generated: '2026-09-04'
method: searched
source: https://www.benchmarkminerals.com/prices-api.yml + https://www.benchmarkminerals.com/api/docs
  + site probe
provider: Benchmark Minerals
providerId: benchmark-minerals
versioning:
  scheme: url-path
  current_version: v2
  spec_info_version: '2.0'
  base: https://api.benchmarkminerals.com/v2
  published_versions:
  - v2
  evidence: servers[1].variables.version.enum in https://www.benchmarkminerals.com/prices-api.yml
  stability_statement: 'info.description: "All endpoints of the Benchmark Minerals Prices API follow a
    clear and logical structure, with versioning included in the URL to ensure backward compatibility."'
environments:
- name: production
  host: api.benchmarkminerals.com
  source: servers[].variables.environment.enum (default)
- name: development
  host: dev-api.benchmarkminerals.com
  source: servers[].variables.environment.enum
- name: qa
  host: qa-api.benchmarkminerals.com
  source: servers[].variables.environment.enum
- name: localhost
  host: localhost:3013
  source: servers[0] — an internal development server left in the published contract
deprecation:
  policy_published: false
  policy_url: null
  sunset_header: false
  deprecation_header: false
  deprecated_operations: []
  note: 'No deprecation or sunset policy is published, and no operation, parameter or schema in the contract
    carries deprecated: true. RFC 8594 Sunset/Deprecation headers are not documented. No Deprecation pointer
    is emitted because none exists to point at.'
status_page:
  published: false
  url: null
  probes:
  - url: https://www.benchmarkminerals.com/status
    status: 404
  - url: https://status.benchmarkminerals.com
    status: null
    note: host does not resolve
  note: No status page found. No StatusPage pointer emitted.
sla:
  published: false
  note: No public SLA. info.description states that exceeding undefined rate limits "may result in temporary
    suspension of access", and that API terms are governed by the bilateral supply agreement rather than
    a published service level.
changelog:
  published: false
  probes:
  - url: https://www.benchmarkminerals.com/changelog
    status: 404
  note: No dated API changelog found; company announcements at /announcements are corporate news, not
    API release notes.
support:
  channel: https://www.benchmarkminerals.com/contact/a-technical-issue
  statement: info.description directs API issues to the contact team.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com