Gold Price API

REST API to get real-time gold futures price in USD from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). One endpoint. Clean JSON. 5,000 free requests/month.

Features

• Real-time gold futures price from the CME
• One endpoint, no parameters — just call /price
• Clean JSON response with price and timestamp
• 99.99% uptime SLA
• 5,000 requests/month on free tier
• Example Response:

{
  "price_usd": 5030.7,
  "updated_at": "2026-02-09T10:12:49+00:00"
}

Get API Key

Create an account at omkar.cloud to get your API key, and use it in requests. 5000 requests are free every month.

Quick Start

curl -X GET "https://gold-price-api.omkar.cloud/price" \
  -H "API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

{
  "price_usd": 5030.7,
  "updated_at": "2026-02-09T10:12:49+00:00"
}

Installation

Python

pip install requests

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://gold-price-api.omkar.cloud/price",
    headers={"API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
)

data = response.json()
print(f"Gold Price: ${data['price_usd']} USD")

Node.js

npm install axios

import axios from "axios";

const response = await axios.get("https://gold-price-api.omkar.cloud/price", {
    headers: { "API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
});

console.log(`Gold Price: $${response.data.price_usd} USD`);

API Reference

Endpoint

GET https://gold-price-api.omkar.cloud/price

Headers

Header	Required	Description
API-Key	Yes	API key from omkar.cloud/api-key

Parameters

None. Just call the endpoint with your API key.

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
price_usd	number	Current gold futures price in USD (e.g., 5030.7)
updated_at	string	Last updated timestamp in ISO 8601 format

Examples

Get gold price in Python

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://gold-price-api.omkar.cloud/price",
    headers={"API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
)

data = response.json()
print(f"Gold: ${data['price_usd']} (updated {data['updated_at']})")

Build a price alert

import requests

ALERT_THRESHOLD = 5000

response = requests.get(
    "https://gold-price-api.omkar.cloud/price",
    headers={"API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
)

price = response.json()["price_usd"]
if price > ALERT_THRESHOLD:
    print(f"Gold crossed ${ALERT_THRESHOLD}! Current: ${price}")

Track gold price over time

import requests
import time

prices = []
for _ in range(10):
    response = requests.get(
        "https://gold-price-api.omkar.cloud/price",
        headers={"API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
    )
    data = response.json()
    prices.append(data["price_usd"])
    print(f"${data['price_usd']} at {data['updated_at']}")
    time.sleep(60)

Error Handling

response = requests.get(
    "https://gold-price-api.omkar.cloud/price",
    headers={"API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
)

if response.status_code == 200:
    data = response.json()
elif response.status_code == 401:
    # Invalid API key
    pass
elif response.status_code == 429:
    # Rate limit exceeded
    pass

Rate Limits

Plan	Price	Requests/Month
Free	$0	5,000
Starter	$25	100,000
Grow	$75	1,000,000
Scale	$150	10,000,000

Most gold price APIs charge $99/month for unlimited access. We don't. Start free, scale cheap.

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