Documentation

Build on top of the data layer

Everything powering the Lightning Hood dashboard is available through a REST API.

1. Get an API key

Generate a key from your account settings — every request is scoped and rate-limited per key.

2. Authenticate

Send it as a Bearer token: Authorization: Bearer <key> against api.lightninghood.io.

3. Query data

Hit any endpoint below to pull token, wallet, or sentiment data as JSON.

Developer API reference

GET/v1/tokens/:chainList tracked tokens for a chain, with price, volume, and risk score.
GET/v1/tokens/:chain/:addressFull detail for a single token — holders, liquidity, transfers.
GET/v1/whales/:chainRecent large-wallet transactions, ranked by USD value.
GET/v1/sentiment/:chainAggregated bullish / neutral / bearish sentiment for a chain.
GET/v1/wallet/:address/portfolioHoldings, allocation, and performance for any address.
POST/v1/scan/contractRun a rug pull and honeypot simulation against a contract address.

Sample request

curl https://api.lightninghood.io/v1/tokens/robinhood-chain \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY"