---
id: openbb-commodity
version: "1.5.2"
license: AGPL-3.0-only
license_treatment: agpl
maintenance: active
---

# openbb-commodity — Commodity extension for OpenBB

License: agpl · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 86.2K/mo

## What it is and what it does

openbb-commodity is an extension module for the OpenBB Platform that adds commodity-related data commands to the platform's command interface. It functions as a plugin that integrates with openbb-core, the platform's foundation library, to expose commodity market data through a unified API.

The extension is designed for developers and financial analysts who work within the OpenBB ecosystem and need commodity data as part of a larger financial data workflow. It has low installation friction, depends only on openbb-core, and is actively maintained with support for modern Python versions (3.10 through 3.14). No known security vulnerabilities are recorded.

Use it for:

- Access commodity market data through OpenBB Platform commands for financial analysis workflows
- Integrate commodity pricing and information into trading or portfolio monitoring applications
- Query commodity-related data as part of a broader OpenBB Platform extension ecosystem
- Build financial dashboards or reports that include commodity market information

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides commodity-related data commands as an extension to the OpenBB Platform, enabling access to commodity market information through the platform's unified interface.

Yes, if you are already using OpenBB Platform and need commodity data integration. The low install friction, active maintenance, and lack of security issues make it a straightforward addition. The AGPL-3.0 license requires that any modifications or derivative works be open-sourced under the same terms—confirm this aligns with your project's licensing model before adopting.

## Install

pip install openbb-commodity
uv add openbb-commodity
poetry add openbb-commodity

## Installing openbb-commodity

Before you install: Low installation friction with a single runtime dependency (openbb-core). Actively maintained with a release within the last 80 days. Supports current Python versions (3.10–3.14).

License in practice: Licensed under AGPL-3.0-only, which requires that any modifications or derivative works using this package must also be released under the same license and have their source made available.

Quickstart:

pip install openbb-commodity

from openbb_commodity import CommodityExtension
# Extension integrates with OpenBB Platform's command interface

Requires openbb-core as a runtime dependency; Python 3.10 or later

Verify before relying:

- What specific commodity data sources or APIs this extension connects to
- Whether openbb-core must be installed separately or is automatically pulled in as a dependency
- Performance characteristics or rate limits for commodity data queries
- Scope of commodity types covered (metals, energy, agriculture, etc.)

## Package facts

- License: AGPL-3.0-only (agpl)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 86.2K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

commodity data extension, openbb commodity commands, commodity market data api, openbb platform extension, commodity information access, financial commodity data, openbb commodity tools, financial-data, market-data

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