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GET
/
topics
/
{id}
Get one topic in full detail
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.seesaw.fun/open/v1/topics/{id} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
import requests

url = "https://api.seesaw.fun/open/v1/topics/{id}"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

fetch('https://api.seesaw.fun/open/v1/topics/{id}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.seesaw.fun/open/v1/topics/{id}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>"
],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}
package main

import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)

func main() {

url := "https://api.seesaw.fun/open/v1/topics/{id}"

req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

fmt.Println(string(body))

}
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.seesaw.fun/open/v1/topics/{id}")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.asString();
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.seesaw.fun/open/v1/topics/{id}")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
{
  "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "title": "<string>",
  "created_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "end_time": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "comments_count": 123,
  "favorites_count": 123,
  "url": "<string>",
  "options": [
    {
      "id": "<string>",
      "name": "<string>",
      "probability": "<string>",
      "is_winner": true
    }
  ],
  "description": "<string>",
  "image_urls": [
    "<string>"
  ],
  "resolved_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "creator": {
    "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "handle": "<string>",
    "nickname": "<string>",
    "avatar_url": "<string>",
    "url": "<string>"
  },
  "total_volume": "<string>",
  "traders_count": 123,
  "voters_count": 123,
  "total_stake": "<string>",
  "votes_visible": true,
  "moderation_status": "<string>",
  "category": {
    "id": "<string>",
    "name": "<string>"
  },
  "ref": {
    "type": "<string>",
    "url": "<string>"
  }
}
{
"error": {
"message": "<string>",
"details": {}
}
}
{
"error": {
"message": "<string>",
"details": {}
}
}
{
"error": {
"message": "<string>",
"details": {}
}
}
{
"error": {
"message": "<string>",
"details": {}
}
}

Authorizations

Authorization
string
header
required

Personal API key issued per SeeSaw user account: Authorization: Bearer sspat_…. Manage keys on the app API (/v1/users/me/api-keys). Revocation propagates within ~60 seconds (validation cache window).

Path Parameters

id
string<uuid>
required

Topic UUID (prediction or poll).

Query Parameters

type
enum<string>

Optional hint; when omitted, prediction is probed first, then poll.

Available options:
prediction,
poll

Response

The topic

Unified prediction+poll card for lists and search. Deliberately trimmed (no description/images) — fetch the topic for details. total_volume/traders_count are prediction-only; voters_count/total_stake/votes_visible are poll-only.

id
string<uuid>
required
type
enum<string>
required
Available options:
prediction,
poll
title
string
required
status
enum<string>
required

Unified lifecycle. closed = past deadline, not yet settled; resolving = outcome being determined (prediction only).

Available options:
open,
closed,
resolving,
resolved,
refunded
created_at
string<date-time>
required
end_time
string<date-time> | null
required
comments_count
integer
required
favorites_count
integer
required
url
string
required

Share page: https://seesaw.fun/topic/{id} (prediction) or /poll/{id} (poll).

options
object[]
required

Shape depends on the parent topic's type.

description
string | null
required
image_urls
string[]
required
resolved_at
string<date-time> | null
required
creator
object

Embedded wherever a user appears. Deliberately carries no financial fields.

total_volume
string

Prediction-only. Decimal string.

traders_count
integer

Prediction-only.

voters_count
integer

Poll-only.

total_stake
string

Poll-only. Decimal string.

votes_visible
boolean

Poll-only. False until the viewer voted or the poll settled; option votes_count is null then.

moderation_status
string

Owner view only — populated exclusively by GET /me/topics.

category
object

Prediction-only.

ref
object

Forwarding/source attribution of the topic.