TradingAgents/api/QUICKSTART.md

Trading Agents API - Quickest Start

One-Command Setup

cd TradingAgents && pip install -r requirements.txt && python -m api.main

That's it! The API auto-initializes on first run.

What Happens on First Run

1. ✅ Database is created automatically
2. ✅ Default API key is generated
3. ✅ API key is displayed in the console
4. ✅ Server starts at http://localhost:8001

Save the API key from the console output!

Test It

# Replace YOUR_API_KEY with the key from console
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8001/api/v1/analyses" \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "ticker": "AAPL",
    "analysis_date": "2025-10-21",
    "selected_analysts": ["market"],
    "research_depth": 1
  }'

Next Steps

• View interactive docs: http://localhost:8001/docs
• Read full guide: START_API.md
• Manage API keys: python -m api.cli_admin list-keys