Collect Graphite Africa (AF-GR) Historical Prices from this API

Metals-API offers a robust solution. This API provides access to a wealth of information, enabling users to retrieve historical pricing data, analyze trends, and make informed decisions based on accurate and timely information.

Understanding Graphite Africa (AF-GR)

Metals-API Overview

Metals-API is designed to provide developers with real-time and historical data for various metals, including graphite. The API is built on modern technology, ensuring fast and reliable access to data. With its user-friendly interface and extensive documentation, developers can easily integrate the API into their applications.

Key Features of Metals-API

Latest Rates Endpoint: This endpoint provides real-time exchange rate data for metals, allowing users to stay updated on current market conditions.
Historical Rates Endpoint: Users can access historical rates dating back to 2019 by appending a specific date to the API request. This feature is essential for analyzing price trends over time.
Bid and Ask Endpoint: This powerful feature enables users to retrieve real-time bid and ask prices, providing insights into market liquidity.
Convert Endpoint: The Metals-API includes a currency conversion feature, allowing users to convert amounts from one metal to another or to/from USD.
Time-Series Endpoint: Users can query the API for daily historical rates between two dates, making it easier to analyze trends over specific periods.
Fluctuation Endpoint: This endpoint provides information about how prices fluctuate on a day-to-day basis, helping users understand market volatility.
Open/High/Low/Close (OHLC) Price Endpoint: Users can retrieve OHLC data for specific time periods, which is crucial for technical analysis.
Historical LME Endpoint: This endpoint provides access to historical rates for LME symbols, dating back to 2008, which is beneficial for comprehensive market analysis.

Detailed API Endpoint Documentation

Latest Rates Endpoint

{
    "success": true,
    "timestamp": 1753527669,
    "base": "USD",
    "date": "2025-07-26",
    "rates": {
        "AF-GR": 0.000482
    },
    "unit": "per ton"
}

Historical Rates Endpoint

{
    "success": true,
    "timestamp": 1753441269,
    "base": "USD",
    "date": "2025-07-25",
    "rates": {
        "AF-GR": 0.000485
    },
    "unit": "per ton"
}

Time-Series Endpoint

{
    "success": true,
    "timeseries": true,
    "start_date": "2025-07-19",
    "end_date": "2025-07-26",
    "base": "USD",
    "rates": {
        "2025-07-19": {
            "AF-GR": 0.000485
        },
        "2025-07-21": {
            "AF-GR": 0.000483
        },
        "2025-07-26": {
            "AF-GR": 0.000482
        }
    },
    "unit": "per ton"
}

Convert Endpoint

{
    "success": true,
    "query": {
        "from": "USD",
        "to": "AF-GR",
        "amount": 1000
    },
    "info": {
        "timestamp": 1753527669,
        "rate": 0.000482
    },
    "result": 0.482,
    "unit": "tons"
}

Fluctuation Endpoint

{
    "success": true,
    "fluctuation": true,
    "start_date": "2025-07-19",
    "end_date": "2025-07-26",
    "base": "USD",
    "rates": {
        "AF-GR": {
            "start_rate": 0.000485,
            "end_rate": 0.000482,
            "change": -0.000003,
            "change_pct": -0.62
        }
    },
    "unit": "per ton"
}

Open/High/Low/Close (OHLC) Price Endpoint

{
    "success": true,
    "timestamp": 1753527669,
    "base": "USD",
    "date": "2025-07-26",
    "rates": {
        "AF-GR": {
            "open": 0.000485,
            "high": 0.000487,
            "low": 0.000481,
            "close": 0.000482
        }
    },
    "unit": "per ton"
}

Common Developer Questions

How do I authenticate with the Metals-API?

What are the rate limits for API requests?

How can I handle errors in API responses?

Performance Optimization and Best Practices

Cache API responses to reduce the number of requests made to the server.
Use the appropriate endpoints based on your data needs to minimize unnecessary data retrieval.
Implement error handling and logging to monitor API usage and troubleshoot issues effectively.
Regularly review the API documentation for updates and changes to endpoints.

Conclusion

Metals-API Documentation and explore the Metals-API Supported Symbols for a comprehensive list of available metals. Visit the Metals-API Website to learn more about its capabilities and how it can benefit your projects.

Ready to use Metals-API?

Try it now!

Collect Graphite Africa (AF-GR) Historical Prices from this API