MetalpriceAPI provides a lightweight, reliable RESTful JSON API for live and historical precious metals prices and foreign exchange rates in over 150 world currencies, designed for developers, businesses, and traders needing accurate data integration.

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🚀 Overview

MetalpriceAPI addresses the problem of accessing precise, real-time precious metals (like gold, silver, platinum, palladium) and forex rates from fragmented sources by aggregating data from global commercial providers and banks, processed via a proprietary algorithm for accuracy and reliability.

It's built for developers embedding price data in apps/websites, jewelry retailers automating multi-currency pricing, manufacturers tracking raw material costs, miners, traders, agencies offering white-label solutions, software teams, and media publishers displaying live tickers.

The project was created to deliver a simple, efficient API with instant free signup, serving 12,000+ customers across 60+ countries and 100M+ daily data points, enabling informed decisions in pricing, procurement, and reporting.

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✨ Key Features

• Live rates (/v1/latest) for real-time precious metals and forex in 150+ currencies, with update frequencies from 60s to 15s based on plan
• Historical endpoints (/v1/date, /v1/hourly, /v1/timeframe, /v1/ohlc) for analysis over custom periods (up to 365 days)
• Currency conversion (/v1/convert), rate changes (/v1/change), gold carat rates (/v1/carat), and unit options (troy oz, gram, kg)
• Usage tracking (/v1/usage) and symbols list (/v1/symbols); supports math operators on paid plans

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🛠 Tech Stack

• API: REST/JSON endpoints
• Auth: API Key (query or X-API-KEY header)
• Clients: Official libraries for Python, Node.js, TypeScript, Ruby, Java, C#, PHP, Swift
• Hosting: Dual-region (api.metalpriceapi.com US, api-eu.metalpriceapi.com EU)

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👥 Who Is This For?

This project is useful for:

• Developers who want to integrate live/historical metal prices into apps, websites, or tools
• Teams looking for reliable forex and metals data with ERP/CMS integrations
• Indie makers building price trackers, widgets, or trading dashboards

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📸 Screenshots / Demo

• Live demo: https://metalpriceapi.com
• GitHub: https://github.com/metalpriceapi

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🔥 Project Status

• 🟢 Actively building

Last updated: 2026-03-24

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❓ FAQ

Is this project free?

Freemium — Free tier offers evaluation access with delayed data (daily) and request limits; paid plans from $27.99/mo (100k requests, 60s updates) up to Enterprise custom. (Annual billing saves 20%; no credit card for free signup.)

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Is the source code available?

Yes — Official client libraries at https://github.com/metalpriceapi No — Core API backend is proprietary.

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Can I contribute?

Yes, help by reporting issues, submitting pull requests to client libraries, or providing feedback via GitHub or email.

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📬 Contact & Links

• Website: https://metalpriceapi.com
• GitHub: https://github.com/metalpriceapi
• Twitter/X:
• Email: contact@metalpriceapi.com

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