CBR Russia Daily Exchange Rates Scraper

CBR Russia Daily Exchange Rates Scraper

Scrape daily official exchange rates from the Central Bank of Russia, for any currency and any date range. Each row returns the currency code, nominal value, and the RUB rate. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

The Central Bank of Russia publishes daily official exchange rates, but downloading them manually means visiting the site every day and copying tables. This Actor reads the public XML feed directly, collects the rates you specify, and returns them in one clean dataset. No API key, no registration, no manual work.

Who uses it	What they scrape CBR Russia for
Financial analysts	Track RUB exchange rate movements against a basket of currencies over time.
E-commerce operators	Update product prices daily based on the official CBR rate for RUB conversions.
Accounting teams	Pull the official rate for a specific date to book foreign-currency transactions correctly.
Data journalists	Monitor rouble volatility and build charts showing rate trends against the dollar and euro.

What it does

This Actor collects daily official exchange rates published by the Central Bank of Russia and returns each currency rate as a flat row.

• 💱 Any currency: collect rates for USD, EUR, CNY, GBP, or any other currency the CBR lists.
• 📅 Date range support: pull rates for a single date or across a full historical period.
• ⚡ Direct XML feed: reads the official CBR XML endpoint, so the data is always current and authoritative.
• 📦 Flat row output: every rate arrives as one row with the currency code, nominal units, and the RUB value.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

What you can do with CBR Russia data

💹 Monitor rouble trends.

A financial analyst runs the Actor daily to collect USD/RUB and EUR/RUB rates, feeding a dashboard that tracks rouble strength over time.

🛒 Price products in roubles.

An online store operator pulls the latest CBR rate each morning to update RUB prices from a USD cost base.

🧾 Book transactions at the official rate.

An accounting team scrapes the rate for a specific invoice date to ensure foreign-currency entries match the official CBR figure.

📰 Report on currency moves.

A data journalist collects a month of daily rates to write a story on rouble reaction to a policy change.

Why choose this scraper

	What you get
Official source	Data comes straight from the CBR XML feed, the same source banks and exchanges use.
No API key	Reads the public feed directly. No registration, no OAuth, no rate limits to manage.
Daily updates	The CBR publishes new rates every business day, and the Actor picks them up on each run.
Clean schema	Every row has the same columns: currency code, nominal value, and the RUB exchange rate.

How it compares

No other Store actor targets CBR Russia the same way, so the honest comparison is with the alternatives teams actually weigh.

	CBR Russia Daily Exchange Rates Scraper	Build it in-house	By hand
Setup	Run it now, zero config	Days of engineering	None, but hours per pull
When CBR Russia changes	Maintained for you	You fix it	You re-learn the page
Proxies, retries, anti-bot	Built in	Your problem	Browser only
Output	Fixed JSON schema, CSV/Excel export	Whatever you build	Copy-paste
Cost	Pay per result	Engineering time	Analyst hours

Configure the run

Set the maximum number of rates to collect per run, and the Actor reads the latest available daily feed from the Central Bank of Russia. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

{
 "maxItems": 10
}

A larger pull:

{
 "maxItems": 200
}

Pricing

Pay-per-result: $0.0085 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

Results collected	Approximate cost
100 results	$0.85
1,000 results	$8.50
10,000 results	$85.00

New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.

Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

Run it

1. Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
2. Open the CBR Russia Daily Exchange Rates Scraper.
3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.

Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.

Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to CBR Russia through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/cbr-russia-rates-scraper"

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

Troubleshooting

Why am I getting no results?

Check that the date you requested is a business day in Russia. The CBR only publishes rates on working days. Also verify that your 'Maximum rates' value is set to at least 1.

The rates look different from what I see on another site.

Other sites may show market or commercial rates, not the official CBR rate. This Actor returns the official rate from the Central Bank's XML feed, which is set for accounting and customs purposes.

I got a timeout or connection error.

The CBR XML endpoint may occasionally be slow or unreachable. Retry the run after a few minutes. If the problem persists, check whether the CBR website itself is accessible from your location.

The currency code I need is missing from the output.

The CBR feed includes only the currencies it officially tracks. If a code is missing, the Central Bank may not publish a rate for that currency on the requested date.

My run completed but the dataset is empty.

This usually means the date you requested has no published rates. Try a different date that is a Russian business day, or widen your date range.

FAQ

Question	Answer
Which currencies does this Actor support?	It collects every currency the Central Bank of Russia publishes in its daily XML feed. That typically includes major currencies like USD, EUR, CNY, and GBP, plus many others. You can filter to specific codes in your run configuration.
How often are the rates updated?	The Central Bank of Russia publishes new official rates every business day. Run the Actor daily to capture each new set as soon as it appears.
Can I get historical rates, not today's?	Yes. The Actor can target a specific date or a range of dates, so you can collect rates going back as far as the CBR feed provides.
Do I need a CBR API key or registration?	No. The Actor reads the public XML feed that the Central Bank of Russia makes available without authentication. No API key, no sign-up, no OAuth.
What does one row of output look like?	Each row represents one currency rate and includes the currency code, the nominal value (how many units the rate applies to), and the exchange rate against the Russian rouble.
Is the data official and reliable?	Yes. The Actor reads directly from the Central Bank of Russia's own XML endpoint, which is the authoritative source for official exchange rates in Russia.
Can I export the data to Excel or Google Sheets?	Yes. Apify supports exporting your dataset to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML. You can also use integrations to send the data to Google Sheets automatically.
How many rates can I collect in one run?	You control the maximum with the 'Maximum rates' input field. Set it from 1 up to 1,000,000 per run.
Does this work for cryptocurrency rates?	No. The Central Bank of Russia publishes official fiat currency exchange rates. Cryptocurrency rates are not part of this feed.
What happens on Russian public holidays?	The CBR does not publish new rates on non-business days. If you run the Actor on a holiday, it will return the most recent available rate or no new data, depending on the feed.

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⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Central Bank of the Russian Federation. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.