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

# Explore & Discovery

> Featured content, trending topics, sport browsing, and platform stats

## Overview

The explore API powers the discovery experience — featured content, trending topics, sport/league browsing, creator leaderboards, and platform-wide statistics. All endpoints are public with no authentication required.

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## Endpoints

### Filter Options

```
GET /api/explore/filter-options
```

Returns topics ranked by post count for the discovery filter bar.

**Query Parameters:**

| Parameter        | Type    | Description                        |
| ---------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------- |
| `include_images` | boolean | Include hero images for each topic |

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### Featured Topic

```
GET /api/explore/featured-topic
```

Returns the current featured topic for the homepage hero section.

**Query Parameters:**

| Parameter | Type   | Description                           |
| --------- | ------ | ------------------------------------- |
| `topics`  | string | Comma-separated topic names to filter |

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### Featured Post

```
GET /api/explore/featured-post
```

Returns the single best-performing post, optionally filtered by topic.

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### Featured Page

```
GET /api/explore/featured-page
```

Returns the currently featured collection/page for homepage display.

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### Explore Timeline

```
GET /api/explore/timeline
```

Returns posts sorted by effective date for the explore feed.

**Query Parameters:**

| Parameter | Type    | Description          |
| --------- | ------- | -------------------- |
| `topics`  | string  | Filter by topics     |
| `types`   | string  | Filter by post types |
| `limit`   | integer | Results per page     |
| `offset`  | integer | Pagination offset    |

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### Creator Leaderboard

```
GET /api/explore/creator-leaderboard
```

Returns top creators ranked by activity and influence.

**Query Parameters:**

| Parameter | Type    | Description        |
| --------- | ------- | ------------------ |
| `limit`   | integer | Number of creators |
| `offset`  | integer | Pagination offset  |

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### Rising Creators

```
GET /api/explore/rising-creators
```

Returns creators with the fastest-growing influence scores.

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### Platform Stats

```
GET /api/explore/platform-stats
```

Returns aggregate platform statistics.

**Response:**

```json theme={null}
{
  "total_views": 125000,
  "total_shares": 8500,
  "total_creators": 340,
  "total_posts": 12000
}
```

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## Sport & League Browsing

### List Sports

```
GET /api/explore/sports
```

Returns all available sports.

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### Topics by Sport

```
GET /api/explore/sport/{sport_name}/topics
```

Returns topics within a specific sport, filtered by the sport facet on tags.

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### Grouped Topics by Sport

```
GET /api/explore/sport/{sport_name}/groups-v2
```

Returns topics organized by their tag groups (e.g., league → teams → players).

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### List Leagues

```
GET /api/explore/leagues
```

Returns available leagues across all sports.

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### Browse Leagues

```
GET /api/explore/browse-leagues
```

Returns a hierarchical view: Sports → Leagues → Topics.

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### Leaderboard Views

```
GET /api/explore/creator-leaderboard-views
```

Returns available leaderboard view configurations.