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kenzal/metals-api
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Laravel Package for accessing the metals-api.com api

v1.1.0(3y ago)06MITPHPPHP ^8.1

Since Jan 26Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare

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Laravel Package for accessing the metals-api.com api
====================================================

[](#laravel-package-for-accessing-the-metals-apicom-api)

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A laravel package for accessing the api at

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

In order to use this package, you will need an account with [Metals-API.com](https://metals-api.com/) as this is just a wrapper for their service. Please note that all requests count towards a monthly quota determined by your account level.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

You can install the package via composer:

```
composer require kenzal/metals-api
```

You can publish the config file with:

```
php artisan vendor:publish --tag="metals-api-config"
```

This is the contents of the published config file:

```
return [
    'access_key' => env('METALS_API_ACCESS_KEY'),
    'host'       => env('METALS_API_HOST', 'https://metals-api.com'),
    'port'       => env('METALS_API_PORT', null),
    'base'       => env('METALS_API_BASE', 'USD'),
    'symbols'    => env('METALS_API_SYMBOLS', null),
];
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$metalsApi = new Kenzal\MetalsApi($config);
echo $metalsApi->latest(symbols:['XAG','XAU'], base:'USD');
```

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
composer test
```

Changelog
---------

[](#changelog)

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information on what has changed recently.

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

Security Vulnerabilities
------------------------

[](#security-vulnerabilities)

Please review [our security policy](SECURITY.md) on how to report security vulnerabilities.

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Kenzal Hunter](https://github.com/kenzal)

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE.md) for more information.

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 35% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity57

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 89.5% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~0 days

Total

3

Last Release

1254d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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