XAU/USD — Spot Gold Historical Data
Download free historical Spot Gold (XAU/USD) price data — from raw tick quotes to monthly OHLC candles. Around 27 years of history available since 1999-06-03, exported as CSV or JSON with no signup required.
Download XAU/USD data →Data specifications
| Symbol | XAU/USD |
|---|---|
| Instrument | Spot Gold |
| Asset class | Forex Metals |
| Tick & 1-second data from | 2003-05-05 |
| 1–30 minute candles from | 2003-05-05 |
| Hourly & 4-hour candles from | 2003-05-05 |
| Daily & monthly candles from | 1999-06-03 |
| Timeframes | Tick → 1s → 1m → 5m → 15m → 30m → 1h → 4h → Daily → Monthly |
| Price types | Bid & Ask (with volume) |
| Export formats | CSV, JSON |
| Data source | Dukascopy Bank SA |
Available XAU/USD timeframes
- Tick (every quote)
- 1 second
- 1 minute
- 5 minutes
- 15 minutes
- 30 minutes
- 1 hour
- 4 hours
- Daily
- Monthly
About Spot Gold data
Spot Gold (XAU/USD) is a forex metals instrument. MarketData Hub serves the complete XAU/USD historical price series — commonly used for backtesting forex trading strategies and expert advisors (EAs), spread and volatility analysis, training algorithmic and machine-learning models, and charting currency-pair history. Pick any date range from 1999-06-03 onward, choose your timeframe and bid/ask price, and export directly to CSV or JSON with no signup.
Frequently asked questions
- Is XAU/USD historical data free to download?
- Yes. You can browse the full Spot Gold (XAU/USD) price history on MarketData Hub for free. Downloads are covered by inexpensive prepaid credits measured in years of data — you pay for the date range you export, so one year of data costs one year of credit, and a free account starts with one year.
- How far back does XAU/USD data go?
- XAU/USD history is available from 1999-06-03 — roughly 27 years of data — up to the last completed trading day. Tick and intraday history typically start later than daily candles.
- What timeframes and formats can I get for XAU/USD?
- Every timeframe from raw tick data through 1-minute, 5/15/30-minute, hourly, 4-hour, daily and monthly OHLC candles, with bid or ask prices, exported as CSV or JSON.
- What columns are in the XAU/USD CSV file?
- OHLC files contain a timestamp plus open, high, low and close columns (with volume); tick files contain a timestamp with bid and ask prices. The data imports directly into Excel, Google Sheets, Python (pandas read_csv), R, MetaTrader, NinjaTrader and TradingView.
- Can I use XAU/USD data for backtesting or in Python?
- Yes. The CSV/JSON exports are ready for backtesting engines (Backtrader, VectorBT, MetaTrader Strategy Tester) and load straight into pandas, R or a spreadsheet for research and charting.
- Do I need an account to download XAU/USD data?
- No signup is required to browse and preview XAU/USD data. Creating a free account grants one free year of data to download.
Guides
- How to download historical forex data
- CSV & JSON format — columns explained
- Tick data vs OHLC candles
- Backtesting with historical data
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