# Futures Flow

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

Newest-first trade prints across ALL contracts. Optional server-side filters narrow the feed.
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 |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `limit` | integer | No | Max rows (default 100, max 500). |
| `older_than` | string | No | Cursor: return trades executed before this ISO8601 timestamp. |
| `newer_than` | string | No | Cursor: return trades executed after this ISO8601 timestamp. |
| `products` | string | No | Comma-separated CME product codes to include, e.g. ES,NQ. |
| `side` | string | No | Filter by aggressor side: buy or sell. |
| `min_size` | number | No | Minimum trade size (contracts). |
| `max_size` | number | No | Maximum trade size (contracts). |
| `min_price` | number | No | Minimum trade price. |
| `max_price` | number | No | Maximum trade price. |
| `include_spreads` | string | No | Set to false to exclude calendar/spread contracts. |


## Response (200)

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `crossed` | boolean |  |
| `executed_at` | string |  |
| `nbbo_ask` | string |  |
| `nbbo_bid` | string |  |
| `price` | string |  |
| `product` | string |  |
| `side` | string |  |
| `size` | integer |  |
| `sym` | string |  |
| `trade_id` | integer |  |


## Example

### curl

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

## Response Example

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "crossed": true,
      "executed_at": "string",
      "nbbo_ask": "string",
      "nbbo_bid": "string",
      "price": "string"
    }
  ]
}
```