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Metals-API

Metals-API Python SDK - The ultimate API for accessing precious metals spot prices and historical data effortlessly. Explore real-time and historical metal rates with exceptional accuracy.

Key Features:

  • Built for Developers: Tailored for developers, ensuring ease of use and seamless integration.
  • Powerful JSON API: Robust JSON API designed for accurate and efficient data retrieval.
  • Bank-Level Security: Trust Metals-API with top-tier security measures to safeguard your data.
  • Reliable Data Sources: Benefit from reliable and accurate data derived from trusted sources.
  • Flexible Integration: Easily integrate Metals-API into any language, making it adaptable for diverse applications.
  • Historical Data Access: Dive into historical data for comprehensive analysis and informed decision-making.
  • Exceptional Accuracy: Rely on Metals-API for spot-on accuracy in real-time and historical data.
  • User-Friendly Documentation: Navigate through our comprehensive documentation for a smooth integration process.
  • Specialized Support: Count on our dedicated support team for assistance tailored to your specific needs.

Supported Symbols

Explore a wide range of supported symbols, including gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and various others. From LBMA Gold to LME Steel, we cover it all. View Symbols

Available Endpoints

The Metals-API API comes with multiple endpoints, each providing different functionality. However, in this section, we will focus on the Latest Rates endpoint, Historical Rates and Times Series

  1. Latest Rates Endpoint

    • Returns real-time exchange rate data for all available or a specific set of currencies. (The number of symbols per API request depends on the acquired plan).
  2. Historical Rates Endpoint

    • Returns historical exchange rate data for a specific set of currencies. (The number of symbols per API request depends on the acquired plan).
  3. Time-Series Data Endpoint

    • Returns daily historical exchange rate data between two specified dates for all available or a specific set of currencies. (The date limits per API request depend on the acquired plan).

Documentation

For detailed information on API endpoints, usage, and integration guidelines, check our API Documentation.

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Installation

You can install Metals-API Python SDK with pip.

pip metals_api

Usage

The Metals-API Python SDK is a wrapper around the requests library. Metals-API supports a GET request for now.

Sign-up to Metals-API to get your API key and some credits to get started.

Making the GET request

>>> from metals_api import MetalsApiClient

>>> client = MetalsApiClient(access_key='REPLACE-WITH-YOUR-ACCESS-KEY')

>>> response = client.get_latest("base", ["symbols"])

Request Example

>>> from metals_api import MetalsApiClient

>>> client = MetalsApiClient(access_key='REPLACE-WITH-YOUR-ACCESS-KEY')

>>> response = client.get_latest("USD", ["XAU", "XAG", "XPT"])

Response Example

{
    "success": true,
    "timestamp": 1715695200,
    "date": "2024-05-14",
    "base": "USD",
    "rates": {
        "USD": 1,
        "XAG": 0.034989609514923,
        "XAU": 0.00042501745902135,
        "XPT": 0.0009786668257129,
        "USDXAG": 28.579913118878963,
        "USDXAU": 2352.8445214994495,
        "USDXPT": 1021.79819906694
    }
}

AVAILABLE METHODS

>>> get_latest(base: str, symbols: List[str])
>>> get_historical(date:str, base:str, symbols: List[str])
>>> get_time_series(start_date: str, end_date: str, symbol: str)

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