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Historical Zinc Prices API

Download historical zinc price data for symbol ZNC. Request one day or a date range, choose a quote currency and unit, and receive structured JSON for analysis, reporting, or application use.

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Five-year historical zinc price chart

Use this daily-updated chart as a visual preview, then query the API for structured historical data.

Five-year historical zinc prices chart for ZNC
Historical zinc price chart updated daily

Put historical zinc data to work

Give purchasing, finance, and operations teams a consistent zinc price history for supplier reviews, cost analysis, budgeting, and internal reporting. Choose the dates, currency, and unit your business uses instead of manually assembling prices from different sources.

Track material costs

Compare zinc input costs across purchasing and production periods.

Support planning

Bring consistent historical prices into forecasts and budget reviews.

Standardize reporting

Use the same currency and unit across teams, markets, and reports.

Zinc pricing capabilities

Use the same reliable zinc pricing service for historical analysis, current rates, currency-based reporting, and price-change comparisons.

Historical zinc rates

Retrieve ZNC spot prices for a specific date or a range of dates.

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Get live zinc rates

Access the latest available zinc price sourced from a global network of commercial market-data providers.

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Zinc prices in 150+ currencies

Request historical or live ZNC prices in the quote currency your business uses.

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Zinc price fluctuation

Compare two dates and retrieve the percentage change in the zinc price.

Compare zinc price changes

Get zinc historical prices by date

Use a date in YYYY-MM-DD format to retrieve the historical zinc rate for a single day. The previous day's rate becomes available at 00:05 GMT and response timestamps use UTC. For today's spot rate instead, use the live zinc price API.

Sample request

https://api.metalpriceapi.com/v1/2026-07-01?api_key=[API_KEY]&base=USD&currencies=ZNC

The JSON response includes the requested date, currency, and zinc rate in a structured format your reporting tools or development team can use.

Download a zinc price date range

The timeframe endpoint returns daily historical zinc rates between a required start and end date. Each request can cover up to 365 days. Split longer histories into consecutive requests.

Timeframe request

https://api.metalpriceapi.com/v1/timeframe?api_key=[API_KEY]&start_date=2026-07-01&end_date=2026-07-30&base=USD&currencies=ZNC&unit=kilogram

Results are returned as JSON and can be downloaded for internal analysis or converted to CSV for spreadsheet workflows. Detailed implementation guidance is available when your technical team needs it.

One timeframe call covers a full year, and every endpoint counts as a single API request. The free plan’s 100 monthly requests are enough to pull a year of daily zinc prices and still have room to spare — no credit card required.
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Zinc API parameters, formats, and units

Parameter How to use it
start_date First date in a timeframe request, formatted as YYYY-MM-DD.
end_date Last date in the range. The maximum range is 365 days.
base Quote currency for zinc prices. It defaults to USD.
currencies Use ZNC to limit the response to zinc.
unit Zinc defaults to price per troy ounce. Paid plans can request troy_oz, gram, or kilogram. See plans.
Response format JSON over HTTPS, suitable for saving directly or transforming into CSV.

Historical zinc API key features

Historical zinc API questions

Yes. A single timeframe request covers a range of up to 365 days, and accessing any endpoint counts as one API request. The free plan includes 100 requests per month.

Zinc is returned per troy ounce by default. Paid plans can request troy_oz, gram, or kilogram with the unit parameter.

The API returns JSON. That response can be saved and converted to CSV with a spreadsheet import or a short script, so the history can be used in Excel, Google Sheets, or a BI tool.

Zinc prices can be returned in more than 150 quote currencies. Set the base parameter to the currency your reporting uses.

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Review the endpoint details, compare plan limits, or create an API key to make your first ZNC request.

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