Currency Symbols API

GET

Match any country or currency code to its official ISO currency code.

Currency Symbols matches ISO currency codes or country names to the countries that use them. Paid plans add the currency symbol, full currency name, ISO numeric code, and decimal precision.

Try it — live request, no key required

Request

GETapi.apiverve.com/v1/currencysymbols?currency=USD

Query parameters

currencystring

Verification

Format

No key required to try it. Get a key to use it in your app.

Example

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "countriesFound": [
      {
        "country_name": "AMERICAN SAMOA",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "BONAIRE, SINT EUSTATIUS AND SABA",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY (THE)",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "ECUADOR",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "EL SALVADOR",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "GUAM",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "HAITI",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "MARSHALL ISLANDS (THE)",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "MICRONESIA (FEDERATED STATES OF)",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS (THE)",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "PALAU",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "PANAMA",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "PUERTO RICO",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "TIMOR-LESTE",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS (THE)",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS (THE)",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (THE)",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH)",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.)",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      }
    ],
    "currency": "USD"
  }
}

About the Currency Symbols API

Currency Symbols works by querying a large currency database to retrieve the symbol and name of a currency. It returns the currency data in a structured format.

What people use it for

E-Commerce Storefronts: Look up a buyer's country during checkout to retrieve the matching ISO currency code and render localized pricing with the correct symbol.
Invoicing Systems: Accounting platforms query an ISO currency code to identify the associated countries, numeric code, and decimal precision before generating international billing records.
Multi-Currency Digital Wallets: When a customer opens a foreign account balance, fetch the official currency name and symbol to display next to the ledger balance.
Expense Report Processing: Map foreign transaction entries to their originating country and currency code to validate expense submissions across international subsidiaries.

Ways to call it

One endpoint, many ways in — REST with JSON, XML, YAML and CSV, plus GraphQL and an MCP interface for AI agents.

JSON: Default REST response
XML: Markup format
YAML: Human-readable
CSV: Tabular export
GraphQL: Query language
MCP: For AI agents

View all integrations →

Other ways to use Currency Symbols

Same data, same APIVerve account, same credit balance — one key works on all of them.

Give it to an AI agentConnect over MCP and your agent calls it as a native tool — Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT.on VerveKit Google Sheets or ExcelA =VERVE() formula fills a column — no script, no export, recalculates in place.on VerveSheets Ground an agent on itA cited, machine-checkable fact your model can't produce on its own.on VerveContext

Questions.

Common questions about the Currency Symbols API.

Read the docs →

How many currency lookups does the Free plan cover?

The Free plan covers 200 lookups per month. Each request consumes 1 credit. If you need higher volume, the Starter plan provides 200,000 lookups per month, which works out to about $0.00015 per call.

Can I get the currency symbol and decimal precision on the Free plan?

No, currency symbols and decimal precision are premium fields. The Free plan returns the country name and ISO currency code. Currency symbols, full currency names, ISO numeric codes, and minor unit counts are unlocked on any paid plan starting with Starter.

Can I search by country name as well as currency code?

Yes. Currency Symbols provides dedicated endpoints to look up records either by country name or by 3-letter ISO currency code. The reference database covers 172 currencies globally.

What does the response return when multiple countries use the same currency?

When you query a shared currency such as EUR or XCD, the response includes an entry for each country that uses it. Every record in the returned list contains the country name alongside the currency's code; paid plans also include the symbol and formatting attributes.

Can I store and display these currency symbols in a commercial checkout?

Yes, commercial use is permitted on any paid plan. You can store, format, and display the symbols, decimal precision, and currency codes inside your commercial application, provided you do not resell or redistribute the raw data as-is.

Request parameters — GET /v1/currencysymbols

Sent in the query string. Premium parameters are accepted on every plan but only take effect on plans that include them. Anything not listed here is dropped rather than passed through.

Required

Parameter	Type	Example	Description
`currency`Required	string	`USD`	The currency code for which you want to get the symbol

Example request

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curl "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/currencysymbols?currency=USD" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Authentication

Send your key in the x-api-key header. That is the only auth step — no token exchange, and no per-endpoint scope to configure.

Header	When	Value
`x-api-key`Required	Every request	Your API key. Header names are case-insensitive, so `X-API-Key` is the same header.
`Authorization`Alternate	Instead of the above	`Bearer <key>` — for clients that only expose bearer auth. Resolves to the same account and the same billing.

401 is the only auth verdict

A 401 means the key is missing, invalid or expired. A 403 means the key is valid but not permitted here — blocked by a key restriction or an IP allow-list. Running out of credits is a 429.

Response — GET /v1/currencysymbols

Every APIVerve endpoint returns the same three top-level keys, so one response handler covers your whole integration: status, error and data. Only data changes shape.

Sample response

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "countriesFound": [
      {
        "country_name": "AMERICAN SAMOA",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "BONAIRE, SINT EUSTATIUS AND SABA",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY (THE)",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "ECUADOR",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "EL SALVADOR",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "GUAM",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "HAITI",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "MARSHALL ISLANDS (THE)",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "MICRONESIA (FEDERATED STATES OF)",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS (THE)",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "PALAU",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "PANAMA",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "PUERTO RICO",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "TIMOR-LESTE",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS (THE)",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS (THE)",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (THE)",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH)",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      },
      {
        "country_name": "VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.)",
        "currency_name": "US Dollar",
        "currency_iso_code": "USD",
        "currency_number": "840",
        "currency_mnr_unts": "2",
        "currency_symbol": "$"
      }
    ],
    "currency": "USD"
  }
}

Response fields

Paths are relative to data. Premium fields are absent rather than zeroed on plans that do not include them, so check for presence instead of comparing to 0.

Field	Type	Example	Description
`countriesFound`	array[19]		Array of countries using the specified currency
`country_name`	string	`"AMERICAN SAMOA"`	Full name of the country using the currency
`currency_name`Premium	string	`"US Dollar"`	Full name of the currency
`currency_iso_code`	string	`"USD"`	ISO 4217 currency code for the currency
`currency_number`Premium	string	`"840"`	ISO 4217 numeric currency code for identification
`currency_mnr_unts`Premium	string	`"2"`	Minor units in currency for decimal precision
`currency_symbol`Premium	string	`"$"`	Symbol used to represent the currency
`currency`	string	`"USD"`	The currency code that was queried

Response headers

Every response carries your balance, so your own code always knows where it stands without polling anything. All four are exposed to browsers through CORS.

Header	What it carries
`x-api-remaining-credits`	Credits left in the current cycle
`x-api-credits-used`	Credits spent in the current cycle
`x-api-max-credits`	The allowance for the cycle
`x-api-version`	Version of the endpoint that answered

Errors

Read the HTTP status first, then error for the specific reason. The body names the parameter that has to change.

Status	Meaning	What to do
`400`	Input was rejected	Read `error`; it names the parameter that has to change.
`401`	Key missing or invalid	Check the header name and the key value.
`403`	Key valid, but not permitted here	A key restriction or an IP allow-list — never a bad key.
`429`	Rate limited, or out of credits	Read `error` to tell them apart, then back off or top up.

What a call costs — 1 credits per call

Credits are shared across every APIVerve API — one balance, one key, one bill. Failed requests never count against it, so a rejected input costs nothing.

Plan	Per month	Credits	Currency Symbols calls	Per 1,000 calls
Free	Free	200	200	Free
Starter	$29.99	200,000	200,000	$0.15
Pro	$99.99	1,000,000	1,000,000	$0.10
Mega	$299.99	4,000,000	4,000,000	$0.07

Calls are what the credits buy at this API's rate — spend them here, on any of the other APIs, or across both. Nothing is reserved per endpoint.

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Call it from cURL — GET /v1/currencysymbols

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/currencysymbols with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

cURL

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curl "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/currencysymbols" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Resources

GitHubapiverve/currencysymbols-apiSource, issues and the examples this page is built from.ReferenceCurrency Symbols API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Also published for

@apiverve/currencysymbolsnpm apiverve-currencysymbolsPyPI APIVerve.API.CurrencySymbolsNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from Node.js — GET /v1/currencysymbols

Install the Node.js SDK, then call the Currency Symbols API with your key. The client wraps the same HTTPS request, so anything it returns is what the endpoint returns.

Install — npm

npm install @apiverve/currencysymbols

Node.js

const res = await fetch("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/currencysymbols", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
});
const { data } = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Resources

npm@apiverve/currencysymbolsThe published Node.js client, versioned and signed.GitHubapiverve/currencysymbols-apiSource, issues and the examples this page is built from.ReferenceCurrency Symbols API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Also published for

apiverve-currencysymbolsPyPI APIVerve.API.CurrencySymbolsNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from Python — GET /v1/currencysymbols

Install the Python SDK, then call the Currency Symbols API with your key. The client wraps the same HTTPS request, so anything it returns is what the endpoint returns.

Install — PyPI

pip install apiverve-currencysymbols

Python

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/currencysymbols",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
print(res.json()["data"])

Resources

PyPIapiverve-currencysymbolsThe published Python client, versioned and signed.GitHubapiverve/currencysymbols-apiSource, issues and the examples this page is built from.ReferenceCurrency Symbols API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Also published for

@apiverve/currencysymbolsnpm APIVerve.API.CurrencySymbolsNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from C# / .NET — GET /v1/currencysymbols

Install the C# / .NET SDK, then call the Currency Symbols API with your key. The client wraps the same HTTPS request, so anything it returns is what the endpoint returns.

Install — NuGet

dotnet add package APIVerve.API.CurrencySymbols

C# / .NET

using var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY");

var json = await client.GetStringAsync("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/currencysymbols");
Console.WriteLine(json);

Resources

NuGetAPIVerve.API.CurrencySymbolsThe published C# / .NET client, versioned and signed.GitHubapiverve/currencysymbols-apiSource, issues and the examples this page is built from.ReferenceCurrency Symbols API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Also published for

@apiverve/currencysymbolsnpm apiverve-currencysymbolsPyPI

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from Go — GET /v1/currencysymbols

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/currencysymbols with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/currencysymbols", nil)
req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")

res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))

Resources

Also published for

@apiverve/currencysymbolsnpm apiverve-currencysymbolsPyPI APIVerve.API.CurrencySymbolsNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from PHP — GET /v1/currencysymbols

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/currencysymbols with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

PHP

$ch = curl_init("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/currencysymbols");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ["x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
echo $response;

Resources

Also published for

@apiverve/currencysymbolsnpm apiverve-currencysymbolsPyPI APIVerve.API.CurrencySymbolsNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from Ruby — GET /v1/currencysymbols

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/currencysymbols with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

Ruby

require "net/http"

uri = URI("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/currencysymbols")
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["x-api-key"] = "YOUR_API_KEY"

res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true) { |h| h.request(req) }
puts res.body

Resources

Also published for

@apiverve/currencysymbolsnpm apiverve-currencysymbolsPyPI APIVerve.API.CurrencySymbolsNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

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Currency Symbols API

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About the Currency Symbols API

What people use it for

Ways to call it

Other ways to use Currency Symbols

Questions.

Request parameters — GET /v1/currencysymbols

Required

Authentication

Response — GET /v1/currencysymbols

Response fields

Response headers

Errors

What a call costs — 1 credits per call

Call it from cURL — GET /v1/currencysymbols

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Node.js — GET /v1/currencysymbols

Resources

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Call it from Python — GET /v1/currencysymbols

Resources

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Call it from C# / .NET — GET /v1/currencysymbols

Resources

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Call it from Go — GET /v1/currencysymbols

Resources

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Call it from PHP — GET /v1/currencysymbols

Resources

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