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

# Bravado API Docs: Prediction Market Infrastructure

> Infrastructure layer for Prediction Markets. REST APIs to execute orders, mirror top traders via copy-trading, and generate analytics and tax statements.

Bravado gives partners and developers programmatic access to prediction market trading through a suite of REST APIs. Place sophisticated orders, mirror top traders, analyze wallet performance, and generate tax-ready statements, all from a single authenticated integration.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Quick Start" icon="rocket" href="/quickstart">
    Make your first API call in under 5 minutes
  </Card>

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

  <Card title="Place an Order" icon="arrow-up-right" href="/guides/place-an-order">
    Buy and sell outcome tokens on Polymarket
  </Card>

  <Card title="API Reference" icon="code" href="/api/trade/overview">
    Full endpoint reference for all three APIs
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## What you can build

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  <Card title="Trading Bots" icon="robot" href="/products/trade-api">
    Automate strategies with TWAP, iceberg, pegged, and bracket orders
  </Card>

  <Card title="Copy Trading" icon="copy" href="/products/copytrade-api">
    Mirror top traders automatically with configurable sizing
  </Card>

  <Card title="Analytics Dashboards" icon="chart-line" href="/products/data-api">
    Surface leaderboards, PnL charts, and wallet profiles
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## APIs at a glance

Bravado exposes three APIs that work together:

| API               | Base URL                                                          | What it does                                              |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Trade API v2**  | `https://bravado-api-k7kaq.ondigitalocean.app/v2/trade`           | Order execution, balances, positions, user provisioning   |
| **Copytrade API** | `https://bravado-api-k7kaq.ondigitalocean.app/v2/trade/copytrade` | Subscribe to leaders, mirror fills, paper-trade           |
| **Data API**      | `https://bravado-api-k7kaq.ondigitalocean.app`                    | Leaderboards, trader profiles, PnL series, tax statements |

## Get started

<Steps>
  <Step title="Get your API key">
    Contact the Bravado team to receive your `Bearer` token and onboarding credentials.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Verify your account">
    Call `GET /v2/trade/account` to confirm your credentials and inspect your wallet address, scopes, and rate limits.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Place your first order">
    Send a `POST /v2/trade/order` with `type: "MARKET"` to buy shares in any Polymarket outcome token.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Explore advanced features">
    Add bracket orders, set up copy-trading, or pull analytics to build richer product experiences.
  </Step>
</Steps>