Forex

Forex OHLCV Candles

GET/v2/forex/candles/{pair}

Returns OHLCV candlestick data for a currency pair.

Included in: Growth.

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Parameters

Name	In	Type	Required	Description
pair	path	string	yes	Currency pair (e.g., `EURUSD`, `GBPJPY`) Example `EURUSD`
resolution	query	string	no	Candle resolution One of `D` `W` `M` Default `D`
from	query	string (date)	yes	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD). Required for candle data. Example `2026-09-01`
to	query	string (date)	yes	End date (YYYY-MM-DD). Required for candle data. Example `2026-09-30`

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pair required path

Currency pair (e.g., `EURUSD`, `GBPJPY`)

resolution query

Candle resolution

from required query

Start date (YYYY-MM-DD). Required for candle data.

to required query

End date (YYYY-MM-DD). Required for candle data.

GET /v2/forex/candles/EURUSD?resolution=D&from=2026-09-01&to=2026-11-13

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curl 'https://api.bavest.co/v2/forex/candles/EURUSD?resolution=D&from=2026-09-01&to=2026-11-13' \
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Example response 200

{
  "data": [
    {
      "price": 1.16164,
      "change": -0.00061,
      "changesPercentage": -0.05248441,
      "timestamp": "2026-09-01T00:00:57",
      "dayLow": 1.16132,
      "dayHigh": 1.16225,
      "open": 1.16212,
      "previousClose": 1.16225
    },
    {
      "price": 1.16238,
      "change": 0.00013,
      "changesPercentage": 0.0111852,
      "timestamp": "2026-09-01T00:30:04",
      "dayLow": 1.16132,
      "dayHigh": 1.16279,
      "open": 1.16212,
      "previousClose": 1.16225
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "parameters": {
      "pair": "EURUSD",
      "from": "2026-09-01",
      "resolution": "D",
      "to": "2026-09-30"
    },
    "time": 3467
  }
}

From the docs, not your data. Long lists are cut to 3 items.

Response 200

Successful response · application/json

dataarray of ForexCandle
- pricenumber (double)required
  Current price
  Example 1.1603
- changenumber (double) | null
  Price change
  Example -0.00054
- changesPercentagenumber (double) | null
  Price change as a percentage
  Example -0.04651804
- dayHighnumber (double)
  Intraday high price
  Example 1.16456
- dayLownumber (double)
  Intraday low price
  Example 1.15904
- opennumber (double)
  Opening price
  Example 1.16084
- previousClosenumber (double) | null
  Previous session closing price
  Example 1.16084
- timestampstringrequired
  ISO 8601 timestamp
metaResponseMeta
Response envelope metadata. Always present on a 200: time is set by core/response.py on every successful response. Errors carry the same block, built by the same code, so a client parses one meta shape whether the call succeeded or failed.
- timeinteger
  Server-side processing time in milliseconds
  Example 17
- parametersobject
  Echo of the request parameters the endpoint resolved

Errors

400Invalid request parameters. Returned when required query parameters are missing, have invalid types, or violate constraints (e.g., providing both symbol and isin when they are mutually exclusive).
401Missing or invalid API key.
404Resource not found.
429Rate limit exceeded. Retry after the `Retry-After` header interval.
500An unexpected error occurred on the server. If the issue persists, contact support with the X-Request-Id header value.
502Upstream data provider returned an error or is temporarily unavailable. Retry after a short delay.
504The request timed out waiting for a response from the upstream data provider. This may occur for complex queries or during peak load.
defaultAn unexpected error occurred on the server. If the issue persists, contact support with the X-Request-Id header value.