Africa — USh — ISO 4217
Ugandan Shilling (UGX) Exchange Rate API
Get live Ugandan Shilling (UGX) to USD exchange rates via REST API. Rates updated every 4 hours from dual sources. Used by Uganda.
Fetch UGX rates in seconds
One endpoint, one header. No OAuth, no webhooks required.
JavaScript / TypeScriptGET /v1/exchange-rates/UGX
// Fetch UGX exchange rate
const response = await fetch(
'https://api.apogeoapi.com/v1/exchange-rates/UGX',
{ headers: { 'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key' } }
);
const data = await response.json();
// {
// "currency": "UGX",
// "usdRate": 1.08, // 1 UGX = X USD
// "lastUpdated": "2026-04-05T10:00:00Z",
// "stale": false
// }Bundled with country dataGET /v1/countries/{ISO2}
// Countries using UGX also include currencyRate in their response:
GET /v1/countries/{ISO2}
// { ..., "currencyRate": { "usdRate": 1.08, "currency": "UGX" } }Why use ApogeoAPI for UGX rates?
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Live rates
UGX 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
USD, EUR, GBP, ARS, BRL and 156 more — all available under the same subscription. No per-currency pricing.
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Bundled with geo data
Countries that use UGX return currencyRate inline — no extra API call needed. Cities, states, IP geo all in one response.
Countries using UGX
All of these countries return UGX exchange rate data in their API responses.
Uganda
Other Africa currencies
All supported via the same endpoint and subscription.
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