The api does not return the volume as seen on the platform for many events . Is this issue faced by anyone else as well ?
The api does not return the volume as seen on the platform for many events . Is this issue faced by anyone else as well ?
2026-07-16 · Kalshi · 19 条相关讨论
The api does not return the volume as seen on the platform for many events . Is this issue faced by anyone else as well ?
The api does not return the volume as seen on the platform for many events . Is this issue faced by anyone else as well ?
example query/response? there was a few days several months ago where NBA was silently returning 0 for 24h volume, but not cumulative
example query/response? there was a few days several months ago where NBA was silently returning 0 for 24h volume, but not cumulative
impossible to know if 0 is true or not without manually checking the exchange's vol against all the 0s so examples here are very welcome
impossible to know if 0 is true or not without manually checking the exchange's vol against all the 0s so examples here are very welcome
The open championship winner market on kalshi . API returned 83m but on Kalshi it showed 87m
The open championship winner market on kalshi . API returned 83m but on Kalshi it showed 87m
Have identified other markets as well where there are similar issues
Have identified other markets as well where there are similar issues
I'd trust the api over the UI. That's not a wild discrepancy
I'd trust the api over the UI. That's not a wild discrepancy
No way of knowing how many layers there are between the raw server data and the UI for something like volume that isn't necessarily a real time stat
No way of knowing how many layers there are between the raw server data and the UI for something like volume that isn't necessarily a real time stat
Volume, liquidity, open interest have all had negative values. Until Kalshi decides to do some kind of data validation, they are even more suspect than order books.
Volume, liquidity, open interest have all had negative values. Until Kalshi decides to do some kind of data validation, they are even more suspect than order books.
Is there really any use for them other than a quick glance estimate of a markets viability? Of course I'd love everything to be as accurate as possible but is there a use case where, say, the total reported volume being off by a couple percent makes a difference to anyone?
Is there really any use for them other than a quick glance estimate of a markets viability? Of course I'd love everything to be as accurate as possible but is there a use case where, say, the total reported volume being off by a couple percent makes a difference to anyone?
the problem is that some of the volume fields are complete nonsense
the problem is that some of the volume fields are complete nonsense
on certain markets
on certain markets
not that they are off by a couple %
not that they are off by a couple %
i was just going by the example given. i'm still curious if anyone has a practical use for reported volume except s a ballpark gauge of a market's liquidity
i was just going by the example given. i'm still curious if anyone has a practical use for reported volume except s a ballpark gauge of a market's liquidity
absolutely
absolutely
You might want to know if a market is even getting traded
You might want to know if a market is even getting traded
and if the reported volume is 0 that would be misleading
and if the reported volume is 0 that would be misleading
if it was not 0
if it was not 0
or even 100,000
or even 100,000
well yes, as i said ballpark. and i get it if they are just WILDLY wrong then it can't even do that
well yes, as i said ballpark. and i get it if they are just WILDLY wrong then it can't even do that