Gold is one of the most requested assets in finance apps. A gold price API provides the spot price of gold in US dollars (XAU/USD) and often other metals such as silver (XAG/USD) and gold in euros (XAU/EUR). Typical uses are investment dashboards, jewellery and bullion pricing, savings apps and tokenized gold.
Live gold price (XAU/USD)
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" "https://api.marketapi.app/v1/prices/latest?symbols=XAUUSD,XAGUSD"The spot price is quoted per troy ounce. Bid and ask are both returned, so you can show a buy and a sell price or use the mid.
Historical gold prices
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" "https://api.marketapi.app/v1/bars?symbol=XAUUSD&timeframe=D1&from=2024-01-01T00:00:00Z&to=2026-01-01T00:00:00Z"Daily candles over several years are ideal for charts and performance reports; intraday timeframes such as M5 or H1 suit trading analysis.
Converting to grams and other currencies
- 1 troy ounce = 31.1034768 grams: divide the ounce price by this to get the price per gram.
- For gold in euros, request XAUEUR directly, or combine XAUUSD with EURUSD.
Gold prices on the blockchain
Gold-backed tokens need a verifiable reference price. Our on-chain price oracle signs prices that smart contracts can verify.
FAQ
How often does the gold price update?
Continuously during market hours; actively watched symbols refresh about every second.
Is silver available?
Gold price use cases
- Bullion and jewellery shops update product prices from the spot price plus a margin.
- Savings and investment apps show the value of gold holdings in real time.
- Financial reports chart gold against inflation or stock indices using daily history.
- Tokenized gold needs a verifiable reference price on-chain.
Spot price versus retail price
The spot price is the wholesale market price for one troy ounce. Coins and bars sell at a premium that covers minting and distribution, so retail prices are higher. Apps usually display spot and apply their own premium. Use the bid when valuing what a customer could sell, and the ask when quoting what they would pay.
Does gold trade at weekends?
No. The last price stays available with the market-closed status until trading resumes on Sunday evening (UTC).
Yes, XAGUSD, plus other metals listed in the ticker list. Start with free credits.
