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1

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you’ll need:
  1. A Glider platform account
  2. An API key for authentication
  3. A wallet for signing portfolio creation and transaction permissions
2

Authenticate

First, you need to get an API key that will authenticate your requests to the Glider API.
  1. Log in to the Glider platform
  2. Navigate to your profile settings
  3. Select “API Keys” and create a new key
  4. Store your API key securely - you’ll need to include it in the header of all API requests
# Example of including your API key in requests
curl -H "X-API-KEY: your_api_key_here" https://api.glider.fi/v1/...
3

API Response Format

All Glider API responses follow a consistent format:
{
  "success": true, // or false for errors
  "data": {
    // Response data varies by endpoint
  },
  "correlationId": "corr_abcd1234", // For request tracking
  "requestId": "req_efgh5678", // For request tracking
  "timestamp": "2023-05-21T12:34:56.789Z" // ISO timestamp
}
Error responses include additional error information:
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "ERROR_CODE", // Specific error code
    "message": "Human-readable error message",
    "details": { // Optional additional details
      // Error-specific information
    }
  },
  "correlationId": "corr_abcd1234",
  "requestId": "req_efgh5678",
  "timestamp": "2023-05-21T12:34:56.789Z"
}