Get Filtered Options

Retrieve options sorted by a particular field and split into multiple pages

Overview

This GET endpoint enables you to retrieve options sorted by a specified field.

There are seven required parameters that must be provided in the request:

1. Et-App-Key (header). This is the unique key of your app that identifies your app when communicating with our service. Contact your administrator to get this key.

2. Authorization (header). This is the authorization token from the very first token request.

3. API version (path). Unless necessary, leave it at "1.0".

4. pageNumber (query). This is the page number (there are thousands of options split into pages).

5. pageSize (query). This is the number of options that should be retrieved from this page.

6. sortField (query). This is the field by which all retrieved options should be sorted. For example, if you specify ExpirationDate, first you'll receive options with the furthest expiration date while options with the closest expiration date will be listed in the end.

7. Desc (query). This is a boolean field that indicates if the returned options should be sorted in the descending order.

There's also one optional parameter worth examining:

• filter (query). This is an SQL query used to retrieve only those options that satisfy the conditions of the query. The following table outlines the parameter's syntax.

Syntax	Description	Example
AddedDate (>, >=, <, <=) Date AddedDate between Range	This query enables you to retrieve options that were added in the time period specified in the Range parameter or exactly at the time specified in the Date parameter.	AddedDate between #2019-03-13T18:31:42# and #2019-03-17T18:31:42# AddedDate >= #2019-03-13T18:31:42# AddedDate < #2019-03-12T19:31:42#
ModifyDate (>, >=, <, <=) Date ModifyDate between Range	This query enables you to retrieve options that will expire in the time period specified in the Range parameter or exactly at the time specified in the Date parameter.	ModifyDate between #2019-03-13T18:31:42# and #2019-03-17T18:31:42# ModifyDate >= #2019-03-13T18:31:42# ModifyDate < #2019-03-12T19:31:42#
Symbol = String	This query enables you to retrieve options whose Symbol parameter is equal to the string provided in the query.	Symbol = 'AAPL'
Exchange = String	This query enables you to retrieve options whose Exchange parameter is equal to the string provided in the query.	Exchange = 'XNAS'
Currency = USD	This query enables you to retrieve options that are denominated in the currency provided in the query.	Currency = 'USD'
Enabled = Bool	This query enables you to retrieve options that are enabled (can be traded).	Enabled = false Enabled = true
AllowTrade = Bool	This query enables you to retrieve options that are allowed to be traded.	AllowTrade = true AllowTrade = false
AllowMargin = Bool	This query enables you to retrieve options that can be traded on margin.	AllowMargin = true AllowMargin = false
AllowShort = Bool	This query enables you to retrieve options that can be sold short.	AllowShort = true AllowShort = false
Symbol in (value1, value2, etc.)	This query enables you to retrieve options whose ticker symbol is contained in the query set.	Symbol in ('ZTS 190426P00108000')
UnderlyingAssetSymbol	This query enables you to retrieve options whose underlying ticker symbol is equal to the one provided in the query.	UnderlyingAssetSymbol = 'AAPL'
SeriesId	This query enables you to retrieve options who belong to the option series whose ID was provided in the query.	SeriesId = 46780

Note that you can combine different queries to create more complex requests:

• AllowMargin = true and AllowShort = false

Here's the final template for this API request:

GET apiURL/v1.0/options?pageNumber=0&pageSize=2&sortField=Type&desc=true

Response

In response to this API request, you'll receive the following JSON that lists the options sorted by the specified parameter.

{
    "Result": [
        {
            "Id": 4306850,
            "Symbol": "2SPX  261218P02000000",
            "Description": "PUT CBOE S&P 500 OPEN/EURO INDEX $2000 EXP 12/18/26",
            "Currency": "USD",
            "AddedDate": "2017-01-31T04:00:17.1153652Z",
            "ModifyDate": "2017-03-09T08:11:23.1917303Z",
            "Type": "Option",
            "Precision": 2,
            "VolumePrecision": 0,
            "TickSize": 0.01,
            "Enabled": false,
            "AllowTrade": false,
            "AllowMargin": false,
            "AllowShort": false,
            "OptionType": "Put",
            "ExpirationType": "Flex",
            "ExpirationDate": "2026-12-18T00:00:00Z",
            "StrikePrice": 2000,
            "SeriesId": 125825,
            "UnderlyingAssetSymbol": "2SPX",
            "ContractSize": 100
        },
        {
            "Id": 13210824,
            "Symbol": "VSSQ1 260217P00009000",
            "Description": "PUT Virtual Stock (static quotes) $9.00000000 EXP 02/17/26",
            "Exchange": "VIRTEX",
            "Currency": "USD",
            "AddedDate": "2018-09-11T07:20:10.318803Z",
            "ModifyDate": "2018-12-19T17:10:36.943Z",
            "Type": "Option",
            "Precision": 2,
            "VolumePrecision": 0,
            "TickSize": 0.01,
            "Enabled": true,
            "AllowTrade": true,
            "AllowMargin": true,
            "AllowShort": true,
            "OptionType": "Put",
            "ExpirationType": "Regular",
            "ExpirationDate": "2026-02-17T00:00:00Z",
            "StrikePrice": 9,
            "SeriesId": 125685,
            "UnderlyingAssetSymbol": "VSSQ1",
            "ContractSize": 100
        }
    ],
    "NextPageLink": "https://pub-api-etnatrader-test.etnasoft.us/api/v1.0/options/?pageNumber=1&pageSize=2&sortField=ExpirationDate&desc=true",
    "PreviousPageLink": "",
    "TotalCount": 3480010
}

where:

Parameter	Description
Id	This is the internal ID of the security in Autoshares Trader.
Symbol	This is the ticker symbol under which the security is listed on the exchange.
Description	Usually this is the full name of the underlying company.
Exchange	This is the exchange on which the security is listed.
Currency	This is the currency in which the security is denominated.
AddedDate	This is the date on which the security was added to the database.
ModifyDate	This is the date in which the security's information was last modified.
Type	This is the type of the security — option in the case of this API request.
Precision	This is the number of decimal places in the security's price.
VolumePrecision	This is the number of decimal places in the security's trading volume (might be useful for cryptocurrencies).
TickSize	This is the minimum price change of the security. For example, if this property equals 0.01 for AAPL, the minimum price change for AAPL is 0.01 (150.67 —> 150.68, but not 150.675). For securities with the market price of less than $1, the TickSize is equal to 0.0001.
Enabled	This field indicated if the security is enabled and can be traded by users.
AllowTrade	This field indicates is the security if permitted for trading.
AllowMargin	This field indicates if the security is allowed to be traded on margin.
AllowShort	This field indicates if the security can be sold short.
OptionType	This is the type of option. Possible values: call, put.
ExpirationType	This is the expiration type of the option. Possible values: Regular, Quarterly, Weekly, Flex, Undefined, Mini, NonStandard.
ExpirationDate	This is the expiration date of the option.
StrikePrice	This is the price at which the holder of the option can buy or sell the underlying asset.
SeriesId	This is the internal ID of the option series in Autoshares Trader
UnderlyingAssetSymbol	This is the ticker symbol of the underlying asset.
NextPageLink	The link of the next page of options.
PreviousPageLink	The link of the previous page of options.
TotalCount	The total number of options available.

Common Mistakes

Here are some of the common mistakes that developers make when attempting to retrieve sorted options.

Failing to Specify the Et-App-Key Parameter

If you specify the wrong Et-App-Key parameter or fail to include it in the header altogether, you'll get the following error:

{
    "error": "Application key is not defined or does not exist"
}

Failing to Specify the Query Parameters

It's crucial to understand that the underlying parameter must be indicated in the request; otherwise you'll receive the 404 status code and the following message:

{
    "Message": "No HTTP resource was found that matches the request URI 'https://pub-api-etnatrader-dev.etnasoft.us/api/v1.0/options?pageNumber=0&pageSize=2&sortField=Type'."
}

The following article covers the syntax for this API request in detail.