# x402 Orthogonal Exchange Rates – Live

> x402 Orthogonal Exchange Rates – Live is a paid API for AI agents from x402.orthogonal.com, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-17).

Returns the latest live exchange rates for a given base currency, optionally filtered to specific target currencies.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://x402.orthogonal.com/exchange-rates/v1/live?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.001/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-17
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-orthogonal-exchange-rates-live-e0f25e58
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_xz0tgVAmxS-7tfVsPWrj0

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability x402-orthogonal-exchange-rates-live-e0f25e58
```

Example prompt: What's the current exchange rate from USD to EUR and GBP? Fetch the live rates right now.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need live, real-time exchange rates for one or more currency pairs at minimal cost ($0.001 USDC per call). It is well-suited for agents that need current FX data for pricing, conversion, or display purposes, especially when querying multiple target currencies in a single call using comma-separated values.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or unsupported currency code returns an error or empty rates
- Missing base currency parameter may result in a default or error response
- Network/provider downtime may return a 5xx error
- Rate limiting or payment failure returns a 402 or 429 status

## How this service works

Get the latest exchange rates for a given base currency.

## Output

Returns a structured response containing the base currency and a map of target currency codes to their current exchange rate values relative to the base, reflecting live market rates.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "base": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Base currency code (e.g. USD)"
      },
      "target": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Target currency code(s), comma-separated"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-orthogonal-exchange-rates-live-e0f25e58/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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