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# Unusual Whales: Get Dark Pool Trades

Get recent dark pool (off-exchange) trades. Shows large institutional trades with NBBO context, size, and premium data. Ideal for: tracking institutional block trades, detecting hidden buying/selling pressure, monitoring off-exchange volume for specific tickers.

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Catalog action Blockchain Data

Get recent dark pool (off-exchange) trades. Shows large institutional trades with NBBO context, size, and premium data. Ideal for: tracking institutional block trades, detecting hidden buying/selling pressure, monitoring off-exchange volume for specific tickers.


## At a Glance

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Action ID | `unusualwhales-get-darkpool-trades` |
| Category | Blockchain Data |
| Connector | Not required |
| Requires gas | No |
| Funds movement | None declared |
| Tags | `darkpool`, `institutional`, `market-data`, `read` |

## Payload Schema

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `ticker` | `string` | No | Filter by ticker symbol |
| `date` | `string` | No | Filter by date \(YYYY-MM-DD format\) |
| `limit` | `number` | No | Maximum number of trades to return |

## Result Schema

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `trades` | `array` | Yes | List of recent dark pool \(off-exchange\) trades |

## Examples

**Workflow node**

```json
{
  "type": "unusualwhales-get-darkpool-trades",
  "payload": {
    "ticker": "example-ticker",
    "date": "2026-04-25",
    "limit": 1
  },
  "children": []
}
```
  **Test with API**

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.b3os.org/v1/actions/unusualwhales-get-darkpool-trades/test" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "inputs": {
    "ticker": "example-ticker",
    "date": "2026-04-25",
    "limit": 1
  }
}'
```

**Use expressions for dynamic values**

Payload fields can use workflow expressions such as `{{$trigger.body.amount}}`, `{{$nodes.fetch.result.price}}`, and `{{$props.asset}}` when the value should come from a trigger, prior node, or reusable workflow prop.