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Order Book Imbalance
x402
Order Book Imbalance is a paid API for AI agents from api.delx.ai, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).
Computes L1 order book imbalance as (bid_size - ask_size) / (bid_size + ask_size), returning a normalized value in [-1, 1]
Price / call$0.001
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StatusUnknown
How this service works
Book imbalance (bid_size-ask_size)/(bid_size+ask_size). Call when sizing or signal needs L1 size imbalance. Returns imbalance in [-1,1] as deterministic JSON for $0.001 USDC via x402 on Base. First-party local math only—no RPC, live market feed, API keys, storage, or mediagen. Advisory only; the caller owns capital, risk, and production controls.
Output
A deterministic JSON response containing the imbalance value as a number in the range [-1, 1], where -1 indicates fully ask-dominated, 0 indicates balanced, and +1 indicates fully bid-dominated.
Example use cases
Signal generation for directional trade
“I'm looking at a market where the best bid size is 800 and the best ask size is 200 — can you compute the L1 order book imbalance so I can decide whether to go long?”
Position sizing based on book pressure
“Before I size my next order, I want to know the book imbalance: bid size is 1200 and ask size is 900. Give me the normalized imbalance value between -1 and 1.”
Real-time book skew monitoring
“The top of book just updated — bid size is 50 and ask size is 350. What's the imbalance score so I can see how ask-heavy the book is right now?”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://api.delx.ai/api/v1/x402/ob-imbalanceWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need a fast, cheap, local computation of L1 order book imbalance with no external dependencies, API keys, or live market feed. Ideal for agents that already have bid and ask size data and need a normalized [-1, 1] signal for directional sizing or signal generation without building the math themselves.
Side effects
- Zero total size (bid_size + ask_size = 0) causes division by zero — endpoint should return an error or null
- Negative size values may produce nonsensical results outside [-1, 1]
- Missing required fields (bid_size or ask_size) will cause a validation error
- Non-numeric inputs will be rejected
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ask_size | number | Displayed size at best ask |
| bid_size | number | Displayed size at best bid |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"schema": "delx/util-ob-imbalance/v1",
"ask_size": 8,
"bid_size": 12,
"imbalance": 0.2
}
}Tags
x402
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