RT Developer

DNA Similarity Search

Vector similarity on RT DNA index · server-side fee_tier masking · not keyword search.

1 credit per call · POST /api/v1/intelligence/dna-search

Example captured 2026-06-09 · live POST with filters.max_fee_tier=T2 · rank ≥2 names redacted on premium profiles.

Finds stylistically similar players using RT's DNA similarity engine (768-d vector cosine). Public responses use fee_tier (T1–T5), not exact EUR. Same engine as the on-site alternatives pages — without the hybrid league-peer rerank (see Alternatives).

Entity resolution

RT resolves names to players using its entity index. team_hint helps disambiguate common names.

name (string)
player_id (number)
team_hint (string, optional)
name2 (string, optional · compare flows)

Response fields

Response field	Provided by	Notes
data.source_player	RT player registry + fee_tier mask	No exact EUR
data.results[]	RT DNA similarity engine	similarity 0–1 · style_tags · per90 fields
data.results[].display_name	RT premium mask	null when rank ≥2 on premium profiles
filters	Your request	max_fee_tier · max_age · league_tier_max · position_group
summary	RT intelligence engine	Text summary · fee tiers only in structured JSON

Fee tiers

Tier	EUR band
T1	< €10M
T2	€10M–€30M
T3	€30M–€60M
T4	€60M–€100M
T5	> €100M

Filters (optional)

{
  "name": "Declan Rice",
  "team_hint": "Arsenal",
  "filters": {
    "max_fee_tier": "T2",
    "max_age": 25,
    "league_tier_max": 2,
    "position_group": "MID"
  }
}

Rank ≥2 on premium profiles: display_name may be null — identities stay in summary text for upsell, not in structured JSON.
Optional ?enhance=narrative adds prose (same 1 credit).
Frontend parity: player alternatives SSR pages call the same RPC — users cannot tune limit/filters in UI (audit §1.1).

Data & usage policy

RT Developer API returns processed football intelligence — seasonal per-90 metrics, cohort percentiles, DNA similarity, verdicts, and shareable PNG cards. You send player identity and options; RT resolves all stat values server-side.

Underlying match and seasonal statistics are licensed from third-party sports data providers and transformed by RT. Display RT as the data source in your integration; follow your agreement if provider attribution is required.

Authentication

Header: Authorization: Bearer rt_sk_...
Positive API Wallet balance before each call · charged on successful 2xx responses only
Response headers: X-RT-Credits-Charged · X-RT-Wallet-Balance

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Example

curl -X POST https://api.risingtransfers.com/api/v1/intelligence/dna-search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer rt_sk_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name":"Declan Rice","team_hint":"Arsenal","filters":{"max_fee_tier":"T2"}}'

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