What is the current Copper price?

The current Copper price shown here is $6.59 per lb. The response includes a source timestamp so users can judge freshness before using it in a workflow.

How often are Copper prices updated?

OilPriceAPI returns the latest Copper price with a timestamp. Your application can use that timestamp to decide whether the value is fresh enough for a dashboard, spreadsheet, or report.

What factors affect Copper prices?

Copper prices are influenced by global supply and demand dynamics, geopolitical events, currency fluctuations, seasonal patterns, and market speculation. Economic indicators and policy decisions from major producing and consuming countries also play significant roles.

How can I access Copper price data via API?

You can access Copper price data through the Oil Price API. Sign up for an API key, then make REST API requests that return JSON including price, currency, unit, and timestamp.

Latest available • Timestamped 3 hours ago

Copper Price

$6.59

USD per lb

Last updated: Aug 30, 2026, 3:03 PM GMT

Copper spot price, the industrial metal behind electrical wiring, construction, and grid and EV build-out. Access timestamped benchmark data through the OilPriceAPI REST API.

Need this data in your app?

GET /v1/prices/latest?by_code=COPPER_USD → $6.59

Free API Key

Timestamped Updates

Copper responses include source timestamps for workflow freshness checks

Freshness Metadata

Responses include timestamps so customers can monitor whether a benchmark is fresh enough for their workflow

API Integration

Simple REST API with comprehensive documentation and code examples

About Copper

Market Overview

Copper spot price, the industrial metal behind electrical wiring, construction, and grid and EV build-out.

Key Information

Category: Metal
Unit: lb
API code: COPPER_USD
Freshness: timestamped response; cadence varies by source

Integrate Timestamped Copper Data

Get timestamped copper price data through the same API path powering this page. Start with one benchmark code and wire it into your workflow.

See Spreadsheet Workflow View API Docs

Quick Integration Example:

curl -H 'Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY' \
  'https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/prices/latest?by_code=COPPER_USD'