# getHistoricalGoldPrice

Returns historical gold futures price data in OHLCV (Open, High, Low, Close, Volume) format. The data is returned in descending order (most recent first), and all prices are in USD. Premium subscribers only.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `getHistoricalGoldPrice`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-api-ninjas-mcp/gethistoricalgoldprice

## Facts

- Tool: `getHistoricalGoldPrice`
- Server: API Ninjas (`https://mcp.api-ninjas.com/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-api-ninjas-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://mcp.api-ninjas.com/mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade D, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 3
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `end` | integer | no | End timestamp in Unix format. If not provided, defaults to current time. |
| `start` | integer | no | Start timestamp in Unix format. If not provided, defaults to 24 hours ago. |
| `period` | string | no | Time interval between data points. Valid values are: 1m, 5m, 15m, 30m, 1h, 4h, 1d. Default is 1h. |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "getHistoricalGoldPrice",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why getHistoricalGoldPrice is rated Low

Even though getHistoricalGoldPrice only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.

## Use case

AI agents call getHistoricalGoldPrice to retrieve information from API Ninjas without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches API Ninjas:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "getHistoricalGoldPrice": {}
  }
}
```

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## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=com-api-ninjas-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/com-api-ninjas-mcp