---
title: "VIX (Fear Gauge)"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/cboe/vix"
tags: ["Finance"]
---

# VIX (Fear Gauge)

`GET /api/v1/cboe/vix`

S&P 500 Volatility Index (VIX) - daily OHLC history since 1990. VIX < 15: low fear. VIX 15-25: normal. VIX 25-35: elevated. VIX > 35: extreme fear. The most watched volatility indicator in the world.

## Query parameters

- `limit` integer — Number of trading days

## Response `200`

Daily OHLC history for the VIX index.

- EnvelopeCboeVixData
  - `data` CboeVixData, required
    - `symbol` string, required — Security ticker symbol.
    - `name` string, required — Entity or record name.
    - `category` string, required — Category label.
    - `count` integer, required — Number of items in this result set.
    - `records` CboeRecord[], required — Array of record rows.
      - `date` string, required — Observation date (YYYY-MM-DD).
      - `open` number, required — Period opening price.
      - `high` number, required — Period high value.
      - `low` number, required — Period low value.
      - `close` number, required — Period closing price.
  - `meta` SugraMeta, required — Metadata attached to every /api/v1/* response envelope.
    - `endpoint` string, required — Requested endpoint path.
    - `data_time` string, required — ISO 8601 UTC timestamp of the source data, not of the request.
    - `response_time` string, required — ISO 8601 UTC timestamp when this response was produced.
    - `provider` string, required — API name and version.
    - `source` string, nullable — Identifier of the primary upstream source used for this response.
    - `attribution` string, nullable — Human-readable attribution mandated by an upstream source (e.g. a securities regulator or self-regulatory organization). Present only on responses whose source requires the owner and source to be clearly identified. Do not remove or alter it when using the response.
    - `fallback_used` boolean, nullable — True when the primary source failed and a fallback produced the data.
    - `fallback_chain` string[], nullable — Ordered list of sources attempted, in the order they were tried.
    - `cached` boolean, nullable — True when this response was served from the internal cache.
    - `stale` boolean, nullable — True when the cached response was returned after the upstream rate-limited or errored. Clients can use this to detect degraded data.

## Other responses

- `401` — Missing or invalid `x-api-key` header.
- `422` — Validation Error
- `429` — Daily rate limit exceeded. Check `X-RateLimit-Reset` for the next window.
- `503` — Upstream source is temporarily unavailable. Retry after a short delay.

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