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Kalshi multivariate API

Multivariate event collection endpoints

Kalshi multivariate API is one of 21 APIs that Kalshi publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include multivariate. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 5 operations across 3 paths, and defines 18 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 3.19.0.

Requests are made against 4 base URLs: https://external-api.kalshi.com/trade-api/v2, https://api.elections.kalshi.com/trade-api/v2, https://external-api.demo.kalshi.co/trade-api/v2, https://demo-api.kalshi.co/trade-api/v2.

5 operations 3 paths 18 schemas 3 GET1 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
3.19.0
Base URL
https://api.elections.kalshi.com/trade-api/v2
Authentication
API Key, API Key, API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 3

Kalshi multivariate API declares 3 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as KALSHI-ACCESS-KEY (kalshiAccessKey). An API key is passed in the header as KALSHI-ACCESS-SIGNATURE (kalshiAccessSignature). An API key is passed in the header as KALSHI-ACCESS-TIMESTAMP (kalshiAccessTimestamp).

  • kalshiAccessKey — Your API key ID
  • kalshiAccessSignature — RSA-PSS signature of the request
  • kalshiAccessTimestamp — Request timestamp in milliseconds

Paths & Operations 5

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 3 GET, 1 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

multivariate 5

Multivariate event collection endpoints

GET
/multivariate_event_collections/{collection_ticker}
Get Multivariate Event Collection
GetMultivariateEventCollection 1 param → 200400404500
POST
/multivariate_event_collections/{collection_ticker}
Create Market In Multivariate Event Collection
CreateMarketInMultivariateEventCollection 1 param body → 200400401429500
GET
/multivariate_event_collections
Get Multivariate Event Collections
GetMultivariateEventCollections 5 params → 200400500
PUT
/multivariate_event_collections/{collection_ticker}/lookupdeprecated
Lookup Tickers For Market In Multivariate Event Collection
LookupTickersForMarketInMultivariateEventCollection 1 param body → 200400401404500
GET
/multivariate_event_collections/{collection_ticker}/lookupdeprecated
Get Multivariate Event Collection Lookup History
GetMultivariateEventCollectionLookupHistory 2 params → 200400500

Schemas 18

The contract defines 18 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Market (55 properties), MultivariateEventCollection (14 properties), AssociatedEvent (5 properties), MveSelectedLeg (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

GetMultivariateEventCollectionResponse
object
1 property 1 required
GetMultivariateEventCollectionsResponse
object
2 properties 1 required
PriceRange
object
3 properties 3 required
CreateMarketInMultivariateEventCollectionResponse
object
3 properties 2 required
AssociatedEvent
object
5 properties 3 required
LookupPoint
object
4 properties 4 required
LookupTickersForMarketInMultivariateEventCollectionResponse
object
2 properties 2 required
ExchangeIndex
integer
Identifier for an exchange shard. Defaults to 0 if unspecified. Note: currently only 0 supported.
ErrorResponse
object
4 properties
LookupTickersForMarketInMultivariateEventCollectionRequest
object
1 property 1 required
TickerPair
object
3 properties 3 required
GetMultivariateEventCollectionLookupHistoryResponse
object
1 property 1 required
Market
object
55 properties 35 required
FixedPointCount
string
Fixed-point contract count string (2 decimals, e.g., "10.00"; referred to as "fp" in field names). Requests accept 0–2 decimal places (e.g., "10", "10.0", "10.…
MultivariateEventCollection
object
14 properties 14 required
FixedPointDollars
string
US dollar amount as a fixed-point decimal string with up to 6 decimal places of precision. This is the maximum supported precision; valid quote intervals for a…
CreateMarketInMultivariateEventCollectionRequest
object
2 properties 1 required
MveSelectedLeg
object
4 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

kalshi-multivariate-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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