Full details of one topic: description, options with current probabilities
(prediction) or vote counts (poll), volume, deadline, creator, and a
shareable URL.
REST equivalent: GET /open/v1/topics/{id}
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Default | Notes |
|---|
topic_id | string (uuid) | ✅ | — | From a list/search result or a seesaw.fun URL |
type | prediction | poll | | — | Optional hint; when omitted, prediction is probed first, then poll |
Returns
Everything from the list shape plus description, image_urls,
resolved_at (and category/ref when present).
Prediction market, captured live:
{
"id": "9cef7a1a-235c-4aac-9715-cd3732ee75b5",
"type": "prediction",
"title": "Will the Nasdaq close up or down tomorrow?",
"status": "open",
"creator": {
"id": "73d02898-4d8f-4af4-8846-6fa4a7c2a84c",
"handle": "abai",
"nickname": "阿白",
"avatar_url": "https://cdn.seesaw.fun/avatars/20260604/92b52f0d-20c6-44e9-b232-f58f4cab190e.jpg",
"account_type": "user",
"url": "https://seesaw.fun/profile/73d02898-4d8f-4af4-8846-6fa4a7c2a84c"
},
"created_at": "2026-07-03T06:32:30Z",
"end_time": "2026-07-10T15:59:00Z",
"comments_count": 0,
"favorites_count": 58,
"url": "https://seesaw.fun/topic/9cef7a1a-235c-4aac-9715-cd3732ee75b5",
"options": [
{ "id": "4d995c85-e5c6-4048-989d-e177442db219", "name": "Yes", "probability": "0.7995", "is_winner": false },
{ "id": "d502b13a-64f6-4951-8029-b84d59019ce5", "name": "No", "probability": "0.2005", "is_winner": false }
],
"total_volume": "112551.8486",
"traders_count": 104,
"description": null,
"image_urls": [],
"resolved_at": null
}
Poll (note the different option/engagement fields), captured live:
{
"id": "666645a9-1eaf-4ba8-9693-8ed460212496",
"type": "poll",
"status": "resolved",
"options": [
{ "id": "05643374-880c-4bf5-8ae9-f1ee2d40a815", "name": "TestA", "votes_count": 0, "is_winner": false },
{ "id": "cddaf8ef-3a85-44df-93ad-f6b89edf45a8", "name": "TestB", "votes_count": 0, "is_winner": false }
],
"voters_count": 0,
"total_stake": "0",
"votes_visible": true,
"resolved_at": "2026-05-31T16:00:06Z"
}
On unsettled polls the vote distribution can be hidden from viewers who
haven’t voted: then votes_visible is false and each votes_count is
null — never a fake 0.
A 404 means the topic doesn’t exist or isn’t publicly available
(moderation/privacy) — see Errors.
Example prompts
get_topic_price_history ·
list_topic_comments ·
search_topics