# Options Pulse Scanner

`GET` `https://api.unusualwhales.com/api/options-pulse/top`

Cross-symbol scanner: the latest intraday sentiment per ticker on a date, ranked by sentiment.
`direction` `bullish` ranks highest sentiment first, `bearish` lowest first. Filterable by
`ticker` (prefix), `min_score`/`max_score`, and `min_txn` (minimum opening-buy transactions).


## Authentication

```
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
```

## Query Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `direction` | string | No | `bullish` (default) or `bearish`. |
| `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.
 |
| `ticker` | string | No | Restrict to tickers with this prefix. |
| `min_score` | number | No | Minimum sentiment score. |
| `max_score` | number | No | Maximum sentiment score. |
| `min_txn` | integer | No | Minimum total opening-buy transactions (put + call). |
| `limit` | integer | No | Max rows (default 50, max 500). |



## Example

### curl

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

## Response Example

```json
{}
```