Live copper price API in USD per pound

$6.4452 per lb−1.22%24h in USD+0.31%7d in USD

Last updated 30 Oct 2026, 21:08 UTC · 15 minutes late

Copper price chart (HG/USD)

Copper in USD price history

HG/USD history

Period	Change	Low	High
24 hours	−1.22%	$6.3909	$6.5111
7 days	+0.31%	$6.3909	$6.6367
30 days	−1.30%	$6.3039	$6.6897
1 year	No history yet	$6.3039	$6.8134

Copper converter

lbUSD

1 lb = $6.4452

Weights and karats

About HG/USD

Get the live copper spot price in US dollars per pound through the copper API. Copper futures use a separate symbol.

Where prices come from

How it's computed

Every source that contributes to this row appears in the sources[] array with its source identifier and timestamps. No blending, no hidden median. See /methodology for the full picture.

FAQ

What is HG-USD-SPOT?

Get the live copper spot price in US dollars per pound through the copper API. Copper futures use a separate symbol.

How is the Copper spot price computed?

Every source that contributes appears in the sources[] array on the API response with its source identifier and timestamps. No blended median, no hidden weights. See https://goldprice.dev/methodology for the full picture.

Can I get this via API?

GET /v1/prices?symbol=HG-USD-SPOT for spot; /v1/bars for daily history: Free 30 days, Basic 1 year, Plus/Pro full. MCP get_spot_price is on every plan.

Call it yourself

Bearer token + one GET. MCP-native agents on Free already.

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Request

curl "https://api.goldprice.dev/v1/prices?symbol=HG-USD-SPOT" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY"

Response

{
  "symbols": [
    {
      "symbol": "HG",
      "quote_currency": "USD",
      "unit": "pound",
      "contract_type": "spot",
      "price": "6.4452",
      "is_stale": false,
      "computed_at": "2026-10-30T21:08:01Z"
    }
  ]
}

JavaScript

const res = await fetch(
  "https://api.goldprice.dev/v1/prices?symbol=HG-USD-SPOT&include=sources",
  { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.GOLDPRICE_API_KEY}` } }
);
const { symbols } = await res.json();
const row = symbols[0];
console.log(row.price, row.sources); // pass-through sources[]

MCP

# In Claude Desktop / Cursor with @nusantara-ventures/goldprice-mcp configured:
> Use get_spot_price for HG-USD-SPOT
# Then get provenance:
> Use get_metadata for HG-USD-SPOT

Copper spot and futures are separate products

This page is HG-USD-SPOT, the live copper spot reference quoted in USD per pound. It is separate from HG-USD-FUTURES, the futures settlement series; do not use the futures row as a substitute for this spot product. HG spot is on every plan; futures are Legacy plans only. Source timestamps and staleness are returned by the API.

See streaming for live ticks, bars for interval history, and pricing for current access.

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