Is there any free FX currency pair API:s?

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Hello quantnet users,

I have a small theory I want to test out, but as a student I am lacking in available data.

Most FX Currency API:s allow 500 - 1000 free API calls, which is enough for my needs as I only need a single snapshot of currency markets. However, problem occurs when I want to change base currency - most API:s allow FREE users to have single base currency, for example USD.

This means that for free, I can only ask for pairs based on USD: USDEUR, USDAED, USDAFN... so on. However, I wish to change the base currency: I also need exhange rates on EURAED, AEDAFN... basically whole snapshot of FX exhange rates on single date. While basic subscription plans allow this, I only need around 150 API calls to get exhangerate between every currency and if possible I would prefer not to pay for it.

I thought I would ask, if anyone knows of an API that allows users to do this for free? Thank you so much.
 
Larssen said:
Hello quantnet users,

I have a small theory I want to test out, but as a student I am lacking in available data.

Most FX Currency API:s allow 500 - 1000 free API calls, which is enough for my needs as I only need a single snapshot of currency markets. However, problem occurs when I want to change base currency - most API:s allow FREE users to have single base currency, for example USD.

This means that for free, I can only ask for pairs based on USD: USDEUR, USDAED, USDAFN... so on. However, I wish to change the base currency: I also need exhange rates on EURAED, AEDAFN... basically whole snapshot of FX exhange rates on single date. While basic subscription plans allow this, I only need around 150 API calls to get exhangerate between every currency and if possible I would prefer not to pay for it.

I thought I would ask, if anyone knows of an API that allows users to do this for free? Thank you so much.
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Here’s a list of public apis. I’d start here as it’s a solid list.
github.com

GitHub - public-apis/public-apis: A collective list of free APIs

A collective list of free APIs. Contribute to public-apis/public-apis development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com github.com
 
MichaelLewis said:
Here’s a list of public apis. I’d start here as it’s a solid list.
github.com

GitHub - public-apis/public-apis: A collective list of free APIs

A collective list of free APIs. Contribute to public-apis/public-apis development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com github.com
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Thank you, that seems like a really useful github to save.

Alright! Thank you, I got worried for a second. If anyone needs the same info, I found one good API from the list:

VAT validation, geolocation and exchange rates API.

VAT number validation, geolocation and exchange rates API for VAT compliance.
www.vatcomply.com
It only provides 33 currencies today, and I am not yet quite sure can I get historical rates. However, as a starting data this is more than enough. Thank you!

Obviously if anyone has good API:s in mind, with more currency pairs I am more than happy to get those. I'll update this thread if I find anything myself
 
Larssen said:
Thank you, that seems like a really useful github to save.

Alright! Thank you, I got worried for a second. If anyone needs the same info, I found one good API from the list:

VAT validation, geolocation and exchange rates API.

VAT number validation, geolocation and exchange rates API for VAT compliance.
www.vatcomply.com
It only provides 33 currencies today, and I am not yet quite sure can I get historical rates. However, as a starting data this is more than enough. Thank you!

Obviously if anyone has good API:s in mind, with more currency pairs I am more than happy to get those. I'll update this thread if I find anything myself
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Dangit, it seems that VAT number validation, geolocation and exchange rates API. VAT compliance. calculates the rates between other currencies from EUR basecurrency, it doesn't actually use real data. Alright, search resumes
 

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