Retrieve LME Aluminium (LME-ALU) Historical Prices via this API

Metals-API offers a robust solution. This blog post will delve into the intricacies of retrieving historical prices using the Metals-API, exploring its features, capabilities, and the transformative potential of real-time metals data.

Metals-API Information

About Aluminium (ALU)

API Description

Metals-API is a powerful tool that allows users to access real-time and historical data for various metals, including aluminium. This API empowers developers to create applications that can analyze market trends, track price fluctuations, and convert currencies seamlessly. With its user-friendly interface and comprehensive documentation, the Metals-API is designed to cater to the needs of technically proficient API developers.

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 essential for businesses that require up-to-the-minute pricing information.
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 past prices, which is invaluable 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 dynamics and helping traders make informed decisions.
Convert Endpoint: The Metals-API includes a currency conversion endpoint, enabling users to convert any amount 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 daily historical rates between two dates of their choice, facilitating in-depth analysis of price movements over time.
Fluctuation Endpoint: Users can track how metal prices fluctuate on a day-to-day basis, providing insights into market volatility and helping businesses strategize accordingly.
Lowest/Highest Price Endpoint: This feature allows users to query the API for the lowest and highest prices of metals over a specified period, offering valuable insights into market extremes.
Open/High/Low/Close (OHLC) Price Endpoint: This endpoint provides open, high, low, and close prices for a specific time period, which is crucial for traders looking to analyze market trends.
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 aluminium market.
API Key: Users must pass their unique API key into the API base URL's access_key parameter to authenticate their requests, ensuring 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 provides a comprehensive list of endpoints, each offering different functionalities, ensuring that users can find the specific data they need.
Supported Symbols Endpoint: This endpoint returns all available metal symbols, allowing users to easily identify the metals they wish to query.
Gold Price India Endpoint: This dedicated endpoint retrieves the latest gold price in India, catering to users interested in regional pricing.
News Endpoint: Users can retrieve the latest news articles related to various metals, keeping them informed about market developments.

List of Symbols

Metals-API Supported Symbols page. This resource is invaluable for developers looking to integrate specific metals into their applications.

API Endpoint Examples and Responses

Latest Rates Endpoint

{
    "success": true,
    "timestamp": 1753758099,
    "base": "USD",
    "date": "2025-07-29",
    "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": 1753671699,
    "base": "USD",
    "date": "2025-07-28",
    "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": "2025-07-22",
    "end_date": "2025-07-29",
    "base": "USD",
    "rates": {
        "2025-07-22": {
            "XAU": 0.000485,
            "XAG": 0.03825,
            "XPT": 0.000915
        },
        "2025-07-24": {
            "XAU": 0.000483,
            "XAG": 0.0382,
            "XPT": 0.000913
        },
        "2025-07-29": {
            "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": 1753758099,
        "rate": 0.000482
    },
    "result": 0.482,
    "unit": "troy ounces"
}

Fluctuation Endpoint

{
    "success": true,
    "fluctuation": true,
    "start_date": "2025-07-22",
    "end_date": "2025-07-29",
    "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) Endpoint

{
    "success": true,
    "timestamp": 1753758099,
    "base": "USD",
    "date": "2025-07-29",
    "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": 1753758099,
    "base": "USD",
    "date": "2025-07-29",
    "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"
}

Conclusion

Metals-API Documentation. To explore the full range of supported symbols, visit the Metals-API Supported Symbols page. Start harnessing the power of real-time metals data today with the Metals-API Website.

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Retrieve LME Aluminium (LME-ALU) Historical Prices via this API