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Global Exchange Rates Make integrationAutomate Global Exchange Rates with Make.

Need prices, invoices or reports in another currency without a spreadsheet of rates? The Global Exchange Rates Make integration gives you 6 modules: 4 actions and 2 searches. This guide is for finance and ops builders, and it walks you from the API key to a first working scenario.

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What you can automate

What can the Global Exchange Rates Make integration do?

The Global Exchange Rates Make integration lets a Make scenario (the automation you build, a chain of modules) ask Global Exchange Rates for current or past currency rates and convert amounts, then pass the result to your other apps. Each module is one brick of that chain, and you plug your API key in once.

Totals in the right currency. An order or an invoice comes in from another app, Convert Amounts turns its amount into the currency your accounting uses, and the next module writes the converted figure where your team reads it.

A rate history for closing the books. Get Historical Exchange Rates returns the rates for a past date, which helps when a report must use the rate of the day a sale happened rather than today's rate. Get Latest Exchange Rates covers the current picture.

Clean dropdowns and checks. List Currencies and List Providers return what the service knows, so a scenario can check a currency code before converting it. When a listed module falls short, Make an API Call reaches any other endpoint of the API with the same connection.

Keep in mind that the app has no trigger: something else has to start the scenario, either the schedule of Make or a module from another app. Make's documentation for this app is also flagged as AI-generated, so check important details with the vendor. The same app often has an n8n node too; the n8n vs Make comparison helps you weigh the two. New to the tool? The Make review and the Make training are good places to start.

Connect

How do you connect Global Exchange Rates to Make?

  1. 01

    Copy your API key

    Log in to your Global Exchange Rates account and open the account dashboard. Your API key is displayed right there: copy it. You need an active account on the service before Make can use it.

  2. 02

    Add a module and create the connection

    In your Make scenario, add any Global Exchange Rates module and click Create a connection. A connection is your account linked to Make once, then reused by every module of this app.

  3. 03

    Name it and paste the key

    The Connection name field is optional, but a clear name helps when you run several accounts. Paste the key you copied, or follow the on-screen instructions, and save the connection.

First scenario

Build your first Global Exchange Rates scenario

GoalWhen a new order arrives in another app, Make fetches the latest rates from Global Exchange Rates and converts the order amount.

  1. 01

    Create the scenario

    Open the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the + to add the first module. Since this app has no trigger, pick the app where your orders arrive.

  2. 02

    Add Get Latest Exchange Rates

    Click the + on the right of the first module, search for Global Exchange Rates, choose Get Latest Exchange Rates and click Create a connection with your API key. It keeps a trace of the rate in force when the order came in.

  3. 03

    Convert the order amount

    Add Convert Amounts next. Map the amount coming from the order module, then set the currency your accounting uses as the target.

  4. 04

    Test with Run once

    Click Run once. Make runs the scenario one time and shows the bundles each module received, meaning each item passed along, so you can read the converted value.

  5. 05

    Schedule and switch it on

    Open the clock on the first module to set the schedule (every 15 minutes by default on a new scenario), then switch the scenario on so each new order gets converted.

Modules

What each Global Exchange Rates module does

Global Exchange Rates gives you 6 modules. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

Global Exchange Rates1

Convert Amounts

ActionIn the docs only

Converts an amount from one currency to another, so the figure you pass downstream is already in the currency your team works with.

When to use it
a sale or an expense arrives in a foreign currency and your ledger or dashboard expects a single one.
Watch out
run a test with Run once and check the result before your scenario writes it into a live report.
Global Exchange Rates2

Get Historical Exchange Rates

ActionIn the docs only

Gives you the rates that applied on a past date, which is what an auditor or an accountant usually asks for when a transaction is already closed.

When to use it
you rebuild the value of an old invoice with the rate of the day it was issued, not with the current market.
Watch out
map the date from the source record rather than typing one by hand, or every bundle gets the same rate.
Global Exchange Rates3

Get Latest Exchange Rates

ActionIn the docs only

Returns the current rates, handy when you want to store the rate itself next to a figure instead of only the converted result.

When to use it
a quote goes out and you want to keep the rate used at that moment in your CRM or sheet for later reference.
Watch out
each call is one operation, the unit Make counts on your plan, so avoid calling it once per bundle when a single call would do.
Global Exchange Rates4

List Currencies

SearchIn the docs only

Brings back the currencies the service supports, as bundles you can loop through, so a scenario can confirm a code is valid before anything is converted.

When to use it
customers type their own currency in a form and you want to catch a typo before it breaks a conversion.
Watch out
as a search it can return many bundles, and every following module runs once for each of them.
Global Exchange Rates5

List Providers

SearchIn the docs only

Shows which rate providers Global Exchange Rates can draw on, so you know where the numbers in your reports come from.

When to use it
finance wants to document the source of the rates shown in a report or a quote.
Watch out
it returns several bundles; add a filter or keep it in a separate scenario so it does not multiply the modules after it.
Global Exchange Rates6

Make an API Call

ActionIn the docs only

Reaches any endpoint of the Global Exchange Rates API through the connection you already set up, without handling the key again.

When to use it
the five other modules do not expose the request you need and the vendor's API documentation describes it.
Watch out
you write the request yourself, so read the vendor's API reference first and test it with Run once. Stuck? See Make troubleshooting.
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FAQ

Global Exchange Rates and Make: common questions

01Is the Global Exchange Rates Make integration free?
Yes, on the Make side. Global Exchange Rates is a standard app, available from the Free plan. That plan allows 2 active scenarios, a minimum of 15 minutes between two scheduled runs, up to 5 minutes per run, files up to 5 MB and 512 MB of data transfer. Paid plans (Core, Pro, Teams, Enterprise) remove the cap on active scenarios and count usage in operations per month. Your Global Exchange Rates subscription is separate: check it on the vendor's pricing page.
02What do you need to connect Global Exchange Rates to Make?
An active Global Exchange Rates account and its API key. The key sits on your account dashboard: copy it, add a Global Exchange Rates module to a scenario, click Create a connection, give it a name if you like and paste the key. That connection is then reused by all 6 modules, so you only do this once per account. If you manage several accounts, one connection each with a clear name keeps things readable.
03Does the Global Exchange Rates Make integration react in real time?
No, because the app has no trigger at all. A scenario that uses it starts in one of two ways. Either another app's module opens the flow, for example a new order or a new row, and the Global Exchange Rates modules run right after it. Or you put the schedule on the first module, which runs every 15 minutes by default on a new scenario, with 15 minutes as the shortest interval on the Free plan.
04What if the Global Exchange Rates module you need is missing in Make?
Use Make an API Call. It reaches any endpoint of the Global Exchange Rates API with the connection you already created, so you can cover a request the five other modules do not offer. You write the request yourself from the vendor's API documentation, then test it with Run once. Also note that Make's own documentation page for this app is marked as AI-generated, so confirm critical details with Global Exchange Rates directly.
05Should you use Make or n8n for Global Exchange Rates?
It depends on the tool your team already runs. On Make, the app comes with 6 ready modules plus Make an API Call for the rest, and it is available from the Free plan. The same app often has an n8n node as well. Compare the modules each side offers for your use case, then pick the platform where the rest of your automations already live, so your currency logic stays next to the scenarios that use it.
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