Betfair Odds API
Founded in 2000, Betfair is a British bookmaker considered one of the biggest and most popular in the world. Betfair’s sports coverage is extremely comprehensive, offering users a variety of fixtures and markets to bet on, both pre-match and in-play.
To access Betfair’s sports odds and data, developers use Betfair API, which provides extensive real-time data and keeps their users updated. Betfair API has several benefits, including access to live odds, faster data retrieval, full customization, and scalability.
In addition to sports betting, Betfair’s product offering includes online casinos, poker, and bingo.
Betfair API video guide
API status
- Betfair API provides full access to the bookmaker’s odds and data.
- Betfair’s API users must obtain whitelisted IP addresses.
Coverage
- Soccer, basketball, and boxing are the most popular sports to bet on, with niche sports also available to users. However, some criticism has been voiced about the relatively small number of hockey and tennis fixtures.
- Betfair offers bets on horse racing and greyhounds, with users invited to suggest the bookmaker their odds. However, most people prefer using the exchange’s native odds.
- Users can also bet on virtual events at Betfair, with such bets available on football, horse racing, greyhounds, and motorsport. These events run 24/7, offering bettors around-the-clock action.
- Registered users can also play sweepstakes or poker games on Betfair’s website.
Using API to access Betfair’s odds helps to get regular data updates and show past game stats. Such tool lets app users analyze the data and make better bets.
