Carat Endpoint

Using the Metals-API API's carat endpoint you will be able to retrieve information about Gold rates by Carat. To use this feature, simply append a base to choose which currencies (symbols) you would like to query the API for.

API Request:

https://metals-api.com/api/carat
? access_key = API_KEY

Run example in Postman

Request Parameters:

Parameter	Description
`access_key`	[required] Your API Key.
`base`	[optional] Enter the three-letter currency code or metal code of your preferred base currency. Default is USD

API Response:

{"success":true,"timestamp":1623165936,"base":"USD","rates":{"Carat 24K":12173,"Carat 23K":11666,"Carat 22K":11159,"Carat 21K":10652,"Carat 18K":9130,"Carat 16K":8115,"Carat 14K":7101,"Carat 12K":6087,"Carat 10K":5072,"Carat 9K":4565,"Carat 8K":4058,"Carat 6K":3043}}

Response Objects:

Response Object	Description
`success`	Returns true or false depending on whether or not your API request has succeeded.
`base`	Returns the three-letter currency code or metal code of the base currency used for this request.
`rates`	Returns exchange rate data for the currencies you have requested.

Example request in Postman:

https://metals-api.com/api/carat?access_key=YOUR_API_KEY&base=USD