PolymarketDocumentation/docs/index.md

Documentation Index

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Overview

Build on the world's largest prediction market. Trade, integrate, and access real-time market data with the Polymarket API.

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Polymarket Documentation

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  Build on the world's largest prediction market. APIs, SDKs, and tools for prediction market developers.
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      Developer Quickstart
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      Make your first API request in minutes. Learn the basics of the Polymarket platform, fetch market data, place orders, and redeem winning positions.
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      <a href="/quickstart" className="inline-flex items-center px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-white bg-primary rounded-full hover:bg-indigo-700 transition-colors">
        Get Started →
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    ```typescript TypeScript theme={null}
    import { ClobClient, Side } from "@polymarket/clob-client-v2";

    const client = new ClobClient({ host, chain: chainId, signer, creds });

    const order = await client.createAndPostOrder(
      { tokenID, price: 0.50, size: 10, side: Side.BUY },
      { tickSize: "0.01", negRisk: false }
    );
    ```

    ```python Python theme={null}
    from py_clob_client.client import ClobClient
    from py_clob_client.order_builder.constants import BUY

    client = ClobClient(host, key=key, chain=chain, creds=creds)
    order = client.create_and_post_order(
        OrderArgs(token_id=token_id, price=0.50, size=10, side=BUY),
        options={"tick_size": "0.01", "neg_risk": False}
    )
    ```

    ```rust Rust theme={null}
    use polymarket_client_sdk::clob::{Client, Config};
    use polymarket_client_sdk::clob::types::Side;
    use polymarket_client_sdk::types::dec;

    let client = Client::new(host, Config::default())?.authentication_builder(&signer).authenticate().await?;
    let order = client.limit_order().token_id(token_id).price(dec!(0.50)).size(dec!(10)).side(Side::Buy).build().await?;
    let signed = client.sign(&signer, order).await?;
    let response = client.post_order(signed).await?;
    ```
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Get Familiar with Polymarket

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  Learn the fundamentals, explore our APIs, and start building on the world's largest prediction market.
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    <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/quickstart">
      Set up your environment and make your first API call in minutes.
    </Card>

    <Card title="Core Concepts" icon="lightbulb" href="/concepts/markets-events">
      Understand markets, events, tokens, and how trading works.
    </Card>

    <Card title="API Reference" icon="code" href="/api-reference/introduction">
      Explore REST endpoints, WebSocket streams, and authentication.
    </Card>

    <Card title="SDKs" icon="cube" href="/api-reference/clients-sdks">
      Official Python, TypeScript, and Rust libraries for faster development.
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  <IconCard icon="quiz" title="Help Desk" description="Get support, report issues, and find answers to common questions" href="https://help.polymarket.com" />

  <IconCard icon="sensor" title="Status" description="Check API uptime, service health, and incident reports" href="https://status.polymarket.com" />
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