South African Rand (ZAR) Exchange Rate API
Get live South African Rand (ZAR) to USD exchange rates via REST API. Rates updated every 4 hours from dual sources. Used by South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho and 2 more.
Fetch ZAR rates in seconds
One endpoint, one header. No OAuth, no webhooks required.
// Fetch ZAR exchange rate
const response = await fetch(
'https://api.apogeoapi.com/v1/exchange-rates/ZAR',
{ headers: { 'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key' } }
);
const data = await response.json();
// {
// "currency": "ZAR",
// "usdRate": 1.08, // 1 ZAR = X USD
// "lastUpdated": "2026-04-05T10:00:00Z",
// "stale": false
// }// Countries using ZAR also include currencyRate in their response:
GET /v1/countries/{ISO2}
// { ..., "currencyRate": { "usdRate": 1.08, "currency": "ZAR" } }Why use ApogeoAPI for ZAR rates?
Live rates
ZAR to USD rates updated every 4 hours from ExchangeRate-API with Frankfurter as automatic fallback. Stale flag included if refresh fails.
161 currencies
USD, EUR, GBP, ARS, BRL and 156 more — all available under the same subscription. No per-currency pricing.
Bundled with geo data
Countries that use ZAR return currencyRate inline — no extra API call needed. Cities, states, IP geo all in one response.
Countries using ZAR
All of these countries return ZAR exchange rate data in their API responses.
Other Africa currencies
All supported via the same endpoint and subscription.
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