Get LME Steel HRC FOB China (STEEL-HR) Historical Prices with Metals-API
Get LME Steel HRC FOB China (STEEL-HR) Historical Prices with Metals-API
Metals-API, a powerful tool that empowers developers to harness the potential of real-time metals data.
About LME Steel HRC FOB China (STEEL-HR)
API Description
Metals-API is designed to provide developers with a robust platform for accessing metals prices and currency conversion data. With its innovative capabilities, the API allows users to retrieve real-time and historical data, empowering them to build applications that can analyze market trends and make data-driven decisions.
Key Features and Endpoints
- Latest Rates Endpoint: This endpoint provides real-time exchange rate data for metals, updated every 60 minutes, every 10 minutes, or even more frequently, depending on the subscription plan. This ensures that users have access to the most current prices for STEEL-HR and other metals.
- 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 historical prices for STEEL-HR, allowing for in-depth analysis of price trends over time.
- Bid And Ask Endpoint: This powerful feature enables users to retrieve real-time bid and ask prices for metals, providing insights into market dynamics and helping traders make informed decisions.
- Convert Endpoint: The Metals-API includes a currency conversion endpoint, allowing 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, making it easy to analyze price movements over specific periods.
- Fluctuation Endpoint: Users can track how prices fluctuate on a day-to-day basis, providing valuable insights into market volatility and helping businesses strategize accordingly.
- Open/High/Low/Close (OHLC) Price Endpoint: This endpoint provides users with the open, high, low, and close prices for a specific time period, allowing for comprehensive market analysis.
- Historical LME Endpoint: For those interested in LME symbols, this endpoint provides access to historical rates dating back to 2008, enabling users to analyze long-term trends.
- API Key: Each user is assigned a unique API key that must be included in API requests to authenticate and authorize access to the data.
- API Response: The Metals-API delivers exchange rates relative to USD by default, ensuring consistency in data interpretation.
- Supported Symbols Endpoint: This endpoint provides a constantly updated list of all available currencies and metals, allowing users to stay informed about the latest offerings.
- News Endpoint: Users can retrieve the latest news articles related to various metals, keeping them updated on market developments and trends.
List of Symbols
- XAU - Gold
- XAG - Silver
- XPT - Platinum
- XPD - Palladium
- STEEL-HR - LME Steel HRC FOB China
Metals-API Supported Symbols page.
API Endpoint Examples and Responses
Latest Rates Endpoint
{
"success": true,
"timestamp": 1744426876,
"base": "USD",
"date": "2025-04-12",
"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": 1744340476,
"base": "USD",
"date": "2025-04-11",
"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": "2025-04-05",
"end_date": "2025-04-12",
"base": "USD",
"rates": {
"2025-04-05": {
"XAU": 0.000485,
"XAG": 0.03825,
"XPT": 0.000915
},
"2025-04-07": {
"XAU": 0.000483,
"XAG": 0.0382,
"XPT": 0.000913
},
"2025-04-12": {
"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": 1744426876,
"rate": 0.000482
},
"result": 0.482,
"unit": "troy ounces"
}Fluctuation Endpoint
{
"success": true,
"fluctuation": true,
"start_date": "2025-04-05",
"end_date": "2025-04-12",
"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": 1744426876,
"base": "USD",
"date": "2025-04-12",
"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": 1744426876,
"base": "USD",
"date": "2025-04-12",
"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 provides a comprehensive suite of features that enable users to retrieve real-time and historical data, analyze trends, and make informed decisions. With endpoints designed for various functionalities, developers can easily integrate these capabilities into their applications, enhancing their ability to respond to market changes.
Metals-API Supported Symbols page, and explore the full potential of this innovative platform.