Get Aluminum MW U.S. Transaction (ALMWUS) Historical Prices with Metals-API

Metals-API offers a robust solution. This blog post will delve into the intricacies of obtaining historical prices for Aluminum (ALMWUS) using the Metals-API, exploring its features, capabilities, and the transformative potential of real-time metals data.

Metals-API Information

About Aluminum (XAL)

API Description

Metals-API Documentation, which provides comprehensive guidance on endpoints, parameters, and response structures. Additionally, the Metals-API Supported Symbols page offers a complete list of available metal symbols, ensuring users can easily find the data they need.

Key Features and Endpoints

Latest Rates Endpoint: Depending on your subscription plan, this endpoint returns real-time exchange rate data updated every 60 minutes, every 10 minutes, or even more frequently. This feature is essential for applications requiring up-to-the-minute pricing information.
Historical Rates Endpoint: Users can access historical rates for most metals dating back to 2019. By appending a specific date to the API request, developers can retrieve past pricing data, which is invaluable for trend analysis and forecasting.
Bid And Ask Endpoint: This powerful feature allows users to retrieve real-time bid and ask prices for metals, providing insights into market liquidity and pricing dynamics.
Convert Endpoint: The API includes a currency conversion endpoint, enabling users to convert any amount from one metal to another or to/from USD. This is particularly useful for businesses operating in multiple currencies.
Time-Series Endpoint: This endpoint allows users to query the API for daily historical rates between two dates of their choice, facilitating in-depth analysis of price movements over time.
Fluctuation Endpoint: Users can track how metal prices fluctuate on a day-to-day basis, providing insights into market volatility and trends.
Carat Endpoint: This feature allows users to retrieve information about gold rates by carat, catering to specific market needs.
Lowest/Highest Price Endpoint: Users can query the API to get the lowest and highest prices for a specified date, aiding in market analysis.
Open/High/Low/Close (OHLC) Price Endpoint: This endpoint provides users with open, high, low, and close prices for a specific time period, essential for technical analysis.
Historical LME Endpoint: Access historical rates for LME symbols dating back to 2008, providing a long-term view of market trends.
API Key: Each user is assigned a unique API key, which must be included in the API requests to authenticate access.
API Response: The API delivers exchange rates relative to USD by default, ensuring consistency in data interpretation.
Available Endpoints: The Metals-API comes with multiple endpoints, each providing distinct functionalities, allowing developers to tailor their data retrieval needs.
Gold Price India Endpoint: Retrieve the latest gold price in India using this dedicated endpoint, catering to regional market demands.
News Endpoint: Stay updated with the latest news articles related to various metals, providing context to market movements.

API Endpoint Examples and Responses

Latest Rates Endpoint

{
    "success": true,
    "timestamp": 1745456512,
    "base": "USD",
    "date": "2025-04-24",
    "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": 1745370112,
    "base": "USD",
    "date": "2025-04-23",
    "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": "2025-04-17",
    "end_date": "2025-04-24",
    "base": "USD",
    "rates": {
        "2025-04-17": {
            "XAU": 0.000485,
            "XAG": 0.03825,
            "XPT": 0.000915
        },
        "2025-04-19": {
            "XAU": 0.000483,
            "XAG": 0.0382,
            "XPT": 0.000913
        },
        "2025-04-24": {
            "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": 1745456512,
        "rate": 0.000482
    },
    "result": 0.482,
    "unit": "troy ounces"
}

Fluctuation Endpoint

{
    "success": true,
    "fluctuation": true,
    "start_date": "2025-04-17",
    "end_date": "2025-04-24",
    "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": 1745456512,
    "base": "USD",
    "date": "2025-04-24",
    "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": 1745456512,
    "base": "USD",
    "date": "2025-04-24",
    "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

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Get Aluminum MW U.S. Transaction (ALMWUS) Historical Prices with Metals-API