Commodities

Browse the catalog of available commodities and their metadata.

List Commodities

GET /v1/commodities

Returns a paginated list of all available commodities with their metadata, including available data series and exchanges.

Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
category string Optional Filter by category: "energy", "metals", "agriculture", "softs"
search string Optional Search commodities by name or symbol
page integer Optional Page number (default: 1)
per_page integer Optional Results per page, max 100 (default: 25)

Example Request

curl -X GET "https://commodityfundamentals.com/api/v1/commodities?category=energy" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Example Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "WTI_CRUDE_OIL",
      "name": "WTI Crude Oil",
      "symbol": "CL",
      "category": "energy",
      "exchange": "NYMEX",
      "unit": "USD/barrel"
    },
    {
      "id": "NATURAL_GAS",
      "name": "Natural Gas",
      "symbol": "NG",
      "category": "energy",
      "exchange": "NYMEX",
      "unit": "USD/MMBtu"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "page": 1,
    "per_page": 25,
    "total": 13,
    "total_pages": 1
  }
}

Get Commodity

GET /v1/commodities/:slug

Returns detailed information for a single commodity, including all available data series and date ranges.

Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
slug string Required Commodity identifier (e.g., "WTI_CRUDE_OIL")

Example Request

curl -X GET "https://commodityfundamentals.com/api/v1/commodities/WTI_CRUDE_OIL" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Example Response

{
  "data": {
    "id": "WTI_CRUDE_OIL",
    "name": "WTI Crude Oil",
    "symbol": "CL",
    "category": "energy",
    "exchange": "NYMEX",
    "unit": "USD/barrel",
    "description": "West Texas Intermediate light sweet crude oil futures contract.",
    "contract_size": "1,000 barrels",
    "tick_size": 0.01,
    "available_series": [
      {
        "type": "price",
        "frequency": "daily",
        "first_date": "1983-03-30",
        "last_date": "2024-06-21"
      },
      {
        "type": "cot_legacy",
        "frequency": "weekly",
        "first_date": "1986-01-15",
        "last_date": "2024-06-18"
      },
      {
        "type": "cot_disaggregated",
        "frequency": "weekly",
        "first_date": "2006-06-13",
        "last_date": "2024-06-18"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Categories

Commodities are organized into the following categories:

Energy

Crude oil, natural gas, heating oil, gasoline, and other energy products

category=energy

Metals

Gold, silver, copper, platinum, and other precious and industrial metals

category=metals

Agriculture

Corn, soybeans, wheat, and other grain and oilseed commodities

category=agriculture

Softs

Coffee, sugar, cotton, cocoa, and other soft commodities

category=softs