- API
- Implied volatility
- VIX snapshot
Implied volatility API, GET /vix
Where is the VIX right now and how much did it move today?
VIX level, change and the day's range. The current VIX print with open, high, low, previous close and the change in points and percent.
The answer, in one call
Units first,
then the request.
VIX points; change_pct is percent.
Quote from the market data feed, updated intraday.
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer avmcp_YOUR_TOKEN" \
"https://apexvol.com/api/mcp/data/vix"import requests
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer avmcp_YOUR_TOKEN"}
r = requests.get("https://apexvol.com/api/mcp/data/vix", headers=headers)
r.raise_for_status()
data = r.json()["data"]
print(data["price"])Where is the VIX right now?
The assistant calls get_vix_snapshot and answers from the JSON below.{
"success": true,
"data": {
"change": 0.46,
"change_pct": 3.0065,
"close": 15.76,
"high": 15.76,
"low": 15.55,
"open": 15.56,
"prev_close": 15.3,
"price": 15.76,
"timestamp": "2026-09-08T08:06:51.441954"
}
}Every response is wrapped as {"success": true, "data": {...}}. Lists in the sample are cut to a few rows so it fits on a page; the shape is exactly what your code receives.
Parameters
Bounded,
and the bounds are stated.
Out-of-range numbers are clamped to the documented range, never silently changed to something else. A missing required field returns 400 with the reason.
| Name | In | Default | Range | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No parameters. | ||||
Field by field
What each
number means.
price, close, prev_close- The level now and at the last close.
change, change_pct- Move since the previous close.
open, high, low- Today's range.
Access, limits, errors
Before the
first call.
- Plan
- Premium Premium and above. Tokens are issued to paid and trial accounts from $55 a month; each endpoint follows the tier of its web feature. An endpoint above your plan answers 402 and names the plan it needs.
- Auth
- Bearer token, prefix
avmcp_, created under Account, then API Access. Shown once, hashed at rest, rotates in one click. Always callhttps://apexvol.com, never www. - Limits
- 60 requests a minute and 1,000 an hour per token, plus a monthly allowance by plan. Every response carries the remaining counts in
X-RateLimit-*headers; a 429 carriesRetry-Afterin seconds. - Errors
401no or revoked token;429Retry-After seconds;403Premium plan required;424data feed unavailable, retry. The full list with payload shapes is on the errors page.- Since
- API 1.0. Units, bases and timestamps follow the conventions shared by every endpoint; changes are logged in the API changelog.
- Machine-readable
- This page as Markdown, the family as one file, the whole API as llms-full.txt or OpenAPI 3.1.
The same data, in plain English
Ask for it
in an MCP client.
Connect the ApexVol MCP server and the assistant calls get_vix_snapshot by name. One URL, a sign-in, no token to paste.
Where is the VIX right now?
YouHas the VIX moved much today?
YouGive me the VIX level before I look at SPY gamma.
More in the prompt library. Set the server up in Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT, VS Code, Windsurf or Gemini CLI.
Included with
every paid plan.
From $55 a month, tier-matched: your token queries the data your plan includes and Pro unlocks the full surface.
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