OHLC
REQUIRED
The Theta Terminal must be running to access data.
Behavior
- Retrieve a real-time last ohlc of an option contract for the trading day.
- You might need to change the default expiration date to a different date if it is past the current date.
- Want a snapshot for an entire chain?
Sample URL & Code
Paste the URL below into your browser while the Theta Terminal is running.
You can use the "request sample" box to the right of this box obtain sample
code in any programming language.
http://127.0.0.1:25510/v2/snapshot/option/ohlc?root=AAPL&exp=20260116&right=C&strike=275000
This endpoint will return no data if the market was closed for the day. Theta Data resets the snapshot cache at midnight ET every night.
Parameters
Query Parameters
The symbol of the security. Option underlyings for indices might have special tickers.
The expiration date of the option contract formatted as YYYYMMDD.
The right of the option. 'C' for call; 'P' for put.
The strike price in 1/10th of a cent. A $170.00 strike price would be 170000.
Output is in comma-separated values if true
, legacy JSON if false
.
If this value is set to true
, ms_of_day and date will take the format of 09:30:00.000 and 2020-01-01; if set to false
, ms_of_day will return the timestamp in milliseconds since midnight EST.