Get a coin's current futures open interest on each exchange, including the USD value, the number of coins, the breakdown into stablecoin-margined and coin-margined, and open interest percentage changes from 5 minutes to 24 hours. The first row is the market-wide total.
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Available on all API plans: Hobbyist Startup Standard Professional Enterprise
Response Data
data is an array. In the first row, exchange is All, the market-wide total row; each row after it is one exchange. The All row is not guaranteed to equal exactly the sum of the exchange rows below it; when calculating shares by exchange, sum the exchange rows yourself.
Changes Are Already Percentage ValuesThe
*_change_percent_*fields are in %:0.82means 0.82%, so there is no need to multiply by 100.
200 · application/json · See the response example in the right panel.
| Field | Type | Always Returned | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
code | string | Yes | Business status code; "0" means success |
msg | string | No | Result message |
data | array of object | Yes | Open interest on each exchange; the first row is the total |
data[].exchange | string | Yes | Exchange name; All is the market-wide total row |
data[].symbol | string | Yes | Coin |
data[].open_interest_usd | number | Yes | Open interest value, in USD |
data[].open_interest_quantity | number | Yes | Open interest quantity, in number of coins |
data[].open_interest_by_coin_margin | number | No | Open interest value of coin-margined futures, in USD |
data[].open_interest_by_stable_coin_margin | number | No | Open interest value of stablecoin-margined (commonly called USDT-margined) futures, in USD |
data[].open_interest_quantity_by_coin_margin | number | No | Open interest quantity of coin-margined futures, in number of coins |
data[].open_interest_quantity_by_stable_coin_margin | number | No | Open interest quantity of stablecoin-margined futures, in number of coins |
data[].open_interest_change_percent_5m | number | No | Open interest change over the past 5 minutes, in % |
data[].open_interest_change_percent_15m | number | No | Open interest change over the past 15 minutes, in % |
data[].open_interest_change_percent_30m | number | No | Open interest change over the past 30 minutes, in % |
data[].open_interest_change_percent_1h | number | No | Open interest change over the past 1 hour, in % |
data[].open_interest_change_percent_4h | number | No | Open interest change over the past 4 hours, in % |
data[].open_interest_change_percent_24h | number | No | Open interest change over the past 24 hours, in % |
API Plans
All API plans can call this endpoint. For the price of each plan, see API Plans.
| API Plan | Access |
|---|---|
| Hobbyist | ✅ Yes |
| Startup | ✅ Yes |
| Standard | ✅ Yes |
| Professional | ✅ Yes |
| Enterprise | ✅ Yes |
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Use Cases
| Scenario | Description |
|---|---|
| Open Interest Distribution Ranking | Show a coin's open interest ranking and share on each exchange to see which platforms capital is concentrated on. |
| Short-Term Unusual Activity Monitoring | Use the 5-minute to 4-hour changes to spot exchanges where open interest suddenly surges or plunges. |
| Stablecoin-Margined vs. Coin-Margined Structure | Use the open interest breakdown between the two futures types to observe changes in the market's leverage structure. |
| Market Dashboard | Use it as a data source for a real-time dashboard, showing the market-wide futures size alongside price. |
Related Endpoints
| Endpoint | How It Differs |
|---|---|
| Aggregated Open Interest OHLC History | Historical trend summed across all exchanges |
| Exchange Open Interest History Chart | Historical open interest curves for each exchange |
| Open Interest OHLC History | Open interest candles for a single trading pair |
| Coin Funding Rate by Exchange | Current funding rates on each exchange |
FAQ
Is a change of 0.82 equal to 0.82% or 82%?
0.82%. The open_interest_change_percent_* fields of this endpoint are already percentage values: 1 means 1%.
What is the All row?
The row whose exchange is All is the market-wide total row. It comes first and is not guaranteed to equal exactly the sum of the exchange rows below it. When calculating each exchange's ranking or share, remove this row first to avoid double counting.
How often is it updated?
Every 10 seconds.
Learn More: Bitcoin Open Interest by Exchange
Why Look at How Open Interest Is Distributed Across Exchanges?
Platforms where open interest is concentrated have a greater impact on price. When top traders or institutions concentrate their position-building on one platform, it often shows up first in that platform's open interest changes.
What Is Special About CME Open Interest?
CME is a regulated futures exchange whose participants are mainly institutions, and changes in its open interest are often taken as a reference for institutional capital flows.
How Do I Get Historical Open Interest Changes?
This endpoint only returns current values. For historical trends, use Exchange Open Interest History Chart or Aggregated Open Interest OHLC History.