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Step 1: Get your API key

  1. Sign in at marketdataset.ai/dashboard
  2. Navigate to the Overview section
  3. Click Create API Key, enter a name, and copy your key
Your API key is only shown once. Store it securely — treat it like a password.

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Step 2: Add credits

New accounts have $0 balance. Add credits from the Billing page. Starting amount: $5 — enough for ~1,000 forex requests or ~250 COT report queries.

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Step 3: Make a request

curl "https://api.marketdataset.ai/forex/prices?pair=EURUSD&interval=hour&limit=5" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: sk_your_key_here"

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Example response

{
  "forex_prices": [
    {
      "pair": "EURUSD",
      "interval": "hour",
      "interval_multiplier": 1,
      "open": 1.08421,
      "high": 1.08589,
      "low": 1.08397,
      "close": 1.08534,
      "volume": 12847.0,
      "time": "2024-11-01T15:00:00+00:00"
    }
  ],
  "next_page_url": null,
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_abc123",
    "credits_used": 0.005,
    "credits_remaining": 4.995
  }
}

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What’s next?

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