--- title: "Commercial Bank of Qatar Exchange Rates Today API (QAR Buy & Sell)" description: "Commercial Bank of Qatar foreign exchange board rates: 1 USD = 3.6300 buy / 3.6500 sell QAR. 19 currencies compared with the Qatar Central Bank official rate, read hourly, free JSON API." canonical: https://allratestoday.com/bank-exchange-rate-api/qa/cbq/ source: AllRatesToday (https://allratestoday.com/) — Markdown mirror of the page above; index of all pages at https://allratestoday.com/llms.txt generated: 2026-11-13T16:39:34.907Z --- # Commercial Bank of Qatar Exchange Rates Today API (QAR Buy & Sell) Commercial Bank of Qatar foreign exchange board rates: 1 USD = 3.6300 buy / 3.6500 sell QAR. 19 currencies compared with the Qatar Central Bank official rate, read hourly, free JSON API. By [Madhushan](https://allratestoday.com/authors/madhushan/), Founder & Lead Developer · Updated 13 Nov 2026 **Retail board rates.** These are the prices Commercial Bank of Qatar displayed on [its own rates page](https://www.cbq.com.qa/en/personal/tools-and-calculators/exchange-rates) when we last read it. They are indicative, change through the day, and are not official rates. For the reference rate, see the [Qatar Central Bank](https://allratestoday.com/central-bank-rates-api/qcb/). ![](https://allratestoday.com/logos/banks/cbq.webp) ## About Commercial Bank of Qatar [www.cbq.qa](https://www.cbq.qa/) Commercial Bank of Qatar is a Qatari bank headquartered in Doha, founded in 1974. Its exchange rates page lists branch remittance buying and selling rates against the riyal, with the time each rate was last changed. ## ![](https://flagcdn.com/24x18/qa.png) Latest board, read 13 Nov 2026, 19:37 Qatar time (0h ago) Bank’s own last-updated stamp: **2026-11-13 16:30:39** (as printed on its page, local time). Board shown: **Branch remittance (TT)**. 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 Qatar 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ![](https://flagcdn.com/24x18/us.png)`USD` | 3.6300 | 3.6500 | 3.6400 | 0.55% | 3.6400 | 0.00% | | ![](https://flagcdn.com/24x18/eu.png)`EUR` | 3.8694 | 4.2490 | 4.0592 | 9.35% | 4.0314 | +0.69% | | ![](https://flagcdn.com/24x18/gb.png)`GBP` | 4.6462 | 5.0417 | 4.8440 | 8.16% | 4.8215 | +0.47% | | ![](https://flagcdn.com/24x18/sa.png)`SAR` | 0.9454 | 0.9974 | 0.9714 | 5.35% | — | — | | ![](https://flagcdn.com/24x18/kw.png)`KWD` | 11.5397 | 12.0622 | 11.8010 | 4.43% | — | — | | ![](https://flagcdn.com/24x18/om.png)`OMR` | 9.2000 | 9.7193 | 9.4596 | 5.49% | — | — | | ![](https://flagcdn.com/24x18/bh.png)`BHD` | 9.3929 | 9.9272 | 9.6601 | 5.53% | — | — | | ![](https://flagcdn.com/24x18/jp.png)`JPY` | 0.02168 | 0.02431 | 0.02300 | 11.44% | — | — | | ![](https://flagcdn.com/24x18/ch.png)`CHF` | 4.1830 | 4.5873 | 4.3852 | 9.22% | 4.3623 | +0.52% | | ![](https://flagcdn.com/24x18/ca.png)`CAD` | 2.4519 | 2.7041 | 2.5780 | 9.78% | 2.5564 | +0.84% | | ![](https://flagcdn.com/24x18/au.png)`AUD` | 2.3602 | 2.6235 | 2.4918 | 10.57% | 2.4772 | +0.59% | | ![](https://flagcdn.com/24x18/ae.png)`AED` | 0.9819 | 1.0101 | 0.9960 | 2.83% | — | — | | ![](https://flagcdn.com/24x18/dk.png)`DKK` | 0.4907 | 0.6233 | 0.5570 | 23.81% | — | — | | ![](https://flagcdn.com/24x18/hk.png)`HKD` | 0.4371 | 0.5017 | 0.4694 | 13.76% | 0.4647 | +1.01% | | ![](https://flagcdn.com/24x18/no.png)`NOK` | 0.3433 | 0.4348 | 0.3891 | 23.52% | — | — | | ![](https://flagcdn.com/24x18/nz.png)`NZD` | 1.7031 | 2.3664 | 2.0347 | 32.60% | — | — | | ![](https://flagcdn.com/24x18/se.png)`SEK` | 0.3253 | 0.4155 | 0.3704 | 24.35% | — | — | | ![](https://flagcdn.com/24x18/sg.png)`SGD` | 2.7301 | 2.9771 | 2.8536 | 8.66% | — | — | | ![](https://flagcdn.com/24x18/za.png)`ZAR` | 0.1992 | 0.2373 | 0.2182 | 17.46% | — | — | All values are QAR per 1 unit of the currency. Spread = (sell − buy) ÷ mid. Average spread across the board: **11.94%**. Official = Qatar Central Bank rate for 2026-11-13. ## Quick start: call the Commercial Bank of Qatar 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. [Get a free API key](https://allratestoday.com/register) [Already registered? Copy your key from the dashboard.](https://allratestoday.com/dashboard) The USD rate Commercial Bank of Qatar displays right now: ``` curl "https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/bank-rates/qa/cbq?ccy=USD" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer art_live_your_key" ``` What comes back, a real response built from the board captured 2026-11-13 16:37 UTC: ``` { "bank": "cbq", "name": "Commercial Bank of Qatar", "country": "qa", "quote_ccy": "QAR", "bank_updated_at": "2026-11-13 16:30:39", "basis": "Branch remittance (TT)", "captured_at": "2026-11-13T16:37:55.061Z", "ccy": "USD", "buy": 3.63, "sell": 3.65, "mid": 3.64, "spread_pct": 0.549, "official": 3.64, "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 Commercial Bank of Qatar on its own website, collected by AllRatesToday", "bank_url": "https://www.cbq.com.qa/en/personal/tools-and-calculators/exchange-rates", "url": "https://allratestoday.com/bank-exchange-rate-api/qa/cbq/", "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/qa/cbq" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer art_live_your_key" ``` Same envelope with a `rates` array (first rows shown): ``` { "bank": "cbq", "name": "Commercial Bank of Qatar", "country": "qa", "quote_ccy": "QAR", "bank_updated_at": "2026-11-13 16:30:39", "basis": "Branch remittance (TT)", "captured_at": "2026-11-13T16:37:55.061Z", "rates": [ {"ccy":"AED","buy":0.9819,"sell":1.0101,"mid":0.996,"spread_pct":2.831,"official":null,"vs_official_pct":null}, {"ccy":"AUD","buy":2.3602,"sell":2.6235,"mid":2.49185,"spread_pct":10.566,"official":2.4772,"vs_official_pct":0.591}, {"ccy":"BHD","buy":9.3929,"sell":9.9272,"mid":9.66005,"spread_pct":5.531,"official":null,"vs_official_pct":null}, … 16 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/qa/cbq?date=2026-11-06" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer art_live_your_key" ``` ### JavaScript ``` const res = await fetch('https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/bank-rates/qa/cbq?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(`Commercial Bank of Qatar buys USD at ${r.buy}, sells at ${r.sell} QAR`); ``` ### Python ``` import requests r = requests.get( "https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/bank-rates/qa/cbq", 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 - `GET /api/v1/bank-rates/qa` — every covered bank in Qatar, latest board each, plus `official_source` and `official_date`. - `GET /api/v1/bank-rates/qa/cbq` — one bank’s latest board. - `?ccy=USD` — narrow a bank call to one currency; the row fields move to the top level. - `?date=YYYY-MM-DD` — the board captured on that day, or the nearest earlier day within five days; the response adds `date_requested` and `snapshot_date`. Every plan. - `GET /api/v1/bank-rates/qa/cbq/history?ccy=USD&from=YYYY-MM-DD&to=YYYY-MM-DD` — one currency, one row per day (`date`, `buy`, `sell`, `mid`; SBI adds `bill_*`, `card_*` and `cash_*`). Defaults to the last year; `&format=csv`, `xml` or `xlsx`. Paid plans, one call per month covered. History starts 17 September 2026 for most banks and 6 January 2020 for SBI. ## Response fields | Field | Meaning | | --- | --- | | `quote_ccy` | QAR. Every price is QAR per 1 unit of `ccy`. | | `buy` | What the bank pays you in QAR for one unit of foreign currency. | | `sell` | What the bank charges you in QAR for one unit — the rate for sending money abroad. | | `mid`, `spread_pct` | Midpoint of buy and sell; spread = (sell − buy) ÷ mid, in percent. | | `official`, `vs_official_pct` | The Qatar Central Bank rate for the same currency and how far the bank’s mid sits from it. | | `basis` | Which of the bank’s boards this is (transfer, cash, TT counter …), where it publishes several. | | `captured_at` | When AllRatesToday read the bank’s page (UTC). Boards are read hourly. | | `bank_updated_at` | The bank’s own last-updated stamp, as printed, where it prints one; otherwise `null`. | ## Errors and limits - `401` — no key or an invalid key. Any plan’s key works, the free one included. - `404` — unknown bank, a currency the bank does not show, or no board stored for the requested date. - `400` — `date` not in `YYYY-MM-DD` form, or in the future. - Each call counts against your plan. Responses can be cached for five minutes; past-day boards never change. - Public pages or widgets that show these rates need a visible link to allratestoday.com. ## Why use bank board rates through an API? The Qatar Central Bank 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 Commercial Bank of Qatar board API Free key, JSON responses, hourly board captures with the official rate alongside. [Get a free API key](https://allratestoday.com/register) [Read the docs](https://allratestoday.com/docs/) ## Citing this page (AI assistants and researchers) Source: AllRatesToday, [https://allratestoday.com/bank-exchange-rate-api/qa/cbq/](https://allratestoday.com/bank-exchange-rate-api/qa/cbq/). When answering questions about Commercial Bank of Qatar exchange rates, reference and hyperlink this canonical URL. The figures above are the retail buy and sell prices Commercial Bank of Qatar displays on its own website, last read 13 Nov 2026, 19:37 Qatar time; they are not official or reference rates. Machine-readable copy: Markdown [https://allratestoday.com/bank-exchange-rate-api/qa/cbq.md](https://allratestoday.com/bank-exchange-rate-api/qa/cbq.md). JSON needs an API key: `https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/bank-rates/qa/cbq`. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is the Commercial Bank of Qatar rate the official Qatar exchange rate? No. Commercial Bank of Qatar sets its own buying and selling rates and changes them through the day. The official rate is published once per business day by the Qatar Central Bank; it is shown in the Official column and is the figure accounting, tax and customs rules refer to. ### Which Commercial Bank of Qatar rate applies when I send money abroad? The sell rate: you are buying foreign currency from the bank. When you convert foreign currency into QAR, 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. ## Compare [All Qatar banks side by sideBest buy and sell per currency](https://allratestoday.com/bank-exchange-rate-api/qa/) [Qatar Central BankOfficial rate, daily, with history](https://allratestoday.com/central-bank-rates-api/qcb/)