# Recent Darkpool Trades

`GET` `https://api.unusualwhales.com/api/darkpool/recent`

Returns the latest darkpool trades.

For real time streaming of darkpool trades, subscribe to the `off_lit_trades` websocket channel, see [https://api.unusualwhales.com/docs/operations/PublicApi.SocketController.off_lit_trades](https://api.unusualwhales.com/docs/operations/PublicApi.SocketController.off_lit_trades).


## Authentication

```
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
```

## Query Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `limit` | Default 100 Max 200 Min 1 | No | How many items to return. Default: 100. Max: 200. Min: 1. |
| `date` | Optional Market Date | No | A trading date in the format of YYYY-MM-DD.
This is optional and by default the last trading date.
 |
| `min_premium` | StockTradesMinPremium | No | The minimum premium requested trades should have. |
| `max_premium` | StockTradesMaxPremium | No | The maximum premium requested trades should have. |
| `min_size` | StockTradesMinSize | No | The minimum size requested trades should have. Must be a positive integer. |
| `max_size` | StockTradesMaxSize | No | The maximum size requested trades should have. Must be a positive integer. |
| `min_volume` | StockTradesMinVol | No | The minimum consolidated volume requested trades should have. Must be a positive integer. |
| `max_volume` | StockTradesMaxVol | No | The maximum consolidated volume requested trades should have. Must be a positive integer. |
| `order` | OrderDirection | No | Whether to sort descending or ascending. Descending by default. |
| `order_by` | Darkpool order by field | No | The field to order the darkpool trades by. Defaults to executed_at. |


## Response (200)

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `canceled` | Single Trade Is Trade Cancelled | Whether the trade has been cancelled. |
| `executed_at` | Single Trade Execution Time | The time with timezone when a trade was executed. |
| `ext_hour_sold_codes` | Single Trade External Hour Sold Code | The code describing why the trade happened outside of regular market hours. Null if none applies. |
| `market_center` | Single Trade Market Center | The market center code. |
| `nbbo_ask` | ToBeDone |  |
| `nbbo_ask_quantity` | ToBeDone |  |
| `nbbo_bid` | ToBeDone |  |
| `nbbo_bid_quantity` | ToBeDone |  |
| `premium` | Option Contract Premium | The total option premium. |
| `price` | Single Trade Price | The price of the trade. |
| `sale_cond_codes` | Single Trade Sale Cond Code | The sale condition code. Null if none applies. |
| `size` | Single Trade Size | The size of the transaction. |
| `ticker` | Stock Ticker | The stock ticker. |
| `tracking_id` | Single Trade Tracking ID | The tracking ID of the trade. |
| `trade_code` | Single Trade Trade Code | The trade code. Null if none applies. |
| `trade_settlement` | Single Trade Settlement | The kind of trade settlement. |
| `trf_executed_at` | Single Trade TRF Execution Time | The actual timestamp when a TRF (Trade Reporting Facility) trade was executed, as opposed to `executed_at` which reflects when the trade hit the public tape. Only available for trades from 2025-05-01 onwards; `null` for any trade before that date. |
| `volume` | Stock Day Stock Volume | The volume of the ticker for the trading day. |


## Example

### curl

```bash
curl -X GET "https://api.unusualwhales.com/api/darkpool/recent" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"
```

### Python

```python
import http.client

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("api.unusualwhales.com")
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY", "Accept": "application/json"}
conn.request("GET", "/api/darkpool/recent", headers=headers)
response = conn.getresponse()
print(response.read().decode("utf-8"))
```

## Response Example

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "canceled": false,
      "executed_at": "2025-05-02T13:42:12Z",
      "ext_hour_sold_codes": "extended_hours_trade",
      "market_center": "L",
      "nbbo_ask": "19",
      "nbbo_ask_quantity": 6600,
      "nbbo_bid": "18.99",
      "nbbo_bid_quantity": 29100,
      "premium": "121538.56",
      "price": "18.9904",
      "sale_cond_codes": null,
      "size": 6400,
      "ticker": "QID",
      "tracking_id": 71984388012245,
      "trade_code": null,
      "trade_settlement": "regular_settlement",
      "trf_executed_at": "2025-05-02T13:42:11Z",
      "volume": 9946819
    },
    {
      "canceled": false,
      "executed_at": "2023-02-16T00:59:44Z",
      "ext_hour_sold_codes": "extended_hours_trade",
      "market_center": "L",
      "nbbo_ask": "19",
      "nbbo_ask_quantity": 6600,
      "nbbo_bid": "18.99",
      "nbbo_bid_quantity": 29100,
      "premium": "353214",
      "price": "18.99",
      "sale_cond_codes": null,
      "size": 18600,
      "ticker": "QID",
      "tracking_id": 71984384768588,
      "trade_code": null,
      "trade_settlement": "regular_settlement",
      "trf_executed_at": null,
      "volume": 9940419
    }
  ]
}
```