Forex Rate Scraper
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Pay per usage
Forex Rate Scraper
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Pay per usage
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Donny Nguyen
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Forex Exchange Rate Scraper
What does it do?
Forex Exchange Rate Scraper scrape live forex exchange rates for major and minor currency pairs. Extract bid, ask, spread, daily change. Data is sourced from Exchange Rate API.
The actor runs on the Apify platform and delivers clean, structured data ready for export as JSON, CSV, or Excel. It handles retries, proxy rotation, and anti-bot measures automatically. Each run stores results in an Apify Dataset that you can download or connect to your workflow via API.
Why use this actor?
- No coding required: Just configure inputs and click Start
- Reliable extraction: Built-in retries, error handling, and proxy rotation
- Structured output: Clean data with consistent field names across all results
- Scalable: Run on schedule with Apify Schedules for regular data collection
- Export ready: Download as JSON, CSV, Excel or send to Google Sheets, Slack, webhooks
How to use it
- Navigate to the Forex Exchange Rate Scraper on Apify Store
- Configure the input parameters (or use defaults)
- Click Start and wait for results
- Export the dataset in your preferred format
You can also run this actor via the Apify API or the Apify JavaScript client.
Input configuration
| Field | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Currency Pairs | array | Forex pairs to get rates for (e.g. EUR/USD) | ["EUR/USD", "GBP/USD", "USD/JPY", "AUD/USD"] |
| proxyConfiguration | Object | Proxy settings | Apify Proxy |
Output data
Each result contains these fields:
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pair | String | Pair |
| rate | String | Rate |
| bid | String | Bid |
| ask | String | Ask |
| spread | String | Spread |
| change | String | Change |
| changePercent | String | Change % |
| scrapedAt | String | Scraped At |
Cost of usage
This actor uses pay-per-event pricing. You are charged $0.30 per 1,000 results extracted. Running with default settings typically costs under $0.10. Adjust input parameters to control the number of results and manage costs.
The actor uses Apify Proxy which is included in your Apify subscription. Memory usage is typically around 256-4096 MB.
Tips and tricks
- Run on a schedule using Apify Schedules for regular data monitoring
- Use Apify integrations to send results to Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier, or your database
- Combine with other actors from the Apify Store for richer data pipelines
- The actor works best with Apify Proxy enabled to avoid rate limiting
Useful Links
- Apify Platform
- Crawlee Documentation
- Apify SDK
- More actors by consummate_mandala
- GitHub - donnywin85
