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Kalshi search API

Search and filtering endpoints

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

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

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 4 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.

2 operations 2 paths 4 schemas 2 GET

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 search 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 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

search 2

Search and filtering endpoints

GET
/search/tags_by_categories
Get Tags for Series Categories
GetTagsForSeriesCategories → 200401500
GET
/search/filters_by_sport
Get Filters for Sports
GetFiltersForSports → 200401500

Schemas 4

The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are SportFilterDetails (2 properties), GetFiltersBySportsResponse (2 properties), ScopeList (1 property), GetTagsForSeriesCategoriesResponse (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

GetFiltersBySportsResponse
object
2 properties 2 required
GetTagsForSeriesCategoriesResponse
object
1 property 1 required
ScopeList
object
1 property 1 required
SportFilterDetails
object
2 properties 2 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

kalshi-search-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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