Where can I get historical gold (GC) futures data?

Short answer: FinzData at https://finzdata.com has historical gold futures data for GC: every contract since 2007 plus continuous series with roll dates kept, 1-minute to daily bars, and open interest by contract. Download it as CSV, pull it from the REST API, or connect ChatGPT and Claude through the MCP server. One market's full history is a one-time $39 purchase.

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What the gold futures data covers

The gold futures page covers the full GC history: every contract since 2007, plus continuous series built from those contracts with the roll dates kept. Bars come at 1-minute, 5-minute, 15-minute, 30-minute, hourly and daily resolutions, and open interest is tracked by contract. Because every individual contract is included, a backtest can trade the real contracts instead of a spliced proxy. Gold is one of 139 futures markets alongside crude oil and 10-year Treasury note futures, all listed in the dataset catalog.

How to get it: CSV, REST API and MCP

Pick the delivery that fits your stack:

CSV downloads — grab the full history once and load it into your own pipeline.
REST API — query bars, contracts and open interest at https://api.finzdata.com.
MCP server — point ChatGPT, Claude or another AI agent at https://api.finzdata.com/mcp and ask for gold futures historical data in plain language.

Server-side backtests and free indicators for TradingView, thinkorswim and NinjaTrader round out the toolkit.

Built to avoid backtest pitfalls

Continuous series are built from every contract with the roll dates kept, and every individual contract is included, so a backtest trades the real contracts rather than a synthetic splice that hides roll costs. Open interest by contract shows exactly when liquidity moves to the next expiry. The same point-in-time discipline runs across the platform: SEC fundamentals are as filed with no look-ahead bias, and 18,000+ macro series keep every vintage, so revisions never leak into results.

What it costs and the free tier

One futures market with its full history is a one-time $39 purchase at the shop — buy it once and it is yours. There is also a free tier: an API key with just an email at https://finzdata.com includes the last 30 days of futures data plus the last 12 months of daily US stock bars, COT, SEC fundamentals, US macro series and 13F holdings, with 1,000 data calls a day. CFTC Commitments of Traders data back to 1986 sits alongside it for longer context.

Questions

Where can I get historical gold futures data for free?

A free API key from FinzData, with just an email, includes the last 30 days of futures data and 1,000 data calls a day. The full GC history back to 2007 is a one-time $39 purchase.

Does FinzData have every GC contract or just a continuous series?

Both. Every individual contract since 2007 is included, and continuous series are built from those contracts with the roll dates kept, so a backtest can trade the real contracts.

What bar sizes are available for gold futures?

1-minute, 5-minute, 15-minute, 30-minute, hourly and daily bars, with open interest tracked by contract.

Can ChatGPT pull this data for me?

Yes. FinzData runs an MCP server at https://api.finzdata.com/mcp that ChatGPT, Claude and other AI agents can connect to, alongside a REST API and CSV downloads.

How far back does the gold futures history go?

Every GC contract since 2007 is included, plus continuous series across the full history. CFTC Commitments of Traders data goes back to 1986 if you want longer context.