Symbols / COAL_NEWCASTLE

COAL_NEWCASTLE

Newcastle Coal Price (API 4)

Global price of Coal, Australia (Newcastle API 4 benchmark), USD per metric ton. Pacific export benchmark. Source: IMF Primary Commodity Prices via FRED.

Coal Active

Country

AU

USD

Frequency

monthly

Update cadence

Category

Coal

Rate type

Access

REST API

JSON · CSV

API Usage Examples for COAL_NEWCASTLE

Click each endpoint to see the request URL, parameters, and a sample response.

API Request

https://energy-api.com/api/v1/latest?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&symbols=COAL_NEWCASTLE

Request Parameters

Parameter Required Description
api_key required Your API key.
symbols required Comma-separated symbol codes. E.g. COAL_NEWCASTLE

Sample Response

{
    "success": true,
    "date": "2026-06-13",
    "rates": {
        "COAL_NEWCASTLE": 50
    },
    "dates": {
        "COAL_NEWCASTLE": "2026-06-13"
    }
}

API Request

https://energy-api.com/api/v1/historical?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&symbols=COAL_NEWCASTLE&date=2026-06-13

Request Parameters

Parameter Required Description
api_key required Your API key.
symbols required Symbol code(s). E.g. COAL_NEWCASTLE
date required Date in YYYY-MM-DD format.

Sample Response

{
    "success": true,
    "historical": true,
    "date": "2026-06-13",
    "rates": {
        "COAL_NEWCASTLE": 50
    }
}

API Request

https://energy-api.com/api/v1/timeseries?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&symbols=COAL_NEWCASTLE&start=2026-05-21&end=2026-06-20

Request Parameters

Parameter Required Description
api_key required Your API key.
symbols required Symbol code(s). E.g. COAL_NEWCASTLE
start required Start date (YYYY-MM-DD). Query param name is start.
end required End date (YYYY-MM-DD). Query param name is end.

Sample Response

{
    "success": true,
    "symbols": [
        "COAL_NEWCASTLE"
    ],
    "rates": {
        "2026-05-21": {
            "COAL_NEWCASTLE": 50
        },
        "2026-06-20": {
            "COAL_NEWCASTLE": 50
        }
    }
}

API Request

https://energy-api.com/api/v1/fluctuation?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&symbols=COAL_NEWCASTLE&start=2026-05-21&end=2026-06-20

Request Parameters

Parameter Required Description
api_key required Your API key.
symbols required Symbol code(s). E.g. COAL_NEWCASTLE
start required Start date (YYYY-MM-DD). Query param name is start.
end required End date (YYYY-MM-DD). Query param name is end.

Sample Response

{
    "success": true,
    "fluctuation": {
        "COAL_NEWCASTLE": {
            "start_rate": 50,
            "end_rate": 50.12,
            "change": 0.12,
            "change_pct": 0.24
        }
    }
}

API Request

https://energy-api.com/api/v1/ohlc?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&symbols=COAL_NEWCASTLE&start=2026-05-21&end=2026-06-20&period=monthly

Request Parameters

Parameter Required Description
api_key required Your API key.
symbols required Symbol code. E.g. COAL_NEWCASTLE
start required Start date (YYYY-MM-DD).
end optional End date (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to today.
period optional Grouping: monthly (default), weekly, quarterly.

Sample Response

{
    "success": true,
    "symbol": "COAL_NEWCASTLE",
    "period": "monthly",
    "ohlc": [
        {
            "period": "2026-05",
            "open": 50,
            "high": 50.25,
            "low": 49.9,
            "close": 50.12,
            "data_points": 21
        }
    ]
}
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Symbol Details

Symbol
COAL_NEWCASTLE
Category
Coal
Country
AU
Currency
USD
Provider
fred
Frequency
monthly
Unit
percent

Access COAL_NEWCASTLE via REST API

Get live and historical Newcastle Coal Price (API 4) data in JSON format. One API, 50+ countries, normalized.

GET /api/latest?symbols=COAL_NEWCASTLE