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[API Development](/categories/api) 4. / 5. fastforex/fastforex-php-client ActiveLibrary[API Development](/categories/api) fastforex/fastforex-php-client ============================== PHP client for fastFOREX.io Currency Exchange Rate API v2.0.0(3mo ago)16.4k↑128.6%MITPHPPHP >=7.4CI passing Since Feb 15Pushed 3mo agoCompare [ Source](https://github.com/fastforex/fastforex-php-client)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/fastforex/fastforex-php-client)[ Docs](https://www.fastforex.io)[ RSS](/packages/fastforex-fastforex-php-client/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (5)Dependencies (3)Versions (7)Used By (0) fastFOREX Currency Exchange Rate API Client for PHP =================================================== [](#fastforex-currency-exchange-rate-api-client-for-php) [![Tests](https://github.com/fastforex/fastforex-php-client/actions/workflows/tests.yaml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/fastforex/fastforex-php-client/actions/workflows/tests.yaml/badge.svg)[![Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/166f7e4a5c22be1845d6ae170a6a8a74a8153dd3db6190d2dbff435d72364c74/687474703a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f66617374666f7265782f66617374666f7265782d7068702d636c69656e742e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/fastforex/fastforex-php-client) You'll need an API key to use the API client. [Get a Free Trial API Key](https://console.fastforex.io). - 160+ Currencies - 500+ Crypto Currencies - 2,300+ FX trading pairs - Up 55 years of historical data Installation ------------ [](#installation) With [Composer](https://getcomposer.org): ``` composer require fastforex/fastforex-php-client ``` Quick Start ----------- [](#quick-start) Set the API key once in your bootstrap code, or in the constructor: ``` \FastForex\Client::setApiKey('YOUR_API_KEY'); ``` ``` new \FastForex\Client('YOUR_API_KEY'); ``` Fetch all currencies, with `USD` base: ``` $response = (new FastForex\Client())->fetchAll('USD'); print_r($response); ``` ``` stdClass Object ( [base] => USD [results] => stdClass Object ( [AED] => 3.67246 [AFN] => 77.19882 [ALL] => 101.68772 ... ) [updated] => 2021-02-15 22:13:51 [ms] => 5 ) ``` More Examples ------------- [](#more-examples) Fetch `GBP`, with `USD` base: ``` $response = (new FastForex\Client())->fetchOne('USD', 'GBP'); echo $response->result->GBP; ``` Fetch several currencies with `USD` base: ``` $response = (new FastForex\Client())->fetchMulti('USD', ['GBP', 'EUR', 'CHF']); ``` Convert 200 `USD` to `GBP`: ``` $response = (new FastForex\Client())->convert('USD', 'GBP', 199.99); ``` Fetch a list of supported currencies ``` $response = (new FastForex\Client())->currencies(); ``` Fetch recent API usage ``` $response = (new FastForex\Client())->usage(); ``` Get all the historical exchange rates for 1st April 2021, with `USD` base: ``` $response = (new FastForex\Client())->historical(new \DateTime('2021-04-01'), 'USD'); ``` Get a subset of historical exchange rates for 1st April 2021, with `USD` base: ``` $response = (new FastForex\Client())->historical(new \DateTime('2021-04-01'), 'USD', ['EUR', 'GBP', 'CHF']); ``` Get a 7-day time-series dataset for `EUR` to `CHF` ``` $response = (new FastForex\Client())->timeSeries( new \DateTime('2021-04-01'), new \DateTime('2021-04-07'), 'EUR', 'CHF' ); ``` Error Handling -------------- [](#error-handling) We throw the following Exceptions: ### `\InvalidArgumentException` [](#invalidargumentexception) Usually when input parameters to the client are wrong ### `\FastForex\Exception\APIException` [](#fastforexexceptionapiexception) When there is problem making the API call, or when there is an error response from the server. We include the HTTP response code and error message wherever possible: ``` try { $response = (new FastForex\Client('INVALID_API_KEY'))->fetchAll('USD'); } catch (\FastForex\Exception\APIException $exception) { echo $exception->getMessage(), PHP_EOL; } ``` Free Trial ---------- [](#free-trial) Our 7-day free trial API keys are unrestricted. All features and full API quota. API Documentation ----------------- [](#api-documentation) This client implements our OpenAPI spec. Interactive documentation available: - **ReadMe** - ### OpenAPI Spec [](#openapi-spec) ### Health Score 46 — FairBetter than 93% of packages Maintenance78 Regular maintenance activity Popularity26 Limited adoption so far Community8 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity57 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 78.6% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~450 days Total 5 Last Release 115d ago Major Versions v1.3.0 → v2.0.02026-01-24 PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0.0PHP >=5.6.0 v2.0.0PHP >=7.4 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/79095356?v=4)[Tom](/maintainers/wham-tom)[@wham-tom](https://github.com/wham-tom) --- Top Contributors [![wham-tom](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/79095356?v=4)](https://github.com/wham-tom "wham-tom (11 commits)")[![tomwalder](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1258131?v=4)](https://github.com/tomwalder "tomwalder (3 commits)") --- Tags currenciescurrencycurrency-convertercurrency-exchangecurrency-exchange-ratesexchange-ratesphpphp-client ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Static AnalysisPHPStan Type Coverage Yes ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/fastforex-fastforex-php-client/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/fastforex-fastforex-php-client/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/fastforex-fastforex-php-client) ``` ### Alternatives [stripe/stripe-php Stripe PHP Library 4.0k143.3M480](/packages/stripe-stripe-php)[twilio/sdk A PHP wrapper for Twilio's API 1.6k92.9M272](/packages/twilio-sdk)[facebook/php-business-sdk PHP SDK for Facebook Business 90821.9M34](/packages/facebook-php-business-sdk)[meilisearch/meilisearch-php PHP wrapper for the Meilisearch API 74513.7M114](/packages/meilisearch-meilisearch-php)[google/gax Google API Core for PHP 265103.1M454](/packages/google-gax)[google/common-protos Google API Common Protos for PHP 173103.7M50](/packages/google-common-protos) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)