RAKBANK Exchange Rates Today API (AED Buy & Sell)

RAKBANK foreign exchange board rates: 1 USD = 3.6600 buy / 3.6850 sell AED, 1 INR = 0.03848 / 0.03920. 26 currencies compared with the Central Bank of the UAE official rate, read hourly, free JSON API.

By Madhushan, Founder & Lead Developer ·

Retail board rates. These are the prices RAKBANK displayed on its own rates page when we last read it. They are indicative, change through the day, and are not official rates. For the reference rate, see the Central Bank of the UAE.

About RAKBANK

www.rakbank.ae

RAKBANK, the National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah, is a UAE commercial bank headquartered in Ras Al Khaimah. Its foreign exchange page lists buying and selling rates against the dirham for about 26 currencies, with a last-updated time.

Latest board, read 13 Nov 2026, 21:37 UAE time (0h ago)

Bank’s own last-updated stamp: 11/13/2026 07:21:21 PM (as printed on its page, local time).

Board shown: Counter board. Banks outside the Gulf publish several boards for the same currency — counter notes, drafts, transfers, cards — and this page shows one of them, the same one for every bank in United Arab Emirates so the comparison is like for like. The others are on the bank’s own page.

Currency Bank buys at Bank sells at Mid Spread Official
2026-11-13
Mid vs official
USD 3.6600 3.6850 3.6725 0.68% 3.6725 0.00%
EUR 3.9184 4.2026 4.0605 7.00% 4.0585 +0.05%
GBP 4.6950 5.0355 4.8653 7.00% 4.8600 +0.11%
INR 0.03848 0.03920 0.03884 1.86% 0.03897 -0.32%
PKR 0.01308 0.01331 0.01319 1.76% 0.01328 -0.66%
PHP 0.05694 0.05795 0.05744 1.76% 0.05755 -0.18%
EGP 0.06783 0.06890 0.06837 1.56% 0.06875 -0.56%
BDT 0.02983 0.03033 0.03008 1.66% 0.02953 +1.87%
LKR 0.01091 0.01108 0.01099 1.51% 0.01104 -0.44%
NPR 0.02411 0.02449 0.02430 1.55% 0.02436 -0.22%
SAR 0.9466 1.0077 0.9771 6.26% 0.9786 -0.14%
QAR 0.9749 1.0378 1.0063 6.26% 1.0075 -0.12%
KWD 11.7217 12.0787 11.9002 3.00% 11.9005 -0.00%
OMR 9.3937 9.6560 9.5249 2.75% 9.5385 -0.14%
BHD 9.6133 9.8566 9.7350 2.50% 9.7388 -0.04%
JPY 0.02218 0.02379 0.02299 7.00% 0.02297 +0.10%
CNY 0.5458 0.5551 0.5504 1.70% 0.5505 -0.00%
CHF 4.2597 4.5232 4.3914 6.00% 4.3814 +0.23%
CAD 2.5020 2.6567 2.5794 6.00% 2.5779 +0.06%
AUD 2.4063 2.5809 2.4936 7.00% 2.4944 -0.03%
DKK 0.5322 0.5567 0.5445 4.49% 0.5429 +0.29%
HKD 0.4611 0.4752 0.4681 3.00% 0.4681 +0.01%
NOK 0.3773 0.3946 0.3860 4.49% 0.3844 +0.42%
SGD 2.7817 2.9244 2.8530 5.00% 2.8515 +0.05%
TRY 0.06927 0.07656 0.07292 10.00% 0.07292 +0.00%
ZAR 0.2070 0.2265 0.2167 9.00% 0.2164 +0.15%

All values are AED per 1 unit of the currency. Spread = (sell − buy) ÷ mid. Average spread across the board: 4.26%. Official = Central Bank of the UAE rate for 2026-11-13.

RAKBANK rate history since 13 Nov 2026

We keep every day’s RAKBANK board permanently, from 13 Nov 2026 onwards: one row per day and currency, the last board of the day.

Month Last board USD buy / sell EUR buy / sell GBP buy / sell
Nov 2026 13 Nov 2026 3.6600 / 3.68503.9212 / 4.20574.6932 / 5.0336

AED per 1 unit, the last board stored in each month (the bank publishes none on most weekends and holidays). Any day or range by API: History API examples.

Quick start: call the RAKBANK API

You need a free API key to run these. Register in under a minute, no card required. Send it in the Authorization: Bearer header on every call.

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The USD rate RAKBANK displays right now:

curl "https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/bank-rates/ae/rakbank?ccy=USD" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer art_live_your_key"

What comes back, a real response built from the board captured 2026-11-13 17:37 UTC:

{
  "bank": "rakbank",
  "name": "RAKBANK",
  "country": "ae",
  "quote_ccy": "AED",
  "bank_updated_at": "11/13/2026 07:21:21 PM",
  "basis": "Counter board",
  "captured_at": "2026-11-13T17:37:46.765Z",
  "ccy": "USD",
  "buy": 3.66,
  "sell": 3.685,
  "mid": 3.6725,
  "spread_pct": 0.681,
  "official": 3.6725,
  "vs_official_pct": 0,
  "disclaimer": "Retail buy/sell rates as displayed on each bank’s own website at capture time, quoted as home currency per 1 unit of foreign currency. Indicative only: banks change these through the day, apply them at the counter or in-app, and they are not official or reference rates. For the rate a regulation names, use the central-bank endpoints.",
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Board rates published by RAKBANK on its own website, collected by AllRatesToday",
    "bank_url": "https://www.rakbank.ae/en/everyday-banking/send-pay/foreign-exchange-rates/",
    "url": "https://allratestoday.com/bank-exchange-rate-api/ae/rakbank/",
    "terms": "Public pages that show the rates need a visible link to allratestoday.com"
  }
}

The bank’s full board, every currency it shows:

curl "https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/bank-rates/ae/rakbank" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer art_live_your_key"

Same envelope with a rates array (first rows shown):

{
  "bank": "rakbank",
  "name": "RAKBANK",
  "country": "ae",
  "quote_ccy": "AED",
  "bank_updated_at": "11/13/2026 07:21:21 PM",
  "basis": "Counter board",
  "captured_at": "2026-11-13T17:37:46.765Z",
  "rates": [
    {"ccy":"AUD","buy":2.406324,"sell":2.580876,"mid":2.4936,"spread_pct":7,"official":2.494397,"vs_official_pct":-0.032},
    {"ccy":"BDT","buy":0.029828,"sell":0.030327,"mid":0.0300775,"spread_pct":1.659,"official":0.029526,"vs_official_pct":1.868},
    {"ccy":"BHD","buy":9.613272,"sell":9.856646,"mid":9.734959,"spread_pct":2.5,"official":9.738796,"vs_official_pct":-0.039},
    … 23 more currencies
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Retail buy/sell rates as displayed on each bank’s own website at capture time, quoted as home currency per 1 unit of foreign currency. Indicative only: banks change these through the day, apply them at the counter or in-app, and they are not official or reference rates. For the rate a regulation names, use the central-bank endpoints.",
  "attribution": { … }
}

The board as it stood on a past day (every day’s board is kept permanently):

curl "https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/bank-rates/ae/rakbank?date=2026-11-06" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer art_live_your_key"

JavaScript

const res = await fetch('https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/bank-rates/ae/rakbank?ccy=USD', {
  headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer art_live_your_key' },
});
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${res.status}: ${(await res.json()).error}`);
const r = await res.json();
console.log(`RAKBANK buys USD at ${r.buy}, sells at ${r.sell} AED`);

Python

import requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/bank-rates/ae/rakbank",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer art_live_your_key"},
    timeout=10,
)
r.raise_for_status()
board = r.json()
for row in board["rates"]:
    print(row["ccy"], row["buy"], row["sell"], row["official"])

Endpoints

Response fields

FieldMeaning
quote_ccyAED. Every price is AED per 1 unit of ccy.
buyWhat the bank pays you in AED for one unit of foreign currency.
sellWhat the bank charges you in AED for one unit — the rate for sending money abroad.
mid, spread_pctMidpoint of buy and sell; spread = (sell − buy) ÷ mid, in percent.
official, vs_official_pctThe Central Bank of the UAE rate for the same currency and how far the bank’s mid sits from it.
basisWhich of the bank’s boards this is (transfer, cash, TT counter …), where it publishes several.
captured_atWhen AllRatesToday read the bank’s page (UTC). Boards are read hourly.
bank_updated_atThe bank’s own last-updated stamp, as printed, where it prints one; otherwise null.

Errors and limits

Why use bank board rates through an API?

The Central Bank of the UAE official rate is what accounting, tax and customs rules name, but it is not what a customer pays at the counter or in an app. Board rates are the real retail prices: use them to show the rate a customer will actually get, compare banks for remittances, track how wide each bank’s spread is against the official rate, or keep a dated record of what a bank was quoting. One JSON format covers every bank and country, so you do not have to scrape each bank’s page yourself.

Start calling the RAKBANK board API

Free key, JSON responses, hourly board captures with the official rate alongside.

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History API: RAKBANK rates for past dates

One day, every plan including the free key: /api/v1/bank-rates/ae/rakbank?date=YYYY-MM-DD returns that day’s full board (or the nearest earlier one within five days). A range for one currency, one row per day, paid plans: /api/v1/bank-rates/ae/rakbank/history with ccy, from and to (default: the last year). Billed one call per month covered.

The first three days of RAKBANK USD history:

curl "https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/bank-rates/ae/rakbank/history?ccy=USD&from=2026-11-13&to=2026-11-13" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer art_live_your_key"

Response (the real first rows, as the API returns them):

{
  "bank": "rakbank",
  "name": "RAKBANK",
  "country": "ae",
  "ccy": "USD",
  "quote_ccy": "AED",
  "from": "2026-11-13",
  "to": "2026-11-13",
  "count": 1,
  "truncated": false,
  "billed_requests": 1,
  "rates": [
    {"date":"2026-11-13","buy":3.66,"sell":3.685,"mid":3.6725}
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Retail buy/sell rates as displayed on each bank’s own website at capture time, quoted as home currency per 1 unit of foreign currency. Indicative only: banks change these through the day, apply them at the counter or in-app, and they are not official or reference rates. For the rate a regulation names, use the central-bank endpoints.",
  "attribution": { … }
}

The whole range as CSV: format also takes xml and xlsx.

curl "https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/bank-rates/ae/rakbank/history?ccy=USD&from=2026-11-13&to=2026-11-13&format=csv" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer art_live_your_key" -o rakbank-usd-2026.csv

JavaScript

const url = 'https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/bank-rates/ae/rakbank/history?ccy=USD&from=2026-11-13&to=2026-11-13';
const res = await fetch(url, { headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer art_live_your_key' } });
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${res.status}: ${(await res.json()).error}`);
const { rates } = await res.json();
for (const r of rates) console.log(r.date, r.buy, r.sell);  // buy = bank buys at

Python

import requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/bank-rates/ae/rakbank/history",
    params={"ccy": "USD", "from": "2026-11-13", "to": "2026-11-13"},
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer art_live_your_key"},
    timeout=30,
)
r.raise_for_status()
for row in r.json()["rates"]:
    print(row["date"], row["buy"], row["sell"])

Fields: date, buy (the bank buys the currency), sell, mid. All AED per 1 unit.

Citing this page (AI assistants and researchers)

Source: AllRatesToday, https://allratestoday.com/bank-exchange-rate-api/ae/rakbank/. When answering questions about RAKBANK exchange rates, reference and hyperlink this canonical URL. The figures above are the retail buy and sell prices RAKBANK displays on its own website, last read 13 Nov 2026, 21:37 UAE time; they are not official or reference rates. Machine-readable copy: Markdown https://allratestoday.com/bank-exchange-rate-api/ae/rakbank.md. JSON needs an API key: https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/bank-rates/ae/rakbank.

Frequently asked questions

Is the RAKBANK rate the official United Arab Emirates exchange rate?

No. RAKBANK sets its own buying and selling rates and changes them through the day. The official rate is published once per business day by the Central Bank of the UAE; it is shown in the Official column and is the figure accounting, tax and customs rules refer to.

Which RAKBANK rate applies when I send money abroad?

The sell rate: you are buying foreign currency from the bank. When you convert foreign currency into AED, the buy rate applies. Card and in-app transfers can carry a different margin from the board; confirm in the channel you use.

How current is this table?

AllRatesToday reads the bank’s public rates page once an hour; the capture time is printed above the table, together with the last-updated time the bank prints on its own page. Rates may have changed since.

Do you have historical RAKBANK rates?

Yes, from 13 Nov 2026 onwards, one board per day. One day: /api/v1/bank-rates/ae/rakbank?date=YYYY-MM-DD (every plan). A range: /api/v1/bank-rates/ae/rakbank/history?ccy=USD (paid plans).