About this API
SWEA is the Riksbank's current REST API, the successor to the older SOAP service (SweaWS). It exposes the central bank's official data series: daily exchange rates of the Swedish krona (SEK) against major currencies, interest rates (including the policy rate and the deposit and lending rates) and other financial series. Data is available both as the latest reading (Observations/Latest) and as historical series over a given date range. A separate Series endpoint lists every available series with its identifier and date coverage, and CalendarDays reports Swedish banking days.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an API key?
No key for basic use — anonymous calls are allowed up to 5 requests per minute and max 1,000 per day per IP address. For higher limits (200/min, 30,000/week) you can register for free in the developer portal and receive a personal key passed in the Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key header.
What data does this API return?
Official Riksbank series: daily reference exchange rates (SEK against major currencies), interest rates (including the policy rate) and other financial series — as the latest reading or a historical series over a given date range. The Series endpoint lists all available series and their identifiers.
Can this API be called directly from a browser?
No — the API does not return a CORS header (Access-Control-Allow-Origin), so browsers block cross-origin calls from frontend code; it must be called server-side. That is why there is no live "Try it" button here.
Who runs this API?
Sveriges Riksbank, Sweden's central bank. Technical documentation and registration are available in the developer portal at developer.api.riksbank.se.