Access LME Steel HRC FOB China (STEEL-HR) Historical Prices through this API

LME Steel HRC FOB China (STEEL-HR) data, which can be accessed through the Metals-API. This blog post will delve into the significance of this API, its capabilities, and how developers can leverage it to obtain historical prices and other essential data.

Metals-API Information

About LME Steel HRC FOB China (STEEL-HR)

API Description

Metals-API is designed to provide developers with a comprehensive suite of tools to access metals prices and perform currency conversions. This API stands out due to its innovative approach to delivering real-time data, allowing developers to create next-generation applications that can analyze market trends, forecast prices, and provide insights into the metals market.

Key Features and Endpoints

Latest Rates Endpoint: This endpoint provides real-time exchange rate data for metals, updated based on your subscription plan. Depending on the plan, updates can occur every 60 minutes or every 10 minutes, ensuring that users have access to the most current market information.
Historical Rates Endpoint: Users can access historical rates dating back to 2019. By appending a specific date to the API request, developers can retrieve past prices for analysis and reporting.
Bid And Ask Endpoint: This feature enables users to obtain real-time bid and ask prices for metals, which is essential for traders looking to make informed buying and selling decisions.
Convert Endpoint: The API includes a currency conversion endpoint that allows users to convert amounts between different metals or to/from USD, facilitating seamless transactions and calculations.
Time-Series Endpoint: This endpoint allows users to query daily historical rates between two specified dates, providing a comprehensive view of price trends over time.
Fluctuation Endpoint: Users can track how metal prices fluctuate day-to-day, which is crucial for understanding market volatility and making strategic decisions.
Carat Endpoint: This endpoint provides information about gold rates by carat, allowing users to obtain precise pricing based on quality.
Lowest/Highest Price Endpoint: Users can query the API to find the lowest and highest prices for a specified date, which is useful for identifying market extremes.
Open/High/Low/Close (OHLC) Price Endpoint: This endpoint provides open, high, low, and close prices for a specific date, offering a detailed snapshot of market performance.
Historical LME Endpoint: Access historical rates for LME symbols dating back to 2008, allowing for extensive analysis of long-term trends.
API Key: Each user is assigned a unique API key, which must be included in requests to authenticate and authorize access to the API.
API Response: The API delivers exchange rates relative to USD by default, with all data returned in a structured JSON format.
Available Endpoints: The Metals-API features numerous endpoints, each designed to provide specific functionalities tailored to user needs.
Supported Symbols Endpoint: This endpoint returns a constantly updated list of all available metal symbols, ensuring users have access to the latest information.
Gold Price India Endpoint: Retrieve the latest gold prices in India using this dedicated endpoint, which is particularly useful for regional market analysis.
News Endpoint: The API provides access to the latest news articles related to various metals, keeping users informed about market developments.

List of Symbols

Metals-API Supported Symbols page. This resource is invaluable for developers looking to integrate specific metal data into their applications.

API Endpoint Examples and Responses

Latest Rates Endpoint

{
    "success": true,
    "timestamp": 1748822781,
    "base": "USD",
    "date": "2025-06-02",
    "rates": {
        "XAU": 0.000482,
        "XAG": 0.03815,
        "XPT": 0.000912,
        "XPD": 0.000744,
        "XCU": 0.294118,
        "XAL": 0.434783,
        "XNI": 0.142857,
        "XZN": 0.344828
    },
    "unit": "per troy ounce"
}

Historical Rates Endpoint

{
    "success": true,
    "timestamp": 1748736381,
    "base": "USD",
    "date": "2025-06-01",
    "rates": {
        "XAU": 0.000485,
        "XAG": 0.03825,
        "XPT": 0.000915,
        "XPD": 0.000748
    },
    "unit": "per troy ounce"
}

Time-series Endpoint

{
    "success": true,
    "timeseries": true,
    "start_date": "2025-05-26",
    "end_date": "2025-06-02",
    "base": "USD",
    "rates": {
        "2025-05-26": {
            "XAU": 0.000485,
            "XAG": 0.03825,
            "XPT": 0.000915
        },
        "2025-05-28": {
            "XAU": 0.000483,
            "XAG": 0.0382,
            "XPT": 0.000913
        },
        "2025-06-02": {
            "XAU": 0.000482,
            "XAG": 0.03815,
            "XPT": 0.000912
        }
    },
    "unit": "per troy ounce"
}

Convert Endpoint

{
    "success": true,
    "query": {
        "from": "USD",
        "to": "XAU",
        "amount": 1000
    },
    "info": {
        "timestamp": 1748822781,
        "rate": 0.000482
    },
    "result": 0.482,
    "unit": "troy ounces"
}

Fluctuation Endpoint

{
    "success": true,
    "fluctuation": true,
    "start_date": "2025-05-26",
    "end_date": "2025-06-02",
    "base": "USD",
    "rates": {
        "XAU": {
            "start_rate": 0.000485,
            "end_rate": 0.000482,
            "change": -3.0e-6,
            "change_pct": -0.62
        },
        "XAG": {
            "start_rate": 0.03825,
            "end_rate": 0.03815,
            "change": -0.0001,
            "change_pct": -0.26
        },
        "XPT": {
            "start_rate": 0.000915,
            "end_rate": 0.000912,
            "change": -3.0e-6,
            "change_pct": -0.33
        }
    },
    "unit": "per troy ounce"
}

OHLC (Open/High/Low/Close) Price Endpoint

{
    "success": true,
    "timestamp": 1748822781,
    "base": "USD",
    "date": "2025-06-02",
    "rates": {
        "XAU": {
            "open": 0.000485,
            "high": 0.000487,
            "low": 0.000481,
            "close": 0.000482
        },
        "XAG": {
            "open": 0.03825,
            "high": 0.0383,
            "low": 0.0381,
            "close": 0.03815
        },
        "XPT": {
            "open": 0.000915,
            "high": 0.000918,
            "low": 0.00091,
            "close": 0.000912
        }
    },
    "unit": "per troy ounce"
}

Bid/Ask Endpoint

{
    "success": true,
    "timestamp": 1748822781,
    "base": "USD",
    "date": "2025-06-02",
    "rates": {
        "XAU": {
            "bid": 0.000481,
            "ask": 0.000483,
            "spread": 2.0e-6
        },
        "XAG": {
            "bid": 0.0381,
            "ask": 0.0382,
            "spread": 0.0001
        },
        "XPT": {
            "bid": 0.000911,
            "ask": 0.000913,
            "spread": 2.0e-6
        }
    },
    "unit": "per troy ounce"
}

Conclusion

Metals-API offers developers a powerful tool to navigate the complexities of the metal markets. With its extensive range of endpoints and real-time data capabilities, the API empowers users to build innovative applications that can analyze market trends, forecast prices, and provide actionable insights.

Metals-API Documentation and explore the Metals-API Supported Symbols page for a comprehensive list of available metal symbols.

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Access LME Steel HRC FOB China (STEEL-HR) Historical Prices through this API