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.

NOTE

• Expired Future Contracts is currently not available for the MCX.
• 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.

Header Parameters

Name	Required	Type	Description
Authorization	true	string	Requires the format Bearer access_token where access_token is obtained from the Token API.
Accept	true	string	Defines the content format the client expects, which should be set to application/json.

Query Parameters

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

Responses

• 200
• 4XX

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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
    }
  ]
}

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.

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.

Examples

A comprehensive set of examples is provided to illustrate various use cases and implementation scenarios for this API. To view detailed examples and access sample code, please refer to: API Examples.

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