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GET
/
v1
/
options
/
unusual_activity
/
{symbol}
Get Options Unusual Activity by Symbol
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.aries.com/v1/options/unusual_activity/{symbol} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
import requests

url = "https://api.aries.com/v1/options/unusual_activity/{symbol}"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

fetch('https://api.aries.com/v1/options/unusual_activity/{symbol}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.aries.com/v1/options/unusual_activity/{symbol}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>"
],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}
package main

import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)

func main() {

url := "https://api.aries.com/v1/options/unusual_activity/{symbol}"

req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

fmt.Println(string(body))

}
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.aries.com/v1/options/unusual_activity/{symbol}")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.asString();
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.aries.com/v1/options/unusual_activity/{symbol}")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
{
  "trades": [
    {
      "symbol": "AAPL",
      "timestamp": "2026-02-25T20:55:00.1041000+00:00",
      "type": "block",
      "total_value": 143000.0019,
      "total_size": 200,
      "average_price": 7.15,
      "contract": "AAPL__260306P00280000",
      "ask_at_execution": 7.15,
      "bid_at_execution": 6.95,
      "sentiment": "bearish",
      "underlying_price_at_execution": 274.59
    }
  ],
  "next_page": "https://api.aries.com/v1/options/unusual_activity/AAPL?next_page=eyJwYWdlIjoyfQ=="
}

Path parameter

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
symbolstringYesUnderlying stock symbol (e.g. AAPL, TSLA).

Response

Success returns 200 OK with a JSON object containing a trades array. Each trade includes:
FieldTypeDescription
symbolstringUnderlying symbol (e.g. AAPL)
timestampstringTrade timestamp (ISO 8601)
typestringTrade type (e.g. block)
total_valuenumberTotal dollar value of the trade
total_sizenumberTotal contract size
average_pricenumberAverage price per contract
contractstringOption contract identifier
ask_at_executionnumberAsk price at execution
bid_at_executionnumberBid price at execution
sentimentstringSentiment (e.g. bearish, bullish)
underlying_price_at_executionnumberUnderlying price at execution
Example response:
{
  "trades": [
    {
      "symbol": "AAPL",
      "timestamp": "2026-02-25T20:55:00.1041000+00:00",
      "type": "block",
      "total_value": 143000.0019,
      "total_size": 200,
      "average_price": 7.15,
      "contract": "AAPL__260306P00280000",
      "ask_at_execution": 7.15,
      "bid_at_execution": 6.95,
      "sentiment": "bearish",
      "underlying_price_at_execution": 274.59
    }
  ]
}
Errors: 400 when symbol is missing or invalid, 401 unauthorized, 500 when the feature is not available or server error.

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

OAuth2 Bearer token: obtain an access token from the token endpoint and send it in the Authorization header.

Path Parameters

symbol
string
required

Underlying stock symbol (e.g. AAPL, TSLA).

Response

Options unusual activity: object with trades array. Each trade has symbol, timestamp, type (e.g. block), total_value, total_size, average_price, contract, ask_at_execution, bid_at_execution, sentiment, underlying_price_at_execution.

Response for GET /v1/options/unusual_activity/{symbol}. Contains unusual activity trades and optional pagination pointer.

trades
object[]

List of unusual options activity trades

next_page
string | null

Absolute link to the next page when more results are available.