Construction Material Pricing API

Construction material prices, price indices, supplier data, and regional comparisons across South Africa. Track input costs for cement, steel, timber, and more using data from StatsSA PPI and the Building Industries Federation.

Live

Base URL

https://api.crimate.net/v1/construction

Authentication

Include your Construction API key in the Authorization header.

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer db_construction_live_YOUR_KEY" \
     https://api.crimate.net/v1/construction/prices/latest?region=GP

Endpoints

GET/v1/construction/materials

List construction materials with optional filters for category and subcategory

Example

GET /v1/construction/materials?category=cement

GET/v1/construction/prices

Historical material prices by product, region, and date range

Parameters: material (required), region (province code), from (YYYY-MM), to (YYYY-MM), page, per_page

Example

GET /v1/construction/prices?material=cement_42.5n&region=WC&from=2025-01&to=2026-01

GET/v1/construction/prices/latest

Most recent prices per material and region

Parameters: material (optional), region (optional)

Example

GET /v1/construction/prices/latest?region=GP

GET/v1/construction/indices

Construction input price indices over time, based on StatsSA PPI (base year 2020 = 100)

Parameters: category, from (YYYY-MM), to (YYYY-MM), page, per_page

Example

GET /v1/construction/indices?category=steel&from=2025-01&to=2026-01

GET/v1/construction/suppliers

List construction material suppliers by region and material type

Parameters: region (province code), material (optional), verified (true|false), page, per_page

Example

GET /v1/construction/suppliers?region=WC&material=cement

GET/v1/construction/compare

Compare material prices across regions or suppliers for a given product

Parameters: material (required), regions (comma-separated province codes, optional)

Example

GET /v1/construction/compare?material=cement_42.5n&regions=WC,GP,KZN

GET/v1/construction/stats

Dataset statistics (total materials, suppliers, price records, latest update)

Parameters: None

Example

GET /v1/construction/stats

Response Examples

Regional price comparison response:

{
  "material": {
    "code": "cement_42.5n",
    "name": "Cement CEM II 42.5N",
    "unit": "50kg bag",
    "category": "cement"
  },
  "comparison": [
    {
      "region": "WC",
      "region_name": "Western Cape",
      "avg_price_zar": 89.50,
      "min_price_zar": 78.00,
      "max_price_zar": 105.00,
      "suppliers_reporting": 14,
      "period": "2026-02",
      "change_mom_pct": 1.20,
      "change_yoy_pct": 6.80
    },
    {
      "region": "GP",
      "region_name": "Gauteng",
      "avg_price_zar": 82.00,
      "min_price_zar": 72.00,
      "max_price_zar": 96.00,
      "suppliers_reporting": 22,
      "period": "2026-02",
      "change_mom_pct": 0.80,
      "change_yoy_pct": 5.40
    },
    {
      "region": "KZN",
      "region_name": "KwaZulu-Natal",
      "avg_price_zar": 86.00,
      "min_price_zar": 75.00,
      "max_price_zar": 99.00,
      "suppliers_reporting": 18,
      "period": "2026-02",
      "change_mom_pct": 1.50,
      "change_yoy_pct": 7.20
    }
  ]
}

Try It

Enter your Construction API key to make a live request. Generate a key in the dashboard.

Try It

Make a live API call from your browser

API Key

Endpoint

GET

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer db_construction_live_YOUR_KEY" \
     "https://crimate.net/v1/construction/stats"

Data Sources

StatsSA Producer Price Index (PPI)

Monthly Producer Price Index data from Statistics South Africa covering construction material input costs. The PPI for building and construction materials tracks price changes at the producer level for cement, steel, bricks, timber, and other key inputs. Base year: 2020 = 100.

Building Industries Federation

Market pricing data from building industry associations and material suppliers across South Africa. Provides regional retail and wholesale pricing for construction materials with supplier-level granularity and monthly update cycles.

Rate Limits

Tier	Price	Rate Limit	Daily Quota	Monthly Quota
Free	R0/mo	10 req/min	100	1,000
Starter	R899/mo	60 req/min	5,000	50,000
Pro	R3,499/mo	300 req/min	Unlimited	500,000

Error Codes

All error responses follow a consistent JSON format:

{
  "error": "error_code",
  "message": "Human-readable description."
}

Status	Error Code	Description
400	invalid_request	The request body or query parameters are malformed.
401	unauthorized	Missing or invalid API key.
403	no_subscription	No active subscription for this API product.
403	quota_exceeded	Daily or monthly quota exceeded.
404	not_found	The requested resource does not exist.
429	rate_limit_exceeded	Too many requests. Check X-RateLimit-Remaining header.
500	internal_error	An unexpected server error occurred.