The latest articles on DEV Community by Marc Piatkowski (@marc_piatkowski_72bbec150). https://dev.to/marc_piatkowski_72bbec150 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F2169914%2F50598893-22f3-4e3a-8685-8cc134f079d3.jpg https://dev.to/marc_piatkowski_72bbec150 en Marc Piatkowski Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:36:02 +0000 https://dev.to/marc_piatkowski_72bbec150/i-created-an-api-with-real-time-economic-calendar-for-trading-bots-46jj https://dev.to/marc_piatkowski_72bbec150/i-created-an-api-with-real-time-economic-calendar-for-trading-bots-46jj <h2> The Problem </h2> <p>Your bot trades during <strong>Non-Farm Payrolls</strong>. EUR/USD moves 150 pips in 2 minutes. Your stops get hit.</p> <p>or you are creating a trading bot and you need an API to know when to stop trading.</p> <h2> The Solution </h2> <p>An API that tells your bot when to pause:<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight python"><code><span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">requests</span> <span class="n">response</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">requests</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">get</span><span class="p">(</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">https://api.forex-calendar.pro/events/upcoming</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">headers</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="p">{</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">X-API-Key</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">your_key</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">},</span> <span class="n">params</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="p">{</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">impact</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">HIGH</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">hours</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="mi">1</span><span class="p">}</span> <span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">if</span> <span class="n">response</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">json</span><span class="p">():</span> <span class="nf">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">⚠️ High-impact news coming - pausing</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">else</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="n">bot</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">trade</span><span class="p">()</span> <span class="n">JSON</span> <span class="n">Response</span> <span class="p">{</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">events</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="p">[{</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">name</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">Non-Farm Payrolls</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">currency</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">USD</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">datetime</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">2025-01-10T14:30:00Z</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">impact</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">HIGH</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="sh">"</span><span class="s">minutes_until</span><span class="sh">"</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="mi">87</span> <span class="p">}]</span> <span class="p">}</span> </code></pre> </div> <p>Free Tier<br> ✅ 100 requests / 15 min<br> ✅ NFP, Fed, CPI, GDP, etc.<br> ✅ Filter by impact (HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW)</p> <p>Bonus<br> Telegram bot for alerts: @ForexCalendarProBot<br> 🔗 <a href="https://forex-calendar.pro" rel="noopener noreferrer">forex-calendar.pro</a></p> <p>Questions or suggestions : <a href="mailto:wdltradingapi@gmail.com">wdltradingapi@gmail.com</a></p> trading api forex finance