GET/events/slug/{slug}

Get event by slug

Base URL: https://gamma-api.polymarket.com
Auth: Public, no key
Rate limit: 500 req / 10s (50 per second)
Limit applies to: /events

Parameters

Name	In	Type	Required
slug	path	string	yes
include_chat	query	boolean	no
include_template	query	boolean	no

Example

curl -X GET "https://gamma-api.polymarket.com/events/slug/<slug>"

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
id	string
ticker	string
slug	string
title	string
subtitle	string
description	string
resolutionSource	string
startDate	string
creationDate	string
endDate	string
image	string
icon	string
active	boolean
closed	boolean
archived	boolean
new	boolean
featured	boolean
restricted	boolean
liquidity	number
volume	number
openInterest	number
sortBy	string
category	string
subcategory	string
isTemplate	boolean
templateVariables	string
published_at	string
createdBy	string
updatedBy	string
createdAt	string
updatedAt	string
commentsEnabled	boolean
competitive	number
volume24hr	number
volume1wk	number
volume1mo	number
volume1yr	number
featuredImage	string
disqusThread	string
parentEvent	string

Responses

Status	Meaning
200	Event
404	Not found

Related endpoints

GET /events Gamma API
GET /events/pagination Gamma API
GET /events/results Gamma API
GET /events/{id} Gamma API
GET /events/{id}/tweet-count Gamma API
GET /events/{id}/comments/count Gamma API

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From Polymarket's published OpenAPI spec and rate-limit tables, synced 2026-10-04.