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Get Rate Card

The Get Rate Card method returns a predefined list of currency pairs priced with Reuters exchange rates.

Use the HTTP GET method with the url below:

https://api.payfac.com/api.svc/rateCard

  • An Authorisation header is required in the following format: Authorization : username:AccountKey
  • The certificate used for mTLS authentication must be included in the request
  • The response schema and response example define the XML format that is returned for this method

Element Descriptions

Field Name Type Length Description
<BaseCurrencyCode> String 3 The Base Currency of the returned currency pair
<BuyCurrencyCode> String 3 The Currency being purchased by the customer
<DirectionCode> String 3 Indicates if the customer is buying or selling currency. Valid codes are BUY or SEL
<ExchangeRate> Decimal 8.6 The quoted exchange rate for the currency pair
<InvRatePrecision> Integer 10 The number of decimal places used to express a precision of inverse exchange rate
<IsTradable> Boolean   An indicator stating if the currency pair can be used to trade. In rare cases a currency may be suspended from trading and so false will be returned
<IsValid> Boolean   An indicator stating if the currency pair is valid. In rare cases a rate may not be available so false will be returned
<QuoteCode> GUID 36 The code identifier for currency pair and exchange rate (used for making a payment based on a specific rate card)
<RatePrecision> Integer 10 The number of decimal places used to express a precision of exchange rate
<SellCurrencyCode> String 3 The Currency being sold by the customer
<Tenor> String 2-3 The code identifier that signifies the period for which a currency exchange rate is valid
<WhenRateExpiresUtc> Date & Time   The UTC time that the rate is valid until. Expected format: yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss