Documentación de la API
URL base https://metalapi.com/api/v1. Todas las respuestas son JSON sobre HTTPS. Las integraciones existentes de MetalAPI siguen funcionando sin cambios.
Inicio rápido
Crea una cuenta gratuita, copia tu clave API desde el panel y solicita los últimos precios del oro y la plata:
curl "https://metalapi.com/api/v1/latest?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&base=USD¤cies=XAU,XAG,EUR"Autenticación
Cada solicitud necesita tu clave API. Envíala de una de estas tres formas (las opciones por cabecera mantienen las claves fuera de los logs):
# Header (recommended)
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" https://metalapi.com/api/v1/latest
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" https://metalapi.com/api/v1/latest
# Query string
curl "https://metalapi.com/api/v1/latest?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY"Las claves tienen el formato mk_live_… y solo se muestran una vez, al crearlas; nosotros guardamos un hash. En el panel puedes crear varias claves, ponerles nombre, rotarlas y restringirlas a los dominios de tu sitio web. Las solicitudes desde navegadores en otros dominios se rechazan con el error 107; las solicitudes de servidor a servidor siempre se permiten.
Formato de respuesta
Las cotizaciones se devuelven en ambas direcciones. Para la base USD y el símbolo XAU:
rates.USDXAU— precio de una onza troy de oro en USD (p. ej., 3997.89).rates.XAU— onzas de oro que se compran con un USD (1 / 3997.89 = 0.00025013).
Cada respuesta incluye success y un bloque rate_limit con tu cuota mensual. Los errores devuelven success: false y un objeto error con code, type e info. Las marcas de tiempo son segundos Unix (UTC); las fechas tienen el formato YYYY-MM-DD (UTC).
Latest rates
/api/v1/latestCurrent rates for every requested symbol. The data you receive is as fresh as your plan's update interval allows (daily on Free, down to 5 seconds on Enterprise).
Add XAU-BID / XAU-ASK to currencies for the book (Standard plan and above). Available for precious metals, major currencies and crypto; futures-based symbols (industrial metals, energy) have no bid/ask.
timestamp is the time of the data, not of the request.
| Parámetro | Descripción |
|---|---|
api_keyobligatorio | Your API key. Alternatively send Authorization: Bearer <key> or X-API-Key: <key>. |
base | Currency or symbol the rates are expressed in. Default USD. Any supported symbol works, e.g. EUR, TRY, XAU. |
currencies | Comma-separated symbols to return (alias: symbols). Default: all symbols. Unknown codes are ignored. |
unit | Weight unit for metals: troy_oz (default), gram, kilogram, ounce, pound, metric_ton, short_ton. Ignored for currencies, energy and crypto. |
curl "https://metalapi.com/api/v1/latest?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&base=USD¤cies=XAU,XAG,EUR"{
"success": true,
"timestamp": 1792834892,
"date": "2026-10-24",
"base": "USD",
"rates": {
"XAU": 0.0002501319,
"USDXAU": 3997.89,
"XAG": 0.0185392857,
"USDXAG": 53.94,
"EUR": 0.8925,
"USDEUR": 1.1204
},
"rate_limit": { "limit": 10000, "remaining": 9875, "reset": 1793491200, "used": 125, "plan": "Standard", "reset_date": "2026-11-01T00:00:00.000Z" }
}Historical rates
/api/v1/{YYYY-MM-DD}Closing rates for a past day. Use /yesterday as a shortcut, or /historical?date=YYYY-MM-DD. For weekends and holidays the most recent trading day's close is returned.
History: currencies since 1999-01-04, metals and energy since 2000, crypto since 2014.
| Parámetro | Descripción |
|---|---|
api_keyobligatorio | Your API key. Alternatively send Authorization: Bearer <key> or X-API-Key: <key>. |
base | Currency or symbol the rates are expressed in. Default USD. Any supported symbol works, e.g. EUR, TRY, XAU. |
currencies | Comma-separated symbols to return (alias: symbols). Default: all symbols. Unknown codes are ignored. |
unit | Weight unit for metals: troy_oz (default), gram, kilogram, ounce, pound, metric_ton, short_ton. Ignored for currencies, energy and crypto. |
curl "https://metalapi.com/api/v1/2024-01-15?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY¤cies=XAU,XAG"{
"success": true,
"timestamp": 1705276800,
"historical": true,
"date": "2024-01-15",
"base": "USD",
"rates": {
"XAU": 0.0004874244,
"USDXAU": 2051.6,
"XAG": 0.0431741646,
"USDXAG": 23.162
},
"rate_limit": { "...": "..." }
}Convert
/api/v1/convertConvert an amount from one symbol to another, at the latest rate or on a given date.
| Parámetro | Descripción |
|---|---|
api_keyobligatorio | Your API key. Alternatively send Authorization: Bearer <key> or X-API-Key: <key>. |
fromobligatorio | Symbol to convert from. |
toobligatorio | Symbol to convert to. |
amountobligatorio | Amount to convert (decimal). |
date | Optional YYYY-MM-DD for a historical conversion. |
unit | Weight unit for metals: troy_oz (default), gram, kilogram, ounce, pound, metric_ton, short_ton. Ignored for currencies, energy and crypto. |
curl "https://metalapi.com/api/v1/convert?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&from=USD&to=XAU&amount=1000&unit=gram"{
"success": true,
"query": { "from": "USD", "to": "XAU", "amount": 1000, "unit": "gram" },
"info": { "timestamp": 1792834892, "rate": 0.0077799, "quote": 0.0077799 },
"date": "2026-10-24",
"result": 7.7799,
"rate_limit": { "...": "..." }
}Timeframe
/api/v1/timeframeDaily closing rates between two dates (inclusive). /timeseries is an alias that returns "timeseries": true. Maximum range: 30 days on Free, 365 days on paid plans.
| Parámetro | Descripción |
|---|---|
api_keyobligatorio | Your API key. Alternatively send Authorization: Bearer <key> or X-API-Key: <key>. |
start_dateobligatorio | YYYY-MM-DD |
end_dateobligatorio | YYYY-MM-DD |
base | Currency or symbol the rates are expressed in. Default USD. Any supported symbol works, e.g. EUR, TRY, XAU. |
currencies | Comma-separated symbols to return (alias: symbols). Default: all symbols. Unknown codes are ignored. |
unit | Weight unit for metals: troy_oz (default), gram, kilogram, ounce, pound, metric_ton, short_ton. Ignored for currencies, energy and crypto. |
curl "https://metalapi.com/api/v1/timeframe?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&start_date=2026-10-19&end_date=2026-10-23¤cies=XAU"{
"success": true,
"timeframe": true,
"start_date": "2026-10-19",
"end_date": "2026-10-23",
"base": "USD",
"rates": {
"2026-10-19": { "XAU": 0.0002403788, "USDXAU": 4160.1 },
"2026-10-20": { "XAU": 0.0002413943, "USDXAU": 4142.6 },
"2026-10-21": { "XAU": 0.0002409639, "USDXAU": 4150 },
"2026-10-22": { "XAU": 0.0002462812, "USDXAU": 4060.4 },
"2026-10-23": { "XAU": 0.0002495072, "USDXAU": 4007.9 }
},
"rate_limit": { "...": "..." }
}Change
/api/v1/changeHow each rate moved between two dates, as absolute and percentage change.
| Parámetro | Descripción |
|---|---|
api_keyobligatorio | Your API key. Alternatively send Authorization: Bearer <key> or X-API-Key: <key>. |
start_dateobligatorio | YYYY-MM-DD |
end_dateobligatorio | YYYY-MM-DD |
base | Currency or symbol the rates are expressed in. Default USD. Any supported symbol works, e.g. EUR, TRY, XAU. |
currencies | Comma-separated symbols to return (alias: symbols). Default: all symbols. Unknown codes are ignored. |
curl "https://metalapi.com/api/v1/change?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&start_date=2026-01-02&end_date=2026-10-23¤cies=XAU"{
"success": true,
"change": true,
"start_date": "2026-01-02",
"end_date": "2026-10-23",
"base": "USD",
"rates": {
"XAU": { "start_rate": 0.0002309682, "end_rate": 0.0002495072, "change": 0.000018539, "change_pct": 8.02665 },
"USDXAU": { "start_rate": 4329.6, "end_rate": 4007.9, "change": -321.7, "change_pct": -7.43025 }
},
"rate_limit": { "...": "..." }
}Open / High / Low / Close
/api/v1/ohlcDaily OHLC for a date (default: today, intraday so far). Both directions are returned: USDXAU in USD per unit and XAU as the inverse.
| Parámetro | Descripción |
|---|---|
api_keyobligatorio | Your API key. Alternatively send Authorization: Bearer <key> or X-API-Key: <key>. |
date | YYYY-MM-DD or latest (default). |
base | Currency or symbol the rates are expressed in. Default USD. Any supported symbol works, e.g. EUR, TRY, XAU. |
currencies | Comma-separated symbols to return (alias: symbols). Default: all symbols. Unknown codes are ignored. |
unit | Weight unit for metals: troy_oz (default), gram, kilogram, ounce, pound, metric_ton, short_ton. Ignored for currencies, energy and crypto. |
curl "https://metalapi.com/api/v1/ohlc?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&date=2026-10-23¤cies=XAU"{
"success": true,
"ohlc": true,
"date": "2026-10-23",
"base": "USD",
"rates": {
"USDXAU": { "open": 4042.2, "high": 4050.2, "low": 3989.1, "close": 4007.9 },
"XAU": { "open": 0.000247390, "high": 0.000250683, "low": 0.000246901, "close": 0.000249507 }
},
"rate_limit": { "...": "..." }
}Gold by karat
/api/v1/caratGold price for jewellery karats (purity = karat / 24). Paid plans.
| Parámetro | Descripción |
|---|---|
api_keyobligatorio | Your API key. Alternatively send Authorization: Bearer <key> or X-API-Key: <key>. |
carat | 24 (default), 23, 22, 21, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 9, 8 or all. |
base | Currency or symbol the rates are expressed in. Default USD. Any supported symbol works, e.g. EUR, TRY, XAU. |
unit | Weight unit for metals: troy_oz (default), gram, kilogram, ounce, pound, metric_ton, short_ton. Ignored for currencies, energy and crypto. |
date | Optional YYYY-MM-DD. |
curl "https://metalapi.com/api/v1/carat?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&carat=22&unit=gram&base=EUR"{
"success": true,
"carat": "22",
"date": "2026-10-24",
"base": "EUR",
"timestamp": 1792834892,
"rates": {
"XAU22K": { "price": 105.5297, "unit": "gram", "carat": "22", "purity": 0.916667 }
},
"rate_limit": { "...": "..." }
}Symbols
/api/v1/symbolsFree — does not count towards your quota.Every supported symbol and its name. Add details=1 for category and unit.
| Parámetro | Descripción |
|---|---|
api_keyobligatorio | Your API key. Alternatively send Authorization: Bearer <key> or X-API-Key: <key>. |
details | 1 to return an array with code, name, category, unit. |
curl "https://metalapi.com/api/v1/symbols?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY"{
"success": true,
"symbols": {
"XAU": "Gold",
"XAG": "Silver",
"XPT": "Platinum",
"XPD": "Palladium",
"XCU": "Copper",
"USD": "US Dollar",
"EUR": "Euro",
"BTC": "Bitcoin"
},
"rate_limit": { "...": "..." }
}Usage
/api/v1/usageFree — does not count towards your quota.Your requests this month and what is left.
| Parámetro | Descripción |
|---|---|
api_keyobligatorio | Your API key. Alternatively send Authorization: Bearer <key> or X-API-Key: <key>. |
curl "https://metalapi.com/api/v1/usage?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY"{
"success": true,
"usage": {
"requests_made": 125,
"requests_quota": 10000,
"requests_remaining": 9875,
"plan": "standard",
"period_start": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"period_end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"result": { "plan": "Standard", "used": 125, "total": 10000, "remaining": 9875 },
"rate_limit": { "...": "..." }
}Stream en tiempo real (SSE)
/api/v1/streamPlan Pro o superiorUn stream de Server-Sent Events que envía eventos prices según el intervalo de actualización de tu plan (5–60 s), con los mismos parámetros base, currencies y unit que /latest. Cada 15 segundos se envía un comentario de heartbeat. Cada conexión cuesta una solicitud al abrirse y una solicitud por minuto mientras permanece abierta.
const es = new EventSource(
"https://metalapi.com/api/v1/stream?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY¤cies=XAU,XAG,EUR"
);
es.addEventListener("prices", (e) => {
const { timestamp, rates } = JSON.parse(e.data);
console.log(timestamp, rates.USDXAU);
});
es.addEventListener("error", (e) => console.warn("stream error", e));event: prices
data: {"timestamp":1792834897,"base":"USD","rates":{"XAU":0.0002501,"USDXAU":3998.12,"XAG":0.01853,"USDXAG":53.97}}Unidades y bid/ask
Los precios de los metales son por onza troy, salvo que indiques unit: gram, kilogram, ounce (avoirdupois), pound, metric_ton o short_ton. La unidad solo se aplica a los metales: se ignora para divisas, energía (barril, MMBtu, galón) y criptomonedas. También se aplica cuando un metal es la base.
En los planes Standard y superiores, solicita los precios de compra y venta añadiendo -BID / -ASK a un código, p. ej., currencies=XAU,XAU-BID,XAU-ASK. La respuesta incluye entonces XAU-BID y USDXAU-BID junto al precio medio.
Cuotas y límites de uso
Cada plan tiene una cuota mensual de solicitudes (se restablece el día 1 a las 00:00 UTC) y un límite por minuto. Ambos se indican en cada respuesta:
X-RateLimit-Limit: 10000 # monthly quota
X-RateLimit-Remaining: 9875
X-RateLimit-Used: 125
X-RateLimit-Reset: 1793491200 # unix time of the next reset
X-RateLimit-Reset-Date: 2026-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
X-RateLimit-Plan: Standard
X-RateLimit-Minute-Limit: 60
X-RateLimit-Minute-Remaining: 58
Retry-After: 21 # only on 429 responses/symbolsy/usageson gratuitos.- Las solicitudes rechazadas por límites de uso, restricciones del plan, restricciones de dominio o errores del servidor no se facturan.
- Los errores de validación (códigos 2xx) sí cuentan, así que valida los datos de entrada antes de reintentar en un bucle.
Tu plan también determina la frescura de los datos: Free ve el cierre del día anterior; Lite, datos cada 30 minutos; Standard, cada 10 minutos; Advanced/Pro, cada 60 segundos; Ultra/Business, cada 15 segundos, y Enterprise, cada 5 segundos. Compara los planes.
Errores
{
"success": false,
"error": { "code": 105, "type": "quota_exceeded", "info": "User has reached or exceeded his subscription plan's monthly API request allowance" },
"rate_limit": { "limit": 100, "remaining": 0, "used": 100, "plan": "Free", "...": "..." }
}| Código | HTTP | Tipo | Significado |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 401 | no_api_key | No API key was supplied. |
| 102 | 401 | invalid_api_key | The key does not exist or was revoked. |
| 103 | 403 | account_inactive | The account is suspended. Contact support. |
| 104 | 429 | too_many_requests | Per-minute rate limit exceeded. Retry after the Retry-After seconds. |
| 105 | 429 | quota_exceeded | Monthly quota used up. Resets on the 1st (UTC) or upgrade your plan. |
| 106 | 403 | plan_restriction | Endpoint or parameter not available on your plan. |
| 107 | 403 | origin_not_allowed | Browser request from a domain the key is not restricted to. |
| 201 | 400 | invalid_base | Unknown base. |
| 202 | 400 | invalid_from | Unknown from. |
| 203 | 400 | invalid_to | Missing or unknown to. |
| 204 | 400 | invalid_amount | Missing or non-numeric amount. |
| 205 | 400 | invalid_date | Not a valid YYYY-MM-DD date, or a future date. |
| 206 | 400 | invalid_timeframe | Missing dates or start_date after end_date. |
| 207 | 400 | timeframe_too_long | Range longer than your plan allows. |
| 208 | 400 | invalid_symbols | None of the requested currencies exist. |
| 209 | 400 | invalid_unit | Unknown unit. |
| 210 | 400 | invalid_carat | Unknown carat. |
| 300 | 404 | no_results | No data for this query (e.g. before history starts). |
| 404 | 404 | invalid_function | Unknown endpoint. |
| 500 | 500 | server_error | Unexpected error. The request is not billed; retry later. |
| 503 | 503 | service_unavailable | Price data temporarily unavailable. |
Webhooks
Las alertas de precio (panel → Alerts) pueden avisarte por correo electrónico o mediante un webhook HTTPS (plan Advanced o superior). Cada envío es un POST con un cuerpo JSON y se reintenta hasta tres veces si falla. Verifica la firma con el secreto del webhook que aparece en tu panel:
import crypto from "node:crypto";
// Express example: use the raw request body.
app.post("/metalapi-webhook", express.raw({ type: "application/json" }), (req, res) => {
const header = req.get("X-MetalAPI-Signature") ?? ""; // "t=1792834892,v1=5f0c…"
const { t, v1 } = Object.fromEntries(header.split(",").map((p) => p.split("=")));
const expected = crypto
.createHmac("sha256", process.env.METALAPI_WEBHOOK_SECRET)
.update(`${t}.${req.body}`)
.digest("hex");
const fresh = Math.abs(Date.now() / 1000 - Number(t)) < 300;
if (!fresh || !crypto.timingSafeEqual(Buffer.from(v1, "hex"), Buffer.from(expected, "hex"))) {
return res.status(400).end();
}
const event = JSON.parse(req.body); // { event: "alert.triggered", alert: {...}, price: 4012.5 }
res.status(200).end();
});Widgets
Crea un widget en el panel y pega el código de inserción en cualquier página. Los widgets se actualizan automáticamente y nunca exponen tu clave API.
<div id="metalapi-widget-w_abc123"></div>
<script src="https://metalapi.com/js/widget.js" data-widget="w_abc123" async></script>Datos y horarios de mercado
- Metales preciosos al contado y principales divisas: fuentes interbancarias de compra/venta, recopiladas cada ~5 segundos.
- Metales industriales y energía: futuros del vencimiento más próximo de COMEX, NYMEX e ICE.
- Otras divisas: cotizaciones de mercado, con los tipos de referencia del Banco Central Europeo como respaldo.
- Criptomonedas: Kraken y Binance, 24/7.
- Las distintas fuentes se combinan por mediana y se verifican para descartar cotizaciones erróneas antes de publicarse.
- Los metales, las divisas y los futuros cotizan desde el domingo a las 17:00 hasta el viernes a las 17:00, hora de Nueva York. Durante el fin de semana, los precios se mantienen en el cierre del viernes.
- El historial diario de los metales anterior a octubre de 2026 se basa en las liquidaciones de los futuros del vencimiento más próximo.
Los precios son indicativos y solo tienen fines informativos; no constituyen una oferta de negociación.
Endpoints heredados
Estos endpoints de la versión anterior siguen disponibles por compatibilidad:
/api/v1/rates/metals,/api/v1/rates/metal/{symbol}— precios en USD con metadatos./api/v1/rates/currencies,/api/v1/rates/currency/{code}— tipos de cambio de divisas por USD./api/v1/timeseries— alias de/timeframe;/api/v1/historical?date=— equivale a/{date}./api/v1/user— resumen de la cuenta (gratuito).