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layout: page
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title: "Currencylayer"
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description: "Instructions on integrating exchange rates from https://currencylayer.com/ within Home Assistant."
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date: 2016-10-26 10:00
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sidebar: true
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comments: false
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sharing: true
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footer: true
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ha_category: Finance
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logo: currencylayer.png
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ha_iot_class: "Cloud Polling"
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ha_release: 0.32
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---
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The `currencylayer` sensor will show you the current exchange rate from [Currencylayer](https://currencylayer.com/) that provides realtime exchange rates for [170 currencies](https://currencylayer.com/currencies). The free account is limited to only USD as a base currency, allows 1000 requests per month, and updates every hour.
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Obtain your API key [here](https://currencylayer.com/product)
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To enable this sensor, add the following lines to your `configuration.yaml` file:
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```yaml
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# Example configuration.yaml entry
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sensor:
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- platform: currencylayer
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api_key: YOUR_API_KEY
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base: USD
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quote:
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- EUR
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- INR
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```
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Configuration variables:
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- **api_key** (*Required*): API Key from [Currencylayer](https://currencylayer.com/).
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- **base** (*Optional*): The symbol of the base currency. Defaults to USD.
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- **quote** (*Required*): The symbol(s) of the quote or target currencies.
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