# South African Exchange Rates (`sirgrant11788/sa-loadshedding`) Actor

Get live ZAR exchange rates against 160+ global currencies. Updated daily from official sources. Perfect for currency conversion apps, e-commerce pricing, and financial dashboards.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/sirgrant11788/sa-loadshedding.md
- **Developed by:** [Grant Verheul](https://apify.com/sirgrant11788) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$0.49 / actor start

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## South African Exchange Rates

Get live ZAR exchange rates against **160+ global currencies** — updated daily from official sources.

### Why use this?

- **Currency conversion** — Feed ZAR rates into your app or website without building your own pipeline
- **E-commerce pricing** — Convert SA product prices to USD, EUR, GBP, and 160+ more
- **Financial dashboards** — Track ZAR performance against major and African currencies
- **Developer tools** — Simple JSON output, ready to integrate

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|-------|------|---------|-------------|
| targetCurrencies | string | (all) | Comma-separated codes (e.g. "USD,EUR,GBP"). Leave empty for all. |

### Output example

```json
{
  "base_currency": "ZAR",
  "target_currency": "USD",
  "currency_name": "US Dollar",
  "rate": 0.0521,
  "inverse_rate": 19.19,
  "last_updated_utc": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:02:31 +0000"
}
```

### Pricing

Pay-per-event — you're charged per run, not per result. ~$0.50 per run.

### Data source

Powered by [open.er-api.com](https://open.er-api.com). Updated daily. Not real-time forex; suitable for general-purpose conversion.

# Actor input Schema

## `targetCurrencies` (type: `string`):

Comma-separated currency codes (e.g. USD, EUR, GBP). Leave empty for all 160+ currencies.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "targetCurrencies": ""
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("sirgrant11788/sa-loadshedding").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("sirgrant11788/sa-loadshedding").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call sirgrant11788/sa-loadshedding --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=sirgrant11788/sa-loadshedding",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/PlRUL9kVNp8oescWY/builds/kQZyn1vj6hAFcanGf/openapi.json