Gold Price API: Real-Time & Historical XAU Data

curl "https://api.unirateapi.com/api/commodities/rates?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&from=USD&to=XAU"

import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.unirateapi.com/api/commodities/rates",
    params={"api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY", "from": "USD", "to": "XAU"},
    timeout=5,
)
resp.raise_for_status()
data = resp.json()
# USD per 1 troy oz of gold (reciprocal of data["rate"])
spot_usd = 1 / data["rate"]
print(f"XAU spot: ${spot_usd:,.2f}/oz")

const url = new URL("https://api.unirateapi.com/api/commodities/rates");
url.searchParams.set("api_key", "YOUR_API_KEY");
url.searchParams.set("from", "USD");
url.searchParams.set("to", "XAU");

const res = await fetch(url);
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`Gold API returned ${res.status}`);
const data = await res.json();
const spotUsd = 1 / data.rate;
console.log(`XAU spot: $${spotUsd.toFixed(2)}/oz`);

<?php
$query = http_build_query([
    'api_key' => 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    'from'    => 'USD',
    'to'      => 'XAU',
]);
$json = file_get_contents("https://api.unirateapi.com/api/commodities/rates?{$query}");
$data = json_decode($json, true);
$spot = 1 / $data['rate'];
echo "XAU spot: $" . number_format($spot, 2) . "/oz\n";

package main

import (
    "encoding/json"
    "fmt"
    "net/http"
)

func main() {
    url := "https://api.unirateapi.com/api/commodities/rates?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&from=USD&to=XAU"
    resp, err := http.Get(url)
    if err != nil { panic(err) }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    var data struct { Rate float64 `json:"rate"` }
    json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&data)
    fmt.Printf("XAU spot: $%.2f/oz\n", 1/data.Rate)
}