# Crypto Options Trading Volume & Protocol Rankings

> Crypto Options Trading Volume & Protocol Rankings is a paid API for AI agents from crypto.openverbs.com, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Returns onchain options trading volume (24h/7d/30d USD) with period-over-period changes, plus a ranked list of top options protocols by 24h volume, with optional single-chain filtering.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://crypto.openverbs.com/v1/options
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/crypto-options-trading-volume-protocol-rankings-aeae0756
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_n88Ma07uwzR0YWjGA0vAN

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability crypto-options-trading-volume-protocol-rankings-aeae0756 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: What's the total onchain options trading volume over the last 24 hours, 7 days, and 30 days, and which options protocols are leading by 24h volume? Just show me the top 5 on Arbitrum.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need current onchain options market volume data — either aggregated across all chains or filtered to a specific chain — and want to rank competing options protocols by trading activity. Prefer this over generic DeFi volume endpoints when the query is specifically about options/derivatives premium volume rather than spot DEX or lending activity.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or unrecognized chain name returns an error or empty results
- Limit parameter out of range (below 1 or above 50) causes a validation error
- Upstream data provider outage may return stale or missing volume figures
- Payment failure or insufficient USDC balance blocks the request with a 402 response

## How this service works

Onchain options trading volume (premium): total 24h/7d/30d USD volume with 1d/7d change, plus the top options protocols by 24h volume. Optional `chain` filter scopes the totals and ranking to one chain.

## Output

Returns aggregate onchain options trading volume in USD for 24h, 7d, and 30d windows along with 1-day and 7-day percentage changes, plus a ranked list of options protocols showing each protocol's 24h volume. Optionally scoped to a single chain.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method",
    "bodyType",
    "body"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "body": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [],
     "properties": {
      "chain": {
       "type": "string",
       "maxLength": 50,
       "minLength": 1,
       "description": "Filter to one chain, e.g. \"Arbitrum\", \"Ethereum\", \"Base\"."
      },
      "limit": {
       "type": "integer",
       "maximum": 50,
       "minimum": 1,
       "description": "How many options protocols to return, ranked by 24h volume (default 10)."
      }
     },
     "additionalProperties": false
    },
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "POST"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "bodyType": {
     "enum": [
      "json",
      "form-data",
      "text"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "chain": null,
  "count": 12,
  "stale": false,
  "source": "defillama",
  "protocols": [
   {
    "name": "Derive Options",
    "chains": [
     "Derive"
    ],
    "category": "Options",
    "change1dPct": 12.4,
    "volume7dUsd": 8900000,
    "volume24hUsd": 1215531
   }
  ],
  "total7dUsd": 11117572.87,
  "change1dPct": 158.7,
  "change7dPct": 19.68,
  "total24hUsd": 1422978.66,
  "total30dUsd": 75271299.18
 }
}
```

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