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Change currency rate source



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WHMcs uses a currency rate source that is unable to convert automatically some currencies like ARS (Argentine peso).

I see similar requests for other currencies; I wonder if it's possible to manually point to another currency rate source, so these requests are solved.

I'm aware this was a problem on 7.6; maybe being able to select different sources would help avoid any kind of similar issue on the future.

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WHMCS commented 28th June 19
Hi there,
Thanks for the suggestion.
We've always used the ECB currency feed for exchange rates: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/eurofxref/eurofxref-daily.xml
Is there an alternative feed you'd like to use instead?

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joyacehunter01 commented 12 hours ago
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TrinityNava commented 2nd November 25
Great point about WHMCS's currency rate source! The struggle with ARS and other specific currencies is clearly a pain point. I particularly like the suggestion of manually pointing to an alternative source; it seems like a practical solution to avoid these conversion headaches in the future. Hope WHMCS considers this! https://bpdtest.org/
Rodrigo Arija - Manifesto commented 19th May 22
we need a convertion rate from Argentina
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WHMCS commented 8th October 21
Whilst it is not possible for WHMCS to obtain the rates for ARS, using the hook https://developers.whmcs.com/hooks-reference/everything-else/#fetchcurrencyexchangerates, it is possible for you to obtain the exchange rate yourself and apply it to your WHMCS.
John Tesdal commented 14th August 20
http://www.floatrates.com/daily/usd.xml
John Tesdal commented 14th August 20
https://www.iban.com/exchange-rates-api
Santiago Botto commented 24th July 20
Hi! Copying the format seen on https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/eurofxref/eurofxref-daily.xml, and using the data provided by https://www.floatrates.com/daily/usd.xml, I made this for anyone that uses USD as main currency:

https://inner.grupocloudspace.com/exchange_rates/usd.xml

So, if I where to have the possibility to replace the URL you are using with my own, I could automate the update of currencies I use that yours does not support (UYU, COP and, most importantly, ARS).
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WHMCS commented 28th June 19
Hi there,
Thanks for the suggestion.
We've always used the ECB currency feed for exchange rates: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/eurofxref/eurofxref-daily.xml
Is there an alternative feed you'd like to use instead?
Serhii commented 6th July 23
I would like to see UAH support as well as openexchangerates.org - they require account to use their APIs but they have free tier which allows 1k requests/month - it is enough to update currency rates each hour.

However it will require to enter App ID into WHMCS admin interface to be usable.