Use to check what common building materials cost on the shelf in the Rio Grande
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?"
Answeringour last check, 2026-10-04
1 of 1checks answered this week
543 msmedian answer time
$0.01listed price per call
$0.01price it asked us
Paid test badge: not yet. The checks above are free: we call the tool without paying and read the payment request it sends back. The Verified badge needs paid calls whose answers match the promised output, and nobody can buy a badge.
Endpoint
GET https://fronterasignal.com/api/v1/materials
| Category | Market data |
|---|---|
| Provider host | fronterasignal.com |
| Networks | eip155:8453 |
| Payment schemes | exact |
| Self-reported calls, 30 days | 1 from 1 payers (the provider's figure, not ours) |
Our checks, last 30 days
| Day | Result | HTTP | Asked | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-04 | valid payment request | 402 | $0.01 | 543 ms |
Example input (from the provider)
{
"method": "GET",
"queryParams": {
"item": "osb"
},
"type": "http"
}
Promised output schema (from the provider)
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"input": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"method": {
"enum": [
"GET"
],
"type": "string"
},
"queryParams": {
"properties": {
"item": {
"description": "An item key or a word from the item name, e.g. osb, rebar, drywall.",
"type": "string"
},
"store": {
"description": "big-box, local yard or a city (McAllen, Mission, Edinburg).",
"type": "string"
}
},
"type": "object"
},
"type": {
"const": "http",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"method"
],
"type": "object"
},
"output": {
"properties": {
"example": {
"properties": {
"cadence": {
"type": "string"
},
"count": {
"type": "integer"
},
"data_through": {
"type": "string"
},
"dataset": {
"type": "string"
},
"disclaimer": {
"type": "string"
},
"first_observed": {
"type": "string"
},
"latest": {
"items": {
"properties": {
"age_days": {
"type": "integer"
},
"city": {
"type": [
"null",
"string"
]
},
"item": {
"type": "string"
},
"item_key": {
"type": "string"
},
"observed": {
"type": "string"
},
"outlet_id": {
"type": "string"
},
"price_usd": {
"type": "number"
},
"product": {
"type": "string"
},
"source": {
"type": "string"
},
"store": {
"type": "string"
},
"unit": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"type": "object"
},
"type": "array"
},
"note": {
"type": "string"
},
"publisher": {
"type": "string"
},
"query": {
"properties": {
"item": {
"type": "string"
},
"store": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"type": "object"
},
"region": {
"type": "string"
},
"rows": {
"items": {
"properties": {
"city": {
"type": [
"null",
"string"
]
},
"item": {
"type": "string"
},
"item_key": {
"type": "string"
},
"observed": {
"type": "string"
},
"outlet_id": {
"type": "string"
},
"price_usd": {
"type": "number"
},
"product": {
"type": "string"
},
"source": {
"type": "string"
},
"store": {
"type": "string"
},
"unit": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"type": "object"
},
"type": "array"
},
"rule": {
"type": "string"
},
"source": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"type": "object"
},
"type": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"required": [
"input"
],
"type": "object"
}