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CFTC Provider Extension

openbb_platform/providers/cftc/README.md

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CFTC Provider Extension

Installation

Install from PyPI with:

sh
pip install openbb-cftc

Install this extension locally with:

sh
pip install -e .

Credentials

Credentials are not required, but your IP address may be subject to throttling limits.

API requests made using an application token are not throttled.

Create a free account here: https://evergreen.data.socrata.com/signup

Then, generate the app_token by signing in with the credentials here: https://publicreporting.cftc.gov/profile/edit/developer_settings.

Credentials Key

If adding a token, use cftc_app_token as the key in the user_settings.json file. The value expected value is the app_token and not the secret or api_key.