Bank of Israel FX Rates beginner's guide — what it is, how it works, when to use it
With any new API, the hardest part is figuring out what it actually does and where it's useful. Let's start there.
What is Bank of Israel FX Rates?
Official Bank of Israel exchange rates (USD, EUR, GBP, more) with full history, in JSON and XML.
The Bank of Israel publishes daily official FX rates against the Shekel. Their OData API is free, key-less, and exposes years of history. If you are building fintech or bookkeeping for Israel — cards, wallets, freelancer tools — this is essential.
Who it's for
- Israeli fintech products
- Bookkeeping tools
- FX calculators
- Investment dashboards
A first example
Here is the shortest path to seeing something work:
curl "https://boi.org.il/PublicApi/GetExchangeRates?asJson=true"When to use it, when not to
Bank of Israel FX Rates is a great fit for most of what it covers, but not every case. If you only need small, static data once or twice, it may be simpler to download and cache locally. For real products that need fresh data, the API is the way.