Get Bismuth (BMTH) Historical Prices with Metals-API

Get Bismuth (BMTH) Historical Prices with Metals-API

About Bismuth (BMTH)

Metals-API Overview

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Key Features and Endpoints

• Latest Rates Endpoint: This endpoint provides real-time exchange rate data for metals, updated every 60 minutes, 10 minutes, or even more frequently, depending on your subscription plan. This feature is crucial for developers who need up-to-the-minute information to inform trading decisions.
• Historical Rates Endpoint: Users can access historical rates for most metals dating back to 2019. By appending a specific date to the API request, developers can retrieve historical price data, which is essential for trend analysis and forecasting.
• Bid and Ask Endpoint: This feature allows users to retrieve real-time bid and ask prices for metals, providing insights into market liquidity and pricing strategies.
• Convert Endpoint: The Metals-API includes a currency conversion endpoint, enabling users to convert amounts from one metal to another or to/from USD. This is particularly useful for businesses operating in multiple currencies.
• Time-Series Endpoint: This endpoint allows users to query the API for daily historical rates between two specified dates. It is invaluable for analyzing trends over time and understanding market behavior.
• Fluctuation Endpoint: Users can track how metal prices fluctuate on a day-to-day basis, providing insights into market volatility and helping businesses make informed decisions.
• Carat Endpoint: This feature allows users to retrieve information about gold rates by carat, which is particularly useful for jewelers and precious metal traders.
• Lowest/Highest Price Endpoint: This endpoint enables users to query the API for the lowest and highest prices of metals over a specified period, helping traders identify market extremes.
• Open/High/Low/Close (OHLC) Price Endpoint: Users can access open, high, low, and close prices for a specific time period, which is essential for technical analysis and trading strategies.
• Historical LME Endpoint: This endpoint provides access to historical rates for LME symbols dating back to 2008, allowing users to analyze long-term trends in the metals market.
• API Key: Each user is assigned a unique API key, which is required for authentication when making requests to the API. This ensures secure access to the data.
• API Response: The Metals-API delivers exchange rates relative to USD by default, with all data returned in a structured JSON format, making it easy for developers to integrate into their applications.
• Available Endpoints: The API offers a comprehensive list of endpoints, each providing different functionalities. Developers can explore these options to find the best fit for their needs.
• Supported Symbols Endpoint: This endpoint returns all available metal symbols, allowing users to easily identify which metals they can query.
• Gold Price India Endpoint: Users can retrieve the latest gold price in India using this dedicated endpoint, which is particularly useful for businesses operating in the Indian market.
• News Endpoint: The Metals-API provides access to the latest news articles related to various metals, helping users stay informed about market developments.

Understanding API Responses

Latest Rates Endpoint

{
    "success": true,
    "timestamp": 1742086977,
    "base": "USD",
    "date": "2025-03-16",
    "rates": {
        "XAU": 0.000482,
        "XAG": 0.03815,
        "XPT": 0.000912,
        "XPD": 0.000744,
        "XCU": 0.294118,
        "XAL": 0.434783,
        "XNI": 0.142857,
        "XZN": 0.344828
    },
    "unit": "per troy ounce"
}

Historical Rates Endpoint

{
    "success": true,
    "timestamp": 1742000577,
    "base": "USD",
    "date": "2025-03-15",
    "rates": {
        "XAU": 0.000485,
        "XAG": 0.03825,
        "XPT": 0.000915,
        "XPD": 0.000748
    },
    "unit": "per troy ounce"
}

Time-Series Endpoint

{
    "success": true,
    "timeseries": true,
    "start_date": "2025-03-09",
    "end_date": "2025-03-16",
    "base": "USD",
    "rates": {
        "2025-03-09": {
            "XAU": 0.000485,
            "XAG": 0.03825,
            "XPT": 0.000915
        },
        "2025-03-11": {
            "XAU": 0.000483,
            "XAG": 0.0382,
            "XPT": 0.000913
        },
        "2025-03-16": {
            "XAU": 0.000482,
            "XAG": 0.03815,
            "XPT": 0.000912
        }
    },
    "unit": "per troy ounce"
}

Convert Endpoint

{
    "success": true,
    "query": {
        "from": "USD",
        "to": "XAU",
        "amount": 1000
    },
    "info": {
        "timestamp": 1742086977,
        "rate": 0.000482
    },
    "result": 0.482,
    "unit": "troy ounces"
}

Fluctuation Endpoint

{
    "success": true,
    "fluctuation": true,
    "start_date": "2025-03-09",
    "end_date": "2025-03-16",
    "base": "USD",
    "rates": {
        "XAU": {
            "start_rate": 0.000485,
            "end_rate": 0.000482,
            "change": -3.0e-6,
            "change_pct": -0.62
        },
        "XAG": {
            "start_rate": 0.03825,
            "end_rate": 0.03815,
            "change": -0.0001,
            "change_pct": -0.26
        },
        "XPT": {
            "start_rate": 0.000915,
            "end_rate": 0.000912,
            "change": -3.0e-6,
            "change_pct": -0.33
        }
    },
    "unit": "per troy ounce"
}

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

{
    "success": true,
    "timestamp": 1742086977,
    "base": "USD",
    "date": "2025-03-16",
    "rates": {
        "XAU": {
            "open": 0.000485,
            "high": 0.000487,
            "low": 0.000481,
            "close": 0.000482
        },
        "XAG": {
            "open": 0.03825,
            "high": 0.0383,
            "low": 0.0381,
            "close": 0.03815
        },
        "XPT": {
            "open": 0.000915,
            "high": 0.000918,
            "low": 0.00091,
            "close": 0.000912
        }
    },
    "unit": "per troy ounce"
}

Bid/Ask Endpoint

{
    "success": true,
    "timestamp": 1742086977,
    "base": "USD",
    "date": "2025-03-16",
    "rates": {
        "XAU": {
            "bid": 0.000481,
            "ask": 0.000483,
            "spread": 2.0e-6
        },
        "XAG": {
            "bid": 0.0381,
            "ask": 0.0382,
            "spread": 0.0001
        },
        "XPT": {
            "bid": 0.000911,
            "ask": 0.000913,
            "spread": 2.0e-6
        }
    },
    "unit": "per troy ounce"
}

Practical Use Cases and Integration Strategies

• Trading Platforms: Developers can build trading platforms that utilize real-time and historical data to provide users with insights into market trends and price movements.
• Financial Analysis Tools: Financial analysts can leverage the API to create tools that analyze historical price data, helping businesses make informed investment decisions.
• Inventory Management Systems: Businesses dealing with metals can integrate the API to monitor price fluctuations, allowing for better inventory management and pricing strategies.
• Market Research Applications: Researchers can use the API to gather data for studies on market trends, price volatility, and the impact of global events on metal prices.

Conclusion

Metals-API Documentation and explore the Metals-API Supported Symbols to find the data you need.