How to Use Python With Real-Time Data and REST APIs

1. Introduction

The Forex Quote API provided by 1forge.com is one of the most generous places with free plans to get real-time currency exchange values. The https://1forge.com/forex-data-api site includes an introduction to the Forex data API.

For free accounts, the REST rate limit is 1000 requests per day returning results in JSON format. It supports more than 700 currency pairs. Unfortunately, the Peruvian Sol (PEN) is not supported.