# Futures Candles (OHLCV)

`GET` `https://api.unusualwhales.com/api/futures/{contract}/candles`

OHLCV candles for a contract. Available on the Advanced API tier, or with the `futures` add-on — contact oskar@unusualwhales.com for access.


## Authentication

```
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
```

## Path Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `contract` | string | Yes | Dated CME contract symbol, e.g. ESU6. |

## Query Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `interval` | string | No | Candle interval: 1m (default), 5m, or 1d. |
| `range` | string | No | History range: 1d (default), 5d, 1w, 1m, 3m, 1y. |


## Response (200)

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `c` | string | Close |
| `date` | string | Trading date |
| `end` | string |  |
| `h` | string | High |
| `l` | string | Low |
| `o` | string | Open |
| `start` | string |  |
| `v` | integer | Volume |


## Example

### curl

```bash
curl -X GET "https://api.unusualwhales.com/api/futures/{contract}/candles" \
  -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/futures/{contract}/candles", headers=headers)
response = conn.getresponse()
print(response.read().decode("utf-8"))
```

## Response Example

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "c": "string",
      "date": "string",
      "end": "string",
      "h": "string",
      "l": "string"
    }
  ]
}
```