Currencies and the countries that use them.
Codes, symbols and minor units, linked to the countries that use them. Reference data, not exchange rates.
{
"code": "EUR",
"numeric": "978",
"name": "Euro",
"symbol": "€",
"minor_units": 2
}- Source
- ISO 4217 registry
- Licence
- Stated per source
- Refreshed
- 2026-10-09
What currency data gives you
- Codes and minor units
- Alphabetic and numeric codes with the number of decimal places each currency uses.
- Linked to countries
- Go from a country to its currency and back, with the same identifiers as the country data.
- Changes over time
- Introductions and withdrawals are versioned, so old records stay readable.
- Licence stated up front
- Source and terms are listed next to the data, so you can check them before you ship.
Know where every record comes from
Source, licence and verification status travel with the data. This is an excerpt of the register behind the API.
| Source | Used for | Licence |
|---|---|---|
| ISO 4217 registry | Currencies | Stated per source |
Start with one request
Create a key in your account and send it in the x-api-key header.
curl "https://currency.atlasref.dev/api/v1/currencies/EUR" \
-H "x-api-key: $ATLASREF_KEY"More from atlasref
The other datasets use the same identifiers and the same rules about sources.