Benchmark Minerals

aid: benchmark-minerals
name: Benchmark Minerals
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/benchmark-minerals/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
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  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
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  label: Freemium
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  source:
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  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
created: '2025-03-01'
modified: '2026-09-04'
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/benchmark-minerals.png
access: 3rd-Party
position: Consuming
specificationVersion: '0.23'
description: Benchmark Mineral Intelligence is the world's leading market intelligence and price reporting agency for the
  lithium-ion battery supply chain and energy transition materials. The company provides mine-to-grid supply chain data, price
  assessments, forecasts, and databases covering lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite, batteries, electric vehicles, rare earths,
  and permanent magnets. Benchmark's proprietary price assessment methodologies are assured to Type 2 IOSCO standards. API
  access is available to subscribers for programmatic integration of price data, supply chain data, and market intelligence
  into business systems and analytics platforms.
tags:
- Batteries
- Cobalt
- Critical Minerals
- Electric Vehicles
- Energy Transition
- Graphite
- Lithium
- Lithium-Ion
- Market Intelligence
- Mining
- Nickel
- Price Reporting
- Rare Earths
- Supply Chain
tags_raw:
- Batteries
- Cobalt
- Critical Minerals
- Electric Vehicles
- Energy Transition
- Graphite
- Lithium
- Lithium Ion
- Market Intelligence
- Mining
- Nickel
- Price Reporting
- Rare Earths
- Supply Chain
apis:
- aid: benchmark-minerals:benchmark-minerals-api
  name: Benchmark Minerals API
  tags:
  - Batteries
  - Critical Minerals
  - Market Intelligence
  - Mining
  - Price Data
  - Supply Chain
  humanURL: https://www.benchmarkminerals.com/api
  description: The Benchmark Minerals API provides programmatic access to price data, supply chain data, and market intelligence
    for the lithium-ion battery and critical minerals supply chain. API keys are available to enterprise subscribers, enabling
    integration of benchmark prices, forecasts, and supply chain databases into business intelligence and procurement systems.
  baseURL: https://api.benchmarkminerals.com/v2
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.benchmarkminerals.com/api
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.benchmarkminerals.com/api/docs
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/benchmark-minerals-prices-api.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/benchmark-minerals-prices-api-overlay.yaml
  - type: ToolCrosswalk
    url: mcp/benchmark-minerals-tool-crosswalk.yml
common:
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/benchmark-minerals-authentication.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/benchmark-minerals-domain-security.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/benchmark-minerals-scopes.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/benchmark-minerals-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/benchmark-minerals-problem-types.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/benchmark-minerals-data-model.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/benchmark-minerals-lifecycle.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/benchmark-minerals-conformance.yml
- type: Compliance
  url: conformance/benchmark-minerals-conformance.yml
  title: IOSCO-assured price assessments
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/benchmark-minerals-well-known.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/benchmark-minerals-mcp.yml
  title: Benchmark MCP Gateway (https://mcp.benchmarkminerals.com/mcp)
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/benchmark-minerals-llms.txt
- type: Packages
  url: packages/benchmark-minerals-packages.yml
- type: Components
  url: components/benchmark-minerals-components.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/benchmark-minerals-sandbox.yml
- type: Plans
  url: plans/benchmark-minerals-plans-pricing.yml
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.benchmarkminerals.com/api
- type: APIReference
  url: https://www.benchmarkminerals.com/api/docs
- type: Support
  url: https://www.benchmarkminerals.com/contact/a-technical-issue
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.benchmarkminerals.com/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.benchmarkminerals.com/privacy
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/benchmarkminerals
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/benchmark-mineral-intelligence
- type: Website
  url: https://www.benchmarkminerals.com
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://www.benchmarkminerals.com/api
  title: Benchmark API
- type: Blog
  url: https://source.benchmarkminerals.com
  title: Benchmark Source
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.benchmarkminerals.com/plans
  title: Subscription Plans
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Price Assessments
    description: IOSCO Type 2 assured benchmark price assessments for lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite, rare earths, permanent
      magnets, and battery cells, used as reference prices in supply contracts and financial instruments.
  - name: Supply Chain Data
    description: Comprehensive mine-to-grid supply chain databases covering raw material mining, processing, cell manufacturing,
      and gigafactory capacity across lithium ion and sodium ion battery chemistries.
  - name: Market Forecasts
    description: Long-term supply and demand forecasts for critical battery materials and electric vehicle adoption, tracking
      policy shifts, capacity expansions, and technology transitions.
  - name: Gigafactory Intelligence
    description: Global tracking of battery gigafactory capacity, ownership, operating status, production volumes, and technology
      transitions for lithium ion and next-generation battery chemistries.
  - name: API Data Integration
    description: Enterprise API access enables subscribers to integrate Benchmark price data and supply chain databases directly
      into business intelligence platforms, ERP systems, and procurement workflows.
  - name: Price Dashboard
    description: Interactive price dashboard providing real-time access to benchmark prices, historical price charts, and
      data visualization for energy transition materials.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Supply Chain Procurement
    description: Battery manufacturers and EV OEMs use Benchmark price data as reference benchmarks in raw material supply
      contracts and procurement negotiations for lithium, nickel, cobalt, and graphite.
  - name: Investment and Financial Analysis
    description: Investors, banks, and financial institutions use Benchmark forecasts and price data to evaluate mining projects,
      battery companies, and energy transition investment opportunities.
  - name: Strategic Planning
    description: Corporate strategy teams and policy makers use Benchmark supply chain databases and forecasts to plan capacity
      investments and assess raw material availability for battery manufacturing programs.
  - name: Risk Management
    description: Supply chain managers use Benchmark price data and market intelligence to identify supply risks, monitor
      market conditions, and develop hedging strategies for critical mineral exposure.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Business Intelligence Platforms
    description: Benchmark API integrates with BI tools and data analytics platforms to embed price data and supply chain
      metrics in custom dashboards and reporting workflows.
  - name: ERP Systems
    description: Enterprise API access enables integration of Benchmark benchmark prices into ERP and procurement systems
      for automated contract indexing and raw material cost tracking.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
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