oilpriceapi 1.4.2

Official Python SDK for OilPriceAPI - Real-time and historical oil prices

OilPriceAPI Python SDK

Real-time oil and commodity price data for Python - Professional-grade API at 98% less cost than Bloomberg Terminal

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The official Python SDK for OilPriceAPI - Real-time and historical oil prices for Brent Crude, WTI, Natural Gas, and more.

📝 Documentation Status: This README reflects v1.4.0 features. All code examples shown are tested and working. Advanced features like technical indicators and CLI tools are planned for future releases - see our GitHub Issues for roadmap.

Quick start:

pip install oilpriceapi

🚀 Quick Start

Installation

pip install oilpriceapi

Basic Usage

from oilpriceapi import OilPriceAPI

# Initialize client (uses OILPRICEAPI_KEY env var by default)
client = OilPriceAPI()

# Get latest Brent Crude price
brent = client.prices.get("BRENT_CRUDE_USD")
print(f"Brent Crude: ${brent.value:.2f}")
# Output: Brent Crude: $71.45

# Get multiple prices
prices = client.prices.get_multiple(["BRENT_CRUDE_USD", "WTI_USD", "NATURAL_GAS_USD"])
for price in prices:
    print(f"{price.commodity}: ${price.value:.2f}")

Historical Data with Pandas

# Get historical data as DataFrame
df = client.prices.to_dataframe(
    commodity="BRENT_CRUDE_USD",
    start="2024-01-01",
    end="2024-12-31",
    interval="daily"
)

print(f"Retrieved {len(df)} data points")
print(df.head())

Diesel Prices (New in v1.3.0)

# Get state average diesel price (free tier)
ca_price = client.diesel.get_price("CA")
print(f"California diesel: ${ca_price.price:.2f}/gallon")
print(f"Source: {ca_price.source}")
print(f"Updated: {ca_price.updated_at}")

# Get nearby diesel stations (paid tiers)
result = client.diesel.get_stations(
    lat=37.7749,   # San Francisco
    lng=-122.4194,
    radius=8047    # 5 miles in meters
)

print(f"Regional average: ${result.regional_average.price:.2f}/gallon")
print(f"Found {len(result.stations)} stations")

# Find cheapest station
cheapest = min(result.stations, key=lambda s: s.diesel_price)
print(f"Cheapest: {cheapest.name} at {cheapest.formatted_price}")
print(f"Savings: ${abs(cheapest.price_delta):.2f}/gal vs average")

# Get diesel prices as DataFrame
df = client.diesel.to_dataframe(states=["CA", "TX", "NY", "FL"])
print(df[["state", "price", "updated_at"]])

# Station data as DataFrame
df_stations = client.diesel.to_dataframe(
    lat=34.0522,   # Los Angeles
    lng=-118.2437,
    radius=5000
)
print(df_stations[["name", "diesel_price", "price_vs_average"]])

Price Alerts (New in v1.4.0)

# Create a price alert with webhook notification
alert = client.alerts.create(
    name="Brent High Alert",
    commodity_code="BRENT_CRUDE_USD",
    condition_operator="greater_than",
    condition_value=85.00,
    webhook_url="https://your-server.com/webhook",  # Optional
    enabled=True,
    cooldown_minutes=60  # Min time between triggers
)

print(f"Alert created: {alert.id}")
print(f"Monitoring: {alert.commodity_code}")
print(f"Condition: {alert.condition_operator} ${alert.condition_value}")

# List all alerts
alerts = client.alerts.list()
for alert in alerts:
    print(f"{alert.name}: {alert.enabled} ({alert.trigger_count} triggers)")

# Update an alert
updated = client.alerts.update(
    alert.id,
    condition_value=90.00,
    enabled=False
)

# Test webhook endpoint
test_result = client.alerts.test_webhook("https://your-server.com/webhook")
if test_result.success:
    print(f"Webhook OK: {test_result.status_code} in {test_result.response_time_ms}ms")
else:
    print(f"Webhook failed: {test_result.error}")

# Delete an alert
client.alerts.delete(alert.id)

# Get alerts as DataFrame
df = client.alerts.to_dataframe()
print(df[["name", "commodity_code", "condition_value", "trigger_count"]])

Supported operators:

• greater_than - Price exceeds threshold
• less_than - Price falls below threshold
• equals - Price matches threshold
• greater_than_or_equal - Price meets or exceeds threshold
• less_than_or_equal - Price meets or falls below threshold

Webhook Payload:

{
  "alert_id": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
  "alert_name": "Brent High Alert",
  "commodity_code": "BRENT_CRUDE_USD",
  "current_price": 86.50,
  "condition_operator": "greater_than",
  "condition_value": 85.00,
  "triggered_at": "2025-12-15T10:30:00Z"
}

📊 Features

• ✅ Simple API - Intuitive methods for all endpoints
• ✅ Type Safe - Full type hints for IDE autocomplete
• ✅ Pandas Integration - First-class DataFrame support
• ✅ Price Alerts - Automated monitoring with webhook notifications 🔔
• ✅ Diesel Prices - State averages + station-level pricing ⛽
• ✅ Async Support - High-performance async client
• ✅ Smart Caching - Reduce API calls automatically
• ✅ Rate Limit Handling - Automatic retries with backoff
• ✅ Error Handling - Comprehensive exception classes

📚 Documentation

Complete SDK Documentation → | Online Docs →

Authentication

# Method 1: Environment variable (recommended)
export OILPRICEAPI_KEY="your_api_key"
client = OilPriceAPI()

# Method 2: Direct initialization
client = OilPriceAPI(api_key="your_api_key")

# Method 3: With configuration
client = OilPriceAPI(
    api_key="your_api_key",
    timeout=30,
    max_retries=3,
    cache="memory",
    cache_ttl=300
)

Available Commodities

Oil & Gas:

• BRENT_CRUDE_USD - Brent Crude Oil
• WTI_USD - West Texas Intermediate
• NATURAL_GAS_USD - Natural Gas
• DIESEL_USD - Diesel
• GASOLINE_USD - Gasoline
• HEATING_OIL_USD - Heating Oil

Coal (8 Endpoints):

• CAPP_COAL_USD - Central Appalachian Coal (US Spot)
• PRB_COAL_USD - Powder River Basin Coal (US Spot)
• ILLINOIS_COAL_USD - Illinois Basin Coal (US Spot)
• NEWCASTLE_COAL_USD - Newcastle API6 (International Futures)
• COKING_COAL_USD - Metallurgical Coal (International Futures)
• CME_COAL_USD - CME Coal Futures
• NYMEX_APPALACHIAN_USD - NYMEX Central Appalachian (Historical 2004-2016)
• NYMEX_WESTERN_RAIL_USD - NYMEX Powder River Basin (Historical 2009-2017)

View all 79 commodities

Error Handling

from oilpriceapi.exceptions import OilPriceAPIError, RateLimitError, DataNotFoundError

try:
    price = client.prices.get("INVALID_CODE")
except DataNotFoundError as e:
    print(f"Commodity not found: {e}")
except RateLimitError as e:
    print(f"Rate limited. Resets in {e.seconds_until_reset}s")
except OilPriceAPIError as e:
    print(f"API error: {e}")

⚡ Async Support

import asyncio
from oilpriceapi import AsyncOilPriceAPI

async def get_prices():
    async with AsyncOilPriceAPI() as client:
        prices = await asyncio.gather(
            client.prices.get("BRENT_CRUDE_USD"),
            client.prices.get("WTI_USD"),
            client.prices.get("NATURAL_GAS_USD")
        )
        return prices

# Run async function
prices = asyncio.run(get_prices())

🧪 Testing

The SDK uses standard Python testing frameworks. Example using pytest:

import pytest
from oilpriceapi import OilPriceAPI

def test_get_price():
    client = OilPriceAPI(api_key="your_test_key")
    price = client.prices.get("BRENT_CRUDE_USD")

    assert price is not None
    assert price.value > 0
    assert price.commodity == "BRENT_CRUDE_USD"

📈 Examples

Quick Examples

# Example 1: Get multiple commodity prices
from oilpriceapi import OilPriceAPI

client = OilPriceAPI()
commodities = ["BRENT_CRUDE_USD", "WTI_USD", "NATURAL_GAS_USD"]
prices = client.prices.get_multiple(commodities)

for price in prices:
    print(f"{price.commodity}: ${price.value:.2f}")

# Example 2: Historical data analysis with pandas
import pandas as pd
from oilpriceapi import OilPriceAPI

client = OilPriceAPI()
df = client.prices.to_dataframe(
    commodity="BRENT_CRUDE_USD",
    start="2024-01-01",
    end="2024-12-31"
)

# Calculate simple moving average
df['SMA_20'] = df['price'].rolling(window=20).mean()
print(df[['created_at', 'price', 'SMA_20']].tail())

# Example 3: Price alerts with webhooks
from oilpriceapi import OilPriceAPI

client = OilPriceAPI()

# Create alert when oil exceeds $85
alert = client.alerts.create(
    name="High Oil Price Alert",
    commodity_code="BRENT_CRUDE_USD",
    condition_operator="greater_than",
    condition_value=85.00,
    webhook_url="https://your-app.com/webhook",
    enabled=True
)

print(f"Alert created: {alert.id}")

🔧 Development

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/oilpriceapi/python-sdk
cd python-sdk

# Install development dependencies
pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Run tests
pytest

# Format code
black .

# Type checking
mypy oilpriceapi

📝 License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please see our Contributing Guide for details.

💬 Support

• 📧 Email: [e-mail]
• 🐛 Issues: GitHub Issues
• 📖 Docs: Documentation

🔗 Links

• OilPriceAPI Website
• API Documentation
• Pricing
• Status Page

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Key Benefits

• ⚡ Real-time data updated every 5 minutes
• 📊 Historical data for trend analysis and backtesting
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• 🚀 5-minute integration with this Python SDK
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