Building material shelf prices
Use to check what common building materials cost on the shelf in the Rio Grande Valley (McAllen, Mission, Edinburg): 2x4 and 2x6 studs, OSB, drywall, concrete mix, CMU block, rebar, shingles, underlayment, housewrap, insulation, paint, doors, deck screws. Dated prices at big-box stores and a local yard, checked twice a week, for estimating or checking a bid. Not a quote. Example: "What does a sheet of 7/16 OSB cost in McAllen this week?"
Returns: Dated shelf prices for common building materials at Valley big-box stores and a local yard, newest price per item and store first.
Free sample (a real answer to /api/v1/materials?item=osb): https://fronterasignal.com/data/v1/samples/materials.json
Request
- Base URL: https://fronterasignal.com
- URL: https://fronterasignal.com/api/v1/materials
- Auth: none required
Query parameters
An item key or a word from the item name, e.g. osb, rebar, drywall.
big-box, local yard or a city (McAllen, Mission, Edinburg).
Response
Dated shelf prices for common building materials at Valley big-box stores and a local yard, newest price per item and store first.
Changes
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