Swiss Franc (CHF)

The Swiss Franc is the official currency of Switzerland.

Currency Details

Currency Code CHF
Symbol CHF
Minor Unit Rappen (1/100)
Countries Switzerland, Liechtenstein
Central Bank Swiss National Bank

Official CHF Central Bank Rates

Live rates on this page are mid-market rates. For tax filings, customs valuations, audits, and compliant invoicing you often need the official reference rate published by Swiss National Bank instead. AllRatesToday serves Swiss National Bank published rates as JSON, with history and a free latest-rates tier.

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Popular CHF Conversions

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Live CHF Exchange Rates

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Coins & Banknotes

🪙 Coins

5 Rp.10 Rp.20 Rp.½ Fr.1 Fr.2 Fr.5 Fr.

💵 Banknotes

10 Fr.20 Fr.50 Fr.100 Fr.200 Fr.1000 Fr.

Frequently Asked Questions

The ISO 4217 currency code for the Swiss Franc is CHF. This three-letter code is used internationally in banking, finance, and commerce to identify the Swiss Franc.
The Swiss Franc (CHF) is the official currency of Switzerland, Liechtenstein. It is managed by the Swiss National Bank.
The symbol for the Swiss Franc is CHF. The minor unit is the Rappen (1/100).
The Swiss Franc (CHF) is managed by the Swiss National Bank. The central bank is responsible for monetary policy, issuing banknotes and coins, and maintaining the stability of the currency.
Yes. The AllRatesToday API returns live CHF mid-market rates against 160+ currencies as JSON: call GET /api/v1/rates?source=CHF&target=USD with your API key. The same endpoint converts amounts, returns a past date or a date range, and can answer in CSV, XML or Excel. A free API key is available.
Yes. Add time=YYYY-MM-DD for a single past date, or from= and to= for a daily series, to the /api/v1/rates request for CHF. Charts for the last 7 days to 1 year are also available via /api/historical-rates with a period parameter.
Yes. GET /api/v1/central-bank/snb/latest returns the rates as published by Swiss National Bank, with history for past dates. Use it when an invoice, tax return, customs declaration or audit requires the official rate rather than a market rate.

CHF Exchange Rate API

Get live Swiss Franc (CHF) exchange rates in your app, spreadsheet or backend with one HTTPS request. The AllRatesToday API returns CHF mid-market rates against 160+ currencies as JSON, converts amounts, serves past dates and date ranges, and also returns the official rate published by Swiss National Bank.

Endpoints for CHF

What you needRequest
Latest CHF/USD rateGET /api/v1/rates?source=CHF&target=USD
CHF against several currenciesGET /api/v1/rates?source=CHF&target=USD,EUR,GBP
Convert an amount from CHFGET /api/v1/rates?source=CHF&target=USD&amount=1000
CHF rate on a past dateGET /api/v1/rates?source=CHF&target=USD&time=2026-06-30
CHF rate history for a date rangeGET /api/v1/rates?source=CHF&target=USD&from=2026-01-01&to=2026-06-30
CHF rates as CSV, XML or ExcelGET /api/v1/rates?source=CHF&target=USD,EUR,GBP&format=csv
Official Swiss National Bank rateGET /api/v1/central-bank/snb/latest
All ECB reference rates in CHF, no keyGET /api/open/latest/CHF

Send your key as Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY. The open ECB endpoint needs no key; public pages that display the rates carry a visible link to AllRatesToday.

Example request

cURL

curl "https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/rates?source=CHF&target=USD" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript (npm install @allratestoday/sdk)

import AllRatesToday from '@allratestoday/sdk';

const client = new AllRatesToday('YOUR_API_KEY');
const rate = await client.getRate('CHF', 'USD');
console.log(rate);

Python (pip install allratestoday)

from allratestoday import AllRatesToday

client = AllRatesToday(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
rate = client.get_rate("CHF", "USD")
print(rate)

Example response

[
  {
    "rate": 0.0000,
    "source": "CHF",
    "target": "USD",
    "time": "2026-11-01T12:00:00Z"
  }
]

The rate value above is filled in from the live CHF/USD rate when the page loads.

What developers build with CHF rates

Get Free API Key API documentation SDKs Swiss National Bank API

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