---
title: "Instruments"
method: GET
path: "/options/exchanges/information"
---

# Instruments

`GET /options/exchanges/information`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.amberdata.com/markets`
- URL: `https://api.amberdata.com/markets/options/exchanges/information`
- Auth: API key in header `x-api-key`

Provides metadata for available options contracts on supported exchanges, including exchange names, contract symbols, and data types (Order Book Events, Ticker, Trades, etc.) with associated data coverage periods.

## Query parameters

- `exchange` string
- `instrument` string
- `includeInactive` boolean
- `timeFormat` string
- `size` integer

## Headers

- `Accept-Encoding` string, required
- `api-version` string

## Response `200`

200

- object
  - `status` integer
  - `title` string
  - `description` string
  - `payload` object
    - `metadata` object
      - `next` string
      - `api-version` string
    - `data` object[]
      - `exchange` string
      - `instrument` string
      - `openInterest` object
        - `startDate` integer
        - `endDate` integer
      - `orderBookSnapshot` object
        - `startDate` integer
        - `endDate` integer
      - `orderBookEvent` object
        - `startDate` integer
        - `endDate` integer
      - `ticker` object
        - `startDate` integer
        - `endDate` integer

## Changes

- **2026-11-03** `20cba0305b6e`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/amberdata/apis/market-api/changes/options/exchanges/information/get.md)

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