Market Data
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Retrieves volatility index (VIX) chart data formatted as candles. Volatility indexes measure market expectations of future volatility and are useful for risk assessment and trading strategies.

Use the vix_resolution parameter to specify the candle interval. The data shows historical volatility index values over time and is formatted for use in charting applications.

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Try in API console

get/public/get_volatility_index_data

Request

  • Base URL
    https://test.deribit.com/api/v2
  • URL
    https://test.deribit.com/api/v2/public/get_volatility_index_data
  • Auth
    none declared

Query parameters

currency'BTC' | 'ETH' | 'USDC' | 'USDT' | 'EURR' required

Currency, i.e "BTC", "ETH", "USDC"

The currency symbol.

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start_timestampinteger required

The timestamp (milliseconds since the Unix epoch)

Example:1536569522277

The earliest timestamp to return result from (milliseconds since the UNIX epoch)

end_timestampinteger required

The timestamp (milliseconds since the Unix epoch)

Example:1536569522277

The most recent timestamp to return result from (milliseconds since the UNIX epoch)

resolutionstring required

Time resolution given in full seconds or keyword 1D (only some specific resolutions are supported)

Response

Success response

jsonrpc'2.0' required

The JSON-RPC version (2.0)

idinteger

The id that was sent in the request

Changes

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