Data / Commodities
Commodities market data feed: near real-time prices and candles
The FinaQuotes commodities feed delivers energy and agricultural commodities as tracked instruments, each priced by its last trade and streamed during the hours of its underlying market. Updates arrive in near real time, and every instrument has OHLC candles on nine timeframes in UTC. It serves brokers, prop firms, trading platforms and financial websites that show commodities next to other markets.
At a glance
| Quote type | Last price |
|---|---|
| Update mode | Streaming in near real time; some instruments carry the exchange delay |
| Trading hours | Hours of the underlying market |
| Candles | 1m, 5m, 15m, 30m, 1H, 4H, 1D, 1W, 1MN, all in UTC |
| History depth | Years of daily history, months of intraday. See historical data |
| Delivery | WebSocket for live ticks (HMAC login), REST for candles and the instrument catalog |
| Free widgets | Delayed 15 minutes |
What is covered
The commodities set covers the two groups most sites and platforms show: energy and agriculture. Each commodity is delivered as a tracked instrument: an exchange-traded symbol that follows the price of its market and is handled like any other symbol in the feed, with a last price and candles.
Precious metals have their own page: see metals. The current commodities list is on the instruments page and over REST; the coverage overview shows the full picture.
- Energy commodities as tracked instruments
- Agricultural commodities as tracked instruments
- The same symbol, tick and candle format as every other class
Quote format
Commodities are exchange-traded, so each tick carries a single last price. The tick structure is the same as for every other class: both price fields are filled with the same value, bid equals ask equals last, and the size field is zero. If your product needs a spread, apply it on your side.
Timestamps are in UTC milliseconds. Message details and client examples are in the feed documentation.
Sessions and hours
Each commodity streams during the hours of its underlying market, and those hours differ between energy and agricultural products. Outside the session no new ticks are sent; a subscription still returns the last known price as a snapshot.
We describe commodities as near real time. Most updates reach you sub-second after we receive them, but some instruments carry the delay that applies on their exchange, and that delay is passed through rather than hidden.
Candles and history
Every commodity has OHLC candles on nine timeframes, from 1m to 1MN. The base series is one minute and higher timeframes are aggregated from it. All bars are in UTC, so daily candles line up with the rest of your data regardless of the exchange time zone.
Depth is years of daily history and months of intraday, which covers long-term price charts and recent intraday views. See historical data and the REST reference.
Use cases
- Broker: show commodity prices and charts for the instruments you offer, from the same feed as forex and metals.
- Trading platform: add an energy and agriculture section to a multi-asset watchlist without a separate integration.
- Financial or industry website: embed a commodity widget such as a market overview; on the Free plan commodities are delayed 15 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
Are commodity prices real time?
Commodities stream in near real time. Most updates arrive sub-second after receipt, while some instruments carry the delay that applies on their exchange.
Which commodities are included?
The set covers energy and agricultural commodities, delivered as tracked instruments. The current list is on the instruments page and grows over time.
Are precious metals part of commodities?
Gold and silver are covered on their own as metals, with two-sided spot quotes. The commodities set focuses on energy and agriculture.
Why are commodities delayed in the free widgets?
The Free widget plan shows exchange-traded instruments, including commodities, with a 15 minute delay. Pro widgets and the data feed remove that widget delay; see pricing.
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