Quotes

GET
/futures/vX/quotes/{ticker}
Futures REST access is currently in beta and coming soon.

Retrieve quote data for a specified futures contract ticker. Each record includes the best bid and offer prices, sizes, and timestamps, reflecting the prevailing quote environment at each moment. This endpoint supports detailed analysis of price dynamics and liquidity conditions to inform trading decisions and market research.

Use Cases: Liquidity analysis, price discovery, trading strategy refinement, market research.

Path Parameters
ticker
string
required
The futures contract identifier, including the base symbol and contract expiration (e.g., GCJ5 for the April 2025 gold contract).
Query Parameters
timestamp
string
Query by trade timestamp. Either a date with the format YYYY-MM-DD or a nanosecond timestamp.
session_end_date
string
Query by session end date
limit
integer
The number of results to return per page (default=1000, maximum=50000, minimum=1).
sort
enum (string)
Sort results by field and direction using dotted notation (e.g., 'ticker.asc', 'name.desc').
Response Attributes
next_url
string
optional
If present, this value can be used to fetch the next page of data.
results
array (object)
optional
ask_price
number
optional
The ask price is expressed per unit of the underlying asset, and you apply the contract multiplier to get the full contract value.
ask_size
number
optional
The quote size represents the number of futures contracts available at the given ask price.
ask_timestamp
integer
optional
The Unix millisecond timestamp.
bid_price
number
optional
The bid price is expressed per unit of the underlying asset, and you apply the contract multiplier to get the full contract value.
bid_size
number
optional
The quote size represents the number of futures contracts available at the given bid price.
bid_timestamp
integer
optional
The Unix millisecond timestamp.
session_end_date
string
optional
Session end date
ticker
string
optional
ticker of the quote
timestamp
integer
optional
The Unix millisecond timestamp.
status
string
The status of this request's response.
Code Examples
Query URL
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