Natural Gas (NATURAL_GAS_GBP)

Status: ✅ Available | ⚡ Real-time | 📊 Historical Data

Real-time and historical pricing data for UK Natural Gas (NBP). Access current and 8+ years of daily historical prices via our API.

Quick Reference

Property	Value
Commodity Code	`NATURAL_GAS_GBP`
Name	UK Natural Gas (NBP)
Category	Natural Gas
Currency	GBp (pence sterling)
Unit	pence/therm
Source	IG Markets (real-time), ONS SAP (historical)

Historical Data Availability

Metric	Value
Date Range	January 1, 2018 → Present
Coverage	99.7% of trading days
Total Records	~248,000
Update Frequency	Real-time during market hours

Note: Historical data from 2018-2023 uses UK Office for National Statistics System Average Price (SAP) data, providing daily settlement prices. Real-time data uses NBP spot prices from IG Markets.

Get Latest Price

GET/v1/prices/latest?by_code=NATURAL_GAS_GBP

Request

curl -X GET "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/prices/latest?by_code=NATURAL_GAS_GBP" \
  -H "Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "price": 95.5,
    "formatted": "95.5 GBp/thm",
    "currency": "GBp",
    "code": "NATURAL_GAS_GBP",
    "created_at": "2026-01-22T14:00:00Z",
    "type": "spot_price",
    "source": "oilprice.ig"
  }
}

Get Historical Data

Past 24 Hours

GET /v1/prices/past_day?by_code=NATURAL_GAS_GBP

Past 7 Days

GET /v1/prices/past_week?by_code=NATURAL_GAS_GBP

Past 30 Days

GET /v1/prices/past_month?by_code=NATURAL_GAS_GBP

Past Year

GET /v1/prices/past_year?by_code=NATURAL_GAS_GBP

Custom Date Range (8 Years Available)

GET /v1/prices/by_code?by_code=NATURAL_GAS_GBP&start_date=2018-01-01&end_date=2026-01-22

See Historical Prices API for full documentation.

Code Examples

cURL

# Get latest price
curl -H "Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/prices/latest?by_code=NATURAL_GAS_GBP"

# Get historical data from 2020
curl -H "Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/prices/by_code?by_code=NATURAL_GAS_GBP&start_date=2020-01-01&end_date=2020-12-31"

Python

import requests

api_key = "YOUR_API_KEY"
url = "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/prices/latest"

response = requests.get(
    url,
    params={"by_code": "NATURAL_GAS_GBP"},
    headers={"Authorization": f"Token {api_key}"}
)

data = response.json()
print(f"UK Natural Gas: {data['data']['formatted']}")

JavaScript

const apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";
const code = "NATURAL_GAS_GBP";

fetch(`https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/prices/latest?by_code=${code}`, {
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Token ${apiKey}`,
  },
})
  .then((res) => res.json())
  .then((data) => {
    console.log(`UK Natural Gas: ${data.data.formatted}`);
  });

Price History Highlights

Period	Event	Price Range
2018	"Beast from the East" cold snap	Spiked to 150+ p/therm
2020	COVID demand collapse	Dropped to ~20 p/therm
2021-2022	Energy crisis	Peaked at 600+ p/therm
2023-2024	Market normalization	50-120 p/therm

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Last Updated: 2026-01-22