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Official MetalpriceAPI Ruby client.
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Current version
1.1.2
Total releases
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First release
2021-12-25
Latest release
2025-02-03
 Development
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Ruby
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MIT
Average date of last 50 commits
2023-07-24
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 Dependencies

Runtime

faraday
>= 1.0.0
faraday_middleware
>= 0
 Project Readme

metalpriceapi

metalpriceapi is the official Ruby 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

Add to Gemfile.

gem 'metalpriceapi'

Usage

api_key = 'SET_YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
client = MetalpriceAPI::Client.new(api_key: api_key)

Documentation

fetchSymbols()

client.fetchSymbols()

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fetchLive(base, currencies)

  • 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.
client.fetchLive(base='USD', currencies=['XAU', 'XAG', 'XPD', 'XPT'])

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fetchHistorical(date, base, currencies)

  • 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.
client.fetchHistorical(date='2021-04-05', base='USD', currencies=['XAU', 'XAG', 'XPD', 'XPT'])

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fetchOHLC(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.
  • date_type <string> Optional. Pass in a date type, overrides date parameter if passed in.
client.fetchOHLC(base='USD', currency='XAU', date='2024-02-05', unit='troy_oz', date_type=nil)

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convert(from_currency, to_currency, amount, date)

  • from_currency <string> Optional. Pass in a base currency, defaults to USD.
  • to_currency <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.
client.convert(from_currency='USD', to_currency='EUR', amount=100, date='2021-04-05')

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timeframe(start_date, end_date, base, currencies)

  • start_date <string> Required. Specify the start date of your timeframe using the format YYYY-MM-DD.
  • end_date <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.
client.timeframe(start_date='2021-04-05', end_date='2021-04-06', base='USD', currencies=['XAU', 'XAG', 'XPD', 'XPT'])

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change(start_date, end_date, base, currencies)

  • start_date <string> Required. Specify the start date of your timeframe using the format YYYY-MM-DD.
  • end_date <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.
client.change(start_date='2021-04-05', end_date='2021-04-06', base='USD', currencies=['XAU', 'XAG', 'XPD', 'XPT'])

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carat(start_date, end_date, base, currencies)

  • base <string> Optional. Pass in a base currency, defaults to USD.
  • date <string> Optional. Specify date to get Carat for specific date using format YYYY-MM-DD. If not specified, uses live rates.
client.carat(base='USD', date='2021-04-06')

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usage()

client.usage()

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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.

Support

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