> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.polyedge.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# PolyEdge Documentation

> Advanced API service for professional Polymarket traders, developers, and data analysts.

PolyEdge gives you a definitive edge in prediction markets. Access millisecond-level mempool order streams, smart money leaderboards, and deep wallet analytics — all through a single, powerful API.

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  <Card title="Quick Start" icon="rocket" href="/quickstart">
    Make your first API call in minutes
  </Card>

  <Card title="Authentication" icon="key" href="/authentication">
    Get your API key and start authenticating
  </Card>

  <Card title="API Reference" icon="code" href="/api-reference/leaderboard">
    Full reference for all endpoints
  </Card>

  <Card title="Real-time Stream" icon="bolt" href="/guides/real-time-stream">
    Subscribe to live Polymarket order flow
  </Card>
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## What you can build

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  <Card title="Smart Money Tracking" icon="chart-line">
    Identify and follow top-performing traders with customizable leaderboards filtered by PNL, ROI, win rate, and market category.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Automated Trading Bots" icon="robot">
    React to live order flow in real time using the SSE stream, with sub-second latency and compact payload formats for high throughput.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Analytics Dashboards" icon="chart-bar">
    Build rich dashboards with per-trader market history, order-level granularity, and multi-timeframe performance breakdowns.
  </Card>
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## Get started in 3 steps

<Steps>
  <Step title="Get an API key">
    Visit [polyedge.dev](https://polyedge.dev) to obtain your API key.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Authenticate your requests">
    Pass your key in the `X-PolyEdge-Key` header on every request. See [Authentication](/authentication) for details.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Call the API">
    Try the [leaderboard endpoint](/api-reference/leaderboard) to fetch top traders, or open a [real-time stream](/api-reference/stream-orders) for live order flow.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## SDKs

Official SDKs are available for Node.js and Python with full support for all endpoints and the real-time SSE stream.

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  <Card title="Node.js SDK" icon="node-js" href="/sdks/nodejs">
    ES modules, async iterators, auto-reconnect
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  <Card title="Python SDK" icon="python" href="/sdks/python">
    Synchronous client with generator-based streaming
  </Card>
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