{"uid":"cap_Z0q4H2ZmqEyxhuIlVbpD8","slug":"laevitas-vol-surface-catalog-d17f0a5c","name":"Laevitas Vol Surface Catalog","description":"Professional market data API for crypto derivatives, spot markets, prediction markets, Hyperliquid HyperCore data, proprietary volatility surfaces, and analytics.\n\n## Authentication\n\nUse an API key for authenticated REST requests:\n\n```http\nX-API-Key: your-api-key-here\n```\n\nMost data endpoints also support x402 pay-per-request without an API key.\n\n**Subscriptions with USDC:** Premium and Enterprise can be purchased on Base or Solana for a month, a quarter, six months or a year. Access is prepaid, with no automatic renewal. [Buy a subscription](https://v3.laevitas.ch/profile/subscription/wallet) or read the [USDC subscription guide](/x402#subscriptions).\n\nThe subscription belongs to your signed-in Laevitas account; wallet sign-in does not require an email. Enterprise users generate an API key in V3 after activation. Plan and billing-period limits still apply. Subscription purchases are separate from API credit bundles.\n\nFor Claude MCP, add `https://apiv2.laevitas.ch/api/v1/mcp`, select **Sign in now → Register automatically**\nwith no custom headers, and authorize with your API key on the Laevitas page.\nDo not enter a client ID or secret manually. All OAuth clients require PKCE S256.\nConnection guide: [MCP setup](/mcp). CIMD / published client identity is not supported.\n\n| Resource | Path |\n| --- | --- |\n| OpenAPI JSON | `GET /openapi.json` |\n| x402 discovery | `GET /.well-known/x402` |\n| Changelog | `GET /api/v1/changelog` |\n| WebSocket docs | `GET /websocket` |\n\n## REST Surfaces\n\n| Surface | Examples |\n| --- | --- |\n| Instruments | Cross-market contract reference data |\n| Futures | OHLCVT, trades, tickers, orderbook, liquidations, carry |\n| Perpetuals | OHLCVT, trades, funding, open interest, orderbook, liquidations |\n| Options | OHLCVT, trades, Greeks, volatility, flow, dealer GEX |\n| Options Backtests | Strategy templates, asynchronous submission, status, combined results, cancellation |\n| Vol Surface | Proprietary surface snapshots, slices, strikes, term structure, risk |\n| Spot | OHLCVT, ticker, trades, volume, L2 orderbook, snapshots |\n| Predictions | Polymarket instruments, categories, trades, ticker history |\n| Hyperliquid - HyperCore | Node-derived fills, liquidations, positions, funding, TWAPs, resting orders, L2 books |\n| Analytics | Realized volatility and derived metrics |\n\n## Pagination\n\nBacktests are asynchronous jobs, not paginated market-data queries. Start with\n`GET /api/v1/options/backtests/strategies`, submit with `POST /api/v1/options/backtests`,\nthen poll `/{id}` and retrieve `/{id}/result`. These responses have no data/meta wrapper.\n\nPaginated endpoints return the cursor at `meta.next_cursor`. Pass that value back as the `cursor` query parameter to fetch the next page.\n\n## WebSocket Streaming\n\nReal-time streams are documented at `/websocket`.\n\n| Data | Channel pattern |\n| --- | --- |\n| Trades | `trades.{market}.{exchange}.{instrument}` |\n| OHLC ticker | `ohlc.ticker.{market}.{exchange}.{instrument}.{timeframe}` |\n| OHLCVT | `ohlc.vt.{market}.{exchange}.{instrument}.{timeframe}` |\n\nVariables: `market` is one of `perpetuals`, `futures`, `options`, or `spot`; `timeframe` is one of `1m`, `5m`, `15m`, `1h`, `4h`, or `1d`.\n\n## Quick Start\n\n```bash\ncurl \"https://apiv2.laevitas.ch/api/v1/futures/ohlcvt?exchange=deribit&instrument_name=BTC-PERPETUAL\" \\\n  -H \"X-API-Key: your-api-key-here\"\n```","url":"https://apiv2.laevitas.ch/api/v1/vol-surface/catalog?utm_source=zero.xyz","method":"GET","headers":{},"bodySchema":{"type":"object","$schema":"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema","required":["input"],"properties":{"input":{"type":"object","required":["type","method"],"properties":{"type":{"type":"string","const":"http"},"method":{"enum":["GET"],"type":"string"},"pathParams":{"type":"object"},"queryParams":{"type":"object","properties":{"end":{"type":"string"},"date":{"type":"string"},"limit":{"type":"integer","maximum":5000,"minimum":1},"model":{"type":"string"},"start":{"type":"string"},"cursor":{"type":"string"},"expiry":{"type":"string"},"margin":{"enum":["inverse","linear"],"type":"string"},"currency":{"type":"string"},"exchange":{"type":"string"},"instrument":{"type":"string"},"tenor_days":{"type":"integer"}}}},"additionalProperties":false},"output":{"type":"object","required":["type"],"properties":{"type":{"type":"string"},"example":{"type":"object"}}}}},"responseSchema":{"type":"json","example":{"data":[],"success":true}},"example":null,"exampleRequest":null,"tags":["x402"],"displayCostAmount":"0.1","displayCostAsset":"USDC","priceDynamic":false,"priceHint":null,"priceStatus":"priced","priceSource":"settled","requiresHandshake":false,"reviewCount":0,"rating":{"score":"0.00","successRate":"0.00","reviews":0,"stars":null,"state":"unrated"},"availabilityStatus":"unknown","priceObserved":null,"sessionDeposit":null,"pricing":{"kind":"static","summary":"$0.1/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.1","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.1","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_Dc0xbjbd7eSohPK2hzr-n","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"0.1","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":"0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913","unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"Returns the catalog of available proprietary volatility surface snapshots for crypto options, filterable by exchange, currency, model, expiry, tenor, and date range.","exampleAgentPrompt":"Show me what's in the Laevitas vol surface catalog for BTC options on Deribit with a linear margin, up to 100 results — I want to see which proprietary volatility surface models and expiries are available.","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Risk desk volatility surface discovery","prompt":"Check the Laevitas catalog for all available vol surface snapshots on Deribit ETH options — I need to see what models, expiries, and tenors we have coverage for so we can pick the right surface for our Greeks calculations."},{"title":"Multi-exchange options data inventory","prompt":"Pull the vol surface catalog across Binance and OKX for BTC options, filtered by the last 30 days — I want to understand which exchanges have proprietary surfaces available and compare model coverage between them."},{"title":"Options analytics model selection","prompt":"Show me the Laevitas vol surface catalog for inverse BTC perpetual options with all available expiry and tenor combinations — our quant team needs to identify which proprietary models and timeframes we can use for backtesting volatility strategies."}],"resultDescription":"A JSON object with a 'data' array containing catalog entries for available volatility surface snapshots, including metadata such as exchange, currency, model type, expiry, tenor, and date coverage. The 'success' boolean confirms the request status.","failureModes":["Invalid exchange or currency parameter returns empty data array","Unsupported model name results in empty or error response","Date range with no available data returns empty data array","Missing or invalid API key returns 401 unauthorized","Exceeding limit maximum of 5000 returns validation error","Invalid margin enum value (not 'inverse' or 'linear') causes request rejection"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when you need to discover what volatility surface data is available before fetching actual surface snapshots or slices. It is the discovery/catalog layer for Laevitas's proprietary vol surface product, ideal for understanding coverage across exchanges, currencies, models, and expiries before making targeted data requests.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-10-31T00:36:24.243Z","isFirstParty":false,"canonicalSlug":"laevitas-vol-surface-catalog-d17f0a5c"}