GET 
/expired-instruments/future/contract

Get Expired Future Contracts

API to retrieve expired future contracts for an underlying instrument on a specified expiry date. This API is useful for traders and analysts who want to analyze the historical performance of futures and their underlying assets. By providing the instrument key and expiry date, users can obtain detailed information about the expired futures, including their trading symbols, lot sizes, and other relevant attributes.

Request

curl --location 'https://api.upstox.com/v2/expired-instruments/future/contract?instrument_key=NSE_INDEX%7CNifty%2050&expiry_date=2024-11-27' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Accept: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer {your_access_token}'

For additional samples in various languages, please refer to the Sample code section on this page.

Query Parameters

Name	Required	Type	Description
instrument_key	Required	string	Key of an underlying instrument. For the regex pattern applicable to this field, see the Field Pattern Appendix.
expiry_date	Required	string	Expiry date for which expired future contracts are required in format: YYYY-MM-DD.

Responses

200

Response Body

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": [
    {
      "name": "NIFTY",
      "segment": "NSE_FO",
      "exchange": "NSE",
      "expiry": "2025-04-24",
      "instrument_key": "NSE_FO|54452|24-04-2025",
      "exchange_token": "54452",
      "trading_symbol": "NIFTY FUT 24 APR 25",
      "tick_size": 10,
      "lot_size": 75,
      "instrument_type": "FUT",
      "freeze_quantity": 1800,
      "underlying_key": "NSE_INDEX|Nifty 50",
      "underlying_type": "INDEX",
      "underlying_symbol": "NIFTY",
      "minimum_lot": 75
    }
  ]
}

For additional samples in various languages, please refer to the Sample code section on this page.

Response Body

Name	Type	Description
status	string	A string indicating the outcome of the request. Typically success for successful operations.
data	object	Data object for expired future contracts.
data[].name	string	The name of the future.
data[].segment	string	The market segment of the future. Possible values: NSE_EQ, NSE_INDEX, NSE_FO, NCD_FO, BSE_EQ, BSE_INDEX, BSE_FO, BCD_FO, MCX_FO, NSE_COM
data[].exchange	string	Exchange to which the instrument is associated. Possible values: NSE, BSE, MCX.
data[].expiry	string	Expiry date (for derivatives). Date format is YYYY-MM-dd.
data[].instrument_key	string	Also refer to an expired_instrument_key for expired future contract. This is combination of instrument_key and expiry date. For the regex pattern applicable to expired_instrument_key field, see the Field Pattern Appendix.
data[].exchange_token	string	The exchange-specific token for the future.
data[].trading_symbol	string	The symbol used for trading the future. Format: <underlying_symbol> <expiry in dd MMM yy> FUT
data[].tick_size	number	The minimum price movement of the future.
data[].lot_size	number	The size of one lot of the future.
data[].instrument_type	string	The type of the instrument. For futures, this is always FUT.
data[].freeze_quantity	number	The maximum quantity that can be frozen.
data[].underlying_key	string	The instrument_key for the underlying asset.
data[].underlying_type	string	The type of the underlying asset, Possible values: COM, INDEX, EQUITY, CUR, IRD.
data[].underlying_symbol	string	The symbol of the underlying asset.
data[].minimum_lot	number	The minimum lot size for the future.

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Error codes

Error code	Description
UDAPI100011	Invalid Instrument key - You need to provide proper instrument key for this operation.
UDAPI1088	Invalid date - You need to provide the expiry_date in proper format: YYYY-MM-DD
UDAPI1149	This API is available exclusively with an Upstox Plus plan subscription - Please upgrade to the Plus plan to gain access.

Sample Code

Get Expired Future Contracts for given instrument with expiry date

Curl

curl --location 'https://api.upstox.com/v2/expired-instruments/future/contract?instrument_key=NSE_INDEX%7CNifty%2050&expiry_date=2024-11-27' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Accept: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer {your_access_token}'

Python

import requests

url = 'https://api.upstox.com/v2/expired-instruments/future/contract?instrument_key=NSE_INDEX%7CNifty%2050&expiry_date=2024-11-27'
headers = {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Accept': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': 'Bearer {your_access_token}',
}

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

# Check the response status
if response.status_code == 200:
    # Do something with the response data (e.g., print it)
    print(response.json())
else:
    # Print an error message if the request was not successful
    print(f"Error: {response.status_code} - {response.text}")

Node.js

const axios = require('axios');

const url = 'https://api.upstox.com/v2/expired-instruments/future/contract?instrument_key=NSE_INDEX%7CNifty%2050&expiry_date=2024-11-27';
const headers = {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Accept': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': 'Bearer {your_access_token}',
};

axios.get(url, { headers })
    .then(response => {
        // Do something with the response data (e.g., print it)
        console.log(response.data);
    })
    .catch(error => {
        // Print an error message if the request was not successful
        console.error(`Error: ${error.response.status} - ${error.response.data}`);
    });

Java

import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;

public class Main {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String url = "https://api.upstox.com/v2/expired-instruments/future/contract?instrument_key=NSE_INDEX%7CNifty%2050&expiry_date=2024-11-27";

        HttpClient httpClient = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
        HttpRequest httpRequest = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
                .uri(URI.create(url))
                .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
                .header("Accept", "application/json")
                .header("Authorization", "Bearer {your_access_token}")
                .build();

        try {
            HttpResponse<String> httpResponse = httpClient.send(httpRequest, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());

            // Check the response status
            if (httpResponse.statusCode() == 200) {
                // Do something with the response body (e.g., print it)
                System.out.println(httpResponse.body());
            } else {
                // Print an error message if the request was not successful
                System.err.println("Error: " + httpResponse.statusCode() + " - " + httpResponse.body());
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            // Handle exceptions
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

PHP

<?php

$url = 'https://api.upstox.com/v2/expired-instruments/future/contract?instrument_key=NSE_INDEX%7CNifty%2050&expiry_date=2024-11-27';

// Initialize cURL session
$curl = curl_init();

// Set cURL options
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => $url,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Content-Type: application/json',
        'Accept: application/json',
        'Authorization: Bearer {your_access_token}'
    ]
]);

// Execute the request
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$httpCode = curl_getinfo($curl, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);

// Check for errors
if (curl_errno($curl)) {
    echo 'Error: ' . curl_error($curl);
} else if ($httpCode != 200) {
    echo 'Error: HTTP status code ' . $httpCode;
} else {
    // Process the successful response
    echo $response;
}

// Close cURL session
curl_close($curl);
?>

Python SDK

import upstox_client
from upstox_client.rest import ApiException

configuration = upstox_client.Configuration()
configuration.access_token = '{your_access_token}'
apiInstance = upstox_client.ExpiredInstrumentApi(upstox_client.ApiClient(configuration))
try:
    response = apiInstance.get_expired_future_contracts("NSE_INDEX|Nifty 50", "2024-11-27")
    print(response)
except ApiException as e:
    print("Exception when calling expired instrument api: %s\n" % e)

Node.js SDK

let UpstoxClient = require('upstox-js-sdk');
let defaultClient = UpstoxClient.ApiClient.instance;
var OAUTH2 = defaultClient.authentications['OAUTH2'];
OAUTH2.accessToken = "{your_access_token}";

let expiredInstrumentsApiInstance = new UpstoxClient.ExpiredInstrumentApi();
expiredInstrumentsApiInstance.getExpiredFutureContracts("NSE_INDEX|Nifty 50", "2024-11-27", (error, data, response) => {
  if (error) {
    console.error(error.response.text);
  } else {
    console.log(data);
  }
});

Java SDK

import com.upstox.ApiClient;
import com.upstox.ApiException;
import com.upstox.Configuration;
import com.upstox.api.*;
import com.upstox.auth.*;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        ApiClient defaultClient = Configuration.getDefaultApiClient();
        
        OAuth OAUTH2 = (OAuth) defaultClient.getAuthentication("OAUTH2");
        OAUTH2.setAccessToken("{your_access_token}");

        ExpiredInstrumentApi expiredInstrumentApi = new ExpiredInstrumentApi();
        try {
            GetExpiredFuturesContractResponse response = expiredInstrumentApi.getExpiredFutureContracts("NSE_INDEX|Nifty 50", "2024-11-27");
            System.out.println(response);
        } catch (ApiException e) {
            System.out.println("Exception when calling ExpiredInstrumentApi#getExpiredFutureContracts");
            System.out.println("Status code: " + e.getCode());
            System.out.println("Error message: " + e.getResponseBody());
        }
    }
}

• This API is specifically designed for expired future contracts. For current or active instruments, please refer to the Instrument json
• Before using this API, ensure to check the Get Expiries API to obtain the available expiry dates for the underlying instrument.