---
title: "Hot tokens by KOL attention"
method: GET
path: "/kol/tokens/hot"
tags: ["KOL"]
---

# Hot tokens by KOL attention

`GET /kol/tokens/hot`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://madeonsol.com/api/v1`
- URL: `https://madeonsol.com/api/v1/kol/tokens/hot`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Tokens where KOL buy velocity has accelerated in the current period vs the prior baseline — each row carries an `acceleration` score, net flow and the participating KOLs. Complements `/kol/tokens/trending`, which ranks by absolute buy volume.

## Query parameters

- `period` '1h' | '6h'
- `limit` integer
- `offset` integer
- `min_kols` integer
- `min_avg_winrate` number
- `unique_strategies` boolean

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `hot_tokens` object[]
    - `token_mint` string
    - `token_symbol` string
    - `token_name` string
    - `token_image_url` string, nullable
    - `kols_total` integer
    - `kols_recent` integer
    - `acceleration` number: kols_recent vs the prior baseline
    - `total_buy_sol` number
    - `total_sell_sol` number: SOL of VALUED KOL sells only (see unknown_proceeds_sells)
    - `net_flow` number: total_buy_sol - total_sell_sol over valued trades only
    - `unknown_proceeds_sells` integer, nullable: KOL sells in the window whose SOL proceeds are unknown (sent to another wallet or unprovable; `sol_amount` null on the trade). They are left out of total_sell_sol and net flow, never counted as 0 SOL. null = not measured.
    - `sell_sol_complete` boolean, nullable: true when every sell in the window is valued; false when unknown_proceeds_sells > 0 (real sell volume is higher by an unknown amount, net flow lower); null = not measured.
    - `first_kol_buy_at` string, date-time
    - `first_kol_buy_age_minutes` integer, nullable
    - `last_kol_buy_at` string, date-time, nullable
    - `time_to_consensus_sec` integer, nullable
    - `avg_winrate_7d` number, nullable
    - `entry_rank_avg` number, nullable
    - `unique_strategies` integer
    - `strategies` string[]
    - `kols` object[]
      - `name` string
      - `wallet` string: ULTRA only
  - `pagination` object
    - `limit` integer: Page-size cap: 20 below ULTRA
    - `offset` integer
    - `returned` integer
    - `has_more` boolean
  - `period` '1h' | '6h'
  - `min_kols` integer
  - `min_avg_winrate` number: Echoed only when the `min_avg_winrate` param was provided
  - `unique_strategies` boolean: Top-level echo of the `unique_strategies` request param — present (as true) only when it was set. Distinct from the per-row integer field of the same name inside hot_tokens[].

## Other responses

- `401`: Missing or invalid API key, or an expired free-tier key. Authentication-stage error: no `X-RateLimit-*` headers, no `_rid`.
- `403`: Forbidden. One of: the key's tier is below this endpoint's or parameter's gate (`tier_required` with an `upgrade` block); the public demo key used outside its allow-list (`demo_key_endpoint_not_allowed`); an invalid or revoked key; an origin-restricted key called from a disallowed origin (`code` `origin_not_allowed` / `origin_required`). `X-RateLimit-*` headers are present only on `tier_required`.
- `429`: Too many requests. Every 429 carries `Retry-After`. A quota 429 (`rate_limit_exceeded`, with `X-RateLimit-*`), a heavy-query concurrency 429 (`error_kind` `concurrency`/`capacity`), or the per-IP authentication-failure block (30 failed auths/min; plain `error` + `retry_after_seconds`, no `X-RateLimit-*`).
- `500`: Unexpected server error from the route (`Internal server error`, with `_rid`). Safe to retry with backoff. A failed API-key lookup is a 503 `auth_backend_unavailable`, never a 500.
- `503`: The API-key or subscription lookup could not be answered (authentication stage). Retryable and not your fault: it is never counted as a failed authentication. Honour `Retry-After`; no `X-RateLimit-*`, no `_rid`.

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