Best Aluminum MW U.S. Transaction (ALMWUS) prices API in 2025

Best Aluminum MW U.S. Transaction (ALMWUS) Prices API in 2025

Metals-API Information

About Aluminum (XAL)

API Description

Metals-API Documentation. This resource provides comprehensive guidance on utilizing the API effectively, including detailed explanations of endpoints and their functionalities.

Key Features and Endpoints

• Latest Rates Endpoint: This endpoint provides real-time exchange rate data for aluminum and other metals. Depending on your subscription plan, you can receive updates every 60 minutes or every 10 minutes. This feature is essential for traders who need to stay informed about the latest market prices.
• Historical Rates Endpoint: Access historical rates for aluminum dating back to 2019. By appending a specific date to your query, you can retrieve past pricing data, which is invaluable for trend analysis and forecasting.
• Bid And Ask Endpoint: This feature allows you to retrieve real-time bid and ask prices for aluminum. Understanding the spread between these prices is crucial for making informed trading decisions.
• Convert Endpoint: The Metals-API includes a currency conversion endpoint, enabling you to convert amounts from one metal to another or to/from USD. This is particularly useful for traders dealing in multiple currencies.
• Time-Series Endpoint: Query the API for daily historical rates between two dates of your choice. This endpoint is beneficial for analyzing price movements over specific periods.
• Fluctuation Endpoint: Track how aluminum prices fluctuate on a day-to-day basis. This endpoint provides insights into market volatility, helping traders make timely decisions.
• Carat Endpoint: Retrieve information about gold rates by carat. While this may not directly relate to aluminum, it showcases the API's versatility in handling various metals.
• Lowest/Highest Price Endpoint: Query the API to get the lowest and highest prices for aluminum over a specified period. This information is crucial for identifying market trends.
• Open/High/Low/Close (OHLC) Price Endpoint: Access open, high, low, and close prices for aluminum, providing a comprehensive view of market performance.
• Historical LME Endpoint: Access historical rates for LME symbols, dating back to 2008. This endpoint is essential for traders who rely on LME data for their strategies.
• API Key: Your unique API key is required to access the Metals-API. This key ensures secure access to the data you need.
• API Response: The API delivers exchange rates relative to USD, ensuring consistency in data interpretation.
• Available Endpoints: The Metals-API provides a comprehensive list of available endpoints, each designed to fulfill specific data needs.
• Supported Symbols Endpoint: This endpoint returns all available metal symbols, allowing developers to easily access the data they require.
• Gold Price India Endpoint: Retrieve the latest gold price in India, showcasing the API's extensive capabilities.
• News Endpoint: Stay updated with the latest news articles related to various metals, providing context to market movements.

Metals-API Supported Symbols page.

API Endpoint Examples and Responses

Latest Rates Endpoint

{
    "success": true,
    "timestamp": 1742349622,
    "base": "USD",
    "date": "2025-03-19",
    "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": 1742263222,
    "base": "USD",
    "date": "2025-03-18",
    "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": "2025-03-12",
    "end_date": "2025-03-19",
    "base": "USD",
    "rates": {
        "2025-03-12": {
            "XAU": 0.000485,
            "XAG": 0.03825,
            "XPT": 0.000915
        },
        "2025-03-14": {
            "XAU": 0.000483,
            "XAG": 0.0382,
            "XPT": 0.000913
        },
        "2025-03-19": {
            "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": 1742349622,
        "rate": 0.000482
    },
    "result": 0.482,
    "unit": "troy ounces"
}

Fluctuation Endpoint

{
    "success": true,
    "fluctuation": true,
    "start_date": "2025-03-12",
    "end_date": "2025-03-19",
    "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) Endpoint

{
    "success": true,
    "timestamp": 1742349622,
    "base": "USD",
    "date": "2025-03-19",
    "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": 1742349622,
    "base": "USD",
    "date": "2025-03-19",
    "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 Website and explore the Metals-API Documentation for detailed guidance on implementation. The future of metals trading is here, and with the right tools, developers can lead the way in this evolving landscape.