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Currency exchange rates can be set manually by you in Blesta, or automatically via a third-party exchange rate processor. The exchange rates are used in currency amount conversions throughout the system
Processors
Processor Types
Processors that are Web Scrapers indicate that an HTML page is parsed to determine the exchange rate. This is less reliable than if the processor provided an API instead since a change to the web page by the processor can cause the web scraper to fail to parse exchange rates altogether.
Be sure to consult the exchange rate processor for supported currencies, rate limits, and fees.
| Availability | Processor | Type | Currencies | Cost | Available Since Blesta Version | Notes |
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AVAILABLE | Currency Layer | API | 168+ | Free/Paid | v4.2.0 | An API key is required for use. Source Currency The Free Plan with Currency Layer does not support source currency switching, so it will only support fetching exchange rates relative to the USD currency. However, if Blesta's default currency is not set to USD, the processor in Blesta will still perform currency conversion by doing so with respect to the USD currency exchange rates. This means you can continue to use the Free Plan with the source currency set to USD regardless of your default currency in Blesta. |
AVAILABLE | Fixer | API | 170+ | Free/Paid | v4.2.0 | The Fixer API used in Blesta v4.2.0 has been deprecated and replaced by a new API endpoint that requires the use of an API key. Blesta v4.3.0 supports this new Fixer API. Base Currency The Free Plan with Fixer does not support source currency switching, so it will only support fetching exchange rates relative to the EUR currency. However, if Blesta's default currency is not set to EUR, the processor in Blesta will still perform currency conversion by doing so with respect to the EUR currency exchange rates. This means you can continue to use the Free Plan with the source currency set to EUR regardless of your default currency in Blesta. |
DISCONTINUED | Foxrate | API | ~ | Free | v3.0.0 | Foxrate has been discontinued. It is removed since Blesta v3.1.0. |
DISCONTINUED | Google Finance | Web Scraper | 170+ | Free | v3.0.0 | Google Finance has been discontinued since early 2018. It is removed since Blesta v4.3.0. |
AVAILABLE | Open Exchange Rates | API | 200+ | Free/Paid | v4.2.0 | An API key is required for use. Base Currency The Free Plan with Open Exchange Rates does not support base currency switching, so it will only support fetching exchange rates relative to the USD currency. However, if Blesta's default currency is not set to USD, the processor in Blesta will still perform currency conversion by doing so with respect to the USD currency exchange rates. This means you can continue to use the Free Plan with the base currency set to USD regardless of your default currency in Blesta. |
AVAILABLE | X-Rates | Web Scraper | 53+ | Free | v4.2.0 | |
DISCONTINUED | Yahoo Finance | Web Scraper | ~ | Free | v3.0.0 | Yahoo Finance has discontinued this processor November 6, 2017. It is removed since Blesta v4.2.0. |