Kitco API: Get precious metal prices
Gets Kitco spot bid, ask, daily change and range for gold, silver, platinum or palladium. Non-USD prices use Kitco's current exchange rate, so converted daily changes are not adjusted for exchange-rate moves since the prior close.
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Inputs
Values from the run on Oct 23, 2026, shown under Output.
- Unit optional
unit Unit of metal for each price. Example: gram.
troy_ounce
One of
troy_ounce,gram,kilogram. Defaulttroy_ounce.- Metal optional
metal Metal to quote, or all four. Example: gold.
all
One of
all,gold,silver,platinum,palladium. Defaultall.- Currency optional
currency Currency name or three-letter code supported by Kitco. Example: Canadian dollar or CAD.
USD
Default
USD.
Input as JSON
{ "unit": "troy_ounce", "metal": "all", "currency": "USD"}Output
{ "prices": [ { "ask": 4024, "bid": 4022, "unit": "troy_ounce", "metal": "gold", "change": -1.3, "day_low": 3986.1, "currency": "USD", "day_high": 4040.2, "page_url": "https://www.kitco.com/charts/gold" , "quoted_at": "2026-10-23T05:52:00.127000+00:00", "change_percent": -0.032312 }, { "ask": 53.984, "bid": 53.734, "unit": "troy_ounce", "metal": "silver", "change": -0.736, "day_low": 53.351, "currency": "USD", "day_high": 55.754, "page_url": "https://www.kitco.com/charts/silver" , "quoted_at": "2026-10-23T05:51:00.180000+00:00", "change_percent": -1.351202 }, { "ask": 1565, "bid": 1555, "unit": "troy_ounce", "metal": "platinum", "change": -4, "day_low": 1549, "currency": "USD", "day_high": 1581, "page_url": "https://www.kitco.com/charts/platinum" , "quoted_at": "2026-10-23T05:53:00.200000+00:00", "change_percent": -0.256575 } ]}Code
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"kitco.com/get_precious_metal_prices","input":{"unit":"troy_ounce","metal":"all","currency":"USD"}}' # Save as fous.py, then run: python3 fous.pyimport json, os, timefrom urllib.error import HTTPErrorfrom urllib.request import Request, urlopenAPI = "https://api.fous.com/v1/runs" KEY = os.environ["FOUS_API_KEY"]HEADERS = { "Authorization": f"Bearer {KEY}", "Content-Type": "application/json" ,}def call(url, body=None): data = json.dumps(body).encode() if body else None request = Request(url, data, HEADERS) try: with urlopen(request, timeout=120) as r: return r.status, json.load(r) except HTTPError as error: message = json.load(error)["error"]["message"] raise RuntimeError(message) from errorstatus, run = call(API, { "method": "kitco.com/get_precious_metal_prices" , "input": { "unit": "troy_ounce", "metal": "all", "currency": "USD" }})# 202: still going after 30 s. Ask again until it ends.while status == 202: time.sleep(2) status, run = call(f"{API}/{run['id']}")print(json.dumps(run["data"], indent=2))// Save as fous.mjs, then run: node fous.mjsconst api = "https://api.fous.com/v1/runs" ;const headers = { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.FOUS_API_KEY}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" ,};let response = await fetch(api, { method: "POST", headers, body: JSON.stringify({ "method": "kitco.com/get_precious_metal_prices" , "input": { "unit": "troy_ounce", "metal": "all", "currency": "USD" } }), signal: AbortSignal.timeout(120_000),});let run = await response.json();// 202: still going after 30 s. Ask again until it ends.while (response.status === 202) { await new Promise((done) => setTimeout(done, 2_000)); response = await fetch(`${api}/${run.id}`, { headers }); run = await response.json();}if (!response.ok) throw new Error(run.error.message);console.log(run.data);# Connect your agent to Fous once, over MCP (Streamable HTTP):# https://api.fous.com/mcp# Set FOUS_API_KEY first: create a key at https://app.fous.com/keys.# Claude Codeclaude mcp add \ --scope user \ --transport http fous https://api.fous.com/mcp \ --header "Authorization: Bearer ${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY to your Fous API key}"# Codexcodex mcp add fous \ --url https://api.fous.com/mcp \ --bearer-token-env-var FOUS_API_KEY# Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Cline and morenpx -y add-mcp https://api.fous.com/mcp -g -n fous \ --header "Authorization: Bearer ${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY to your Fous API key}"# Then ask your agent:# "Use Fous to run kitco.com/get_precious_metal_prices# with {"unit":"troy_ounce","metal":"all","currency":"USD"}"Over HTTP, the answer’s data holds the output. A run still going after 30 seconds answers 202 with its id: ask GET /v1/runs/{id} until it ends.
Schema
Input schema
{ "type": "object", "required": [], "properties": { "unit": { "enum": [ "troy_ounce", "gram", "kilogram" ], "type": "string", "default": "troy_ounce", "description": "Unit of metal for each price. Example: gram." }, "metal": { "enum": [ "all", "gold", "silver", "platinum", "palladium" ], "type": "string", "default": "all", "description": "Metal to quote, or all four. Example: gold." }, "currency": { "type": "string", "default": "USD", "description": "Currency name or three-letter code supported by Kitco. Example: Canadian dollar or CAD." } }}Output schema
{ "type": "object", "required": [ "prices" ], "properties": { "prices": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ask": { "type": "number" }, "bid": { "type": "number" }, "unit": { "type": "string" }, "metal": { "type": "string" }, "change": { "type": "number" }, "day_low": { "type": "number" }, "currency": { "type": "string" }, "day_high": { "type": "number" }, "page_url": { "type": "string" }, "quoted_at": { "type": "string" }, "change_percent": { "type": "number" } } } } }}- Price
- 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.
- Method
kitco.com/get_precious_metal_prices- Returns
- metal, bid, ask, change, change percent, day low/high, unit, currency, quote time, page URL
Use it from your agent
Give your agent this line. It reads SKILL.md, gets a Fous API key and connects the Fous MCP server. Its run then takes the method kitco.com/get_precious_metal_prices with the inputs above.
Ask your agent
- What is the current gold spot price per troy ounce in US dollars?
- Show me today's silver bid and ask in grams, priced in Canadian dollars
- I need the platinum day high and low per kilogram on kitco.com
- Can you give me palladium's daily change and percent change in euros?
- Get all four precious metals quoted per gram in USD with the quote time
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