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Overview

DolarAPI is a free, open API that provides real-time Argentine dollar exchange rates across all major market types. Argentista uses it to display current prices in the DollarPrices and CurrencyConverter components. The API requires no authentication. There are no documented rate limits. Base URL 
https://dolarapi.com

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GET /v1/dolares

Returns the current buy and sell prices for all major Argentine dollar market types in a single request. Each object in the response array corresponds to one market type. This endpoint powers the DollarPrices and CurrencyConverter components.

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Request

curl https://dolarapi.com/v1/dolares
This endpoint takes no parameters.

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Response fields

Returns a JSON array. Each element represents one dollar market type.
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[]
object[]
Array of current exchange rate entries, one per market type.

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Example response

[
  {
    "casa": "oficial",
    "nombre": "Oficial",
    "compra": 1010.00,
    "venta": 1050.00,
    "fechaActualizacion": "2024-01-15T14:30:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "casa": "blue",
    "nombre": "Blue",
    "compra": 1180.00,
    "venta": 1200.00,
    "fechaActualizacion": "2024-01-15T14:30:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "casa": "bolsa",
    "nombre": "Bolsa",
    "compra": 1150.00,
    "venta": 1155.00,
    "fechaActualizacion": "2024-01-15T14:30:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "casa": "contadoconliqui",
    "nombre": "Contado con liquidación",
    "compra": 1160.00,
    "venta": 1165.00,
    "fechaActualizacion": "2024-01-15T14:30:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "casa": "mayorista",
    "nombre": "Mayorista",
    "compra": 1005.00,
    "venta": 1008.00,
    "fechaActualizacion": "2024-01-15T14:30:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "casa": "cripto",
    "nombre": "Cripto",
    "compra": 1175.00,
    "venta": 1180.00,
    "fechaActualizacion": "2024-01-15T14:30:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "casa": "tarjeta",
    "nombre": "Tarjeta",
    "compra": null,
    "venta": 1260.00,
    "fechaActualizacion": "2024-01-15T14:30:00.000Z"
  }
]

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Dollar types reference

casanombreDescription
oficialOficialOfficial government exchange rate (BNA)
blueBlueInformal/parallel market rate
bolsaBolsa (MEP)Electronic Payment Market (MEP) — via bonds
contadoconliquiContado con Liqui (CCL)Cash with settlement — capital flight rate
mayoristaMayoristaWholesale rate for large transactions
criptoCriptoCryptocurrency-implied exchange rate
tarjetaTarjetaCredit card rate (includes PAIS tax)
The blue dollar is Argentina’s informal parallel market rate. It operates outside the official banking system and typically trades at a significant premium to the oficial rate.

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Notes

  • No authentication required. The endpoint is publicly accessible.
  • No documented rate limits. Cache responses in your application to avoid unnecessary requests.
  • The venta (sell) price is used by Argentista’s CurrencyConverter for all ARS ↔ USD conversions.
  • The fechaActualizacion timestamp lets you show users how fresh the data is.
For more information, visit the DolarAPI website.

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