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Laevitas Options Volatility Surface by Expiry
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Laevitas Options Volatility Surface by Expiry is a paid API for AI agents from apiv2.laevitas.ch, paid per call via x402, $0.1/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).
Retrieves the implied volatility surface for options, sliced by expiry date, for a given instrument and exchange
Price / call$0.1
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How this service works
Professional market data API for crypto derivatives, spot markets, prediction markets, Hyperliquid HyperCore data, proprietary volatility surfaces, and analytics. ## Authentication Use an API key for authenticated REST requests: ```http X-API-Key: your-api-key-here ``` Most data endpoints also support x402 pay-per-request without an API key. | Resource | Path | | --- | --- | | OpenAPI JSON | `GET /openapi.json` | | x402 discovery | `GET /.well-known/x402` | | Changelog | `GET /api/v1/changelog` | | WebSocket docs | `GET /websocket` | ## REST Surfaces | Surface | Examples | | --- | --- | | Instruments | Cross-market contract reference data | | Futures | OHLCVT, trades, tickers, orderbook, liquidations, carry | | Perpetuals | OHLCVT, trades, funding, open interest, orderbook, liquidations | | Options | OHLCVT, trades, Greeks, volatility, flow, dealer GEX | | Vol Surface | Proprietary surface snapshots, slices, strikes, term structure, risk | | Spot | OHLCVT, ticker, trades, volume, L2 orderbook, snapshots | | Predictions | Polymarket instruments, categories, trades, ticker history | | Hyperliquid - HyperCore | Node-derived fills, liquidations, positions, funding, TWAPs, resting orders, L2 books | | Analytics | Realized volatility and derived metrics | ## Pagination Paginated endpoints return the cursor at `meta.next_cursor`. Pass that value back as the `cursor` query parameter to fetch the next page. ## WebSocket Streaming Real-time streams are documented at `/websocket`. | Data | Channel pattern | | --- | --- | | Trades | `trades.{market}.{exchange}.{instrument}` | | OHLC ticker | `ohlc.ticker.{market}.{exchange}.{instrument}.{timeframe}` | | OHLCVT | `ohlc.vt.{market}.{exchange}.{instrument}.{timeframe}` | Variables: `market` is one of `perpetuals`, `futures`, `options`, or `spot`; `timeframe` is one of `1m`, `5m`, `15m`, `1h`, `4h`, or `1d`. ## Quick Start ```bash curl "https://apiv2.laevitas.ch/api/v1/futures/ohlcvt?exchange=deribit&instrument_name=BTC-PERPETUAL" \ -H "X-API-Key: your-api-key-here" ```
Output
Returns a JSON object with a 'data' array containing implied volatility surface data points organized by expiry date, and a 'success' boolean indicating request status. Data points include volatility values across strikes and expiries for the requested instrument and time range.
Example use cases
Example prompt
“Pull the implied volatility surface by expiry for BTC options on Deribit at 1h resolution, going back to the start of last week — I want to see how the vol surface has shifted across expiries.”
Technical details
Endpoint
GEThttps://apiv2.laevitas.ch/api/v1/options/vol-surface/by-expiryWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you need to analyze the implied volatility surface for crypto options across different expiry dates, especially for term structure analysis, options pricing models, or historical vol surface studies. Prefer this over generic market data endpoints when specifically studying how IV varies by expiry for a given strike or instrument. Ideal for quant research, options trading strategies, and risk management workflows on crypto derivatives.
Side effects
- Missing or invalid API key returns 401 Unauthorized
- Invalid instrument_name returns empty data array or 404
- Unsupported exchange name returns error or empty result
- start/end timestamps outside available data range returns empty data array
- Limit exceeds maximum of 1000 returns validation error
- Invalid resolution enum value returns 400 Bad Request
- Rate limiting or payment failure with x402 returns 402 Payment Required
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| inputrequired | object | |
| output | object |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"data": [],
"success": true
}
}Tags
x402
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