Python Client Library for Global Exchange Rates API

The Global Exchange Rates API now has an official Python client, published on PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/global-exchange-rates/.

It supports both sync and async usage and is ideal for developers who need to fetch currency exchange rates in Python, convert amounts, or integrate official central bank data in finance-related apps.

Installation

pip install global-exchange-rates

Example: Get Latest Exchange Rates

from global_exchange_rates import GlobalExchangeRates

client = GlobalExchangeRates(api_key="your_api_key")

rates = client.get_latest(
    base_currency="EUR",
    currencies=["USD", "GBP", "JPY"]
)

print(f"1 EUR = {rates.exchange_rates['USD']} USD")

Async usage is also supported via async with:

import asyncio
from global_exchange_rates import GlobalExchangeRates

async def main():
    async with GlobalExchangeRates(api_key="your_api_key") as client:
        rates = await client._get_latest_async(base_currency="EUR", currencies=["USD"])
        print(f"1 EUR = {rates.exchange_rates['USD']} USD")

asyncio.run(main())

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Let us know if you use the library in a project or have feature requests—we’re always interested in improving things for Python developers.