Waha gas price and Permian constraint context for API workflows.
Waha is the gas-specific wedge for teams watching Permian basis, takeaway pressure, and Henry Hub spreads. Use the latest price endpoint for Waha, then compare it to Henry Hub through the configured WAHA_HH basis pair.
Validated demand for Waha gas price queries.
Waha uses the existing price framework, not a new gas route.
Compare Waha against Henry Hub in USD/MMBtu.
Source and caveat
- Last source update
- The API latest-price response returns the current source timestamp for NATURAL_GAS_WAHA.
- Cadence
- Commodity price cadence by feed and market session; inspect the returned timestamp before use.
- Caveat
- Waha hub price and basis data are not real-time pipeline flow data and do not guarantee capacity availability.
API example
Latest Waha price
latest_pricesReturns the current Waha price observation with code, unit, timestamp, and source fields.
curl "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/prices/latest?by_code=NATURAL_GAS_WAHA" \
-H "Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY"Waha-Henry Hub basis
latest_pricesReturns the configured Waha minus Henry Hub basis pair where analytics access is enabled.
curl "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/spreads/basis?pair=WAHA_HH" \
-H "Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY"Workflow fit
- 1Read the latest Waha observation by code from the prices endpoint.
- 2Request WAHA_HH when you need Waha minus Henry Hub basis context.
- 3Use source timestamp and caveat fields before alerting on a constraint signal.
Fields to expect
Measurement built into this launch slice
Signup and pricing CTAs preserve utm_source=data_page, utm_medium=gas_intelligence, and utm_content values specific to this page and CTA location.
Ready to test this workflow?
Start with the existing API surface and keep source timestamps attached to every gas workflow.