Gold & Metals Prices API

Gold, silver, platinum, palladium and copper prices with five years of daily history, refreshed every 30 minutes on weekdays, and conversion into major currencies. Precious metals are quoted per troy ounce, copper per pound.

Quick start

curl "https://metals.quiply.net/v1/latest?metals=XAU,XAG&currency=EUR" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"

Authentication

Every request must include your key in the X-API-Key header. You get your key instantly on the pricing section. Keep it secret — don't put it in public front-end code.

Base URL: https://metals.quiply.net

GET/v1/latest

Latest price, with change versus the previous close.

Parameter	Type	Description
`metals`	CSV	`XAU` gold, `XAG` silver, `XPT` platinum, `XPD` palladium, `XCU` copper (default all)
`currency`	string	Output currency (default `USD`), e.g. `EUR`, `GBP`, `JPY`

{
  "currency": "USD", "fx_date": null, "count": 1,
  "prices": [ { "metal": "XAU", "name": "Gold", "price": 4012.3, "unit": "per oz",
                 "change": 18.4, "change_pct": 0.46, "updated_at": "2026-10-30T14:30:00+00:00" } ]
}

GET/v1/historical

Closing prices on a date. Weekends and holidays return the previous trading day (see each item's date).

Parameter	Type	Description
`date` required	string	`YYYY-MM-DD`
`metals`	CSV	`XAU` gold, `XAG` silver, `XPT` platinum, `XPD` palladium, `XCU` copper (default all)
`currency`	string	Output currency (default `USD`), e.g. `EUR`, `GBP`, `JPY`

GET/v1/timeseries

Daily open, high, low and close in USD. Maximum range 366 days.

Parameter	Type	Description
`metal` required	string	e.g. `XAU` or `gold`
`start` required	string	`YYYY-MM-DD`
`end` required	string	`YYYY-MM-DD`

GET/v1/convert

Value of a quantity of metal in a currency.

Parameter	Type	Description
`metal` required	string	e.g. `XAU`
`amount`	number	Quantity (default 1)
`unit`	string	`oz` (troy ounce, default), `g`, `kg` or `lb`
`currency`	string	Output currency (default `USD`), e.g. `EUR`, `GBP`, `JPY`

curl "https://metals.quiply.net/v1/convert?metal=XAU&amount=10&unit=g&currency=GBP" -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"

GET/v1/health

Service status and data freshness. No key needed.

Prices are front-month futures reference prices, not physical spot quotes, and can differ slightly from spot. Currency conversion uses daily official reference rates (updated each working day). For information only; not for trading execution.

Errors

Status	Meaning
401	Missing or invalid `X-API-Key`
403	Subscription inactive (cancelled or payment failed)
404	No price data for the request
422	Bad parameter (unknown metal or currency, range over 366 days, wrong date format)
429	Quota reached for your plan

Pricing

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