Python Currency Exchange Rate API Documentation

Overview of Our Python Currency Exchange Rate API

Our Currency Exchange Rate API provides a simple, accurate, and reliable way to access real-time exchange rates using Python. Ideal for both personal and professional projects, our API offers seamless integration with minimal dependencies.

Benefits of Using Our Python API

Integrating our Python currency conversion API is straightforward, requiring only basic GET requests. This simplicity ensures you can quickly add currency exchange functionality to your Python applications.

Our API delivers JSON responses that are both fast to parse and human-readable. Python’s efficient native JSON libraries make it easy to handle and process the data without extensive coding.

For more comprehensive information on available requests and features, visit our Main Documentation.

Getting Started with Python: Currency Conversion Example

To start using our API, sign up for a free account to obtain your API key. Register here to get your API key.

Here’s a basic Python example to get you started:

import requests
 
# Where USD is the base currency you want to use
url = 'https://api.currencyexchangerate-api.com/v1/YOUR-API-KEY/latest/USD'
 
# Making our request
response = requests.get(url)
data = response.json()
 
# Your JSON object
print data
 
 

Sample JSON Response

Here’s a sample JSON response from the API with USD as the base currency code:

{
  "result": "success",
  "base_code": "USD",
  "qouta": 100,
  "remining": 78,
  "conversion_rates": {
    "USD": 1,
    "AED": 3.6725,
    "AFN": 71.3023,
    ...
  }
}

For additional details on request types, error handling, and more, please visit our Main Documentation.

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