Natural Gas (NATURAL_GAS_USD)

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Henry Hub Natural Gas is the pricing point for natural gas futures contracts traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and the de facto benchmark for US natural gas prices.

Quick Reference

PropertyValue
Commodity CodeNATURAL_GAS_USD
NameNatural Gas
CategoryNatural Gas
CurrencyUSD
UnitUSD/mmBtu
SourcePublished market reporting

Get Latest Price

GET/v1/prices/latest?by_code=NATURAL_GAS_USD

Request

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

Response

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "price": 3.85,
    "formatted": "$3.85",
    "currency": "USD",
    "code": "NATURAL_GAS_USD",
    "created_at": "2025-12-16T15:24:09Z",
    "type": "spot_price",
    
    "source": "market_reporting"
  }
}

Get Historical Data

Past 24 Hours

GET /v1/prices/past_day?by_code=NATURAL_GAS_USD

Past 7 Days

GET /v1/prices/past_week?by_code=NATURAL_GAS_USD

Past 30 Days

GET /v1/prices/past_month?by_code=NATURAL_GAS_USD

Past Year

GET /v1/prices/past_year?by_code=NATURAL_GAS_USD

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_USD"

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_USD"},
    headers={"Authorization": f"Token {api_key}"}
)

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

JavaScript

const apiKey = 'YOUR_API_KEY';
const code = 'NATURAL_GAS_USD';

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