Aluminum Price API - Live AL Spot Quotes & Historical Data | Metal Sentinel

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Aluminum Price API

Live AL spot quotes, historical OHLC and conversions into 180+ currencies from one REST endpoint, with sub-second responses and a free tier on RapidAPI.

Aluminum price today: 1.40 USD per pound (+0.00, +0.18%)

Day high
1.40
Day low
1.40
Bid / ask
1.40 / 1.40
Updated
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Live Response · try any currency

GET /api/metal-quote?symbol=AL&currency=USD
$ curl "https://metal-sentinel.p.rapidapi.com/api/metal-quote?symbol=AL&currency=USD" \
-H "x-rapidapi-host: metal-sentinel.p.rapidapi.com" \
-H "x-rapidapi-key: your_key"
currency
200 OK · application/json
{
"ID": 1793626326,
"results": [
{
}
]
}

Aluminum price by unit

Aluminum price per unit

Unit Equivalent Price (USD)
Per troy ounce 31.1 g 0.0963
Per gram 1 g 0.0031
Per kilogram 1,000 g 3.0955
Per pound 453.6 g 1.4041
Per tonne 1,000 kg 3,095.47

Calculated from the live mid price of 1.40 USD per pound. Pure metal value only; refining, fabrication and dealer margins are not included.

Today's session

USD per pound, from the same quote as the table above.

1.40 1.40 1.40
Day low Mid now Day high
Day high
1.40
Day low
1.40
Bid
1.40
Ask
1.40
Change
+0.00
Change %
+0.18%

Sample response

What the endpoint returns

GET /api/metal-quote?symbol=AL&currency=USD 
{
    "ID": 1793626326,
    "results": [
        {
            "symbol": "AL",
            "currency": "USD",
            "ask": 1.4,
            "mid": 1.4,
            "bid": 1.4,
            "high": 1.4,
            "low": 1.4,
            "open": 0,
            "close": 0,
            "timestamp": 1793626320,
            "change": 0,
            "changePercentage": 0.18,
            "unit": "POUND",
            "originalTime": "2026-10-30T15:32:38Z"
        }
    ]
}

Prices are per pound in the requested currency. timestamp is Unix seconds. See the OpenAPI spec for every field.

What moves the aluminum price

The aluminum price is quoted per tonne on the London Metal Exchange and reflects the cost of the enormous amount of electricity needed to smelt it. Aluminum is the most produced non-ferrous metal, used in cans, cars, aircraft and power lines. Metal Sentinel returns the live quote with the unit stated in each response.

  1. Energy prices

    Smelting a tonne of aluminum takes roughly fourteen megawatt hours of electricity. European and Chinese power prices decide which smelters run, so energy shocks pass straight into the metal price.

    Power prices spike aluminum rises

  2. Chinese production limits

    China produces close to sixty percent of the world's aluminum and caps its capacity at around forty-five million tonnes a year. How close output runs to that cap sets the tone for global supply.

    China nears its cap aluminum rises

  3. Tariffs and regional premiums

    Buyers pay the exchange price plus a regional premium, such as the US Midwest or Rotterdam premium. Tariffs on imports push those premiums up without changing the LME price.

    Tariffs are imposed aluminum swings

  4. Transport and packaging demand

    Vehicle light-weighting, beverage cans and construction are the main end uses. Electric vehicles use more aluminum than petrol cars to offset battery weight.

    EVs add aluminum aluminum rises

About Aluminum

What is Al?

Aluminum is the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust and the second most consumed industrial metal worldwide. It is light, strong and corrosion-resistant, and it can be recycled indefinitely. Smelting is one of the most electricity-intensive industrial processes, so aluminum prices are closely tied to power costs. Spot aluminum is quoted on the London Metal Exchange.

Where Aluminum is used

Real-world demand

Beverage cans & packaging
Automotive & aerospace frames
Construction & cladding
Power transmission lines
Consumer electronics

Aluminum market news

All aluminum articles
Aluminum near four-year high of $3,520 a metric ton as Hormuz closure, China's output cap and tariffs tighten supply: 2026 outlook

May 02, 2026 /Aluminum

Aluminum near four-year high of $3,520 a metric ton as Hormuz closure, China's output cap and tariffs tighten supply: 2026 outlook

London Metal Exchange aluminum closed near $3,521 a metric ton on May 1, 2026, a four-year high, up about 1.5% over the past month and more than 44% from a year earlier.
  1. The 2026 Aluminum Boom: Market Analysis and Price Forecast Whether you’re an investor tracking the London Metal Exchange (LME) or a tech enthusiast watching the latest EV specs, one thing is clear

Why Metal Sentinel

Built for teams shipping Aluminum pricing.

One API for live spot quotes, history and conversions, built for production apps.

< 1s

avg response

Trading-grade latency

Live aluminum spot quotes from primary market data feeds, delivered in under a second on average. Fast enough for dashboards, OMS hooks, and other price-sensitive workflows.

180+

fiat & crypto

Quote in any currency

Pass a currency code to get aluminum priced in any of 180+ fiat currencies or 90+ crypto tokens, without wiring up a separate FX feed.

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10+

metals

One API, every metal

Gold, silver, platinum, palladium, rhodium, copper, nickel, aluminum, lead, and zinc, all with the same authentication and response shape.

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OHLC

historical

History + conversions

The same API also returns historical OHLC candles, FX conversions, and market status.

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Aluminum price questions

Questions people ask before they wire the aluminum price into a product.

Why do energy prices matter so much for aluminum?

Electricity is the single largest cost of smelting. When power prices spike, smelters in Europe and elsewhere cut output, supply tightens and the metal price rises even if demand is flat.

What is a regional premium?

It is the extra amount paid for physical metal delivered in a specific region, covering freight, duties and local supply conditions. The API returns the exchange price, so add the relevant premium for a delivered cost.

Which endpoint returns the aluminum price?

Call /api/metal-quote with symbol=AL and your currency. Historical daily data is available from /api/metal-history.