--- title: "FOREX Bank Exchange Rate API: NOK Buy and Sell Rates as JSON" description: "FOREX Bank's cash notes (travel money) buy / sell rates for 73 currencies against the Norwegian krone, read hourly from the bank's own page and served as JSON with the Norges Bank official rate alongside. REST, JavaScript and Python examples." canonical: https://allratestoday.com/blog/forex-bank-norway-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: 2026-11-15T19:06:05.101Z --- FOREX Bank is a Swedish bank whose Norwegian branches exchange travel money. Its Norwegian current-rates page lists NOK buy and sell rates for banknotes in about 70 currencies. This guide shows how to read that board as JSON: what the rates mean, how they compare with the Norges Bank official rate and with other banks in Norway, and the calls that return them. ## What the FOREX Bank board shows - **73 currencies against the Norwegian krone**: AED, ALL, ARS, AUD, BAM, BBD, BDT, BHD, BMD, BND, BOB, BRL, BSD, BZD, CAD, CHF, CLP, CNY, COP, CRC, CVE, CZK, DKK, DOP, EGP, EUR, FJD, GBP, GMD, HKD, HUF, IDR, ILS, INR, ISK, JMD, JOD, JPY, KES, KRW, KWD, KYD, LKR, MAD, MOP, MUR, MWK, MXN, MYR, NAD, NZD, OMR, PEN, PHP, PKR, PLN, QAR, RON, RSD, RUB, SAR, SEK, SGD, THB, TND, TRY, TTD, TWD, UAH, USD, VND, XCD and ZAR. Every value is NOK per 1 unit of the foreign currency. - **The cash notes (travel money) buy / sell pair.** Norwegian banks quote kroner per 1 or per 100 units of foreign currency, with separate lists for transfers (overførsel) and bank notes. DNB sets its transfer list once a day at 09:00; Norges Bank publishes one reference rate per business day. The Norges Bank official rate is shown next to each row. - **USD on 15 November 2026**: FOREX Bank bought at 8.7075 and sold at 10.3567 NOK, a spread of 17.30%. The Norges Bank official rate was 9.5634, so the bank's mid sat -0.33% from it. - **The bank's own timestamp.** The page prints a last-updated stamp (`2026-11-15T10:02:00+00:00` on the board above), returned as `bank_updated_at` next to our `captured_at`. - **Every day's board is kept permanently, from 15 November 2026, the day collection started.** 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 (2.34%), UAH (16.10%), EUR (17.04%) and the widest RUB (57.46%), GMD (50.07%), VND (47.59%). 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 FOREX Bank and other banks in Norway USD on the 14 boards AllRatesToday reads in Norway, all captured on 15 November 2026 (the Norges Bank official rate was 9.5634): | Bank | Buy | Sell | Spread | Mid vs official | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | DNB | 9.5142 | 9.6082 | 0.98% | -0.02% | | BNP Paribas Norway | 9.3691 | 9.7149 | 3.62% | -0.22% | | Nordea | 9.5005 | 9.6135 | 1.18% | -0.07% | | SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge | 9.4907 | 9.5827 | 0.96% | -0.28% | | SpareBank 1 SMN | 9.5208 | 9.6148 | 0.98% | +0.05% | | SpareBank 1 Østlandet | 9.5129 | 9.6049 | 0.96% | -0.05% | | SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge | 9.5192 | 9.6132 | 0.98% | +0.03% | | SpareBank 1 Helgeland | 9.5192 | 9.6132 | 0.98% | +0.03% | | SpareBank 1 Østfold Akershus | 9.5255 | 9.6195 | 0.98% | +0.10% | | SpareBank 1 Ringerike Hadeland | 9.5255 | 9.6195 | 0.98% | +0.10% | | SpareBank 1 Nordmøre | 9.5255 | 9.6195 | 0.98% | +0.10% | | SpareBank 1 Gudbrandsdal | 9.5255 | 9.6195 | 0.98% | +0.10% | | SpareBank 1 Hallingdal Valdres | 9.5255 | 9.6195 | 0.98% | +0.10% | | **FOREX Bank** | 8.7075 | 10.3567 | 17.30% | -0.33% | FOREX Bank had the 14th narrowest USD spread of the 14. One call to `/api/v1/bank-rates/no` 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/no/forexno" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer art_live_your_key" ``` What comes back (the 15 November 2026 board, first three rows): ``` { "bank": "forexno", "name": "FOREX Bank", "country": "no", "quote_ccy": "NOK", "bank_updated_at": "2026-11-15T10:02:00+00:00", "basis": "Cash notes (travel money) buy / sell", "captured_at": "2026-11-15T11:53:47.036Z", "rates": [ {"ccy":"AED","buy":2.147232,"sell":2.903104,"mid":2.525168,"spread_pct":29.934,"official":null,"vs_official_pct":null}, {"ccy":"ALL","buy":0.095079,"sell":0.129417,"mid":0.112248,"spread_pct":30.591,"official":null,"vs_official_pct":null}, {"ccy":"ARS","buy":0.005162,"sell":0.007215,"mid":0.0061885,"spread_pct":33.174,"official":null,"vs_official_pct":null}, … 70 more currencies ], "disclaimer": "…", "attribution": { … } } ``` One currency, with the row fields at the top level: ``` curl "https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/bank-rates/no/forexno?ccy=USD" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer art_live_your_key" ``` ``` { "bank": "forexno", "name": "FOREX Bank", "country": "no", "quote_ccy": "NOK", "bank_updated_at": "2026-11-15T10:02:00+00:00", "basis": "Cash notes (travel money) buy / sell", "captured_at": "2026-11-15T11:53:47.036Z", "ccy": "USD", "buy": 8.7074731, "sell": 10.356722, "mid": 9.5320975, "spread_pct": 17.302, "official": 9.5634, "vs_official_pct": -0.327, "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 FOREX Bank on its own website, collected by AllRatesToday", "bank_url": "https://www.forex.no/valuta/aktuelle-kurser/", "url": "https://allratestoday.com/bank-exchange-rate-api/no/forexno/", "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/no/forexno?date=2026-11-15" \ -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/no/forexno/history?ccy=USD&from=2026-11-15&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' }); // FOREX Bank's USD row const r = await client.bankRates('no', { bank: 'forexno', ccy: 'USD' }); console.log(`FOREX Bank buys USD at ${r.buy}, sells at ${r.sell} NOK`); // The board as it stood on a past day const past = await client.bankRates('no', { bank: 'forexno', date: '2026-11-15' }); console.log(past.snapshot_date, past.rates.length); ``` ## Python ``` import requests r = requests.get( "https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/bank-rates/no/forexno", 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 Norges Bank rate is the one tax, accounting and customs rules in Norway name; nobody transacts at it. FOREX Bank'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 [Norges Bank endpoint](https://allratestoday.com/central-bank-rates-api/norges/) when a rule asks for the official rate. ## FAQ ### Where do the FOREX Bank rates come from? From the bank's own public rates page (https://www.forex.no/valuta/aktuelle-kurser/), read hourly. AllRatesToday does not change the numbers: each row is the buy and sell price FOREX Bank shows, with the mid, the spread and the Norges Bank rate added. ### Are these the official NOK exchange rates? No. They are FOREX Bank's retail prices for customers. The official rate in Norway is the Norges Bank 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 FOREX Bank 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 FOREX Bank rates for a past date? Yes, from 15 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. ## FOREX Bank rates, as JSON Free API key, hourly board captures, the official rate alongside. [Get your free API key](https://allratestoday.com/register/) ## Related - [FOREX Bank live board rates](https://allratestoday.com/bank-exchange-rate-api/no/forexno/) - [All banks in Norway side by side](https://allratestoday.com/bank-exchange-rate-api/no/) - [Norges Bank official rates API](https://allratestoday.com/central-bank-rates-api/norges/) - [DNB exchange rate API guide](https://allratestoday.com/blog/dnb-exchange-rate-api/) - [BNP Paribas Norway exchange rate API guide](https://allratestoday.com/blog/bnp-paribas-norway-exchange-rate-api/) - [Nordea exchange rate API guide](https://allratestoday.com/blog/nordea-norway-exchange-rate-api/) - [SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge exchange rate API guide](https://allratestoday.com/blog/sparebank-1-s-r-norge-exchange-rate-api/) - [SpareBank 1 SMN exchange rate API guide](https://allratestoday.com/blog/sparebank-1-smn-exchange-rate-api/) - [SpareBank 1 Østlandet exchange rate API guide](https://allratestoday.com/blog/sparebank-1-stlandet-exchange-rate-api/) - [SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge exchange rate API guide](https://allratestoday.com/blog/sparebank-1-nord-norge-exchange-rate-api/) - [SpareBank 1 Helgeland exchange rate API guide](https://allratestoday.com/blog/sparebank-1-helgeland-exchange-rate-api/) - [SpareBank 1 Østfold Akershus exchange rate API guide](https://allratestoday.com/blog/sparebank-1-stfold-akershus-exchange-rate-api/) - [SpareBank 1 Ringerike Hadeland exchange rate API guide](https://allratestoday.com/blog/sparebank-1-ringerike-hadeland-exchange-rate-api/) - [SpareBank 1 Nordmøre exchange rate API guide](https://allratestoday.com/blog/sparebank-1-nordm-re-exchange-rate-api/) - [SpareBank 1 Gudbrandsdal exchange rate API guide](https://allratestoday.com/blog/sparebank-1-gudbrandsdal-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/)