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Get Implied Vol

GET/v1/cryptodata/volatility/implied

BTC/ETH implied vol (Deribit DVOL) + variance risk premium. Current DVOL, 24h change, realized comparison and VRP: **BTC-only on Free**, BTC + ETH on Pro / Pro Plus. The full DVOL history series + the ATM implied-vol term structure are **Pro Plus** only (``detail: true``).

Price

$0.01/ call

Edge cache

Off

Uptime 24h

100.00%

p95

431ms

Parameters

No parameters.

Code

curl
# 1. No key, no payment: the gateway answers 402 with the price
curl -i "https://api.realtimeapi.ai/v1/cryptodata/volatility/implied"

# 2. Pay: retry with a signed x402 payment (any x402 client builds this header)
curl "https://api.realtimeapi.ai/v1/cryptodata/volatility/implied" -H "PAYMENT-SIGNATURE: $X402_PAYMENT"
TypeScript · @x402/fetch
// npm i @x402/fetch @x402/core @x402/evm viem
import { wrapFetchWithPayment } from "@x402/fetch";
import { x402Client } from "@x402/core/client";
import { ExactEvmScheme } from "@x402/evm/exact/client";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";

const client = x402Client.fromConfig({ schemes: [{ network: "eip155:8453", client: new ExactEvmScheme(privateKeyToAccount(PRIVATE_KEY)) }] });
const pay = wrapFetchWithPayment(fetch, client);
const data = await (await pay("https://api.realtimeapi.ai/v1/cryptodata/volatility/implied")).json();
console.log(data);
Python · x402
# pip install x402 eth-account requests
from eth_account import Account
from x402.clients.requests import x402_requests

session = x402_requests(Account.from_key(PRIVATE_KEY))
print(session.get("https://api.realtimeapi.ai/v1/cryptodata/volatility/implied").json())
With an API key
curl "https://api.realtimeapi.ai/v1/cryptodata/volatility/implied" -H "X-API-Key: $RTAPI_KEY"

Frequently asked questions

How do I get get implied vol from CryptoDataAPI?

Send GET https://api.realtimeapi.ai/v1/cryptodata/volatility/implied. Pay $0.01 per request with x402, or send an X-API-Key header.

What does GET /volatility/implied cost?

$0.01 per successful request in USDC on Base. Failed requests are never charged.

Can I call this endpoint from an MCP client?

Yes. Connect any MCP client to the RealtimeAPI server and use call_feed with this endpoint's URL, or get_quote to check the price first.

Get a free key

1,000 calls a month across every feed. Who is setting it up?

No key needed at all: agents can pay per call in USDC with x402.