Documentations

Overview

Our Precious Metals API provides real-time pricing for Gold (XAU), Silver (XAG), Platinum (XPT) and Palladium (XPD) in multiple currencies.

Looking for the original endpoints used by customers of the pre-2025 freegoldprice.org and DGCSC.org?

Check the Legacy API Quick-Start to keep your older integrations running with their existing keys/passwords.

API V1 – legacy JSON/XML endpoints (one metal per call)
API V2 – modern endpoints (multi‑metal & multiple formats)
Every successful request costs 1 credit.

Read Before You Integrate

Data origin
All price quotes are scraped or aggregated from publicly available sources. We do not audit, validate, or cross-check every tick for accuracy or timeliness.

No suitability for real-time trading
If you need just-in-time or exchange-certified prices for algorithmic strategies, portfolio valuation, treasury operations, or any other mission-critical use, this API is the wrong tool.

Risk acceptance
By calling the endpoints you acknowledge and accept that:

The data may be delayed, incomplete, or inaccurate.
We sell only the server hits that deliver the feed, not the underlying data itself.
You bear full responsibility for any decisions made—or losses incurred—using this information.

No liability
freegoldprice.org disclaims all warranties, express or implied, regarding data quality or fitness for a particular purpose. We will not be liable for financial loss, lost profits, or any other damages arising from reliance on these prices.

Seek professional advice
This service is not investment advice. Always consult a licensed financial advisor before making investment decisions.

Authentication

All requests need an API‑key query parameter:

?key=YOUR_API_KEY

Important

Keys are bound to user accounts + credit balance
1 credit is deducted per successful request
Requests fail when balance reaches 0
No headers – authentication is query‑string only

API V2 (Recommended)

Base URL

    GET /api/v2?key=[API_KEY]&action=[ACTION]

Parameters

ParameterTypeReqDescription
key    | string | ✔ | Your API key
action | string | ✔ | Desired action (see below)

Available Actions

Action  | Metals                 | Fmt | Unit  | Description
------- | ---------------------- | --- | ----- | -------------------------------
GSX     | Gold + Silver          | XML | ounce | Gold & Silver per troy ounce
GSJ     | Gold + Silver          | JSON| ounce | Gold & Silver per troy ounce
GSXM    | Gold + Silver          | XML | gram  | Gold & Silver per gram
GSJM    | Gold + Silver          | JSON| gram  | Gold & Silver per gram
PPX     | Platinum + Palladium   | XML | ounce | Platinum & Palladium per ounce
PPJ     | Platinum + Palladium   | JSON| ounce | Platinum & Palladium per ounce
PPXM    | Platinum + Palladium   | XML | gram  | Platinum & Palladium per gram
PPJM    | Platinum + Palladium   | JSON| gram  | Platinum & Palladium per gram
GSPPX   | All four metals        | XML | ounce | All metals per troy ounce
GSPPJ   | All four metals        | JSON| ounce | All metals per troy ounce
GSPPXM  | All four metals        | XML | gram  | All metals per gram
GSPPJM  | All four metals        | JSON| gram  | All metals per gram

Response Examples

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<GSX>
  <date>2025-01-02 14:30:00</date>
  <unit>ounce</unit>
  <Gold>
    <USD currencyname="United States Dollar">
      <ask>2350.40</ask>
      <bid>2349.90</bid>
    </USD>
    <EUR currencyname="Euro">
      <ask>2156.70</ask>
      <bid>2156.10</bid>
    </EUR>
    <!-- … -->
  </Gold>
  <Silver>
    <USD currencyname="United States Dollar">
      <ask>29.45</ask>
      <bid>29.40</bid>
    </USD>
    <!-- … -->
  </Silver>
</GSX>

JSON (GSJ – Gold & Silver per ounce)

{
  "GSJ": {
    "date": "2025-01-02 14:30:00",
    "unit": "ounce",
    "Gold": {
      "USD": {"ask":"2350.40","bid":"2349.90"},
      "EUR": {"ask":"2156.70","bid":"2156.10"}
    },
    "Silver": {
      "USD": {"ask":"29.45","bid":"29.40"},
      "EUR": {"ask":"27.04","bid":"27.00"}
    }
  }
}

API V1 (Legacy)

Base URL

GET /api/v1?key=[API_KEY]&action=[ACTION]

Available Actions

Pattern      | Fmt  | Description
[Metal]JB    | JSON | metal prices – bid only
[Metal]JBA   | JSON | bid & ask
[Metal]JBO   | JSON | per ounce – bid only
[Metal]JBAO  | JSON | per ounce – bid & ask
[Metal]BE    | XML  | metal prices – bid only
[Metal]BAE   | XML  | bid & ask
[Metal]BOE   | XML  | per ounce – bid only
[Metal]BAOE  | XML  | per ounce – bid & ask
JLondonFixes | JSON | London fix prices (all metals)
LondonFixes  | XML  | London fix prices (all metals)

Example JSON (GoldJBA – per gram)

{
  "GoldPrice": {
    "per": "gram",
    "date": "2025-01-02 14:30:00",
    "USD": {"bid":"75.52","ask":"75.54"},
    "EUR": {"bid":"69.23","ask":"69.25"}
  }
}

Supported Currencies (excerpt)

AED – United Arab Emirates Dirham
AFN – Afghan Afghani
ALL – Albanian Lek
…
ZMW – Zambian Kwacha
ZWL – Zimbabwean Dollar

Total supported: 132

Price Precision

Ounce prices – 2 decimals • Gram prices – 4 decimals

Technical Specs

Content‑Type: XML → application/xml; charset=utf‑8 | JSON → application/json; charset=utf‑8
UTF‑8 encoding
No client‑side cache headers
Security headers: X‑Content‑Type‑Options, X‑Frame‑Options
Credit‑based rate limiting (1 credit per success)
Data updated every minute (60 seconds)

Error Codes

Message            | Description                     | HTTP
Invalid key        | API key not found / invalid     | 400
Invalid action     | Action parameter not recognised | 400
Insufficient hits  | Zero credits remaining          | 400
No data available  | No current price data           | 400
Missing parameters | Key or action param missing     | 400

Code Snippets

PHP (API V2)

$url = "https://yourapi.com/api/v2?key={$key}&action=GSJ";

Python (requests)

requests.get("https://yourapi.com/api/v2", params=dict(key=KEY, action="GSPPJ"))

Node (fetch)

fetch(`https://yourapi.com/api/v2?key=${KEY}&action=GSPPJ`)

Migration V1 → V2

Gold+Silver

# V1 – two calls
action=GoldJBA
action=SilverJBA

# V2 – one call
action=GSJ