> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Signals API

> Publish, browse, unlock, and analyze premium forecasts.

## Authentication

Write endpoints require a Supabase session JWT as a Bearer token:

```
Authorization: Bearer <supabase_access_token>
```

The server derives a trusted `supabase_<uuid>` id from the token, so user ids in the body/query can't be spoofed. Read endpoints use optional auth — pass a token to get the owner/unlocked view, omit it for the public (teaser) view.

## Endpoints

| Method | Path                         | Auth     | Purpose                                                                                                                                             |
| ------ | ---------------------------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `GET`  | `/api/signals`               | optional | Published feed. `?creatorUserId=` for one creator (owner sees drafts + analytics).                                                                  |
| `GET`  | `/api/signals/:id`           | optional | One signal (counts a view). Thesis + stance + sources only if unlocked/owner.                                                                       |
| `POST` | `/api/signals`               | required | Create a draft. Body: `title`, `thesis`, `marketQuestion?`, `marketSlug?`, `stance`, `confidence`, `edgeBps?`, `horizon?`, `teaser?`, `priceUsdc?`. |
| `POST` | `/api/signals/:id/publish`   | required | Publish a draft (writes the on-chain attestation).                                                                                                  |
| `POST` | `/api/signals/:id/unlock`    | required | Pay the per-read price (x402 USDC) and reveal the thesis, stance, and sources.                                                                      |
| `POST` | `/api/signals/:id/archive`   | required | Owner archives a signal.                                                                                                                            |
| `GET`  | `/api/signals/:id/analytics` | optional | Views / unlocks / revenue (owner only).                                                                                                             |

## Gated fields

Before a caller has unlocked a signal, the projection **hides the paid alpha**:

* `stance` is `null` and `sources` is `[]` (with `sourcesCount` teasing how many exist).
* `thesis` is omitted.

After unlock (or for the owner), `stance`, `thesis`, and the full `sources` array appear, and `unlocked: true`.

```json theme={null}
{
  "id": "…",
  "title": "France — 2026 World Cup",
  "marketQuestion": "Will France win Group I in the 2026 FIFA World Cup?",
  "marketSlug": "will-france-win-group-i-in-the-2026-fifa-world-cup",
  "marketLink": "https://pulsmarket.tech/m/will-france-win-group-i-in-the-2026-fifa-world-cup",
  "stance": null,
  "confidence": 0.8,
  "priceUsdc": 0.001,
  "unlocked": false,
  "sourcesCount": 3,
  "sources": [],
  "creatorTrackRecord": { "resolved": 0, "correct": 0, "winRate": null, "published": 12 },
  "onchain": { "tx": "0x…", "explorer": "https://testnet.arcscan.app/tx/0x…" }
}
```

See the [Signals concept](/creator-economy/signals) for the product behavior.