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

# Novig Dev Docs

> Get started with the NBX API

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        The <span className="text-blue-400">Sports Trading API</span> You've Been Looking For
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        Access live odds, place orders, and stream market data. Build winning trading strategies on the Novig exchange.
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          Get Started

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## Start Building

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  <Card title="Authentication" icon="key" href="/api-reference/authentication" iconType="duotone">
    Secure OAuth 2.0 authentication. Get your access token and start trading in minutes.
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  <Card title="REST API" icon="code" href="/api-reference/rest-api" iconType="duotone">
    Full-featured HTTP endpoints for orders, positions, market data, and account management.
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  <Card title="WebSocket Streams" icon="bolt" href="/api-reference/WSS/overview" iconType="duotone">
    Real-time order book updates, trade feeds, and market events with sub-second delivery.
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    Flexible queries for markets, players, and historical data with a powerful playground.
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    Download our OpenAPI 3.1 specification for code generation and API tooling.
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## When to Use Each API

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    Complex nested queries, flexible data fetching
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  <Card title="REST API" icon="plug" href="/api-reference/rest-api">
    Order placement, account management
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    Real-time updates, live order book, streaming data
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