Africa — KSh — ISO 4217
Kenyan Shilling (KES) Exchange Rate API
Get live Kenyan Shilling (KES) to USD exchange rates via REST API. Rates updated every 4 hours from dual sources. Used by Kenya.
Fetch KES rates in seconds
One endpoint, one header. No OAuth, no webhooks required.
JavaScript / TypeScriptGET /v1/exchange-rates/KES
// Fetch KES exchange rate
const response = await fetch(
'https://api.apogeoapi.com/v1/exchange-rates/KES',
{ headers: { 'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key' } }
);
const data = await response.json();
// {
// "currency": "KES",
// "usdRate": 1.08, // 1 KES = X USD
// "lastUpdated": "2026-04-05T10:00:00Z",
// "stale": false
// }Bundled with country dataGET /v1/countries/{ISO2}
// Countries using KES also include currencyRate in their response:
GET /v1/countries/{ISO2}
// { ..., "currencyRate": { "usdRate": 1.08, "currency": "KES" } }Why use ApogeoAPI for KES rates?
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Live rates
KES to USD rates updated every 4 hours from ExchangeRate-API with Frankfurter as automatic fallback. Stale flag included if refresh fails.
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161 currencies
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Bundled with geo data
Countries that use KES return currencyRate inline — no extra API call needed. Cities, states, IP geo all in one response.
Countries using KES
All of these countries return KES exchange rate data in their API responses.
Kenya
Other Africa currencies
All supported via the same endpoint and subscription.
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