---
title: "Prefix-search active tickers"
method: GET
path: "/v1/underlying/search"
tags: ["Underlying"]
---

# Prefix-search active tickers

`GET /v1/underlying/search`

Case-insensitive prefix search over the active-tickers universe
for the requested date. Use to power autocomplete UIs.

## Query parameters

- `q` string, required
- `limit` integer
- `date` string, date

## Response `200`

Matching tickers (capped at 50).

- TickerListSuccess
  - `data` TickerListItem[], required
    - `ticker` string, required
    - `totalPremium` number, double, required — Total premium (USD) across all option trades on the day.
    - `totalVolume` integer, required — Total option contracts traded.
  - `meta` Meta, required
    - `timestamp` string, date-time, required — Server-side timestamp the response was generated at.
    - `requestId` string, required — Short opaque ID for log correlation.

## Other responses

- `400` — Request validation failed.
- `401` — Missing or invalid API key.
- `402` — The account's shared Skylit credit balance is lower than this route's cost. Top up to continue. Carries `X-Credits-Remaining: 0`.
- `429` — Per-minute rate limit exceeded.

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