Quick Start
Get started with the TESS Radar API in under 5 minutes
1. Get Your API Key
- Sign up at console.tessradar.online
- Go to Dashboard → API Keys
- Click Create New Key and copy it
Your API key is shown only once. Store it securely!
Want to test without writing code? Try the API Playground to explore all endpoints interactively.
2. Your First Request
Quick market summary (5 credits, ~2 seconds):
curl "https://api.tessradar.com/api/v1/explain?query=trump" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer or_live_your_key"Response:
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"market": {
"title": "Will Trump nominate himself as Fed chair?",
"volume": 20688463,
"outcomes": [
{ "name": "Yes", "price": 0.0005 },
{ "name": "No", "price": 0.9995 }
]
},
"summary": "Trading at 0.05% YES on Polymarket...",
"keyFactors": ["Warsh overtakes Hassett as favorite"]
},
"creditsUsed": 5
}3. Deep Analysis
For AI analysis with social sentiment (10 credits, ~10 seconds):
curl -X POST "https://api.tessradar.com/api/v1/research" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer or_live_your_key" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"query": "bitcoin"}'Research includes:
- AI-powered summary
- News sentiment analysis
- Twitter/X social trends
- Trading recommendations
4. Browse Markets
List all markets with filtering:
curl "https://api.tessradar.com/api/v1/markets?limit=10&exchange=POLYMARKET" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer or_live_your_key"5. Use in Your App
JavaScript
const response = await fetch(
'https://api.tessradar.com/api/v1/explain?query=bitcoin',
{ headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${API_KEY}` } }
);
const { data } = await response.json();
console.log(data.summary);Python
import requests
response = requests.get(
'https://api.tessradar.com/api/v1/explain',
params={'query': 'bitcoin'},
headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {API_KEY}'}
)
data = response.json()['data']
print(data['summary'])Credit Costs
| Endpoint | Cost | Speed |
|---|---|---|
| Markets, Exchanges, Stats | 1 credit | <1s |
| Explain | 5 credits | 1-3s |
| Research | 10 credits | 5-15s |
Next Steps
- API Reference - Explore all endpoints
- Research API - Deep AI analysis
- Markets API - Query and filter markets
- Dashboard - Manage API keys and monitor usage