Use Python to Retrieve EUR/USD Conversion Rate from Bitstamp

Aug. 13, 2022, 2:15 a.m.by CryptoDataDownload

Finding the EURUSD Conversion Rate at Bitstamp

We will show you an example of how you can retrieve the EUR/USD exchange rate from the Bitstamp cryptocurrency exchange in less than 30 lines of code. This coding article is quick and not as long or involved as what is found in our Plus+ content, but we believe beneficial nonetheless. And as always, we still comment every line of code for your benefit and understanding of intention!

# CryptoDataDownload
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# Import the libraries we are going to use
import pandas as pd
import json
import requests
import ssl
from datetime import datetime

# change the ssl state so we do not see an error for https:// content
ssl._create_default_https_context = ssl._create_unverified_context

def retrieve_EURUSD_rate():
    """
    This function will call the Bitstamp API to access the current exchange rate and will return available prices to
    BUY EURUSD or SELL EURUSD at exchange
    """
    URL = 'https://www.bitstamp.net/api/v2/eur_usd/'  # this is the REST API endpoint
    response = requests.get(URL)             # use requests library to send http request to API
    data = json.loads(response.text)         # load the json response from api into a dictionary

print(f'EURUSD rate @ Bitstamp @ {datetime.now()}')
    print(f"Available price to buy:  {data['buy']} \nAvailable price to sell: {data['sell']}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    retrieve_EURUSD_rate()   # run the function

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