# Options: Field Required, Type = missing

**URL:** <https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/options-field-required-type-missing/13843>\
**Category:** Alpaca Trading\
**Created:** [March 14, 2024, 2:32am UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/options-field-required-type-missing/13843 "2024-03-14T02:32:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![lacergunn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/aeb1de/32.png) [@lacergunn](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/lacergunn)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 2:32am UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/options-field-required-type-missing/13843/1 "2024-03-14T02:32:14Z")

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I’m trying to run the example code for the new options trading from the github, but I’m getting an error whenever I run the 5th box of code, the one that gets a list of option contracts from an underlying signal. Problem seems to be with the GetOptionContractsRequest class, which is throwing a missing field error whenever I use it. I haven’t made any changes to the code, I’m running it as it was given.  
Seeing as I kinda need this class to search for symbols, has anyone else had this problem?

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**Author:** ![lacergunn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/aeb1de/32.png) [@lacergunn](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/lacergunn)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 2:02am UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/options-field-required-type-missing/13843/3 "2024-03-17T02:02:13Z")

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The thing is it was working when I first started with the code, but then stopped. I think around the same time I got a repeat email saying options were enabled on my account (a few weeks after I got the beta access to begin with)