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GET
Match Market

Authorizations

X-River-Key-Id
string
header
required

UUID of your API key (from Settings → API Keys).

X-River-Timestamp
string
header
required

Current unix seconds. Must be within 30s of server time.

X-River-Signature
string
header
required

Base64 Ed25519 signature over the canonical request: METHOD\nPATH\nSORTED_QUERY\nTIMESTAMP\nSHA256(body) hex. See /api-reference/authentication for the full recipe.

Query Parameters

ticker
string | null

Exact Kalshi ticker (e.g. KXNBA-26-DET)

slug
string | null

Exact Polymarket slug (e.g. will-the-denver-nuggets-win-the-2026-nba-finals)

Response

Successful Response

Schema for a single market search result.

river_id
integer
required
exchange_value
integer
required
exchange_name
string
required
tick_size_price
number
required
tick_size_qty
number
required
minimum_order_size
number
required
neg_risk
boolean
required
name
string
required
status
enum<string>
required

Instrument status derived in instruments table from exchange-specific fields.

Kalshi: maps from kalshi_markets.status - 'active' -> ACTIVE - everything else (closed, determined, finalized, settled, amended, inactive, initialized) -> CLOSED

Polymarket: maps from polymarket_markets.closed and polymarket_markets.active booleans - closed=true -> CLOSED - active=true (and not closed) -> ACTIVE - else (active=false, closed=false) -> INACTIVE

Available options:
active,
closed,
inactive
ticker
string | null
token_id_yes
string | null
token_id_no
string | null
slug
string | null
tick_structure
string
default:uniform
expiration_datetime
string | null

Market expiration datetime (UTC)

start_datetime
string | null

Game/event start datetime (UTC). Populated for sports; null otherwise.

neg_risk_id
string | null
condition_id
string | null
subtitle
string | null
description
string | null
category
string
default:Other
subcategory
string | null
rank
number | null
event_ticker
string | null
event_title
string | null
volume
integer | null
volume_24h
integer | null
series_ticker
string | null
image
string | null
last_price
number | null

Most recent YES price normalized to 0.0–1.0 (probability). Kalshi cents / 100; Polymarket already 0.0–1.0. NULL when no trade has been observed.

primary_entity_name
string | null

Resolved display name of the canonical structured-target entity (player, team, competitor, …) referenced by the market. NULL for markets without a structured target. Kalshi only — Polymarket has no equivalent concept.