# Deribit DVOL Implied Volatility Index (BTC/ETH)

> Deribit DVOL Implied Volatility Index (BTC/ETH) is a paid API for AI agents from api.x402node.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.015/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Returns the Deribit implied volatility index (DVOL) for BTC or ETH, including the latest value, recent change, and a volatility regime classification.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.x402node.dev/market/options-iv
- Price: $0.015/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/deribit-dvol-implied-volatility-index-btc-eth-5174ace1
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_gCMBQk5hWSUM_2oSEsuMt

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 deribit-dvol-implied-volatility-index-btc-eth-5174ace1
```

Example prompt: What's the current Deribit DVOL implied volatility index for BTC — give me the latest value, how much it's changed recently, and whether we're in a high or low vol regime?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a market-standard, exchange-sourced implied volatility reading for BTC or ETH options — particularly when pricing derivatives, sizing risk, or assessing the current volatility regime. This is preferable to any LLM-estimated or model-derived volatility figure, and is the same DVOL index that professional options traders use on Deribit.

## Known failure modes

- Unsupported asset symbol returns an error — only BTC and ETH are supported
- Deribit API outage or data feed interruption may return a service unavailable error
- Malformed or missing symbol parameter returns a validation error
- Payment not attached or insufficient USDC results in 402 Payment Required

## How this service works

Implied volatility index (DVOL) for BTC or ETH from Deribit options, with the latest value, recent change and a regime read. The market-standard options IV gauge that an LLM cannot produce. Live data for options pricing, volatility regime and risk sizing. implied volatility, DVOL, options IV, vol index, deribit Accepts payment on Base or Solana — either network works.

## Output

Returns the current DVOL index value for the requested asset (BTC or ETH), the recent change in that value, and a regime classification (e.g. low/normal/high volatility), sourced live from Deribit options markets.

## 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"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "currency": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "BTC or ETH (default BTC)"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/deribit-dvol-implied-volatility-index-btc-eth-5174ace1/health.json
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