BRN00: Brent crude oil futures symbol and API code
BRN00 points at Brent Crude Futures, traded on ICE Futures Europe. The closest series on OilPriceAPI is BRENT_CRUDE_USD. This page explains the symbol, lists the contract terms and shows the request that returns the price.
Latest BRENT_CRUDE_USD value
BRENT_CRUDE_USD is an indicative last price for the front-month contract, captured from published market sources several times an hour on trading days. It is not an official exchange settlement price, it is not the exchange's own data feed, and it is not the BRN00 quote itself. Expect small differences from both, and read the source timestamp before comparing.
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What BRN00 means
BRN00 is the symbol MarketWatch uses for its Brent Crude Oil Continuous Contract quote. BRN is the symbol code the exchange lists for Brent Crude Futures; the contract symbol on the exchange itself is B.
A continuous contract is not one delivery month. When we checked, the quote matched the front-month contract in the same table, and MarketWatch labels it as delayed.
The contract behind BRN00
| Contract | Brent Crude Futures |
|---|---|
| Contract symbol | B (symbol code BRN) |
| Contract size | 1,000 barrels |
| Currency | U.S. dollars and cents |
| Minimum price move | One cent ($0.01) per barrel |
| Settlement method | Deliverable through EFP, with an option to cash settle against the ICE Brent Index |
| Last trading day | The last business day of the second month before the contract month, so the March contract expires at the end of January |
Source: the exchange's Brent Crude Futures product specification. The exchange can change these terms; its page is the record.
Get BRENT_CRUDE_USD from the API
There is no BRN00 code in the API. Request BRENT_CRUDE_USD from the latest-prices endpoint:
curl "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/prices/latest?by_code=BRENT_CRUDE_USD" \
-H "Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY"The same request in Python, standard library only:
import json
import urllib.request
request = urllib.request.Request(
"https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/prices/latest?by_code=BRENT_CRUDE_USD",
headers={"Authorization": "Token YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=10) as response:
quote = json.load(response)["data"]
print(quote["price"], quote["as_of"], quote["contract_month"])as_ofis when the value was observed. Compare it with the time on the quote you are checking against.contract_monthnames the delivery month the value refers to. Read it rather than assuming, especially in the days before a contract stops trading.- For the physical spot price rather than futures, the API names
BRENT_SPOT_EUROPE_USDas the counterpart series.
Latest prices are available on the free plan. Price history and futures curves by contract month need a paid plan; see pricing. Response fields are documented in the latest-prices API reference.
Need this data in your app?
GET /v1/prices/latest?by_code=BRENT_CRUDE_USD → timestamped JSONRelated pages
- Brent crude oil price page: the same series with more context.
- CL1: WTI crude oil futures, mapped to WTI_USD.
- CL=F: WTI crude oil futures, mapped to WTI_USD.
- NG00: Henry Hub natural gas futures, mapped to NATURAL_GAS_USD.
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