# Polaris

## Docs

- [Choose the right data](https://docs.polaris.supply/guides/choose-the-right-data.md): Compare Polaris data surfaces so you can start with the right format and access pattern.
- [Connecting](https://docs.polaris.supply/guides/connect.md): Authenticate with Polaris and reuse the same API key across REST and SDK integrations.
- [Polaris docs](https://docs.polaris.supply/index.md): Docs for accessing Polaris market data through snapshots, REST endpoints, and SDKs.
- [Market coverage](https://docs.polaris.supply/markets/market-coverage.md): High-level coverage across perpetuals, options, RWAs, and compute venues.
- [Quickstart](https://docs.polaris.supply/quickstart.md): Generate an API key, discover a market, and download your first Polaris snapshot.
- [API overview](https://docs.polaris.supply/reference/api-reference.md): Choose the right Polaris REST endpoint and jump into smaller endpoint-specific reference pages.
- [Authentication](https://docs.polaris.supply/reference/authentication.md): How Polaris authentication works across REST requests, snapshots, and SDKs.
- [Catalog](https://docs.polaris.supply/reference/catalog.md): Discover exchange coverage, valid market identifiers, and historical bounds before you query data.
- [Events API](https://docs.polaris.supply/reference/events-api.md): Query mixed normalized event streams, including trades, bars, datapoints, and order book events.
- [OHLCV API](https://docs.polaris.supply/reference/ohlcv-api.md): Query interval-aligned OHLCV bars from the Polaris OHLCV endpoint.
- [Raw API](https://docs.polaris.supply/reference/raw-api.md): Query exchange-native payloads when you need replayability, audits, or custom parsing.
- [Snapshots](https://docs.polaris.supply/reference/snapshots.md): List and download canonical daily snapshot files for historical ingestion.
- [Trades API](https://docs.polaris.supply/reference/trades-api.md): Query recent normalized trade events with the Polaris trades endpoint.
- [Market events](https://docs.polaris.supply/schemas/market-events.md): Normalized market state changes such as funding rates, liquidations, and quotes.
- [OHLCV](https://docs.polaris.supply/schemas/ohlcv.md): Deterministic candle aggregations with fixed UTC interval boundaries.
- [Raw payloads](https://docs.polaris.supply/schemas/raw-payloads.md): Unmodified exchange-native messages for replayability, auditing, and custom parsing.
- [Standardised formats](https://docs.polaris.supply/schemas/standardised-formats.md): The canonical event envelope and typed payloads used across supported venues.
- [Trades](https://docs.polaris.supply/schemas/trades.md): Execution-level records with normalized price, size, and side fields.
- [Python SDK](https://docs.polaris.supply/sdks/python.md): Install the Polaris Python client and authenticate with your existing API key.
- [Rust SDK](https://docs.polaris.supply/sdks/rust.md): Install the Polaris Rust client and authenticate with your existing API key.

## Optional

- [CLI](https://github.com/polaris-data/cli)