Live copper price API in USD per pound
Get the live copper spot price in US dollars per pound through the copper API. Copper futures use a separate symbol.
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.
Call it yourself
Bearer token + one GET. MCP-native agents on Free already.
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer ga_live_..." \
"https://api.goldprice.dev/v1/prices?symbol=HG-USD-SPOT"const res = await fetch(
"https://api.goldprice.dev/v1/prices?symbol=HG-USD-SPOT",
{ 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[]# 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-SPOTCopper 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 fromHG-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.
Related
- Gold Price in USD →
- Gold Price in EUR →
- Silver Price in USD →
- Pricing + API plans →
- MCP setup →
- Methodology →
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