Metals-API Blog: Comprehensive Precious Metals Pricing API

Gold rose on 1 October 2026 after a softer-than-expected US inflation print lowered October Fed-hike odds. Reuters via Kitco had spot gold $4,183.22 (+0.6%) at 11:51 GMT, with December futures $4,212.80. The metal fell more than 6% in September. Kitco’s live board at 7:08 a.m. ET printed $4,171.80 (+$15.70 / +0.38%). Those newswire prints are not the API fields. Metals-API GET /api/latest the same day, base=USD, symbols=XAU, returned rates.USDXAU 4171.40 (date 2026-10-01). Copper Monthly starts at $19.99/mo. There is no Free Trial. Docs: metals-api.com/documentation. Request: latest XAU on the day curl "https://metals-api.com/api/latest?access_key=YOUR_API_KEY&base=USD&symbols=XAU" R...