Instruments

List options instruments

Returns Deribit option instruments with optional filtering. Results are ordered by coin, expiry, strike, type.

GET/v1/instruments/optionscoreproalpha

Query Parameters

coinstringoptional

Filter by underlying asset.

e.g.BTCETHSOLBNBXRP

option_typestringoptional

Filter by option type.

e.g.callput

is_activebooleanoptional

Filter by active listing status.

e.g.truefalse

expiry_datestringoptional

Filter by expiration date in UTC. Format: YYYY-MM-DD.

e.g.2025-03-282025-06-27

limitintegeroptional

Max rows returned. Defaults to your tier row limit, which is also the ceiling: see Tiers and Limits. The catalogue holds over 129,000 instruments, so narrow with coin and expiry_date rather than raising this.

e.g.5005000

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, BNB, XRP, TRX.
`instrument_id`	`integer`	core	Internal primary key. Stable across updates.
`instrument_name`	`string`	core	Deribit canonical name, e.g. BTC-28MAR25-80000-C.
`underlying_asset`	`string`	core	Index name as reported by Deribit, e.g. btc_usd.
`option_type`	`string`	core	call or put.
`strike`	`float`	core	Strike price in USD.
`expiration_timestamp`	`datetime`	core	Expiry in UTC, ISO 8601.
`is_active`	`boolean`	core	True if the instrument is currently listed.
`settlement_period`	`string`	core	Settlement frequency: day, week, month.
`contract_size`	`float`	core	Size of one contract in base currency. Needed for USD notional: OI x contract_size x spot. Varies by coin: BTC=1, ETH=1, SOL=10, AVAX=100, XRP=1000, TRX=10000.
`base_currency`	`string`	core	Base currency of the contract, e.g. BTC.
`quote_currency`	`string`	core	Quote currency, e.g. USD.
`min_trade_amount`	`float`	core	Minimum tradeable quantity per order.
`tick_size`	`float`	core	Minimum price increment.
`creation_timestamp`	`datetime`	core	When Deribit listed this instrument, UTC.