Kalshi API endpoint
Returns the current Kalshi exchange status, with no inputs: `exchange_active` says whether the exchange is up, and `trading_active` says whether trading is open at the time of the request. Informational only, not real-time trading data.
/kalshi/exchange/statusReturns Kalshi public exchange active and trading active flags.
Path parameters:
Query parameters:
Notable response behavior:
exchange_active indicates whether the exchange is active, while trading_active indicates whether trading is active at fetch time.| Field | In the sample | Value in the sample |
|---|---|---|
| exchange_active | Has a value | true |
| trading_active | Has a value | true |
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x-api-key (header) | string | Yes | API key required |
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/kalshi/exchange/status" \ -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"exchange_active": true,
"trading_active": true
}
}Request schema
No body schema
Response schema
#/definitions/kalshi.exchangeStatusResponseDoc
| Field | Type | Required | Enum | Bounds | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| code | integer | No | 200 | |||
| data | kalshi.ExchangeStatusResponse | No | ||||
| data.exchange_active | boolean | No | true | |||
| data.fetched_at | string | No | 2026-06-07T14:00:00Z | |||
| data.source_url | string | No | https://external-api.kalshi.com/trade-api/v2/exchange/status | |||
| data.trading_active | boolean | No | true | |||
| msg | string | No | OK |
| Status | Description | Schema |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Bad Request | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 404 | Not Found | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 429 | Too Many Requests | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 500 | Internal Server Error | #/definitions/app.Response |
| 503 | Service Unavailable | #/definitions/app.Response |
Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.
curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/kalshi/exchange/status" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"