> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.tardis.dev/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.tardis.dev/api/quickstart.md).

# Quickstart

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<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="image"></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Python Client</strong></td><td><code>tardis-dev</code> package for historical replay, CSV dataset downloads and exchange metadata.</td><td><a href="/files/fwKsQX4uIbv2wUIH9n71">/files/fwKsQX4uIbv2wUIH9n71</a></td><td><a href="/pages/6bEFe9Ft9ydP9Y6G2duh">/pages/6bEFe9Ft9ydP9Y6G2duh</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Node.js Client</strong></td><td>Historical replay, real-time streaming, data normalization and order book reconstruction.</td><td><a href="/files/J0R201zWBPSO2z7NTAxA">/files/J0R201zWBPSO2z7NTAxA</a></td><td><a href="/pages/leQNz2TtJHmfiyqrhBtJ">/pages/leQNz2TtJHmfiyqrhBtJ</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Tardis Machine</strong></td><td>Locally runnable server with HTTP and WebSocket APIs — replay and real-time streaming with built-in caching.</td><td><a href="/files/5SFK0FRJpMyUh0mfihfo">/files/5SFK0FRJpMyUh0mfihfo</a></td><td><a href="/pages/LcZWZM0iiWGvamgYTat0">/pages/LcZWZM0iiWGvamgYTat0</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>HTTP API</strong></td><td>Raw historical market data feeds in minute-by-minute NDJSON slices in exchange-native format.</td><td><a href="/files/SNILkT6y38y38KTdFqGk">/files/SNILkT6y38y38KTdFqGk</a></td><td><a href="/pages/-LrIXbMvpl-ph6O72lHH">/pages/-LrIXbMvpl-ph6O72lHH</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

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**C++, Java, Rust, C#, Go and R** — use [HTTP API](/api/http-api-reference.md) directly, connect to [tardis-machine](/tardis-machine/quickstart.md) HTTP/WebSocket endpoints, or [download CSV datasets](/downloadable-csv-files/overview.md). [Contact us](https://tardis.dev/#contact) if you need help with integration.
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See [downloadable CSV files docs](/downloadable-csv-files/overview.md) if you'd like to access historical CSV datasets with normalized data.
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