Kalshi Sports Event Markets Scraper
Kalshi Sports Event Markets Scraper
Extract live sports prediction market contracts from Kalshi — the only regulated US prediction market for sports events after CFTC approval in March 2026. Returns yes/no bid and ask prices, last traded price, 24-hour volume, and open interest for every open market across NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, UFC, golf, and World Cup events.
Kalshi Sports Markets Scraper Features
- Extract all open Sports prediction markets from the Kalshi public API
- Get yes bid, yes ask, and last traded price in cents (0-100 scale)
- 24-hour volume and open interest per market
- Filter by specific series ticker (KXWCGAME, KXNFL, KXNBA, KXMLB, KXUFC, etc.)
- Filter by market status: open, closed, or settled
- Paginated cursor traversal — fetches all pages automatically up to your maxItems cap
- No authentication required — Kalshi's public API is open for read-only access
- No proxy needed — direct API access, no rate limiting observed
Who Uses Kalshi Sports Market Data and Why
- Sports bettors and arbitrageurs — compare Kalshi prices to sportsbooks and Polymarket to surface pricing inefficiencies across platforms
- Quantitative analysts — track market liquidity, bid-ask spreads, and price discovery dynamics on regulated prediction markets
- Financial journalists and researchers — monitor real-time probability estimates on sports events from the first regulated US sports prediction market
- Developers building sports analytics tools — integrate live prediction market data as a probability signal alongside traditional stats
What Data Is Returned
Each record contains:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
market_ticker |
Unique Kalshi market identifier (e.g. KXWCGAME-26JUN27JORARG-JOR) |
market_title |
Human-readable market description ("Jordan vs Argentina Winner?") |
event_ticker |
Parent event identifier |
series_ticker |
Series grouping (e.g. KXWCGAME, KXNFL, KXUFC) |
status |
Market status: active, closed, or settled |
yes_bid |
Best bid on the Yes outcome (cents, 0-100) |
yes_ask |
Best ask on the Yes outcome (cents, 0-100) |
last_price |
Last traded price (cents, 0-100) |
volume_24h |
Number of contracts traded in last 24 hours |
open_interest |
Total open contracts outstanding |
expiration_time |
ISO-8601 expiration timestamp |
source |
Direct link to the market on kalshi.com |
Input Options
| Parameter | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
maxItems |
required | Maximum number of market records to return |
seriesTicker |
none | Filter to a specific series (e.g. KXWCGAME for World Cup) |
status |
open |
Market status filter: open, closed, or settled |
Example Use Cases
Get all open World Cup 2026 markets
{
"maxItems": 500,
"seriesTicker": "KXWCGAME"
}
Snapshot all open Sports markets for an arbitrage scan
{
"maxItems": 2000
}
Pull settled NFL markets for historical analysis
{
"maxItems": 1000,
"seriesTicker": "KXNFL",
"status": "settled"
}
Pricing
Pay-per-event pricing at approximately $0.001 per market record at standard tiers. A full snapshot of all open Sports markets (typically 500-2000 markets) costs under $0.20.
About Kalshi
Kalshi is a regulated prediction market exchange operating under CFTC oversight. In March 2026, the CFTC approved Kalshi's sports event contracts — making it the only federally regulated US venue for trading sports prediction contracts. Markets cover NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, UFC, golf, tennis, soccer/football (including World Cup 2026), and more.
Data from this scraper reflects the public Kalshi trade API and is subject to Kalshi's terms of service.