---
title: "Absa Bank Moçambique Exchange Rate API: MZN Buy and Sell Rates as JSON"
description: "Absa Bank Moçambique's bid / offer (daily indicative sheet) rates for 11 currencies against the Mozambican metical, read hourly from the bank's own page and served as JSON with the Banco de Moçambique official rate alongside. REST, JavaScript and Python examples."
canonical: https://allratestoday.com/blog/absa-bank-mocambique-exchange-rate-api/
source: AllRatesToday (https://allratestoday.com/) — Markdown mirror of the page above; index of all pages at https://allratestoday.com/llms.txt
generated: 2026-11-15T19:12:33.856Z
---

Absa Bank Moçambique is the Mozambican arm of South Africa’s Absa Group. It publishes a daily PDF of bid and offer rates in meticais for 11 currencies. This guide shows how to read that board as JSON: what the rates mean, how they compare with the Banco de Moçambique official rate and with other banks in Mozambique, and the calls that return them.

## What the Absa Mozambique board shows

- **11 currencies against the Mozambican metical**: AUD, CAD, CHF, EUR, GBP, JPY, MWK, NOK, SEK, USD and ZAR. Every value is MZN per 1 unit of the foreign currency.
- **The bid / offer (daily indicative sheet) pair.** The metical has been held close to 64 per US dollar for several years; banks publish a single daily bid and offer per currency. The Banco de Moçambique official rate is shown next to each row.
- **USD on 15 November 2026**: Absa Mozambique bought at 63.25 and sold at 64.52 MZN, a spread of 1.99%. The Banco de Moçambique official rate was 64.54, so the bank's mid sat -1.01% from it.
- **The bank's own timestamp.** The page prints a last-updated stamp (`2026-11-13` on the board above), returned as `bank_updated_at` next to our `captured_at`.
- **Every day's board is kept permanently, from 13 November 2026.** Read one past day with `?date=`, or a range for one currency with the `/history` endpoint (paid plans).

## Spreads across the board

On the 15 November 2026 board the tightest spreads were MWK (1.92%), NOK (1.95%), CHF (1.98%) and the widest EUR (2.96%), GBP (2.96%), ZAR (2.88%). Spread is (sell − buy) ÷ mid: what a round trip through the bank costs, before any fees. The API returns it on every row as `spread_pct`, so you can rank currencies or alert when a bank widens its board.

## USD at Absa Mozambique and other banks in Mozambique

USD on the 5 boards AllRatesToday reads in Mozambique, all captured on 15 November 2026 (the Banco de Moçambique official rate was 64.54):

| Bank | Buy | Sell | Spread | Mid vs official |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BCI (Banco Comercial e de Investimentos) | 63.25 | 64.51 | 1.97% | -1.02% |
| **Absa Bank Moçambique** | 63.25 | 64.52 | 1.99% | -1.01% |
| First Capital Bank Mozambique | 63.3 | 64.57 | 1.99% | -0.94% |
| Nedbank Moçambique | 63.25 | 64.51 | 1.97% | -1.02% |
| Millennium bim | 63.25 | 64.52 | 1.99% | -1.01% |

Absa Mozambique had the 4th narrowest USD spread of the 5. One call to `/api/v1/bank-rates/mz` returns every board in the table at once.

## Get the board (REST)

You need an API key; the [free key](https://allratestoday.com/register/) works. The full board:

```
curl "https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/bank-rates/mz/absamz" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer art_live_your_key"
```

What comes back (the 15 November 2026 board, first three rows):

```
{
  "bank": "absamz",
  "name": "Absa Bank Moçambique",
  "country": "mz",
  "quote_ccy": "MZN",
  "bank_updated_at": "2026-11-13",
  "basis": "Bid / offer (daily indicative sheet)",
  "captured_at": "2026-11-15T11:23:19.270Z",
  "rates": [
    {"ccy":"AUD","buy":42.92,"sell":43.78,"mid":43.35,"spread_pct":1.984,"official":43.86,"vs_official_pct":-1.163},
    {"ccy":"CAD","buy":44.34,"sell":45.23,"mid":44.785,"spread_pct":1.987,"official":45.26,"vs_official_pct":-1.049},
    {"ccy":"CHF","buy":75.69,"sell":77.2,"mid":76.445,"spread_pct":1.975,"official":77.11,"vs_official_pct":-0.862},
    … 8 more currencies
  ],
  "disclaimer": "…",
  "attribution": { … }
}
```

One currency, with the row fields at the top level:

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

```
{
  "bank": "absamz",
  "name": "Absa Bank Moçambique",
  "country": "mz",
  "quote_ccy": "MZN",
  "bank_updated_at": "2026-11-13",
  "basis": "Bid / offer (daily indicative sheet)",
  "captured_at": "2026-11-15T11:23:19.270Z",
  "ccy": "USD",
  "buy": 63.25,
  "sell": 64.52,
  "mid": 63.885,
  "spread_pct": 1.988,
  "official": 64.54,
  "vs_official_pct": -1.015,
  "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 Absa Bank Moçambique on its own website, collected by AllRatesToday",
    "bank_url": "https://www.absa.co.mz/content/dam/mozambique/absa/pdf/forex/tabela-de-cambios.pdf",
    "url": "https://allratestoday.com/bank-exchange-rate-api/mz/absamz/",
    "terms": "Public pages that show the rates need a visible link to allratestoday.com"
  }
}
```

The board as it stood on a past day:

```
curl "https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/bank-rates/mz/absamz?date=2026-11-13" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer art_live_your_key"
```

One currency over a date range, one row per day (paid plans; add `&format=csv`, `xml` or `xlsx` for a file):

```
curl "https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/bank-rates/mz/absamz/history?ccy=USD&from=2026-11-13&to=2026-11-15" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer art_live_your_key"
```

## JavaScript

```
npm install @allratestoday/sdk
```

```
import { AllRatesToday } from '@allratestoday/sdk';

const client = new AllRatesToday({ apiKey: 'art_live_your_key' });

// Absa Bank Moçambique's USD row
const r = await client.bankRates('mz', { bank: 'absamz', ccy: 'USD' });
console.log(`Absa Mozambique buys USD at ${r.buy}, sells at ${r.sell} MZN`);

// The board as it stood on a past day
const past = await client.bankRates('mz', { bank: 'absamz', date: '2026-11-13' });
console.log(past.snapshot_date, past.rates.length);
```

## Python

```
import requests

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

## Board rate or official rate?

The Banco de Moçambique rate is the one tax, accounting and customs rules in Mozambique name; nobody transacts at it. Absa Mozambique's board is the price a customer actually gets. The API puts both on every row: `official` is the central bank's rate for the same currency and `vs_official_pct` is how far the bank's mid sits from it. Use the board to show customers a real price, compare banks for a remittance, or keep a dated record of what the bank quoted; use the [Banco de Moçambique endpoint](https://allratestoday.com/central-bank-rates-api/bdm/) when a rule asks for the official rate.

## FAQ

### Where do the Absa Bank Moçambique rates come from?

From the bank's own public rates page (https://www.absa.co.mz/content/dam/mozambique/absa/pdf/forex/tabela-de-cambios.pdf), read hourly. AllRatesToday does not change the numbers: each row is the buy and sell price Absa Mozambique shows, with the mid, the spread and the Banco de Moçambique rate added.

### Are these the official MZN exchange rates?

No. They are Absa Mozambique's retail prices for customers. The official rate in Mozambique is the Banco de Moçambique rate, which the API returns as `official` on each row where the central bank has one, and in full from the central-bank endpoint.

### How often is the Absa Mozambique board updated?

AllRatesToday reads the page every hour. The bank's own last-updated stamp is returned as `bank_updated_at`, so you can tell a fresh read of an unchanged board from a new board.

### Can I get Absa Mozambique rates for a past date?

Yes, from 13 November 2026 onward; every day's board is kept permanently. Add `?date=YYYY-MM-DD` for one day: the response is the board captured that day, or the nearest earlier day within five days, with `date_requested` and `snapshot_date` added. For a range, `/history?ccy=USD&from=…&to=…` returns one row per day as JSON, CSV, XML or XLSX on paid plans.

### Do I need an API key?

Yes. Commercial bank boards need an API key; any plan works, the free key included, and each call counts against the plan. Public pages or widgets that show the rates need a visible link to allratestoday.com.

## Absa Bank Moçambique rates, as JSON

Free API key, hourly board captures, the official rate alongside.

 [Get your free API key](https://allratestoday.com/register/)

## Related

- [Absa Bank Moçambique live board rates](https://allratestoday.com/bank-exchange-rate-api/mz/absamz/)
- [All banks in Mozambique side by side](https://allratestoday.com/bank-exchange-rate-api/mz/)
- [Banco de Moçambique official rates API](https://allratestoday.com/central-bank-rates-api/bdm/)
- [BCI (Banco Comercial e de Investimentos) exchange rate API guide](https://allratestoday.com/blog/bci-banco-comercial-e-de-investimentos-exchange-rate-api/)
- [First Capital Bank Mozambique exchange rate API guide](https://allratestoday.com/blog/first-capital-bank-mozambique-exchange-rate-api/)
- [Nedbank Moçambique exchange rate API guide](https://allratestoday.com/blog/nedbank-mocambique-exchange-rate-api/)
- [Millennium bim exchange rate API guide](https://allratestoday.com/blog/millennium-bim-exchange-rate-api/)
- [Every bank exchange rate API guide, by country](https://allratestoday.com/blog/bank-exchange-rate-api-guides/)
- [Commercial bank rates API: every bank and country](https://allratestoday.com/bank-exchange-rate-api/)