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Fixer

The fixer integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] 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.

Setup

You need to create an API key. The free account is limited to only EUR as a base currency, allows 100 requests per month, and updates every hour.

Configuration

To enable this integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more], add the following lines to your configuration.yamlThe configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI.[Learn more] file. After changing the configuration.yamlThe configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI.[Learn more] file, restart Home Assistant to apply the changes. To view the changes, go to Settings > Devices & services > Entities.

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

Configuration Variables

Looking for your configuration file?
api_key string Required

Your API key for Fixer.io.

target string Required

The symbol of the target currency.

name string (Optional, default: Exchange rate)

Name to use in the frontend.

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

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