ACCESS TIERS:

  • Apply for advanced API access here: https://forms.gle/iMhGvPZ1yU173jk2A.
  • Traders that represent more than 3.75% of exchange volume in a given month are automatically approved for the premier API access for the following month.

Traders who qualify for advanced or premier access also gain access to batched order requests.

RATE LIMITS:

Write Limits

  • 100 TPS, 6000 TPM for premier access members
  • 30 TPS, 1800 TPM for advanced access members
  • 10 TPS, 600 TPM for basic access members

Read Limits

  • 100 TPS, 6000 TPM for premier access members
  • 30 TPS, 1800 TPM for advanced access members
  • 10 TPS, 600 TPM for basic access members

PAPER TRADING AND TESTING ENVIRONMENT

There also exists API testing environment at https://demo.kalshi.co/markets. To perform API testing please use the API route: https://demo-api.kalshi.co/trade-api/v2.

To obtain a trading balance in the testing environment, go to link your bank account, select Bank of America and enter the following as your banking credentials:

user_name: user_good

password: pass_good