AlphaVantage still works for me since I am only fetching 5 currency conversion rates. However, I would be happy for the default to change to yahoo_json in case I should need more. I am running GC in Flatpak under Ubuntu and environment variables are not so easy to handle in this setup.
> Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2024 16:46:44 -0700 > From: Jim DeLaHunt <list+gnuc...@jdlh.com> > To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > Subject: Re: [GNC] Finance::Quote Default Currency Module > Message-ID: <7d6933a4-0085-48b8-9511-c5df0b665...@jdlh.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > Bruce: > > I try to run GnuCash's "Get Quotes" feature every day, so every day I > use your hard work on Finance::Quote and am grateful for it. Thank you. > >> On 2024-03-30 15:09, Bruce Schuck wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> I'm getting ready to release Finance::Quote v1.60 to CPAN. It appears >> that AlphaVantage has again changed how they deal with throttling for >> requests using the free API keys/tokens. This has affected some users >> that may have data that requires doing more than a handful of currency >> exchange calculations. >> >> While the currency module used can be changed using the FQ_CURRENCY >> environment variable, I have been asked to change the default to >> YahooJSON instead of AlphaVantage. >> >> Before I make such a change I wanted to get a general consensus from >> the GnuCash users. > > Thank you for asking. But I'm afraid I don't understand what you are asking. > > Is there any written description of what throttling behaviour F::Q > observes from AlphaVantage? > > I have an AlphaVantage API key registered in GnuCash's settings. I have > about four currencies and 10-20 stocks, mutual funds, and ETFs which get > price updates through my daily GnuCash "Get Quotes" regimen. Is this > "more than a handful" of currency exchange calculations? Will I be one > of the users affected by the throttling? > > Is the proposed change only for looking up currency exchange rates, so > does not affect lookup of securities prices? > > What is the difference to a consumer like me of F::Q getting the data > from YahooJSON rather than from AlphaVantage? > > ??? ?Jim DeLaHunt _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
