AfricaFCFA — ISO 4217

Central African CFA Franc (XAF) Exchange Rate API

Get live Central African CFA Franc (XAF) to USD exchange rates via REST API. Rates updated every 4 hours from dual sources. Used by Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad and 3 more.

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One endpoint, one header. No OAuth, no webhooks required.

JavaScript / TypeScriptGET /v1/exchange-rates/XAF
// Fetch XAF exchange rate
const response = await fetch(
  'https://api.apogeoapi.com/v1/exchange-rates/XAF',
  { headers: { 'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key' } }
);

const data = await response.json();
// {
//   "currency": "XAF",
//   "usdRate": 1.08,        // 1 XAF = X USD
//   "lastUpdated": "2026-04-05T10:00:00Z",
//   "stale": false
// }
Bundled with country dataGET /v1/countries/{ISO2}
// Countries using XAF also include currencyRate in their response:
GET /v1/countries/{ISO2}
// { ..., "currencyRate": { "usdRate": 1.08, "currency": "XAF" } }

Why use ApogeoAPI for XAF rates?

Live rates

XAF to USD rates updated every 4 hours from ExchangeRate-API with Frankfurter as automatic fallback. Stale flag included if refresh fails.

161 currencies

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Bundled with geo data

Countries that use XAF return currencyRate inline — no extra API call needed. Cities, states, IP geo all in one response.

Countries using XAF

All of these countries return XAF exchange rate data in their API responses.

CameroonCentral African RepublicChadCongoEquatorial GuineaGabon

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