# Historical Top Holders ## Get historical "Token God Mode" (TGM) top holders (Beta) > \*\*Beta — subject to breaking changes.\*\*\ > \ > Top token holders at a historical \`as\_of\_date\` with temporally-correct labels.\ > Labels are resolved from label history tables to avoid forward-looking bias.\ > \ > \*\*Key differences from \`/tgm/holders\`:\*\*\ > \- Accepts an explicit \`as\_of\_date\` (Date) instead of returning current state\ > \- Labels resolved at \`as\_of\_date\`, not from current-state dictionaries\ > \- \`value\_usd\` priced at the historical median price for \`as\_of\_date\`\ > \- The \`filters.include\_sm\_labels\` field only sub-restricts the \`smart\_money\` bucket;\ > to switch buckets use the top-level \`label\_type\` field\ > \- No dust-filter default — set filters at the caller side if needed\ > \ > \*\*Performance:\*\* Can be slow for high-volume tokens (USDC, native ETH, etc.). ```json {"openapi":"3.1.0","info":{"title":"Nansen API","version":"1.0.0"},"servers":[{"url":"https://api.nansen.ai"}],"security":[{"ApiKeyAuth":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"ApiKeyAuth":{"type":"apiKey","in":"header","name":"apiKey","description":"API key for authentication"}},"schemas":{"TGMHistoricalTopHoldersRequest":{"properties":{"chain":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/TGMChain","description":"Blockchain chain"},"token_address":{"type":"string","title":"Token Address","description":"Token contract address"},"as_of_date":{"type":"string","title":"As Of Date","description":"Historical date (YYYY-MM-DD) to compute holder balances at."},"label_type":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/TGMHistoricalTopHoldersLabel","description":"Holder filter bucket. 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Empty = all smart-money labels."}},"additionalProperties":false,"type":"object","title":"TGMHistoricalTopHoldersFilters","description":"Filters for the historical top holders endpoint.\n\nUse `label_type` (top-level field) to choose the holder bucket; this filter only\nsub-restricts the smart_money bucket."},"HistoricalLabelType":{"type":"string","enum":["30D Smart Trader","90D Smart Trader","180D Smart Trader","Fund","Smart Trader","Smart Dex Trader","30D Smart Dex Trader","90D Smart Dex Trader","180D Smart Dex Trader","Public Figure","Exchange","Whale","BananaGun Bot User","Top Maestro Bot User","Top BananaGun Bot User","Maestro Bot User","Early MAGIC Miner","First Mover LP","First Mover Staking","Profitable LP","Smart HL Perps Trader"],"title":"HistoricalLabelType","description":"Filter by entity label type. 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Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.nansen.ai/api/backtesting-data/historical-top-holders.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.