# Degenscan Intel Options Max Pain

> Degenscan Intel Options Max Pain is a paid API for AI agents from intel.degenscan.io, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-25).

Returns options max pain price, open interest, and put/call ratio for a specific Deribit expiry for BTC or ETH

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://intel.degenscan.io/v1/options/maxpain/:currency?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.001/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-25
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/degenscan-intel-options-max-pain-c2dd2a4d
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_HqrWDRxVq59cJ0MeSK0Wl

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 degenscan-intel-options-max-pain-c2dd2a4d
```

Example prompt: What's the max pain price and put/call ratio for BTC options on the next Deribit expiry?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need structured options market data — specifically max pain, open interest, and put/call ratio — for BTC or ETH on Deribit. Prefer this over generic market data APIs when the specific Deribit options market structure is needed, especially around expiry dates.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid currency value (not BTC or ETH) returns an error
- Invalid expiry date format or non-existent expiry returns an error
- No open interest found for the requested expiry
- Deribit data source temporarily unavailable
- Payment not fulfilled (HTTP 402) if x402 payment is not provided

## How this service works

Options max pain, open interest and put/call ratio for one Deribit expiry (default: the next expiry with open interest), BTC or ETH. Market data only — not investment advice.

## Output

Returns the max pain strike price, total open interest, and put/call ratio for the specified currency (BTC or ETH) and expiry on Deribit. If no expiry is specified, defaults to the next expiry that has open interest.

## 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"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "pathParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "currency"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "currency": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "BTC or ETH"
      }
     }
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "expiry": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "DDMMMYY, optional"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

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