Instruments

List futures instruments

Returns Deribit futures and perpetual swap instruments with optional filtering. Results are ordered by coin, contract type, expiry.

GET/v1/instruments/futurescoreproalpha

Query Parameters

coinstringoptional

Filter by underlying asset.

e.g.BTCETHSOLXRP

contract_typestringoptional

Filter by contract type.

e.g.FUTURESPERPETUALS

is_activebooleanoptional

Filter by active listing status.

e.g.truefalse

limitintegeroptional

Max rows returned. Defaults to your tier row limit, which is also the ceiling: see Tiers and Limits.

e.g.500

Response Schema

Fields marked pro require a Pro subscription. Fields marked alpha require Alpha.

Field	Type	Tier	Description
`coin`	`string`	core	Underlying asset: BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, AVAX, TRX.
`instrument_id`	`string`	core	Primary key. The instrument name itself, e.g. BTC-PERPETUAL or BTC-28MAR26.
`contract_type`	`string`	core	FUTURES (dated expiry) or PERPETUALS (no expiry, funding rate).
`expiration_timestamp`	`datetime`	core	Expiry in UTC, ISO 8601. NULL for perpetuals.
`is_active`	`boolean`	core	True if the instrument is currently listed.
`settlement_period`	`string`	core	Settlement frequency: day, week, month, perpetual.
`contract_size`	`float`	core	Size of one contract. Needed for USD notional calculations.
`quote_currency`	`string`	core	Quote currency, e.g. USD.
`tick_size`	`float`	core	Minimum price increment.
`min_trade_amount`	`float`	core	Minimum tradeable quantity per order.
`max_leverage`	`integer`	core	Maximum leverage allowed by Deribit for this instrument.
`maker_commission`	`float`	core	Maker fee rate (e.g. 0.0001 = 0.01 pct).
`taker_commission`	`float`	core	Taker fee rate.
`instrument_type`	`string`	core	Instrument classification as reported by Deribit.
`future_type`	`string`	core	Future subtype as reported by Deribit.
`price_index`	`string`	core	Price index used for settlement, e.g. btc_usd.
`settlement_currency`	`string`	core	Currency used for settlement, e.g. BTC.
`creation_timestamp`	`datetime`	core	When Deribit listed this instrument, UTC.
`block_trade_commission`	`float`	alpha	Block trade facility fee rate. Relevant for institutional OTC execution.