py-exchangeratesapi

This is an unofficial wrapper for ExchangeRatesAPI, which provides exchange rate lookups.

Installation

Either clone this repository into your project, or install with pip:

Method 1

pip install py-exchangeratesapi

Method 2

pip install git+https://github.com/bizzyvinci/py-exchangeratesapi.git

Method 3

git clone https://github.com/bizzyvinci/py-exchangeratesapi.git
cd py-exchangeratesapi
python setup.py install

Usage

First, you need to register at ExchangeRatesAPI for ACCESS_KEY.

from py_exchangeratesapi import Api

api = Api(ACCESS_KEY)

Alternatively, you could add your ACCESS_KEY to environment variables as EXCHANGERATESAPI_KEY. This would be the default ACCESS_KEY.

api = Api()

Methods

Api reference can be found here

Examples

# Get the latest foreign exchange rates:
api.get_rates()

# Get historical rates for any day since 1999:
print(api.get_rates(start_date="2018-03-26"))
{'rates': {'CAD': 1.5997, 'HKD': 9.7384, 'ISK': 121.9, 'PHP': 64.82, 'DKK': 7.4482,
'HUF': 312.73, 'CZK': 25.446, 'AUD': 1.6048, 'RON': 4.6593, 'SEK': 10.1868, 'IDR': 17045.27,
'INR': 80.5105, 'BRL': 4.0932, 'RUB': 70.6897, 'HRK': 7.442, 'JPY': 130.47, 'THB': 38.66,
'CHF': 1.1739, 'SGD': 1.6274, 'PLN': 4.23, 'BGN': 1.9558, 'TRY': 4.9464, 'CNY': 7.7924,
'NOK': 9.5613, 'NZD': 1.7029, 'ZAR': 14.4937, 'USD': 1.2411, 'MXN': 22.8777, 'ILS': 4.3317,
'GBP': 0.87248, 'KRW': 1336.99, 'MYR': 4.8425}, 'base': 'EUR', 'date': '2018-03-26'}

# Quote against a different currency:
print(api.get_rates('USD'))
{'rates': {'CAD': 1.4352082756, 'HKD': 7.7529324836, 'ISK': 140.2974046366,
'PHP': 51.0298328253, 'DKK': 6.897755611, 'HUF': 327.8562852129, 'CZK': 25.3495889905,
'GBP': 0.8451371571, 'RON': 4.4745543549, 'SEK': 10.1263507897, 'IDR': 16114.9995381916,
'INR': 76.3821926665, 'BRL': 5.0740740741, 'RUB': 78.3240971645, 'HRK': 7.0271543364,
'JPY': 111.4528493581, 'THB': 32.78008682, 'CHF': 0.9792186201, 'EUR': 0.9236168837,
'MYR': 4.3865336658, 'BGN': 1.8064099012, 'TRY': 6.4350235522, 'CNY': 7.0974415812,
'NOK': 10.8751269973, 'NZD': 1.7067516394, 'ZAR': 17.4081463009, 'USD': 1.0,
'MXN': 24.5408700471, 'SGD': 1.4455527847, 'AUD': 1.6618638589, 'ILS': 3.6400665004,
'KRW': 1232.8622887226, 'PLN': 4.2317354761}, 'base': 'USD', 'date': '2020-03-25'}

# Get historical rates for a time period:
print(api.get_rates(start_date="2018-01-01", end_date="2018-01-03"))
{'rates': {'2018-01-03': {'CAD': 1.5047, 'HKD': 9.3985, 'SGD': 1.5988, 'PHP': 59.988,
'DKK': 7.4442, 'HUF': 309.29, 'CZK': 25.545, 'AUD': 1.5339, 'RON': 4.6355, 'SEK': 9.825,
'IDR': 16176.95, 'INR': 76.3455, 'BRL': 3.9236, 'RUB': 69.0962, 'HRK': 7.441, 'JPY': 134.97,
'THB': 39.11, 'CHF': 1.1736, 'PLN': 4.1652, 'BGN': 1.9558, 'TRY': 4.5303, 'CNY': 7.8168,
'NOK': 9.744, 'NZD': 1.6942, 'ZAR': 14.8845, 'USD': 1.2023, 'MXN': 23.3835, 'ILS': 4.1588,
'GBP': 0.8864, 'KRW': 1281.39, 'MYR': 4.8272}, '2018-01-02': {'CAD': 1.5128, 'HKD': 9.4283,
'SGD': 1.6031, 'PHP': 60.132, 'DKK': 7.4437, 'HUF': 308.59, 'CZK': 25.494, 'AUD': 1.5413,
'RON': 4.6525, 'SEK': 9.8283, 'IDR': 16266.03, 'INR': 76.6005, 'BRL': 3.9504, 'RUB': 69.1176,
'HRK': 7.464, 'JPY': 135.35, 'THB': 39.115, 'CHF': 1.1718, 'PLN': 4.1633, 'BGN': 1.9558,
'TRY': 4.534, 'CNY': 7.8338, 'NOK': 9.7748, 'NZD': 1.6955, 'ZAR': 14.9, 'USD': 1.2065,
'MXN': 23.5534, 'ILS': 4.1693, 'GBP': 0.88953, 'KRW': 1281.59, 'MYR': 4.8495}},
'start_at': '2018-01-01', 'base': 'EUR', 'end_at': '2018-01-03'}

# Limit results to specific exchange rates to save bandwidth:
print(api.get_rates(target_list=['ILS', 'JPY'], start_date="2018-01-01",
                    end_date="2018-01-03"))
{'rates': {'2018-01-03': {'JPY': 134.97, 'ILS': 4.1588}, '2018-01-02': {'JPY': 135.35,
'ILS': 4.1693}}, 'start_at': '2018-01-01', 'base': 'EUR', 'end_at': '2018-01-03'}

# Quote the historical rates against a different currency:
print(api.get_rates('USD', start_date="2018-01-01", end_date="2018-01-03"))
{'rates': {'2018-01-03': {'CAD': 1.251517924, 'HKD': 7.8171005573, 'USD': 1.0,
'PHP': 49.8943691258, 'DKK': 6.191632704, 'HUF': 257.2486068369, 'CZK': 21.2467770107,
'GBP': 0.7372535973, 'RON': 3.8555269068, 'SEK': 8.1718373118, 'IDR': 13455.0029110871,
'INR': 63.4995425435, 'BRL': 3.2634117941, 'RUB': 57.470015803, 'HRK': 6.1889711387,
'JPY': 112.2598353156, 'THB': 32.5293188056, 'CHF': 0.9761290859, 'EUR': 0.8317391666,
'MYR': 4.014971305, 'BGN': 1.626715462, 'TRY': 3.7680279464, 'CNY': 6.5015387175,
'NOK': 8.1044664393, 'NZD': 1.409132496, 'ZAR': 12.3800216252, 'MXN': 19.4489728021,
'SGD': 1.3297845796, 'AUD': 1.2758047076, 'ILS': 3.459036846, 'KRW': 1065.7822506862,
'PLN': 3.4643599767}, '2018-01-02': {'CAD': 1.2538748446, 'HKD': 7.8145876502, 'USD': 1.0,
'PHP': 49.8400331538, 'DKK': 6.1696643183, 'HUF': 255.772896809, 'CZK': 21.1305428927,
'GBP': 0.7372813925, 'RON': 3.8561956071, 'SEK': 8.1461251554, 'IDR': 13481.9975134687,
'INR': 63.4898466639, 'BRL': 3.2742644012, 'RUB': 57.2876916701, 'HRK': 6.1864898467,
'JPY': 112.1840033154, 'THB': 32.4202237878, 'CHF': 0.9712391214, 'EUR': 0.828843763,
'MYR': 4.0194778284, 'BGN': 1.6210526316, 'TRY': 3.7579776212, 'CNY': 6.4929962702,
'NOK': 8.1017820141, 'NZD': 1.4053046001, 'ZAR': 12.349772068, 'MXN': 19.5220886863,
'SGD': 1.3287194364, 'AUD': 1.2774968918, 'ILS': 3.4556983009, 'KRW': 1062.23787816,
'PLN': 3.4507252383}}, 'start_at': '2018-01-01', 'base': 'USD', 'end_at': '2018-01-03'}

# Quote the historical rates against for specific currency with custom
# base currency:
print(api.get_rates('USD', ['ILS', 'JPY', 'EUR', 'RUB'],
                    start_date="2018-01-01", end_date="2018-01-03"))
{'rates': {'2018-01-03': {'EUR': 0.8317391666, 'JPY': 112.2598353156, 'RUB': 57.470015803,
'ILS': 3.459036846}, '2018-01-02': {'EUR': 0.828843763, 'JPY': 112.1840033154,
'RUB': 57.2876916701, 'ILS': 3.4556983009}}, 'start_at': '2018-01-01', 'base': 'USD',
'end_at': '2018-01-03'}

# Get the latest foreign exchange rate for EUR and USD:
print(api.get_rate())
1.0827

# Get the latest foreign exchange rate for a specific currency:
print(api.get_rate(target='GBP'))
0.91503

# Get historical rate for any day since 1999:
print(api.get_rate(target='GBP', start_date="2018-03-26"))
0.87248

# Quote against a different currency:
print(api.get_rate('USD', 'GBP'))
0.8451371571

# Get historical rate for a time period:
print(api.get_rate(target='GBP', start_date="2018-01-01",
                   end_date="2018-01-03"))
{'2018-01-03': {'GBP': 0.8864}, '2018-01-02': {'GBP': 0.88953}}

# Quote the historical rates against a different currency:
print(api.get_rate('USD', target='CHF', start_date="2018-01-01",
                   end_date="2018-01-03"))
{'2018-01-03': {'CHF': 0.9761290859}, '2018-01-02': {'CHF': 0.9712391214}}

# Is USD currency supported?
print(api.is_currency_supported('USD'))
True

# Is KKK currency supported?
print(api.is_currency_supported('KKK'))
False

#  Supported currencies list:
print(api.supported_currencies)
('AED', 'AFN', 'ALL', 'AMD', 'ANG', 'AOA', 'ARS', 'AUD', 'AWG',
'AZN', 'BAM', 'BBD', 'BDT', 'BGN', 'BHD', 'BIF', 'BMD', 'BND',
'BOB', 'BRL', 'BSD', 'BTC', 'BTN', 'BWP', 'BYN', 'BYR', 'BZD',
'CAD', 'CDF', 'CHF', 'CLF', 'CLP', 'CNY', 'COP', 'CRC', 'CUC',
'CUP', 'CVE', 'CZK', 'DJF', 'DKK', 'DOP', 'DZD', 'EGP', 'ERN',
'ETB', 'EUR', 'FJD', 'FKP', 'GBP', 'GEL', 'GGP', 'GHS', 'GIP',
'GMD', 'GNF', 'GTQ', 'GYD', 'HKD', 'HNL', 'HRK', 'HTG', 'HUF',
'IDR', 'ILS', 'IMP', 'INR', 'IQD', 'IRR', 'ISK', 'JEP', 'JMD',
'JOD', 'JPY', 'KES', 'KGS', 'KHR', 'KMF', 'KPW', 'KRW', 'KWD',
'KYD', 'KZT', 'LAK', 'LBP', 'LKR', 'LRD', 'LSL', 'LTL', 'LVL',
'LYD', 'MAD', 'MDL', 'MGA', 'MKD', 'MMK', 'MNT', 'MOP', 'MRO',
'MUR', 'MVR', 'MWK', 'MXN', 'MYR', 'MZN', 'NAD', 'NGN', 'NIO',
'NOK', 'NPR', 'NZD', 'OMR', 'PAB', 'PEN', 'PGK', 'PHP', 'PKR',
'PLN', 'PYG', 'QAR', 'RON', 'RSD', 'RUB', 'RWF', 'SAR', 'SBD',
'SCR', 'SDG', 'SEK', 'SGD', 'SHP', 'SLL', 'SOS', 'SRD', 'STD',
'SVC', 'SYP', 'SZL', 'THB', 'TJS', 'TMT', 'TND', 'TOP', 'TRY',
'TTD', 'TWD', 'TZS', 'UAH', 'UGX', 'USD', 'UYU', 'UZS', 'VEF',
'VND', 'VUV', 'WST', 'XAF', 'XAG', 'XAU', 'XCD', 'XDR', 'XOF',
'XPF', 'YER', 'ZAR', 'ZMK', 'ZMW', 'ZWL')

New Features in V1

# Convert 10 USD to EUR based on latest rate
print(api.convert(10, 'USD', 'EUR'))
8.27795

# Convert 100 GBP to EUR on 2021-01-01 rate
api.convert(100, 'GBP', 'EUR', '2021-01-01')
112.2969

# Get fluctuation of EUR from yesterday today
api.fluctuation()
{
	"AED": {
		"start_rate": 4.436637,
		"end_rate": 4.437618,
		"change": 0.001,
		"change_pct": 0.0221
	},
	"AFN": {
		"start_rate": 93.426038,
		"end_rate": 93.452022,
		"change": 0.026,
		"change_pct": 0.0278
	},
...
}

# Get fluctuation within a specified date
api.fluctuation(start_date='2020-01-01', end_date='2021-01-01')

# Get fluctuation for a USD
api.fluctuation('USD')

# Limit response to some targets
api.fluctuation('USD', target=['EUR', 'GBP'])
{
	'EUR': {'start_rate': 0.827925, 'end_rate': 0.8279, 'change': 0, 'change_pct': -0.003},
	'GBP': {'start_rate': 0.711065, 'end_rate': 0.71155, 'change': 0.0005, 'change_pct': 0.0682}}

# Get for just a target
api.fluctuation(target='NGN')
{'start_rate': 493.595526, 'end_rate': 493.585805, 'change': -0.0097, 'change_pct': -0.002}

Supported currencies

The list of currencies can be found at api.supported_currencies.

If your currency is not in the list, then the library will be of no use to you. You may try openexchangerates.org API for python2 or python3 or some other service.

License

MIT