afxapicom

afxapicom

An unofficial async Python client for currency exchange rates.

Installation

Install from pip:

pip install afxapicom

Install from source:

pip install git+https://github.com/MrBaconHat/afxapi-python.git

Usage

All requests are made using the Client class, initialized with your API key.

import afxapicom
import asyncio

async def main():
    client = afxapicom.Client('YOUR_API_KEY')
    # make calls here

asyncio.run(main())

Check API Status

result = await client.status()
print(result)

Retrieve Currencies

result = await client.currencies(currencies=['EUR', 'USD'])
print(result)

Latest Exchange Rates

result = await client.latest(base_currency='USD', currencies=['EUR', 'GBP'])
print(result)

Historical Exchange Rates

result = await client.historical('2024-01-01', base_currency='USD')
print(result)

Exchange Rates Over a Range

result = await client.range('2024-01-01', '2024-01-07', base_currency='USD')
print(result)

Convert Currencies

result = await client.convert(1000, base_currency='USD', currencies=['EUR', 'GBP'])
print(result)

Error Handling

from afxapicom import Client
from afxapicom.errors import AuthenticationFailed, RateLimited, QuotaExceeded

async def main():
    client = Client('YOUR_API_KEY')
    try:
        result = await client.latest()
        print(result)
    except AuthenticationFailed:
        print("Invalid API key")
    except RateLimited:
        print("Rate limit hit, slow down")
    except QuotaExceeded:
        print("Monthly quota exceeded")

asyncio.run(main())