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The Kairos API: Base URLs, Providers, and Modules

KairosAugust 21, 20264 min read

Quick answer

The Kairos API is a REST and WebSocket surface for prediction markets: market data, order execution, portfolio analytics, sports markets, and trader intelligence, aggregated across Kalshi, Polymarket, Predict.fun, and Hyperliquid. Data lives at data.kairos.trade, execution at execution.kairos.trade, and streaming at stream.kairos.trade.

Base URLs

ServiceURLWhat it serves
Data APIhttps://data.kairos.tradeMarkets, candles, trades, search, PnL, sports, trader stats
Order Executionhttps://execution.kairos.tradeSubmit, cancel, and query orders (REST and WebSocket)
Market Data Streamwss://stream.kairos.tradeReal-time market data WebSocket (protobuf)
Order Execution Streamwss://execution.kairos.trade/wsReal-time order and status updates (JSON)
The Kairos API surface, August 2026

Two data APIs

The separate Market Data API (md.kairos.trade) is a lighter-weight, read-only beta service with a free anonymous tier and ETag caching. Reach for it instead of the Data API when you only need candles, trades, or marks at scale. It needs no signup.

Providers

The API aggregates multiple prediction market venues. Pass the numeric provider_id, or the string provider name such as "predictfun", wherever an endpoint takes a provider.

ProviderIDDescription
Kalshi1US-regulated prediction market (CFTC designated contract market)
Polymarket2Blockchain-based prediction market on Polygon
Opinion3Decentralized prediction market. Sunset, no longer active.
Predict.fun8Blockchain-based prediction market on BNB Chain
Hyperliquid9HIP-4 outcome markets on the Hyperliquid L1

Modules

  • Markets (/markets): market details, prices, metadata, and sibling outcomes
  • Discovery (/api/markets/discover/v2): discover, trending, breaking, and expiring markets
  • Crypto markets (/markets/crypto): short-interval crypto up-or-down contracts and oracle prices
  • Candles and trades (/candles, /trades): OHLCV history and prints, single or batched up to 200 contracts
  • Search (/search): market and event search with suggestions
  • PnL and trader stats (/pnl, trader analytics): portfolio and trader intelligence
  • Orders (execution.kairos.trade): submission, cancellation, and status

The interactive reference with a live tester for every endpoint, 102 in total, plus the machine-readable OpenAPI specs, lives at app.kairos.trade/docs. Everything on the Market Data API and every endpoint marked free works without a signup. Authentication for the rest is covered in Authentication.

Frequently asked questions

The Market Data API (md.kairos.trade) has a free anonymous tier, and every endpoint marked free in the reference works without a signup. The full Data API and the Order Execution API require an API key, created in the Kairos dashboard.
Kalshi, Polymarket, and Predict.fun for market data and execution, plus Hyperliquid HIP-4 outcome markets for data. The retired Opinion venue remains in the provider list for historical data only.
The interactive reference at app.kairos.trade/docs/api-reference links the OpenAPI specs for the Data, Execution, and Market Data APIs. They describe every endpoint, parameter, and response schema.

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