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

# Search

> Discover and filter prediction markets across Kalshi and Polymarket.

<Note>Available on all plans (Free tier included).</Note>

Search covers three things: finding a *series* (a recurring or related group of events), finding *markets* and *events* inside one, and tailing recent listings. Most workflows that feed into the historical endpoints start with [Search series](/search/series).

| Endpoint                                 | Use for                                                                                               |
| ---------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Search series](/search/series)          | Find a `series_id` like `KXBTC15M` or `btc-up-or-down-15m`. Start here if you don't already have one. |
| [Search markets](/search/search-markets) | List markets by text query, by `series_id`, or both.                                                  |
| [Search events](/search/search-events)   | List events by text query, by `series_id`, or both.                                                   |
| [Recent markets](/search/recent-markets) | Newest market listings, no query required.                                                            |
| [Recent events](/search/recent-events)   | Newest event listings, no query required.                                                             |
| [Event markets](/search/event-markets)   | List the outcome markets under one event.                                                             |

## Common workflows

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Backtest a strategy on a series" icon="chart-line" href="/search/search-markets">
    Find the series you want, then list its closed markets in a time window. Feed the resulting `market_id` values into the [Kalshi](/kalshi/overview) or [Polymarket](/polymarket/overview) historical endpoints.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Build a probability dashboard" icon="grid" href="/search/search-events">
    Scope to a series (e.g. one NBA market type or one Kalshi BTC resolution), pull active events, then poll their orderbooks.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Free-text discovery" icon="magnifying-glass" href="/search/search-markets">
    Don't know a `series_id` yet? Search markets or events directly with `q=`. Useful for one-offs and cross-series queries.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Watch new listings" icon="rss" href="/search/recent-markets">
    Tail the most recent listings on either exchange, or watermark a search by `discovered_after` to poll for new entries within a series.
  </Card>

  <Card title="See an event's outcomes" icon="list" href="/search/event-markets">
    Once you have an `event_id`, list every outcome market under it.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>