1. API
  2. Plans & tiers

Guide

Plans, tiers
and access.

API access maps directly to your subscription plan. Tiers are strictly ordered, Basic then Premium then Pro, and a higher tier always includes everything below it.

Tiers

PlanWho it is forOn the API
BasicEssential tools for retail traders.Any ticker. The Basic endpoints: chain, expirations, stock, search, calendars, Greeks heatmap, and the rest marked Basic on their pages.
PremiumAdvanced analytics.Basic plus the Premium endpoints: IV rank and the volatility lab, flow, screeners, market overview, gamma exposure and dealer positioning.
ProInstitutional-grade tools; the full API and MCP surface.Premium plus the Pro endpoints: portfolio risk, event analysis, 0DTE, term analytics, skew, volatility arbitrage.
  • All paid plans include a 7-day free trial and the API from day one. A subscription is valid while its status is active, trialing or past due and the paid period has not expired. See pricing.
  • Each endpoint enforces the same feature tier as its web twin; the endpoint page and the card on the family page state which. An endpoint above your plan answers 403 {"upgrade_required": true, "required_tier": "…", "your_tier": "…"}.
  • Accounts without a paid or trial plan cannot create tokens, and a token whose account lapses answers 403 {"tier_required": "basic"} until the plan is active again.

Feature keys

Every gated endpoint checks a named feature key with a minimum tier and a published flag. Below your tier answers 403 with the upgrade payload; an unpublished feature answers 404.

Feature keyNameMin tierStatusAPI area
dashboardDashboardBasicPublishedOptions chain (/api/main_data …)
options_chainChain AnalyticsBasicPublished (API-only)/api/volume-profile, /api/max-pain
greeks_heatmapGreeks HeatmapBasicPublishedGreeks heatmap suite
simulatorStrategy LabBasicPublishedSimulator + strategy builder
price_contextPrice ContextBasicPublished/api/price-context
volatility_labVolatility LabPremiumPublished/api/iv, vol surface/smiles, /api/vol-lab, /api/institutional
expected_moveExpected MovePremiumHidden/api/expected-move
volatility_edgeVolatility EdgePremiumHidden(page only)
volatility_snapshotVolatility SnapshotPremiumHidden/api/volatility-snapshot
greeks_exposureGreeks ExposurePremiumPublished/api/greeks-exposure
gex_analysisGEX AnalysisPremiumHidden/api/gex, /api/cross_index_gex
flow_analyticsOptions FlowPremiumPublished/api/flow
screenerOptions ScreenerPremiumPublished/api/screener
market_overviewMarket OverviewPremiumPublished/api/market_overview
iv_dashboardIV IntelligencePremiumPublished/api/iv-dashboard, /api/vrp
hv_regimesHistorical Vol AnalyzerPremiumHidden/api/hv-regime
dividend_analyticsDividend AnalyticsPremiumPublished/api/dividend
correlation_dashboardCorrelation DashboardPremiumPublished/api/correlation
borrow_ratesBorrow Rate MonitorPremiumPublished/api/borrow-rate
zero_dte_analytics0DTE AnalyticsProPublished/api/zero-dte
vol_term_analyticsTerm Vol AnalyticsProPublished/api/vol-term, /api/strike-intel
iron_condor_scannerIron Condor ScannerProComing soon/api/iron-condor
risk_managerRisk ManagerProPublished/api/risk
event_analysisEarnings & EventsProPublished/api/event
earnings_historyEarnings HistoryProPublished(pages only)
third_order_greeksThird-Order GreeksProHidden/api/third_order_greeks
charm_exposureCharm ExposureProHidden/api/charm_exposure
historical_snapshotsHistorical SnapshotsProPublished/api/chain_at_time, chain_comparison, chain_timeline
pin_riskPin Risk ScannerProHidden/api/pin_risk
vol_surface_monitorVol Surface MonitorProHidden/api/vol-surface-monitor
vol_surface_advancedVolatility Surface AnalysisProHidden/api/monies
volatility_arbitrageVolatility ArbitrageProPublished/api/vol-arb/scan
calendar_spread_analyzerCalendar Spread AnalyzerProPublished/api/calendar-spread (analysis/pair)
calendar_ratioFront/Back IV RatioProPublished/api/calendar-spread (ratio endpoints)
earnings_straddleEarnings Straddle AnalyzerProPublished/api/earnings-straddle
relative_valueRelative Value ScannerProPublished/api/relative-value
skew_intelligenceSkew IntelligenceProPublished/api/skew-intelligence
iv_shiftIV ShiftProPublished/api/iv-shift
Authentication Rate limits

Next

The other guides,
and the reference.

Getting startedGet started with the ApexVol API: create an account, generate a token, make your first call, and connect the MCP server to Claude. Authentication & securityApexVol API authentication: Bearer-token (MCP) and session-cookie + CSRF access, token lifecycle, and 401/403 semantics. Plans, tiers & access controlHow ApexVol API access maps to plans: Free/Basic/Premium/Pro tiers, demo mode, and the feature-key access model. Rate limits & quotasApexVol API rate limits: demo, shared per-IP, and per-token MCP quotas, and what happens when you exceed them. Errors & response conventionsApexVol API request/response conventions, HTTP status codes, and error payload shapes.

Included with
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From $55 a month, tier-matched: your token queries the data your plan includes and Pro unlocks the full surface.

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