Futures vs perpetual future

API Futures API
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Hi,

Im having trouble finding out the difference between buying a regular future (say iotausdt) and buying a perpetual (iotausdt).

I can successfully use the API to buy iotausdt regular future but want to know how to buy the perpetual iotausdt…confused.

Where are the differences? Is it the endpoint i post to or same endpoint but for perpetual i buy iotausdt_perp, for example?

Thanks so much for any help.

Graham

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There is an endpoint /fapi/v1/exchangeInfo that returns all available symbols. You could find out the delivery and perpetual futures based on the symbol name. The perpetual ones have the _perp in the symbol name.

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Thanks a million @dino

You legend! :slight_smile:

Have a great day.

Graham