# Pools

Endpoints that begin with `/pools/` path provides user control over option pools lifecycle: use can fetch all available pools (optionally filtered by `base` token, `quote` token, `expiration` date) and deploy a new option pool.

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If some option pools is *already deployed,* `POST /pools` will handle this case gracefully without an error.
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`` `GET /pools` ``returns *only* the pools been deployed 90 days ago or later.
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