# Options Snapshot — Top Calls & Puts by Volume

> Options Snapshot — Top Calls & Puts by Volume is a paid API for AI agents from the-stall.intuitek.ai, paid per call via x402, $0.035/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Returns a real-time snapshot of the top N call and put options contracts for a US equity ticker, ranked by volume.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://the-stall.intuitek.ai/cap/options-snapshot
- Price: $0.035/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/options-snapshot-top-calls-puts-by-volume-3f58362c
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_-eyZtI-dlsa12d2zNW79J

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 options-snapshot-top-calls-puts-by-volume-3f58362c
```

Example prompt: What are the top 5 most-traded call and put options contracts for NVDA right now?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need a quick, real-time ranked view of the most actively traded options contracts for a specific US equity — ideal for surfacing market sentiment, unusual options activity, or identifying where traders are concentrating bets. Prefer this over full options chain endpoints when you only need the highest-volume contracts and want low-latency, pay-per-call access without an API key or subscription.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or unrecognized ticker symbol returns an error or empty result
- top_n out of range (less than 1 or greater than 10) returns a validation error
- Payment failure or insufficient USDC balance returns HTTP 402
- Market closed or no options data available for the ticker returns empty or stale data
- Rate limiting or upstream data source outage returns a 5xx error

## How this service works

Options intelligence snapshot for any US equity — IV30, put/call volume ratio, top calls and puts by trading volume, and unusual-volume flags. Free CBOE delayed data (15-min delay during trading hours), no API key required. Complements us-stock-price and equity-technicals with the options-layer sentiment layer agents need for complete trade context. $0.015/call.

## Output

A snapshot of the top N call options and top N put options for the requested ticker, ranked by trading volume, including contract details such as strike price, expiration date, volume, and option type.

## Example request

```json
{
 "input": {
  "type": "http",
  "method": "GET",
  "queryParams": {
   "top_n": 5,
   "ticker": "AAPL"
  }
 }
}
```

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "required": {
   "type": "string"
  },
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/options-snapshot-top-calls-puts-by-volume-3f58362c/health.json
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