Last Updated: 05 June 2025 | Change Log

Retrieve an FX quote

Account Payout customers only

Retrieving an existing FX quote.

Get started

Start using our FX API by setting your headers.

Authorization: {your_credentials}
Accept: application/vnd.worldpay.foreignexchange-v1+json

Request

GET https://try.access.worldpay.com/foreignExchange/quote/

Example query string

GET https://try.access.worldpay.com/foreignExchange/quote/foreignExchange/quote?Entity=000055&QuoteId=Q0000000RH

Mandatory string parameters

Field name	Description	Data type/format	Min-max length	Validation criteria
`entity`	6-digit reference given to you by your Implementation Manager during the onboarding process.	AN	6	Must be six characters.
`quoteId`	Unique ID of the quote.	String	1-50

Response

Successful response example

{
  "entity": "000696",
  "intent": "PAYOUT",
  "quote": {
    "quoteId": "Q000000BCS",
    "sourceCurrency": "EUR",
    "targetCurrency": "GBP",
    "rateId": "R42813061",
    "rate": 0.77182584,
    "quoteExpiryTime": "2025-03-24T16:07:38.406Z"
  }
}

Successful response fields

Field name	Description	Data type/format
`entity`	6-digit reference given to you by your Implementation Manager during the onboarding process.	AN
`intent`	Transaction type (intention) for which rates should be retrieved.	AN
`quoteId`	Unique id of the quote.	AN
`sourceCurrency`	The currency code that is debited currency.	ISO 4217 Valid currency codes.
`targetCurrency`	The currency code that is credited currency.	ISO 4217 Valid currency codes.
`rateId`	Id of the rate request.	AN
`rate`	The quoted rate.	N
`quoteStartTime`	Datetime representation in UTC of when the quote starts.	datetime (UTC)
`quoteExpiryTime`	Datetime representation in UTC of when the quote expires.	datetime (UTC)
`status`	Status of the quote.	AN

Error response example

{
    "errorName": "urlContainsInvalidValue",
    "message": "The URL contains a value or values that are invalid",
    "validationErrors": [
        {
            "errorName": "fieldIsMissing",
            "message": "Missing QuoteId value",
            "queryParameter": "QuoteId"
        }
    ]
}

Error response codes

Error	Message	Query	Scenario
`unauthorizedRequest`	The request is unauthorized		Unauthorized request
`forbidden`			Forbidden
`fieldIsMissing`	Missing QuoteId value	QuoteId	Missing quoteId
`notFound`			Wrong URL
`notFound`	Quote for given input does not exist		Quote does not exist
`internalErrorOccurred`	Something went wrong		Internal error

Next steps

Get FX rates
Create FX quote