Finding Forex APIs with Second-Level or Faster Quotes

Summary

The document asks where to obtain real-time foreign exchange data at intervals shorter than one minute, including buy and sell quotes and recent trades. It notes that the questioner’s searches of two data services found a one-minute minimum, then gathers several brief community suggestions for alternative providers.

One response cautions that second-level feeds generally require a paid subscription or premium account. Another describes a service as updating sub-second and providing many quotes per minute; additional replies name two other possible sources but give little supporting detail. The material is a short list of leads rather than a comparison or technical evaluation. It does not establish coverage, latency, historical data access, pricing, or reliability, and it gives no independent evidence that the suggested services meet a particular trading use case.

Key ideas

• The question concerns forex quotes and trades at intervals shorter than one minute.
• The responses suggest several possible data providers.
• One answer says higher-frequency access commonly requires a paid or premium account.
• A respondent describes one service as providing sub-second updates and frequent quotes.
• The document does not compare providers or verify their coverage, latency, or reliability.

Tags

# Is there a API to obtain real-time forex data in seconds?


# Is there a API to obtain real-time forex data in seconds?












I wanted to get sell, buy and recent trades of a currency in intervals of seconds but was only able to find APIs which offer a minimum interval of one minute (I checked Polygon and Alpha Advantage). Is there anything available to obtain real-time forex data in seconds, or is there nothing?

## Answer by Hans-Peter Schrei (score 4, accepted)

https://quant.stackexchange.com/a/74945

There are a few options available for real-time Forex data at intervals of seconds. However, these typically require a paid subscription or access to a premium account. Some options include:









## Answer by Sachin (score 3)

https://quant.stackexchange.com/a/76039

One of the most frequently updated Forex APIs I have come across is Tradermade Data API Data updates sub-second with 100s of quotes per minute.

## Answer by Austin (score 1)

https://quant.stackexchange.com/a/81215

Forexfeed is good but there support is not

## Answer by ace (score 0)

https://quant.stackexchange.com/a/80368

Live-Rates may be a great choice for you

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