metalpriceapi

metalpriceapi is the official Node.js wrapper for MetalpriceAPI.com. This allows you to quickly integrate our metal price API and foreign exchange rate API into your application. Check https://metalpriceapi.com documentation for more information.

Installation

NPM

$ npm i metalpriceapi

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Usage

const api = require('metalpriceapi');

api.setAPIKey('SET_YOUR_API_KEY_HERE');
await api.fetchLive('USD', ['XAU', 'XAG', 'XPD', 'XPT']);

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Documentation

setAPIKey(apiKey)

• apiKey <string> API Key

In order to use this library, you must first call this function with an API key.

api.setAPIKey('SET_YOUR_API_KEY_HERE');

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setServer(server)

• server <string> Pass 'eu' to use the EU server (api-eu.metalpriceapi.com), or 'us' for the US server. Defaults to US if not specified.

api.setServer('eu');

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fetchSymbols()

await api.fetchSymbols();

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fetchLive(base, currencies, unit, purity, math)

• base <string> Optional. Pass in a base currency, defaults to USD.
• currencies <Array<string>> Optional. Pass in an array of currencies to return values for.
• unit <string> Optional. Pass in a unit for metal prices (e.g. troy_oz, gram, kilogram).
• purity <string> Optional. Pass in a purity level for metal prices.
• math <string> Optional. Pass in a math expression to apply to the rates.

await api.fetchLive('USD', ['XAU', 'XAG', 'XPD', 'XPT'], 'troy_oz', null, null);

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fetchHistorical(date, base, currencies, unit)

• date <string> Required. Pass in a string with format YYYY-MM-DD
• base <string> Optional. Pass in a base currency, defaults to USD.
• currencies <Array<string>> Optional. Pass in an array of currencies to return values for.
• unit <string> Optional. Pass in a unit for metal prices (e.g. troy_oz, gram, kilogram).

await api.fetchHistorical('2024-02-05', 'USD', ['XAU', 'XAG', 'XPD', 'XPT'], 'troy_oz');

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hourly(base, currency, unit, startDate, endDate, math, dateType)

• base <string> Optional. Pass in a base currency, defaults to USD.
• currency <string> Required. Specify currency you would like to get hourly rates for.
• unit <string> Optional. Pass in a unit for metal prices (e.g. troy_oz, gram, kilogram).
• startDate <string> Required. Specify the start date using the format YYYY-MM-DD.
• endDate <string> Required. Specify the end date using the format YYYY-MM-DD.
• math <string> Optional. Pass in a math expression to apply to the rates.
• dateType <string> Optional. Pass in a date type, overrides date parameters if passed in.

await api.hourly('USD', 'XAU', 'troy_oz', '2025-11-03', '2025-11-03', null, null);

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ohlc(base, currency, date, unit, dateType)

• base <string> Optional. Pass in a base currency, defaults to USD.
• currency <string> Required. Specify currency you would like to get OHLC for.
• date <string> Required. Specify date to get OHLC for specific date using format YYYY-MM-DD.
• unit <string> Optional. Pass in a unit, defaults to troy_oz.
• dateType <string> Optional. Pass in a date type, overrides date parameter if passed in.

await api.ohlc('USD', 'XAU', '2024-02-06', 'troy_oz', null);

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convert(from, to, amount, date, unit)

• from <string> Optional. Pass in a base currency, defaults to USD.
• to <string> Required. Specify currency you would like to convert to.
• amount <number> Required. The amount to convert.
• date <string> Optional. Specify date to use historical midpoint value for conversion with format YYYY-MM-DD. Otherwise, it will use live exchange rate date if value not passed in.
• unit <string> Optional. Pass in a unit for metal prices (e.g. troy_oz, gram, kilogram).

await api.convert('USD', 'EUR', 100, '2024-02-05', null);

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timeframe(startDate, endDate, base, currencies, unit)

• startDate <string> Required. Specify the start date of your timeframe using the format YYYY-MM-DD.
• endDate <string> Required. Specify the end date of your timeframe using the format YYYY-MM-DD.
• base <string> Optional. Pass in a base currency, defaults to USD.
• currencies <Array<string>> Optional. Pass in an array of currencies to return values for.
• unit <string> Optional. Pass in a unit for metal prices (e.g. troy_oz, gram, kilogram).

await api.timeframe('2024-02-05', '2024-02-06', 'USD', ['XAU', 'XAG', 'XPD', 'XPT'], 'troy_oz');

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change(startDate, endDate, base, currencies, dateType)

• startDate <string> Required. Specify the start date of your timeframe using the format YYYY-MM-DD.
• endDate <string> Required. Specify the end date of your timeframe using the format YYYY-MM-DD.
• base <string> Optional. Pass in a base currency, defaults to USD.
• currencies <Array<string>> Optional. Pass in an array of currencies to return values for.
• dateType <string> Optional. Pass in a date type, overrides date parameters if passed in.

await api.change('2024-02-05', '2024-02-06', 'USD', ['XAU', 'XAG', 'XPD', 'XPT'], null);

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carat(base, currency, date)

• base <string> Optional. Pass in a base currency, defaults to USD.
• currency <string> Optional. Pass in a metal code to get carat prices for (defaults to XAU).
• date <string> Optional. Specify date to get Carat for specific date using format YYYY-MM-DD. If not specified, uses live rates.

await api.carat('USD', 'XAU', '2024-02-06');

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usage()

await api.usage();

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Official documentation

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FAQ

• How do I get an API Key?

  Free API Keys are available here.

• I want more information

  Checkout our FAQs here.

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