Middle East crude benchmark
Dubai crude price API
Pull the Dubai crude benchmark — the pricing reference for Middle East barrels heading to Asia — into models, dashboards, spreadsheets, and internal applications through one REST API. Brent and WTI come from the same endpoint, so East-West spread math is one subtraction.
Scope and fit
Use this when you need Dubai crude as a price input in an application, model, or internal workflow. It is a source-attributed reference price with a timestamp on every response — not an official selling price publication, a price-reporting-agency assessment file, or an exchange settlement system.
Dubai and spread codes
Dubai is usually priced against Brent for East-West arbitrage and against WTI for global context. All three benchmarks come from the same prices endpoint in USD per barrel.
| Series | API code | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Dubai crude benchmark | DUBAI_CRUDE_USD | USD per barrel |
| Brent crude (for Brent-Dubai spread) | BRENT_CRUDE_USD | USD per barrel |
| WTI crude | WTI_USD | USD per barrel |
Make a call
The same token-based pattern works for every commodity code. The example below requests the latest Dubai crude value.
curl -H "Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY" \ "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/prices/latest?by_code=DUBAI_CRUDE_USD"
Need this data in your app?
GET /v1/prices/latest?by_code=DUBAI_CRUDE_USD → $64.51Frequently asked questions
Does OilPriceAPI have a Dubai crude price API?
Yes. The Dubai crude benchmark is available through the standard prices endpoint as DUBAI_CRUDE_USD, quoted in USD per barrel. Request it with GET /v1/prices/latest?by_code=DUBAI_CRUDE_USD.
What does the Dubai crude price represent?
Dubai crude is the main pricing reference for medium sour crude flowing from the Middle East Gulf to Asia. Most Gulf producers' official selling prices and many Asian refinery models are set against Dubai, which is why it sits alongside Brent and WTI as one of the three most-watched crude benchmarks.
How do I calculate the Brent-Dubai spread?
Request BRENT_CRUDE_USD and DUBAI_CRUDE_USD from the same prices endpoint and subtract. Both are quoted in USD per barrel, and each response carries its own source timestamp so you can confirm the two points are comparable before differencing.
How fresh is the Dubai crude data?
The series follows a business-day assessment cadence, so weekend and holiday values reflect the most recent session. Every response includes the latest source timestamp; read it to confirm the point is current enough for your workflow instead of assuming a fixed update interval.
Is this an official OSP or exchange settlement feed?
No. OilPriceAPI returns a source-attributed reference price for applications, dashboards, spreadsheets, and internal models. It is not an official selling price (OSP) publication, a price-reporting-agency assessment file, or an exchange settlement system.