "last_6_months", "last_year", "last_5_years". Default "none". | | `to_currency` | string | yes | `"Japanese yen"` | Currency name or three-letter code, for example US dollar or USD. | | `from_currency` | string | yes | `"EUR"` | Currency name or three-letter code, for example British pound or GBP. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "amount": 25, "history": "last_month", "to_currency": "Japanese yen", "from_currency": "EUR" } ``` Its output: ```json { "history": [ { "date": "2026-09-23", "rate": 180.265 }, { "date": "2026-09-24", "rate": 180.135 }, { "date": "2026-09-25", "rate": 180.665 } ], "rate_time": "2026-10-23T08:09:01.312000+00:00", "mid_market_rate": 175.805, "converted_amount": 4395.13, "to_currency_code": "JPY", "to_currency_name": "Japanese yen", "from_currency_code": "EUR", "from_currency_name": "Euro", "wise_converter_link": "https://wise.com/gb/currency-converter/eur-to-jpy-rate?amount=25", "converted_currency_code": "JPY" } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"wise.com/get_exchange_rate","input":{"amount":25,"history":"last_month","to_currency":"Japanese yen","from_currency":"EUR"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - What is the mid-market rate for converting 250 British pounds to US dollars right now? - How many euros would I get for 1,000 Japanese yen today? - Show me the GBP to USD rate history for the last month on wise.com. - I need a converter link for turning 500 Canadian dollars into Australian dollars. - What's the current rate and converted amount for 75 Swiss francs into Indian rupees, with the last 6 months of daily rates? ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "from_currency", "to_currency" ], "properties": { "amount": { "type": "number", "default": 1, "minimum": 0, "description": "Amount to convert from the source currency, for example 100." }, "history": { "enum": [ "none", "last_week", "last_month", "last_6_months", "last_year", "last_5_years" ], "type": "string", "default": "none", "description": "Period of daily rate history to return, for example last_month." }, "to_currency": { "type": "string", "description": "Currency name or three-letter code, for example US dollar or USD." }, "from_currency": { "type": "string", "description": "Currency name or three-letter code, for example British pound or GBP." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "from_currency_code", "from_currency_name", "to_currency_code", "to_currency_name", "mid_market_rate", "converted_amount", "converted_currency_code", "rate_time", "wise_converter_link", "history" ], "properties": { "history": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "date", "rate" ], "properties": { "date": { "type": "string", "format": "date" }, "rate": { "type": "number" } }, "additionalProperties": false }, "description": "Daily rate observations, oldest first; empty when no history is requested." }, "rate_time": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "description": "Time of the current rate, with offset." }, "mid_market_rate": { "type": "number", "description": "Units of the destination currency per one source currency unit." }, "converted_amount": { "type": "number", "description": "Converted amount in the destination currency, rounded to two decimal places." }, "to_currency_code": { "type": "string", "description": "Destination currency code." }, "to_currency_name": { "type": "string", "description": "Destination currency name." }, "from_currency_code": { "type": "string", "description": "Source currency code." }, "from_currency_name": { "type": "string", "description": "Source currency name." }, "wise_converter_link": { "type": "string", "format": "uri", "description": "Wise converter page for this pair." }, "converted_currency_code": { "type": "string", "description": "Currency of the converted amount." } } } ``` ## See more - [Wise API: Compare transfer costs](https://fous.com/methods/wise.com/compare-transfer-costs.md): Compares what recipients get from Wise and other providers for a transfer amount and currency pair, with fees, rates and delivery times. - [Wise API: Search SWIFT codes](https://fous.com/methods/wise.com/search-swift-codes.md): Finds the SWIFT/BIC codes and branch locations Wise lists for a bank in a country, optionally narrowed by city, address, postcode, branch name or code; head office first. - [Wise API: Check IBAN](https://fous.com/methods/wise.com/check-iban.md): Checks an IBAN's country length and check digits locally, then looks up the bank details Wise shows for it. 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