fixer: changing base no longer allowed? what's the point of the free API then?

Looks like someone created a fixer.io compatible service see https://github.com/fixerAPI/fixer/issues/107#issue-313114059

(not affiliated in any way, just discovered this when our API calls suddenly failed)

@gingerlime https://exchangeratesapi.io is really good and very easy to switch

Hi,

Andreas from fixer.io here.

@aleqx

Exactly for this reason we created the legacy subscription, which offers the Free plan + SSL & changing base currency.

Legacy Plan For a limited period of time we are also offering a Free Legacy Plan for all legacy users. This plan comes with free SSL support and the ability to change base currency. You can sign up for the Legacy Plan here.

(from https://github.com/fixerAPI/fixer/blob/master/README.md)

Best,

Goodbye fixer.io, hello exchangeratesapi.io

@erf The availability of the legacy plan is limited because it’s only supposed to ensure an easy migration to the new Fixer service for all existing customers. However, once you are subscribed, it won’t change unless you upgrade/downgrade to a different plan on your own.

Wanting to make your service profitable is absolutely fine, but I think you made a really bad call by preventing people from choosing their base currency.

I can speak only for myself but I see here more people that took the exact same path as I did : tried to migrate to stick with fixer.io, getting the error about restricted base currency, looking for an alternative. At first I thought, okay, I don’t need much for now and if someday I do I will simply subscribe for a paid plan. Now you simply lost me - and others.

@thekrotek @danoli3 @cjshaw1976 to ease your migration from the old the new API (restricted base currency) we created the legacy plan for all GitHub users.

Legacy Plan For a limited period of time we are also offering a Free Legacy Plan for all legacy users. This plan comes with free SSL support and the ability to change base currency. Once you are subscribed, it won’t change unless you upgrade/downgrade to a different plan on your own.

You can sign up for the Legacy Plan here.

(from https://github.com/fixerAPI/fixer/blob/master/README.md)

Absolutely the BEST management decision I have ever seen for an API…

Lets kill the basic API with no proper API Depreciation or legal warning time… and to make it better let’s kill the BASE currency setter … cause that will totally make you money…

Oh wow look free alternatives with the same API style. RIP Fixer. https://exchangeratesapi.io/

I forgot to post this, but a rather long while back we switched from fixer.io to https://www.frankfurter.app/ which is built by the original creator of fixer.io … again no affiliation, and apart from literally one minor blip it’s been very stable and reliable so far.

@Schusti91 sure, it is… But it’s not that obvious for whoever doesn’t want to look that hard for a solution with fixer. I really hope for you guys that you’ll get what you’re looking for. All the best.

@guncebektas - All I had to do was replace the domain name! 👍👍🎉

@gingerlime https://exchangeratesapi.io is really good and very easy to switch

same thing with http://api.exchangeratesapi.io/latest?access_key=API_KEY&base=CAD (free plan):

response:

{"success":false,"error":{"code":105,"type":"base_currency_access_restricted"}}

base_currency_access_restricted ❗

@JerryBels To prevent this bad experience (with the restricted base currency) we created the legacy plan for all GitHub users.

Legacy Plan For a limited period of time we are also offering a Free Legacy Plan for all legacy users. This plan comes with free SSL support and the ability to change base currency. You can sign up for the Legacy Plan here.

(from https://github.com/fixerAPI/fixer/blob/master/README.md)

@chadsaun it’s great indeed, give the original author of it some kudos here https://github.com/fixerAPI/fixer/issues/107#issue-313114059

It is mentioned on their “pricing” page, but not that clearly.