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The fixer sensor will show you the current exchange rate from Fixer.io which is using data from the European Central Bank (ECB).

To get an overview about the available currencies.

{% linkable_title Setup %}

You need to create an API key. There is a rate limit of 1000 calls per month.

{% linkable_title Configuration %}

To enable this sensor, add the following lines to your configuration.yaml file:

# Example configuration.yaml entry
sensor:
  - platform: fixer
    api_key: YOUR_API_KEY
    target: CHF

{% configuration %} api_key: description: Your API key for Fixer.io. required: true type: string target: description: The symbol of the target currency. required: true type: string name: description: Name to use in the frontend. required: false type: string default: Exchange rate {% endconfiguration %}

Details about the API are available in the Fixer.io documentation.