Historic rates not available for several dates

[EamonnONeill]

For example https://ratesapi.io/api/2018-05-20?base=USD

Full list of dates not working in the last 365 days:
2018-06-05
2018-06-03
2018-06-02
2018-05-27
2018-05-26
2018-05-20
2018-05-19
2018-05-13
2018-05-12
2018-05-06
2018-05-05
2018-05-01
2018-04-29
2018-04-28
2018-04-22
2018-04-21
2018-04-15
2018-04-14
2018-04-08
2018-04-07
2018-04-02
2018-04-01
2018-03-31
2018-03-30
2018-03-25
2018-03-24
2018-03-18
2018-03-17
2018-03-11
2018-03-10
2018-03-04
2018-03-03
2018-02-25
2018-02-24
2018-02-18
2018-02-17
2018-02-11
2018-02-10
2018-02-04
2018-02-03
2018-01-28
2018-01-27
2018-01-21
2018-01-20
2018-01-14
2018-01-13
2018-01-07
2018-01-06
2018-01-01
2017-12-31
2017-12-30
2017-12-26
2017-12-25
2017-12-24
2017-12-23
2017-12-17
2017-12-16
2017-12-10
2017-12-09
2017-12-03
2017-12-02
2017-11-26
2017-11-25
2017-11-19
2017-11-18
2017-11-12
2017-11-11
2017-11-05
2017-11-04
2017-10-29
2017-10-28
2017-10-22
2017-10-21
2017-10-15
2017-10-14
2017-10-08
2017-10-07
2017-10-01
2017-09-30
2017-09-24
2017-09-23
2017-09-17
2017-09-16
2017-09-10
2017-09-09
2017-09-03
2017-09-02
2017-08-27
2017-08-26
2017-08-20
2017-08-19
2017-08-13
2017-08-12
2017-08-06
2017-08-05
2017-07-30
2017-07-29
2017-07-23
2017-07-22
2017-07-16
2017-07-15
2017-07-09
2017-07-08
2017-07-02
2017-07-01
2017-06-25
2017-06-24
2017-06-18
2017-06-17
2017-06-11
2017-06-10

[arnohakk]

Same issue over here.

[ravigadila]

@EamonnONeill @arnohakk We are investigating the issue we will solve this ASAP.
@nikhila05 check currency source for above dates.

[nikhila05]

@ravigadila @EamonnONeill @arnohakk Most of the above dates are holidays/weekends. So currency pricess will not be available for the above dates. Our currency resource is https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/euro_reference_exchange_rates/html/index.en.html
Please check the csv file in the link for missing dates.

[EamonnONeill]

@nikhila05 thanks, that makes sense, I should have picked up the weekend.

I believe previously I could request the rates for a weekend/holiday date and it would give me back rates for the last available date. I have daily python processes that download rates for historic dates using python_forex and weekends have never thrown errors before today.

[nikhila05]

@EamonnONeill Recently we moved from fixer.io to ratesapi.io We'll consider your thought and fix above.

[EamonnONeill]

The change does mean that forex-python now functions differently to before. I'll write a workaround in the mean time anyway. Thanks for the help.

[nikhila05]

@EamonnONeill we've updated the api for holidays/weekends.

If the selected date doesn't have information about currencies, then it returns recent date values from the selected date.

for ex: 2018-05-20 don't have currency information. so it'll return recent date value i.e 2018-05-18 currency information

https://ratesapi.io/api/2018-05-20?base=USD

[EamonnONeill]

Awesome thanks!!!