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Forex API

The Forex API provides comprehensive foreign exchange market data including currency pair information and historical exchange rates. This API supports multiple time frame aggregations and is essential for foreign exchange analysis, currency trading strategies, and international portfolio management.

GET/forex/tickers

Retrieves a comprehensive list of all available forex currency pairs. This endpoint supports advanced filtering by country and exchange, providing essential metadata for each currency pair including detailed descriptions and market classifications.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
country	string	Optional	Filter tickers by country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2). view all values

Examples:

https://api.axionquant.com/forex/tickers

https://api.axionquant.com/forex/tickers?country=US

Response Fields

id number

Unique identifier for the forex pair

ticker string

Currency pair ticker (e.g., "AEDAUD")

detail string

Full description of the currency pair

exchange string

Exchange or data provider code

country string

Country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2)

All Forex Tickers

Request

Sample code

1from axion import Axion
2client = Axion(api_key='axn_123')
3
4tickers = client.forex.tickers(
5    country='AE',
6    exchange='IDC'
7)
8print(tickers)

Response

[
  {
    "id": 2,
    "ticker": "AEDBRX",
    "detail": "U.A.E. DIRHAM / BRAZILIAN REAL REFERENCE RATE",
    "exchange": "IDC",
    "country": "AE"
  },
  {
    "id": 3,
    "ticker": "AEDCAD",
    "detail": "U.A.E. DIRHAM / CANADIAN DOLLAR",
    "exchange": "IDC",
    "country": "AE"
  },
  {
    "id": 4,
    "ticker": "AEDCHF",
    "detail": "U.A.E. DIRHAM / SWISS FRANC",
    "exchange": "IDC",
    "country": "AE"
  },
  {
    "id": 5,
    "ticker": "AEDEUR",
    "detail": "U.A.E. DIRHAM / EURO",
    "exchange": "IDC",
    "country": "AE"
  },
  {
    "id": 7,
    "ticker": "AEDHKD",
    "detail": "U.A.E. DIRHAM / HONG KONG DOLLAR",
    "exchange": "IDC",
    "country": "AE"
  },
  {
    "id": 8,
    "ticker": "AEDINR",
    "detail": "U.A.E. DIRHAM / INDIAN RUPEE",
    "exchange": "IDC",
    "country": "AE"
  }
]

GET/forex/gainers

Retrieves the top gaining forex currency pairs over a specified lookback period. Returns ticker symbols with their percentage change, sorted from highest gainer to lowest. Useful for identifying currency strength and trending pairs.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
days	integer	Optional	Lookback period in days (default: 5)
limit	integer	Optional	Maximum number of results to return (default: 10)

Examples:

https://api.axionquant.com/forex/gainers

https://api.axionquant.com/forex/gainers?days=30&limit=20

Response Fields

ticker string

Forex currency pair ticker

pctchange number

Percentage change over the lookback period

Forex Gainers

Request

Sample code

1from axion import Axion
2client = Axion(api_key='axn_123')
3
4gainers = client.forex.gainers(days=5, limit=10)
5print(gainers)

Response

[
  {
    "ticker": "USDBRL",
    "pctchange": 3.456
  },
  {
    "ticker": "EURUSD",
    "pctchange": 1.234
  },
  {
    "ticker": "GBPUSD",
    "pctchange": 0.987
  }
]

GET/forex/losers

Retrieves the top losing forex currency pairs over a specified lookback period. Returns ticker symbols with their percentage change, sorted from most negative to least negative. Useful for identifying currency weakness.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
days	integer	Optional	Lookback period in days (default: 5)
limit	integer	Optional	Maximum number of results to return (default: 10)

Examples:

https://api.axionquant.com/forex/losers

https://api.axionquant.com/forex/losers?days=30&limit=20

Response Fields

ticker string

Forex currency pair ticker

pctchange number

Percentage change over the lookback period

Forex Losers

Request

Sample code

1from axion import Axion
2client = Axion(api_key='axn_123')
3
4losers = client.forex.losers(days=5, limit=10)
5print(losers)

Response

[
  {
    "ticker": "USDJPY",
    "pctchange": -2.345
  },
  {
    "ticker": "AUDUSD",
    "pctchange": -1.678
  },
  {
    "ticker": "USDCHF",
    "pctchange": -0.987
  }
]