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POST
/
communications
/
quotes
Create Quote
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.elections.kalshi.com/trade-api/v2/communications/quotes \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'KALSHI-ACCESS-KEY: <api-key>' \
  --header 'KALSHI-ACCESS-SIGNATURE: <api-key>' \
  --header 'KALSHI-ACCESS-TIMESTAMP: <api-key>' \
  --data '
{
  "rfq_id": "<string>",
  "yes_bid": "0.5600",
  "no_bid": "0.5600",
  "rest_remainder": true,
  "subaccount": 123,
  "expiration_ts": 123
}
'
{
  "id": "<string>"
}

Authorizations

​
KALSHI-ACCESS-KEY
string
header
required

Your API key ID

​
KALSHI-ACCESS-SIGNATURE
string
header
required

RSA-PSS signature of the request

​
KALSHI-ACCESS-TIMESTAMP
string
header
required

Request timestamp in milliseconds

Body

application/json
​
rfq_id
string
required

The ID of the RFQ to quote on

​
yes_bid
string
required

The bid price for YES contracts, in dollars

Example:

"0.5600"

​
no_bid
string
required

The bid price for NO contracts, in dollars

Example:

"0.5600"

​
rest_remainder
boolean
required

Whether to rest the remainder of the quote after execution

​
subaccount
integer

Optional subaccount number to place the quote under (0 for primary, 1-32 for subaccounts)

​
expiration_ts
integer<int64>

Optional Unix timestamp (seconds) after which this quote should no longer be accepted. Must be in the future; past timestamps are rejected with a 400 error.

Response

Quote created successfully

​
id
string
required

The ID of the newly created quote