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+# Open Exchange Rates API
 
-Code, examples and libraries for working with the Open Exchange Rates API (https://openexchangerates.org)
+**[Open Exchange Rates](http://openexchangerates.org)** is a free, real-time JSON API that provides exchange rates (forex/fx rates) for 150+ currencies, relative to USD.
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+Rates are collected from several reliable sources and blending together algorithmically, to acheive a consistent and unbiased level of cross-market accuracy.
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+You can use these data anywhere and in any language - whether performing JavaScript currency conversion on the client-side (eg. for a web app, smartphone app or online shopping cart - try **[money.js](http://josscrowcroft.github.com/money.js)**) or for back-end processing (eg. databases, dashboards, analytics, accounting, tickers, desktop software, whatever).
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+The latest exchange rates are available on **[openexchangerates.org](http://openexchangerates.org)**, along with historical EOD (end of day) rates going back to January 1999, with HTTPS support, optional JSONP callback and friendly `Access-Control` HTTP headers - so you can load it in via AJAX with a cross-domain request without worrying about browser security restrictions.
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+To get the data, you just need to access `latest.json` via AJAX, CURL, Scrapy, node-httpagent, or your method of choice. There's a bunch of **[documentation](http://openexchangerates.org/documentation)** and examples/sample projects are coming to this repo very soon.
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+You can sign up easily at the **[signup](https://openexchangerates.org/signup)** page - any questions, **[send Joss an email](mailto:joss@openexchangerates.org)**!
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+## Accuracy
+
+As with all exchange rate data, accuracy can never be guaranteed when you're not paying through the teeth for the service - and when money changes currencies, everyone takes a cut - so it's a good idea to inform people that these are for informational purposes only, something like "Converted prices/exchange rates are for informational purposes only." Feel free to say that rates come from the Open Exchange Rates service.
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+## Homepage and documentation:
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+Check out **[openexchangerates.org](http://openexchangerates.org)** for all the info.
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+There are guides for most languages, with more on the way. If you're working in client-side or server-side Javascript, check out **[money.js](http://josscrowcroft.github.com/money.js)**, a tiny (1kb) JavaScript currency conversion library.
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+
+## Legal
+
+There's a License, Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy available on **[openexchangerates.org](http://openexchangerates.org)**, which you are required to read and understand before querying the data.
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+## Future
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+This Git repository will soon be updated with working code samples and example projects for using the API and data.

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+# Open Exchange Rates - Usage Examples
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+Coming soon!

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+# Open Exchange Rates - API Libraries
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+Coming soon!