# Futures Trades (Time & Sales)

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

Newest-first trade prints for a contract, cursor-paginated via `older_than`/`newer_than`.
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 |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `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. |


## Response (200)

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `crossed` | boolean | NBBO bid above ask (locked/crossed). |
| `executed_at` | string |  |
| `nbbo_ask` | string |  |
| `nbbo_bid` | string |  |
| `price` | string |  |
| `side` | string |  |
| `size` | integer |  |
| `trade_id` | integer |  |


## Example

### curl

```bash
curl -X GET "https://api.unusualwhales.com/api/futures/{contract}/trades" \
  -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}/trades", 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"
    }
  ]
}
```