ForexRateAPI

forexrateapi is the official Python API wrapper for ForexRateAPI.com. This allows you to quickly integrate our foreign exchange rate API and currency conversion API into your application. Check https://forexrateapi.com documentation for more information.

Installation

Install the latest release with:

pip install forexrateapi

Usage

from forexrateapi.client import Client

api_key = 'SET_YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
client = Client(api_key)

# Or use EU server:
# client = Client(api_key, server='eu')

Server Regions

ForexRateAPI provides two regional endpoints. Choose the one closest to your servers for optimal performance.

# Default (US)
client = Client('SET_YOUR_API_KEY_HERE')

# Europe
client = Client('SET_YOUR_API_KEY_HERE', server='eu')

Documentation

fetchSymbols()

client.fetchSymbols()

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setServer(server)

• server <string> Pass 'eu' to use the EU server (api-eu.forexrateapi.com), or 'us' for the US server. Defaults to US if not specified.

client.setServer('eu')

fetchLive(base, currencies, math)

• base <string> Optional. Pass in a base currency, defaults to USD.
• currencies <List<string>> Optional. Pass in an list of currencies to return values for.
• math <string> Optional. Pass in a math expression to apply to the rates.

client.fetchLive(base='USD', currencies=['AUD', 'CAD', 'GBP', 'JPY'])

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fetchHistorical(date, base, currencies)

• date <string> Required. Pass in a string with format YYYY-MM-DD
• base <string> Optional. Pass in a base currency, defaults to USD.
• currencies <List<string>> Optional. Pass in an list of currencies to return values for.

client.fetchHistorical(date='2024-02-05', base='USD', currencies=['AUD', 'CAD', 'GBP', 'JPY'])

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hourly(base, currency, start_date, end_date, math, date_type)

• base <string> Optional. Pass in a base currency, defaults to USD.
• currency <string> Required. Specify currency you would like to get hourly rates for.
• start_date <string> Required. Specify the start date using the format YYYY-MM-DD.
• end_date <string> Required. Specify the end date using the format YYYY-MM-DD.
• math <string> Optional. Pass in a math expression to apply to the rates.
• date_type <string> Optional. Pass in a date type, overrides date parameters if passed in.

client.hourly(base='USD', currency='EUR', start_date='2024-02-05', end_date='2024-02-05')

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ohlc(base, currency, date, date_type)

• base <string> Optional. Pass in a base currency, defaults to USD.
• currency <string> Required. Specify currency you would like to get OHLC for.
• date <string> Required. Specify date to use historical midpoint value for conversion with format YYYY-MM-DD. Otherwise, it will use live exchange rate date if value not passed in.
• date_type <string> Optional. Pass in a date type.

client.ohlc(base='USD', currency='EUR', date='2024-02-05', date_type=None)

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convert(from_currency, to_currency, amount, date)

• from_currency <string> Optional. Pass in a base currency, defaults to USD.
• to_currency <string> Required. Specify currency you would like to convert to.
• amount <number> Required. The amount to convert.
• date <string> Optional. Specify date to use historical midpoint value for conversion with format YYYY-MM-DD. Otherwise, it will use live exchange rate date if value not passed in.

client.convert(from_currency='USD', to_currency='EUR', amount=100, date='2024-02-05')

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timeframe(start_date, end_date, base, currencies)

• start_date <string> Required. Specify the start date of your timeframe using the format YYYY-MM-DD.
• end_date <string> Required. Specify the end date of your timeframe using the format YYYY-MM-DD.
• base <string> Optional. Pass in a base currency, defaults to USD.
• currencies <List<string>> Optional. Pass in an list of currencies to return values for.

client.timeframe(start_date='2024-02-05', end_date='2024-02-06', base='USD', currencies=['AUD', 'CAD', 'GBP', 'JPY'])

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change(start_date, end_date, base, currencies, date_type)

• start_date <string> Required. Specify the start date of your timeframe using the format YYYY-MM-DD.
• end_date <string> Required. Specify the end date of your timeframe using the format YYYY-MM-DD.
• base <string> Optional. Pass in a base currency, defaults to USD.
• currencies <List<string>> Optional. Pass in an list of currencies to return values for.
• date_type <string> Optional. Pass in a date type, overrides date parameters if passed in.

client.change(start_date='2024-02-05', end_date='2024-02-06', base='USD', currencies=['AUD', 'CAD', 'GBP', 'JPY'])

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usage()

client.usage()

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Official documentation

FAQ

• How do I get an API Key?

  Free API Keys are available here.

• I want more information

  Checkout our FAQs here.

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