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Getting Started

This guide is for developers who want to understand the fastest path into the platform.

What Quantago Gives You​

  • historical market data access
  • authenticated backtest execution
  • a strategy catalog that can mix built-in, remote, and WASM strategies
  • a runtime contract that stays consistent across languages

If you already know which interface you want, skip directly to the relevant section:

  1. Read How Quantago Works to understand the execution model.
  2. Use REST API Authentication to establish a session.
  3. Fetch a small slice of market data.
  4. Create a backtest.
  5. If you need custom logic, choose either the Python SDK or WASM Runtime.

Your First End-to-End Flow​

1. Check that the API is reachable​

curl https://api.quantago.co/api/health

Expected response:

{
  "ok": true
}

2. Start an authenticated session​

Quantago uses session-based auth for most application routes. The exact sign-in flow is handled by Better Auth, but once authenticated, your client sends the session cookie on protected routes.

Use Authentication for the request model.

3. Pull market data​

curl "https://api.quantago.co/api/market-data/ticks?symbol=AAPL&startDate=2025-01-01&endDate=2025-01-31&timeframe=1d"

4. Queue a backtest​

curl -X POST https://api.quantago.co/api/backtests \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -b cookies.txt \
  -d '{
    "backtest": {
      "symbol": "AAPL",
      "exchange": "nasdaq",
      "strategy": "Momentum Strategy",
      "start_date": "2025-01-01",
      "end_date": "2025-03-31",
      "initial_balance": 10000,
      "parameters": {
        "timeframe": "1d"
      }
    }
  }'

5. Bring your own strategy runtime if needed​

  • Use Python SDK if your research stack is Python-first.
  • Use WASM Runtime if you want a deployable binary artifact.

Integration Checklist​

  • You know which endpoints are public and which require a session.
  • You understand that backtests are queued and return 202 Accepted.
  • You know whether your strategy will be native, remote, or WASM.
  • You know whether you are using Quantago as a hosted service or self-hosting the stack.

What This Site Covers​

  • how the platform works conceptually
  • how to talk to the REST API
  • how to build strategy integrations in Python and WASM
  • how to self-host the full platform

Use the repository README for source-level setup and contributor workflow. Use this site for the platform guide.