{"uid":"cap_kkEL4H7lSyKxYwh1mRE99","slug":"laevitas-realized-volatility-analytics-7144abcc","name":"Laevitas Realized Volatility Analytics","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| 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| 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\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/analytics/realized-volatility","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"},"limit":{"type":"integer","maximum":1000,"minimum":1},"start":{"type":"string"},"cursor":{"type":"string"},"exchange":{"type":"string"},"resolution":{"enum":["1m","5m","15m","1h","4h","1d"],"type":"string"},"instrument_name":{"type":"string"}}}},"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_UCmL4NZ4d7HDA6zp8MrfH","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":"Retrieves historical realized volatility data for crypto derivatives instruments (perpetuals, futures, options, spot) across major exchanges","exampleAgentPrompt":"Can you pull the hourly realized volatility data for BTC-PERPETUAL on Binance from January 1, 2024 to March 31, 2024, with a limit of 500 data points?","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Backtest volatility mean-reversion strategy","prompt":"I need historical realized volatility data for ETH-PERPETUAL on Deribit at 1-hour intervals over the past 6 months so I can test whether a mean-reversion strategy would have been profitable."},{"title":"Compare volatility across derivative exchanges","prompt":"Pull the daily realized volatility for BTC futures on both Binance and OKX for the last year so we can see which exchange has been more volatile and stable for our hedging operations."},{"title":"Monitor option pricing relative to realized vol","prompt":"Fetch the realized volatility time-series for BTC options on Deribit at 4-hour resolution for the past 90 days, then flag when implied volatility drifts too far above actual realized volatility to identify overpriced contracts."}],"resultDescription":"Returns a JSON object with a 'data' array containing time-series realized volatility data points for the specified instrument and exchange, along with a 'success' boolean indicating request status. 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