# Futures Contracts

`GET` `https://api.unusualwhales.com/api/futures/contracts`

Active CME futures contracts with trading activity over the last `days` (default 3, max 30),
most active first. Available on the Advanced API tier, or with the `futures` add-on — contact oskar@unusualwhales.com for access.


## Authentication

```
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
```

## Query Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `days` | integer | No | Lookback window in days (default 3, max 30). |


## Response (200)

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `high` | string |  |
| `is_spread` | boolean | True for calendar/inter-commodity spread contracts. |
| `last_trade` | string |  |
| `low` | string |  |
| `name` | string | Dated contract symbol, e.g. ESU6. |
| `product` | string | CME product code, e.g. ES. |
| `security_id` | string |  |
| `trades` | integer |  |
| `volume` | integer |  |


## Example

### curl

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

## Response Example

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "high": "string",
      "is_spread": true,
      "last_trade": "string",
      "low": "string",
      "name": "ESU6"
    }
  ]
}
```