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Find the Wallets That Found the Last 100x

The edge is finding the wallets that were early, then watching them. This walks token search to top holders (/token/{address}/holders) to wallet plus PnL (/v2/users/{handle}) to a live per-trader feed.

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The edge in memecoins is not the coin that already ran. It is finding the wallets that were in it early, then watching what they buy next. The FOMO API turns that into a short chain of calls: start from a token that ran, list the tracked traders holding it, and resolve each one to a real wallet with a track record.

Start from a coin that ran

Find the token by symbol if you only have a name:

curl "https://api.fomoapi.io/v2/tokens/search?q=PONS" \
  -H "authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

That returns {symbol, address, name, marketCapUsd, networkId}. Take the address.

List the tracked traders holding it

The holders endpoint returns which of the traders FOMO tracks hold that token, and how much:

curl "https://api.fomoapi.io/token/<address>/holders?limit=50" \
  -H "authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Each holder is {handle, amount, valueUsd, priceUsd}. This is a smart-money holder list, not every anonymous wallet on chain: it is scoped to named FOMO traders, which is what makes it useful. Note the handles with the largest positions. If the token has not been indexed yet you get available:false with a 200, not an error, so handle that in code.

Resolve each holder to a wallet and a track record

A big position only matters if the person behind it is any good. Resolve each handle:

curl "https://api.fomoapi.io/v2/users/<handle>" \
  -H "authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

You get wallets{solana,evm}, pnl:{24h,7d,30d,all}, pnlUsd (all-time), trades, and accountAgeDays. Keep the wallets attached to a strong, PnL and a real trade history; discard the one-lucky-trade accounts. Because PnL is read from on-chain trades, you are filtering on evidence, not claims.

Watch what they do next

The point of finding these wallets is the next trade, not the last one. Subscribe to each survivor on the WebSocket:

new WebSocket("wss://api.fomoapi.io/ws/alerts?trader=<handle>&key=YOUR_API_KEY");

Now you get their buys and sells as they happen, with the token contract and USD size on each alert. To read the reasoning behind a specific coin's holders in the same pass, see A coin's top holders and what they think, in one workflow, or Who actually holds this token? for a broader smart-money holder view.

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FAQ

How do I find the wallets that bought a coin early?
Start from the token address (use GET /v2/tokens/search if you only have a symbol), then call GET /token/{address}/holders to list which tracked FOMO traders hold it and how much. Resolve each handle with GET /v2/users/{handle} to get their wallet and PnL.
Does the holders endpoint return every wallet on chain?
No, and that is the point. GET /token/{address}/holders is scoped to the named traders FOMO tracks, so it is a smart-money holder list rather than a raw dump of anonymous wallets. Each row is {handle, amount, valueUsd, priceUsd}.
How do I know a holder is actually good?
Resolve their handle with GET /v2/users/{handle} and read pnl:{24h,7d,30d,all}, pnlUsd, trades, and accountAgeDays. Because every row carries its wallets, you can check a record and discard one-lucky-trade accounts.
How do I watch these wallets going forward?
Open a WebSocket to wss://api.fomoapi.io/ws/alerts?trader=<handle> for each one. You get their buys and sells in realtime, each carrying the token contract and USD size, so you see the next trade rather than the last one.
Is this affiliated with FOMO?
No. FOMO API is an independent, unofficial data layer for fomo.family and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by FOMO or Robinhood.