FuelEconomy.gov Fuel Prices API

Current US fuel prices used by the FuelEconomy.gov platform

OpenAPI Specification

fueleconomy-fuel-prices-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Fuel Economy Web Services Emissions Fuel Prices API
  description: RESTful web services providing official EPA fuel economy ratings, vehicle specifications, CO2 emissions records, current fuel prices, and community-contributed real-world MPG data for passenger cars and light trucks from 1984 through the current model year. Administered by Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the US Department of Energy and the EPA. All endpoints are free and require no authentication. Responses are returned in XML format.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: FuelEconomy.gov Feedback
    email: fueleconomy@ornl.gov
  x-api-id: fueleconomy:fuel-economy-web-services
  license:
    name: Public Domain (US Government Work)
    url: https://www.usa.gov/government-works
servers:
- url: https://www.fueleconomy.gov/ws/rest
  description: FuelEconomy.gov REST API
tags:
- name: Fuel Prices
  description: Current US fuel prices used by the FuelEconomy.gov platform
paths:
  /fuelprices:
    get:
      operationId: getFuelPrices
      summary: Get current fuel prices
      description: Returns the current US average fuel prices (in dollars per gallon or per kWh for electricity) used by the FuelEconomy.gov cost calculator. Includes regular, midgrade, and premium gasoline; diesel; E85 ethanol blend; compressed natural gas (CNG); liquefied petroleum gas (LPG); and electricity.
      tags:
      - Fuel Prices
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Current fuel prices
          content:
            application/xml:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FuelPrices'
              example: "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<fuelPrices>\n  <cng>2.96</cng>\n  <diesel>5.21</diesel>\n  <e85>2.63</e85>\n  <electric>0.15</electric>\n  <lpg>3.42</lpg>\n  <midgrade>4.76</midgrade>\n  <premium>5.14</premium>\n  <regular>4.15</regular>\n</fuelPrices>\n"
components:
  schemas:
    FuelPrices:
      type: object
      description: Current US average fuel prices used by FuelEconomy.gov cost calculator
      properties:
        cng:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Compressed natural gas price (USD per GGE)
        diesel:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Diesel fuel price (USD per gallon)
        e85:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: E85 ethanol blend price (USD per gallon)
        electric:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Electricity price (USD per kWh)
        lpg:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Liquefied petroleum gas price (USD per gallon)
        midgrade:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Mid-grade gasoline price (USD per gallon)
        premium:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Premium gasoline price (USD per gallon)
        regular:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Regular gasoline price (USD per gallon)
externalDocs:
  description: Official API Documentation
  url: https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/ws/index.shtml