API Terms/Finance/CurrencyBeacon (formerly CurrencyScoop)

CurrencyBeacon (formerly CurrencyScoop)

currencyscoop.com

Provides real-time and historical currency exchange-rate data via a REST JSON API and an optional MCP server.

The CurrencyBeacon (formerly CurrencyScoop) API uses api key authentication; has freemium pricing; offers a free tier (5,000 API requests/month free (Developer sandbox), hourly updates); rate limits: Monthly request quotas per plan (e.g. 5,000 free, up to 2,000,000 on Professional); REST and MCP calls share the same quota. Verified 2026-07-12 with per-field source links.

Finance Verified 2026-07-12 medium confidence
Base URL
https://api.currencybeacon.com/v1
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Free tier
5,000 API requests/month free (Developer sandbox), hourly updates
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Pricing model
freemium
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Pricing
Free $0 (5,000 req); Basic $10/mo (50,000 req); Startup $99/mo (500,000 req); Professional $599/mo (2,000,000 req); annual billing and enterprise custom quotes available
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Rate limits
Monthly request quotas per plan (e.g. 5,000 free, up to 2,000,000 on Professional); REST and MCP calls share the same quota
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OpenAPI spec
not documented null
no source
MCP server
MCP server available on the same account; successful MCP tool calls count toward API quota
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