commodities

Available commodity prices

gethttps://api.economicsapi.com/v1/commodities/available

Find names for commodity prices with q. Returns matching names and aliases, not prices or observations. Copy a returned slug or readable alias into /v1/commodities/{slug} for the latest value, or append /history. Each instrument defines its benchmark, unit, frequency and source. Discovery is unmetered.

curl -X GET "https://api.economicsapi.com/v1/commodities/available?q=gold" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

Authorization

Authorizationstringheaderrequired

Bearer token. API key from your economicsapi dashboard Format: `Bearer sk_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx`.

Query parameters

qstringrequired

Name or alias to find

min length 1

Example: "gold"

limitintegerdefault 50

min 1 · max 100

offsetintegerdefault 0

Use next_offset from the previous response

min 0

Response

200Successful Responseapplication/json

dataAvailableInstrument[]required

next_offsetinteger | null

401Missing or invalid API keyapplication/json

errorstring

messagestring

request_idstring

422Validation Errorapplication/json

detailValidationError[]

429Rate limit exceededapplication/json

errorstring

messagestring

request_idstring

{ "data": [ { "slug": "gold-world-bank-usd-troy-ounce", "name": "Gold monthly benchmark", "aliases": [ "gold", "gold monthly benchmark" ], "category": "metals", "currency": "USD", "unit": "troy_ounce", "frequency": "monthly" } ] }