# Fast Odds API: every page as plain text Source: https://fastoddsapi.com/ (by SockOdds, ESK Solutions Pty Ltd). Facts read from sockodds.com on 12 Oct 2026. --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/ Fast Odds API, by SockOdds # Australian sports odds API, key to first price in minutes Pre-match prices from every Australian bookmaker, with Pinnacle, Betfair, Kalshi and Polymarket alongside, in one tidy JSON response per event. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral) Read the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) Free plan: no card, no expiry. Keys are issued on sockodds.com, the platform behind this API. ``` # One request: every AFL game, every market, # every bookmaker on your plan curl -G https://api.sockodds.com/v1/odds \ -d league=afl \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOCKODDS_KEY" # Just the head to head, from three books curl -G https://api.sockodds.com/v1/odds \ -d league=nrl -d markets=winner \ -d bookmakers=sportsbet,tab,pinnacle \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOCKODDS_KEY" ``` ``` { "data": [{ "id": "ev_t03024es3aee", "name": "Carlton v Richmond", "league": { "key": "afl", "name": "AFL" }, "scheduled_start": "2027-03-12T08:40:00Z", "status": "scheduled", "participants": [ { "role": "home", "identity": { "key": "carlton", "name": "Carlton" } }, { "role": "away", "identity": { "key": "richmond", "name": "Richmond" } } ], "bookmakers": [{ "key": "sportsbet", "name": "Sportsbet", "markets": [{ "id": "mk_9tx4j2sg5emc36qv", "key": "winner", "name": "Winner", "subject": null, "period": "full", "outcomes": [{ "id": "oc_f0a48xpz2qd0qt1h", "name": "Carlton", "side": "home", "line": null, "decimal_odds": 1.65, "implied_probability": 0.606061, "available": true, "alternate": false, "bookmaker": "sportsbet", "observed_at": "2027-03-12T06:58:14Z" }] }] }] }], "meta": { "count": 1, "cursor": null }, "links": { "next": null } } ``` Trimmed to one book, one market and one outcome. Fixture, IDs and prices are illustrative; the shape is the real one. 01Free key~1 min An email and a text message to verify. No card, and the free plan never runs out. 02First prices1 request One GET returns each event with every market and every bookmaker on your plan nested inside it. 03Price refresh~5 min Prices are re-read about every five minutes, pre-match first, and each quote carries its own timestamp. 37 Australian bookmakers, from Sportsbet and TAB to the smaller books 42 sources in all, with Pinnacle, exchanges, Kalshi and Polymarket 46 leagues to build on, from the AFL and NRL to the Premier League, in 13 sports US$0 to start, on real AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB games Counts from the SockOdds API catalogue on 12 Oct 2026. Which books price a given game depends on the game. What a request returns ## A whole event in one object, not a market at a time Every event arrives with each bookmaker inside it, and each bookmaker's markets and prices inside that. You are billed per event, so asking for more markets or more books never multiplies the bill. IDs ### One ID per outcome, at every book Every event, market and outcome has its own ID, and an outcome keeps the same ID at every bookmaker, so lining up Sportsbet against TAB is a lookup, not a matching job. Markets use plain keys such as winner and handicap. bookmakers ### Every book, its own prices Each bookmaker lists its markets and outcomes, every one with a decimal price, the implied probability, an available flag and the time it was seen. Sharp prices ### Pinnacle and Betfair beside the books The sharp book and the exchange come back in the same response as the retail books, ready for the de-vig methods on the fair odds page (https://fastoddsapi.com/fair-odds/), so you can measure any quote against them. Depth ### Props, alt lines and periods Player and team props, alternate lines, and halves, quarters and innings sit in the same response as the head to head, line and total. results ### Results, already graded Finished games come back with a verdict on every settled outcome: won, lost, void or dead heat, on the same outcome IDs as the prices, so settling a bet is a lookup. history ### Opening and closing prices On Pro, ask an event for each book's first and last recorded price, or read every recorded change, for closing line value and backtests. Fast, defined honestly ## Fast means less of your time, not a faster price The speed we promise is the part you feel: a free key in about a minute, a whole event from a single request, and filters on league, market and bookmaker that keep each response small enough to parse in a blink. What we do not promise is a faster price than the source. Bookmaker prices are re-read about every five minutes, and pre-match is the priority. Games in progress carry live status flags, but their prices move on the same five-minute rhythm. Not an in-play trading feed. If your product needs sub-second prices during a game, this is the wrong tool and we would rather say so now. Every quote carries observed_at, and a price not seen for ten minutes is held back rather than served as current, so your code can decide what counts as fresh. What people build ## Pick the job, we will show you the request Each page walks through the fields that matter for that job, with working code. Arbitrage Line up every book's price on each side and spot when the best prices add up to less than 100%. → (https://fastoddsapi.com/arbitrage-betting-api/)Positive EV Measure each bookmaker's price against a de-vigged fair price and keep the ones above it. → (https://fastoddsapi.com/positive-ev-betting-api/)Odds comparison Best price per market across the Australian books, with how long ago each was seen. → (https://fastoddsapi.com/odds-comparison-api/)Discord and Telegram bots Poll, diff and post line moves to a channel, or let the Pro stream push them to you. → (https://fastoddsapi.com/odds-alert-bot-api/)Betting and tipping apps Fixtures, status, results and prices for every code Australians follow, in one schema. → (https://fastoddsapi.com/sports-betting-app-api/)Models and backtesting Recorded price moves, opening and closing prices and graded results for training and testing models. → (https://fastoddsapi.com/historical-odds-data-api/)AI agents One plain HTTP call, an OpenAPI spec and llms.txt: odds an agent can actually use. → (https://fastoddsapi.com/odds-api-for-ai-agents/)Player props Disposals, try scorers, hits and shots, priced by every book in the same event response. → (https://fastoddsapi.com/player-props-api/)Prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket prices next to the Australian books, on the same outcome IDs. → (https://fastoddsapi.com/prediction-market-odds-api/) Bookmakers ## The books Australians actually bet with - Sportsbet - Ladbrokes - TAB - PointsBet - Neds - Unibet - bet365 - Betfair Exchange - betr - Dabble - TABtouch - PlayUp - and 25 more Australian books Plus Pinnacle, Matchbook and ProphetX for sharp prices, and Kalshi and Polymarket for prediction markets. All 42 bookmaker keys (https://fastoddsapi.com/bookmakers/) Leagues ## Local codes first, the world's leagues too - AFL - AFLW - NRL - NRLW - Rugby League World Cup - NBL - IPL - NFL - NBA - MLB - NHL - Premier League - Champions League - UFC - Formula 1 - ATP - WTA - and 29 more No horse or greyhound racing: this feed is sport only. All 46 leagues and their keys (https://fastoddsapi.com/leagues/) Plans ## Free to build on, priced by the event when you grow Start on real games for nothing. Move up when you need every league, more books or the price history. Compare the plans in full (https://fastoddsapi.com/pricing/) ### Developer Freeno card, no expiry Prove the idea on real Australian games before you spend a cent. - 2,500 objects a month - 10 requests a minute - AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB - Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral) ### Rookie US$99a month Every league, the ten books most punters use, for side projects and small products. - 100,000 objects a month - 50 requests a minute - Every league - 10 bookmakers, bet365 and Betfair included Start on Rookie (https://sockodds.com/checkout/?plan=rookie&period=monthly&utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)Most headroom ### Pro US$299a month No object cap, every book in the feed and the recorded price history. - Unlimited objects - 300 requests a minute - Every league - Every bookmaker and exchange - Odds history and opening and closing prices - WebSocket snapshots Start on Pro (https://sockodds.com/checkout/?plan=pro&period=monthly&utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral) ### Platform Custompriced with you For products that read the whole feed all day and need a direct line to the team. - 600 requests a minute - All leagues and bookmakers - A key per environment - A direct support channel Talk to the team (https://sockodds.com/contact-us/?plan=platform&utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral) Prices in US dollars. Annual billing takes 20% off Rookie and Pro. Keys, checkout and billing are handled on sockodds.com, the platform behind Fast Odds API. Comparison Every Australian odds API, compared from their own pages Thirteen providers on twelve facts, each one dated and linked, with verdicts that sometimes point away from us. → (https://fastoddsapi.com/best-australian-sports-betting-apis/) Explainer What is a fair price, and how is the margin removed? Four de-vig methods with worked numbers and a calculator you can try on any market. → (https://fastoddsapi.com/fair-odds/) Tools Odds converter, arbitrage splitter, EV and Kelly Five calculators that run in your browser, each with its formula and where the API's prices fit in. → (https://fastoddsapi.com/calculators/) Questions ## Before you sign up More on the full FAQ (https://fastoddsapi.com/faq/). **What is Fast Odds API?** An Australian sports odds API made by SockOdds. One REST request returns pre-match prices from 37 Australian bookmakers plus Pinnacle, Betfair, Kalshi and Polymarket, across 46 leagues in 13 sports, with props, alternate lines and graded results. **Is there a free plan?** Yes. The Developer plan costs nothing, needs no card and does not expire. It gives you 2,500 objects a month at 10 requests a minute, covering the AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB with prices from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes. **How fresh are the prices?** Each bookmaker is re-read about every five minutes, with pre-match markets first. Every quote has its own observed_at time, and a price not seen for ten minutes is held back. It is not built for in-play trading. **Is this the same as SockOdds?** Yes. Fast Odds API is a second front door to the SockOdds API, run by the same company, ESK Solutions Pty Ltd. The data, prices and plans are identical. Your key, billing and support all come from sockodds.com. **Can I place bets through the API?** No. It is a data and analytics service only. It returns prices; any bet is placed by a person, with the bookmaker, under that bookmaker's rules. Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/bookmakers/ Coverage # Australian bookmaker odds API: 37 books in one feed From the big names to the small books where prices drift furthest from the pack, every Australian bookmaker in the feed comes back under one key per book. Alongside them sit the sharp references: Pinnacle, the Betfair Exchange, Matchbook and ProphetX, and the prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket. The key below is what each bookmaker carries in a response and the value you pass to filter, as in bookmakers=sportsbet,tab,pinnacle. List read from sockodds.com on 12 Oct 2026, with the API's keys. ### Australian bookmakers and exchanges 37 | Bookmaker | Key | Type | From plan | Note | | Sportsbet | sportsbet | Sportsbook | Developer | | | TAB | tab | Sportsbook | Developer | | | Ladbrokes | ladbrokes | Sportsbook | Developer | | | Neds | neds | Sportsbook | Rookie | | | bet365 | bet365 | Sportsbook | Rookie | narrower coverage | | PointsBet | pointsbet | Sportsbook | Rookie | | | Unibet | unibet | Sportsbook | Rookie | | | Betfair Exchange | betfair_exchange | Exchange | Rookie | | | Dabble | dabble | Sportsbook | Rookie | | | betr | betr | Sportsbook | Rookie | | | TABtouch | tabtouch | Sportsbook | Pro | | | PlayUp | playup | Sportsbook | Pro | | | BetRight | betright | Sportsbook | Pro | | | BetDeluxe | betdeluxe | Sportsbook | Pro | | | Picklebet | picklebet | Sportsbook | Pro | | | MintBet | mintbet | Sportsbook | Pro | | | BetFocus | betfocus | Sportsbook | Pro | | | SwiftBet | swiftbet | Sportsbook | Pro | | | GoldBet | goldbet | Sportsbook | Pro | | | CashCage | cashcage | Sportsbook | Pro | | | LightningBet | lightningbet | Sportsbook | Pro | | | BetNow | betnow | Sportsbook | Pro | | | Chasebet | chasebet | Sportsbook | Pro | | | 123BET | one_two_three_bet | Sportsbook | Pro | | | BearBet | bearbet | Sportsbook | Pro | | | Star Sports | starsports | Sportsbook | Pro | | | HavaBet | havabet | Sportsbook | Pro | | | TopBet | topbet | Sportsbook | Pro | | | BetBuzz | betbuzz | Sportsbook | Pro | | | BetBlitz | betblitz | Sportsbook | Pro | | | BetChamps | betchamps | Sportsbook | Pro | | | BetReal | betreal | Sportsbook | Pro | | | BlondeBet | blondebet | Sportsbook | Pro | | | CrownBet | crownbet | Sportsbook | Pro | prices carried from SwiftBet | | Epic Odds | epicodds | Sportsbook | Pro | | | Palmerbet | palmerbet | Sportsbook | Pro | | | TradieBET | tradiebet | Sportsbook | Pro | | ### International sharp books, exchanges and prediction markets 5 | Bookmaker | Key | Type | From plan | Note | | Pinnacle | pinnacle | Sportsbook | Pro | sharp book | | Matchbook | matchbook | Exchange | Pro | | | ProphetX | prophetx | Exchange | Pro | | | Kalshi | kalshi | Prediction market | Pro | | | Polymarket | polymarket | Prediction market | Pro | | By plan ## Which books each plan can see Developer, free ### The big three Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes. Enough to build and test against real prices on the AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB. Rookie, US$99 ### The ten most punters use Adds Neds, bet365, PointsBet, Unibet, the Betfair Exchange, Dabble and betr to the big three. Pro and Platform ### All 42, no cap Every Australian book plus Pinnacle, Matchbook, ProphetX, Kalshi and Polymarket. This is the plan for price-gap work, because the gaps live in the long tail. Sharp references ## Why Pinnacle and the exchanges are in an Australian feed Australian bookmakers set prices for Australian punters, margin included. To know whether a price is generous you need something to measure it against, and the usual yardsticks are a low-margin sharp book and the exchanges, where the price is set by people backing and laying against each other. That is why they are here. Pinnacle and the exchange prices come back beside the Australian books, on the same outcome IDs, so you can take the margin out of the sharp price and measure every other book against it. How to remove the margin (https://fastoddsapi.com/fair-odds/) Shared price boards ## Two logos, one board Several smaller Australian brands run on the same white-label platforms and quote from a shared board. This page says so openly instead of pretending each logo is an independent opinion. - SwiftBet and CrownBet share one price book: CrownBet's prices are carried across from SwiftBet, as the table notes. - BetDeluxe belongs to a shared-pricing group too. For arbitrage work this matters: two "different" books on one board are one price, not two chances. Kinds ## Exchanges and prediction markets, read the same way The Betfair Exchange, Matchbook and ProphetX are exchanges; Kalshi and Polymarket are prediction markets. All of them come back as bookmakers in the same response, with the same markets and outcome IDs, so one parser reads them all. Prediction markets in detail (https://fastoddsapi.com/prediction-market-odds-api/) Filters ## Only the books you show /v1/bookmakers lists every book with its kind (sportsbook, exchange or prediction_market) and its regions. Pass bookmakers=sportsbet,tab,pinnacle for named books, or regions=au for every Australian one. Questions ## About the bookmaker list **Is bet365 included?** Yes, from the Rookie plan up. bet365 Australia is read through a separate lane and covers fewer games and markets than the other major books, so check which events it prices before relying on it. **Does every bookmaker price every game?** No. A book appears on an event only when it has priced that event. The NFL might carry most of the list while a small European soccer league carries a handful of books. **Can I limit a response to the books I show?** Yes. Pass bookmakers with a comma-separated list of keys. It makes responses smaller and quicker, and it is the first filter worth adding once you know which books matter to you. **Can you add a bookmaker you do not carry?** Ask at api@sockodds.com. Coverage runs through the pipeline that already prices the Australian market, and books it can reach are usually added within a couple of weeks. **Is horse or greyhound racing covered?** No. The feed is deliberately sport only: no thoroughbred, harness or greyhound racing. Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/calculators/ Tools # Betting calculators: odds converter, margin, arbitrage, EV and Kelly Five small tools that run in your browser and send nothing anywhere. Each shows its formula, so you can copy it into your own code, and names the API field that gives you the number in a live feed. For removing a bookmaker's margin four different ways, see the fair odds page (https://fastoddsapi.com/fair-odds/). 1 ## Odds converter Type a price in any one box and the other three fill in. Decimal odds are the payout per dollar staked, including the stake. Fractional odds are profit to stake. American odds show how much a $100 stake wins (plus) or how much you stake to win $100 (minus). Implied probability is the chance the price would be fair at. implied % = 1 ÷ decimal × 100 In the API: every quote carries decimal_odds and its implied_probability, so the other formats are one conversion away. Decimal Fractional American Implied % A $100 stake at 2.50 returns $250, a profit of $150. 2 ## Bookmaker margin Enter every price in one market from one bookmaker. Their implied chances add to more than 100%; the excess is the bookmaker's margin, also called the overround, vig or juice. Lower is better for you. margin = (1/odds₁ + 1/odds₂ + …) − 1 In the API: every outcome carries its implied_probability, so a book's overround on a market is the sum across its outcomes. Outcome 1 Outcome 2 Outcome 3 5.26% margin The book keeps about 5.0 cents of every dollar staked across both sides. 3 ## Arbitrage stake splitter Take the best price on each outcome, from different bookmakers, and a total stake. If the implied chances add to under 100%, there is a locked-in return and the tool splits the stake so every outcome pays the same amount. stakeᵢ = total × (1/oddsᵢ) ÷ Σ(1/odds) In the API: the best price per side is the highest decimal_odds on that outcome ID across the bookmakers, with available: true. The arbitrage page (https://fastoddsapi.com/arbitrage-betting-api/) has a scanner. Best price, outcome 1 Best price, outcome 2 Outcome 3 Total stake $ +2.48% return whatever happens | Outcome | Price | Stake | Pays | 4 ## Expected value A bet has positive expected value when its price is longer than the true chance deserves. Give it a fair price (from a sharp book or an exchange with the margin removed) and the price you are offered, and it returns the edge per dollar and over a stake. EV = (1 ÷ fair) × price − 1 In the API: Pinnacle or the Betfair Exchange with the margin removed makes the fair price; the +EV page (https://fastoddsapi.com/positive-ev-betting-api/) has a scanner. Fair price Price offered Stake $ +5.13% expected value 5 ## Kelly stake The Kelly criterion sizes a bet from your edge and the price so the bankroll grows fastest over many bets. Full Kelly swings hard, so most people stake a fraction of it; a quarter to a half is common. kelly = (p × (odds − 1) − (1 − p)) ÷ (odds − 1) p is the fair chance (1 ÷ fair price). A negative result means no bet. Fair price Price offered Bankroll $ Fraction of KellyFullHalfQuarterTenth $0 to stake Questions ## About these tools **Do these calculators send my numbers anywhere?** No. They are a few lines of JavaScript that run in your browser. Nothing is stored and nothing is sent. **Where do I get a fair price for the EV and Kelly tools?** From a sharp bookmaker or an exchange, with the margin removed; the fair odds page (https://fastoddsapi.com/fair-odds/) shows four ways. In the API, Pinnacle (Pro) and the Betfair Exchange (Rookie and up) come back beside every Australian book, ready for it. **Why does the arbitrage tool say there is no arbitrage?** Because the implied chances of the prices you entered add to 100% or more. A true arbitrage needs the best prices from different bookmakers to add to less than 100%, and they rarely sit there for long. **Is Kelly safe to use?** Full Kelly assumes your fair price is exactly right, which it never is, and it produces large swings. Most people use a fraction and treat the number as a ceiling, not a target. None of this is advice; it is arithmetic. Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/fair-odds/ Explainer # Fair odds explained: taking the margin out of a price Every bookmaker price has the bookmaker's cut baked in. Strip it out and what is left is the market's estimate of the real chance, usually called the fair price or no-vig price. Here is the arithmetic, four common ways to do it, a calculator, and how to run it on the sharp prices the API returns. Step one ## Find the margin Turn each decimal price into the probability it implies by dividing one by it. Take an AFL head to head priced at 1.55 for the home side and 2.50 for the away side: 1 / 1.55 = 64.52%   1 / 2.50 = 40.00% Those two chances add up to 104.52%. A fair book would add up to exactly 100%, so the extra 4.52% is the overround: the bookmaker's margin, also called the vig or the juice. The lower it is, the closer the prices are to fair. overround = (1/odds₁ + 1/odds₂ + …) − 1 Step two ## Share it back out Removing the margin means shrinking the implied chances until they add to 100%. The question is how to share the cut between the outcomes, and that is where the methods differ. Bookmakers tend to load more margin onto outsiders than favourites, a habit known as the favourite-longshot bias, and some methods try to account for it. | Method | Home (1.55) | Away (2.50) | | Multiplicative | 61.73% → 1.620 | 38.27% → 2.613 | | Additive | 62.26% → 1.606 | 37.74% → 2.650 | | Power | 62.53% → 1.599 | 37.47% → 2.669 | | Shin | 62.26% → 1.606 | 37.74% → 2.650 | The four methods ## What each one assumes Multiplicative ### Divide by the total Each implied chance is divided by the book's total (here 1.0452). The margin is assumed to sit evenly in proportion to each chance. It is the simplest method and the usual default. Additive ### Take an equal slice off each The same number of percentage points comes off every outcome: 2.26 points each here. That removes proportionally more from the outsider, which suits the favourite-longshot bias, but on very long prices it can push a chance below zero. Power ### Raise to a power Each implied chance is raised to the same power k, chosen so the results sum to one (k = 1.0713 here). Long prices shrink more than short ones, and nothing can go negative. Shin ### Allow for informed money Shin's model assumes a share of bets come from people who know more than the bookmaker, and that the bookmaker widens the margin on outsiders to protect itself. A curiosity worth knowing: in a two-way market Shin gives exactly the same answer as additive. With three or more outcomes they part ways. Which one is right? None is right everywhere. Multiplicative is a fair starting point; power and Shin usually sit better on lopsided markets with a long-priced outsider. The bigger choice is the input. A fair price taken from a sharp, low-margin market is a far better yardstick than the same arithmetic run on a soft retail book with a fat margin. Try it ## De-vig calculator Enter the decimal prices for every outcome in one market, from the same bookmaker. Add a third price for a three-way market such as soccer's home, draw, away. If the prices add up to under 100%, there is no margin to remove. That only happens when you mix the best prices from different books, and it means the combination may be an arbitrage (https://fastoddsapi.com/arbitrage-betting-api/). Outcome 1 Outcome 2 Outcome 3 4.52% overround | | Fair decimal price in bold, fair chance beside it. In the API ## Pinnacle and the Betfair Exchange, in the same response The API does not hand you a ready-made fair price; it hands you the inputs. Pinnacle and the Betfair Exchange come back beside the Australian books, every outcome with its decimal_odds and implied_probability, so any method on this page is a few lines of code on data you already have. - Pick the source, pinnacle or betfair_exchange , and run the method across all of its outcomes in one market. - Measure the other books on the same outcome IDs. An outcome has the same ID at every bookmaker, and a line or total at a different number is a different market, so you always compare like with like. Choosing the method and the source yourself is the point: you know which you trust, and you can see exactly what went into the number. The Betfair Exchange comes with Rookie and Pinnacle with Pro. fair_edge.py ``` def fair_chances(event: dict, market_key: str, sides: int = 2, source: str = "pinnacle") -> dict: """The source book's chance for each outcome of one market, margin removed (multiplicative).""" for book in event["bookmakers"]: if book["key"] != source: continue for market in book["markets"]: outcomes = market["outcomes"] if market["key"] == market_key and market["period"] == "full" and len(outcomes) == sides: total = sum(o["implied_probability"] for o in outcomes) return {o["id"]: o["implied_probability"] / total for o in outcomes} return {} def edges(event: dict, market_key: str) -> list: """Each book's price against fair, as a share of stake: above 0 means above fair.""" fair = fair_chances(event, market_key) return [ (book["key"], o["name"], o["decimal_odds"], round(fair[o["id"]] * o["decimal_odds"] - 1, 3)) for book in event["bookmakers"] for market in book["markets"] for o in market["outcomes"] if o["id"] in fair and o.get("available") ] # ("sportsbet", "Carlton", 1.72, 0.031) -> 3.1% above fair ``` Questions ## Fair odds, briefly Using fair prices to find value: the +EV page (https://fastoddsapi.com/positive-ev-betting-api/). **What is the vig?** The vig, short for vigorish and also called juice or margin, is the bookmaker's built-in edge. It is why a market's implied chances add up to more than 100%. On a two-way market with both sides at 1.90, the book adds up to about 105.3%. **Are overround and margin the same thing?** People use them loosely for the same thing. Strictly, the overround is how far the implied chances add up past 100% (4.52% in the example above), while some people quote margin as the share of money the book expects to keep, which is slightly smaller (about 4.3% here). **Why does my fair price differ from another site's?** Two reasons: the method, which can move a long price by a few cents, and the source. A fair price taken from Pinnacle or the Betfair Exchange will differ from one taken from a single retail book, and it is usually the better guide. **Can I work out fair odds on the free plan?** Yes, from the books it includes: Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes are enough to run every method on this page while you build, margin and all. For a sharper input, the Betfair Exchange comes with Rookie and Pinnacle with Pro. Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/glossary/ Glossary # Betting data glossary: the words in an odds feed, explained Sixty terms a developer meets when building on bookmaker prices, defined in plain words. Where a term is a field in the API, the field is named so you can find it in a response. Link to any term with its anchor. Prices and probability (https://fastoddsapi.com#prices)Markets (https://fastoddsapi.com#markets)Strategy (https://fastoddsapi.com#strategy)Settlement (https://fastoddsapi.com#settlement)The feed (https://fastoddsapi.com#feed) ## Prices and probability OddsA bookmaker's price for an outcome: what you get back if it happens. Written as decimal, fractional or American odds, all three saying the same thing in different notation. Decimal oddsThe total return per dollar staked, stake included. 2.50 pays $2.50 for every $1, a profit of $1.50. The standard in Australia and in this feed's decimal_odds field. Fractional oddsProfit to stake as a fraction: 3/2 means $3 profit for every $2 staked, the same as decimal 2.50. Common in the UK and in racing. American oddsA signed number: +150 means a $100 stake wins $150; -200 means you stake $200 to win $100. The feed sends decimal prices; the converter (https://fastoddsapi.com/calculators/) turns them into American odds. Implied probabilityThe chance a price would be fair at: one divided by the decimal price. 2.50 implies 40%. Add the implied chances of every outcome in a market and the total shows the bookmaker's margin. OverroundHow far a market's implied probabilities add up past 100%. Two sides at 1.90 imply 52.6% each, 105.3% together: a 5.3% overround. Vig (vigorish, juice, margin)The bookmaker's built-in edge, the same thing as the overround seen from the bookmaker's side. Lower vig means prices closer to fair. Fair odds (no-vig price)A price with the margin taken out, so the implied chances add to exactly 100%. The feed sends the inputs, Pinnacle and Betfair Exchange prices; four ways to compute your own (https://fastoddsapi.com/fair-odds/). De-vigRemoving the margin from a set of prices. The common methods are multiplicative, additive, power and Shin; they differ in how much of the margin they take off long-priced outcomes. Consensus priceA single price summarising what the bookmakers think, margin still inside, such as the median of every book's price. One response holds every book you need to work it out. Sharp bookmakerA bookmaker with low margins that accepts large bets from winning customers, so its prices track the true chances closely. Pinnacle is the usual example and a common source for fair prices. Soft bookmakerA retail bookmaker whose prices lag the sharp market and whose margins are higher. Most Australian corporate bookmakers sit here, which is where price gaps appear. Betting exchangeA marketplace where customers bet against each other and the operator takes a commission. Prices are set by backers and layers, which makes them a good guide to fair value. Betfair, Matchbook and ProphetX are in the feed. Back and layOn an exchange, backing an outcome bets that it happens; laying bets that it does not, taking the other side. Prediction marketA venue trading contracts that pay $1 if an event happens, so a contract at 62 cents implies a 62% chance. Kalshi and Polymarket appear in the feed as bookmakers, their prices converted to decimal. Favourite-longshot biasThe tendency of bookmakers to load more margin onto outsiders than favourites, so long prices are worse value than short ones. Some de-vig methods allow for it. ## Markets MarketOne thing to bet on in a game, such as the winner or the total points, with a price for each outcome. In the feed each market has an ID and a key such as winner or total_points, and lists its outcomes, each with a price. Head to head (moneyline)Which side wins. Called the moneyline in the US. Market key winner in the feed, with sides home and away. Line (spread, handicap)A points start given to one side; the bet is whether they cover it. Market key handicap; each outcome's number is in its line, negative for the side giving the start. Total (over/under)Whether the combined score lands over or under a number. Market key total_points (or total_goals, total_runs), sides over and under, with the number in line. 1X2 (three-way)Home win, draw, away win as three outcomes, standard in soccer. Market key result, with sides home, draw and away. Alternate lineA line or total at a number other than the bookmaker's main one, with its own price. The feed returns each one as its own market, marked alternate, when you ask with alternates=true. Main lineThe line or total a bookmaker shows by default, usually the one closest to even money. In the feed, outcomes away from the main line are marked alternate: true. Player propA bet on one player's statistic: disposals, try scorer, hits, passing yards. In the feed a prop is a market whose subject is the player, with a key such as player_disposals_over_under. Props in detail (https://fastoddsapi.com/player-props-api/). Team propA bet on a team statistic other than the main result, such as a team total. In the feed its subject is the team, as in team_points_over_under. Period marketA market on part of a game: a half, a quarter, an innings. The market's period says which part, such as half_1 or quarter_2. Futures (outrights)A bet on a season-long result, such as the premiership winner. The feed prices games, not futures. Multi (parlay, accumulator)Several bets combined into one; every leg must win and the prices multiply. Called a parlay in the US. Same game multi (SGM)A multi whose legs come from one game. Books price these themselves because the legs are often related; multiplying the single prices overstates the payout. Yes/no marketA market with two outcomes that are not sides, such as whether a player scores. In the feed, scorer markets end in _anytime with the single side yes, and others in _yes_no. ## Strategy Expected value (EV)The average profit per dollar over many bets at a given price and chance: fair chance times price, minus one. Positive means the price is better than fair. +EV with the feed (https://fastoddsapi.com/positive-ev-betting-api/). Positive EV (+EV)A bet whose price is longer than the fair price, so its expected value is above zero. An edge over many bets, not a sure thing on any one. Arbitrage (arb, surebet)Backing every outcome of a market with different bookmakers at prices whose implied chances add to under 100%, so you profit whatever happens. Finding them in the feed (https://fastoddsapi.com/arbitrage-betting-api/). MiddleBacking the over at one bookmaker's total and the under at a higher total from another, so both win if the result lands between them. Closing lineThe price just before the game starts, when the market is best informed. On Pro, snapshots=opening,closing returns each outcome's first and last recorded price for one event. Closing line value (CLV)How much better the price you took was than the fair closing price. Beating the close consistently is the standard sign that a strategy finds real value. Line movement (steam)A price or line changing before the game, often because informed money arrived. Steam is a sharp move across several books at once. Alerting on moves (https://fastoddsapi.com/odds-alert-bot-api/). Kelly criterionA formula for stake size from your edge and the price that maximises long-run growth. Most people bet a fraction of it. Calculator (https://fastoddsapi.com/calculators/#kelly). BankrollThe money set aside for betting, from which stakes are sized. A unit is a fixed fraction of it, often 1%. Line shoppingChecking every bookmaker's price before betting and taking the best. The whole point of a feed that lists every book's quote under one market. LimitingA bookmaker cutting the maximum stake it will accept from a customer it judges to be winning. Common for arbitrage and +EV bettors; read each book's terms. ## Settlement SettlementDeciding whether a bet won, lost or pushed from the result. The feed's /v1/results grades each outcome it can settle from official results as won, lost, void or dead heat. PushA bet that lands exactly on the line or total, so the stake is returned. Avoided by half-point lines such as 40.5. Dead heatTwo outcomes tying where only one was expected to win, such as a drawn AFL match on a head to head. Bookmakers usually pay a share of the stake under their dead-heat rules. VoidA bet cancelled and the stake returned, for example when a game is abandoned or a player does not take the field. FinalisedA game whose result is official. The feed's status turns final, and /v1/results publishes the verdicts. SuspendedA price temporarily withdrawn by the bookmaker, often during a big moment in play. The feed leaves it out of current prices; ask for snapshots and it shows as available: false with no price. ## The feed Odds APIA web service that returns bookmaker prices as structured data on request, so software can read them instead of a person reading a website. API keyThe secret string that identifies your account on every request, sent as Authorization: Bearer on every request. Keep it on your server. EndpointOne address in the API that returns one kind of thing: /v1/odds for games and prices, /v1/leagues for the league list, /v1/odds/history for price changes. Rate limitThe most requests a plan may make per minute. Past it the API answers 429 with a retry-after header saying how long to wait. ObjectThe unit this API bills by: one top-level item in a response, usually one game, whatever is inside it. How usage is counted (https://fastoddsapi.com/pricing/). Event IDThe feed's ID for one game, such as ev_t03024es3aee. The same game keeps it in prices, results and history. Outcome IDThe ID of one side of one market, such as oc_f0a48xpz2qd0qt1h. It is the same at every bookmaker, so it is how you line the books up, and results use it too. Bookmaker keyThe key for one bookmaker, such as sportsbet or pinnacle, on each bookmaker in a response and in the bookmakers filter. All 42 (https://fastoddsapi.com/bookmakers/). League keyThe exact key for one competition, such as afl or champions_league. Looked up, never guessed. All 46 (https://fastoddsapi.com/leagues/). Market keyThe plain name of a market, the same in every sport: winner, handicap, total_points, player_disposals_over_under. /v1/markets lists them. Pagination (cursor)Large answers come in pages. Follow links.next, the full address of the next page, until it comes back null. PollingAsking the API again on a timer to see what changed. About every five minutes suits this feed, since prices refresh about that often. WebSocketA connection the server pushes updates down, so you need not poll. On Pro the feed streams snapshots this way at /v1/stream/odds, every 15 seconds. StaleA price that has not been seen for a while. The feed holds back any price not seen for ten minutes instead of serving it as current. Observed atWhen a price was last seen at the bookmaker, on every quote as observed_at, in UTC. Show it, so readers know how fresh a price is. OpenAPI specificationA machine-readable description of every endpoint, parameter and field, which code generators and AI tools can read. The spec (https://sockodds.com/openapi.json). llms.txtA plain-text file at a site's root summarising it for language models, with links to fuller text. Ours (https://fastoddsapi.com/llms.txt). Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/leagues/ Coverage # Odds API for the AFL, NRL and the world's big leagues 13 sports and 46 leagues, built from the Australian calendar outwards: both footy codes and their women's competitions, the Rugby League World Cup, the NBL and the IPL, then the American majors, Europe's big soccer leagues, the UFC, Formula 1, the tennis tours and esports. The free plan opens the AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB; every paid plan opens them all. List from the SockOdds API catalogue on 12 Oct 2026; /v1/leagues returns the current list, with each league's sport and region. | Sport | League | Key | From plan | | Australian football | AFL | afl | Developer | | AFL Women's | aflw | Rookie | | Rugby league | NRL | nrl | Developer | | NRL Women's | nrlw | Rookie | | Rugby League World Cup | rlwc | Rookie | | Rugby League World Cup Women's | rlwcw | Rookie | | Rugby union | Rugby union internationals | ru_internationals | Rookie | | Basketball | NBA | nba | Rookie | | NBL | nbl | Rookie | | WNBA | wnba | Rookie | | Men's college basketball | ncaab | Rookie | | American football | NFL | nfl | Developer | | College football | ncaaf | Rookie | | Baseball | MLB | mlb | Developer | | Ice hockey | NHL | nhl | Rookie | | Soccer | English Premier League | epl | Rookie | | Scottish Premiership | scottish_prem | Rookie | | La Liga | la_liga | Rookie | | Serie A | serie_a | Rookie | | Bundesliga | bundesliga | Rookie | | Ligue 1 | ligue_1 | Rookie | | Iceland Besta deild | iceland_besta_deild | Rookie | | Iceland 1. deild | iceland_1_deild | Rookie | | Slovak Super Liga | slovak_super_liga | Rookie | | Slovak 2. Liga | slovak_2_liga | Rookie | | MLS | mls | Rookie | | Brazilian Serie A | brazilian_serie_a | Rookie | | UEFA Champions League | champions_league | Rookie | | Champions League qualifiers | ucl_qualifiers | Rookie | | Europa League qualifiers | uel_qualifiers | Rookie | | Conference League qualifiers | uecl_qualifiers | Rookie | | UEFA Nations League | nations_league | Rookie | | International soccer | international_soccer | Rookie | | Tennis | ATP Tour | atp | Rookie | | WTA Tour | wta | Rookie | | Mixed martial arts | UFC | ufc | Rookie | | Cricket | International cricket | cricket | Rookie | | Indian Premier League | ipl | Rookie | | Motorsport | Formula 1 | f1 | Rookie | | Esports | League of Legends | lol | Rookie | | League of Legends Champions Korea | lol_lck | Rookie | | League of Legends Championship Series | lol_lcs | Rookie | | League of Legends EMEA Championship | lol_lec | Rookie | | League of Legends Pro League | lol_lpl | Rookie | | PGL Counter-Strike 2 | cs2_pgl | Rookie | | IEM Counter-Strike | counter_strike_iem | Rookie | Use keys as written ## Copy the league key, do not build it League keys are looked up, not assembled from a pattern. The AFL is afl and the NRL women's competition is nrlw, but the Champions League is champions_league and Serie A is serie_a. Take them from the table or from /v1/leagues and your requests will not quietly come back empty. A league key already implies its sport, so league is the only filter you need to pick a competition. One set of keys ## Market keys that read the same in every sport Markets are named for what they settle on: winner is the head to head, result the head to head with the draw, handicap the line, and a total is named for the sport's scoring stat, total_points in the footy codes, basketball and the NFL, total_goals in soccer and hockey, total_runs in baseball. /v1/markets?league=afl lists exactly what one league can carry, which is what lets one parser handle every league. Periods follow the same idea. full is the whole match and regulation leaves out overtime; halves are half_1 and half_2; quarters run quarter_1 to quarter_4; hockey periods period_1 to period_3; baseball has innings_1_to_5; tennis sets start at set_1. Each league lists the periods it allows. Local depth ## What the Australian codes carry Beyond head to head, line and total, the Australian codes are where the player markets run deepest. A few examples of what the books price: AFL and AFLW ### Disposals, goals, tackles Player disposal, kick, mark and tackle lines, anytime, first and last goalscorer, plus quarter and half markets. NRL, NRLW, World Cup ### Try scorers and margins Anytime, first and last try scorer, tries and run metres, half markets, line and total, with the Rugby League World Cup as its own league. Cricket ### Results and runs The head to head, the result with the draw, and batter runs lines for the IPL and internationals. What is priced on a given game depends on the books. /v1/markets lists every market a league can carry; the odds response shows what the books are pricing. More on player props (https://fastoddsapi.com/player-props-api/) Questions ## About the league list **Which leagues come with the free plan?** The AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB. Rookie, Pro and Platform open them all. **Is the A-League or the Big Bash covered?** Neither appears as its own league in the list read on 12 Oct 2026; cricket outside the IPL sits under the general cricket league. Check /v1/leagues for the current list, and ask api@sockodds.com if a competition you need is missing. **Do you have futures and outright markets?** No. The feed prices games, not season-long markets such as the premiership winner. **Is horse racing included?** No. Thoroughbreds, harness and greyhounds are out of scope; the feed is sport only. Esports appear where a covered book prices a covered league, such as League of Legends and Counter-Strike. **How do I get the current list in code?** Call /v1/leagues. Each row has the league's key, name, sport and region, and /v1/sports lists the sports. Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/pricing/ Pricing # Odds API pricing: start free, pay by the event Four plans on the same feed, priced in US dollars. What you pay for is events returned and requests made, not how many markets or bookmakers ride inside each event. ### Developer Freeno card, no expiry Prove the idea on real Australian games before you spend a cent. - 2,500 objects a month - 10 requests a minute - AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB - Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral) ### Rookie US$99a month Every league, the ten books most punters use, for side projects and small products. - 100,000 objects a month - 50 requests a minute - Every league - 10 bookmakers, bet365 and Betfair included Start on Rookie (https://sockodds.com/checkout/?plan=rookie&period=monthly&utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)Most headroom ### Pro US$299a month No object cap, every book in the feed and the recorded price history. - Unlimited objects - 300 requests a minute - Every league - Every bookmaker and exchange - Odds history and opening and closing prices - WebSocket snapshots Start on Pro (https://sockodds.com/checkout/?plan=pro&period=monthly&utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral) ### Platform Custompriced with you For products that read the whole feed all day and need a direct line to the team. - 600 requests a minute - All leagues and bookmakers - A key per environment - A direct support channel Talk to the team (https://sockodds.com/contact-us/?plan=platform&utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral) Prices in US dollars. Annual billing takes 20% off Rookie and Pro. Keys, checkout and billing are handled on sockodds.com, the platform behind Fast Odds API. On every plan ## The same data shape from the free key up Plans differ in volume, leagues, bookmakers and history. The fields do not, so code written against the free plan keeps working when you upgrade. - Prices refreshed about every 5 minutes - Head to head, lines and totals - Halves, quarters and innings - Player and team props - Alternate lines - Decimal price and implied probability on every quote - Event status and graded results How usage is counted ## Requests and objects, in plain terms RequestAny call you make, whatever comes back. Each plan has a per-minute ceiling: 10 on Developer, 50 on Rookie, 300 on Pro and 600 on Platform. ObjectOne top-level item in a response. Ask for the AFL and get nine games back, and that is nine objects. Everything inside a game, every market and every bookmaker, comes with it at no extra count. ResetDeveloper and Rookie allowances start again at the beginning of each calendar month, UTC. Pro and Platform have no monthly object cap. Over the limitGo past your per-minute ceiling and you get a 429 with a retry-after header in seconds. A rejected call is never billed. Your keys, usage and billing are on your SockOdds account page, so you can see how much of the month's allowance is left. ### How many objects will you use? Describe how you will poll. We assume one request per league each time. Leagues polled Games per league Minutes between polls Hours a day Leagues neededOnly AFL, NRL, NFL, MLBOthers too Bookmakers neededSportsbet, TAB, LadbrokesUp to 10 of the big onesEvery book 0 objects a month Smallest plan that fits: Developer Choosing ## Which plan fits what you are building Developer ### You are still finding out You want to see real responses, wire up a prototype, or your tool only ever needs the AFL, NRL, NFL or MLB from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes. Rookie ### One product, a sensible poll You need the other leagues, or books such as bet365, Neds, PointsBet, Unibet, Betfair and Dabble, and you can live inside 100,000 objects a month. Pro ### You need every book Arbitrage and +EV work lives in the smaller books, so this is where those tools usually land. No object cap, plus the recorded price history and WebSocket snapshots. Platform ### The feed is your product You mirror everything all day, run several environments, or want an agreed volume price and a direct support channel. Billing questions ## Money, limits and cancelling **Are the prices in Australian dollars?** No, every plan is priced in US dollars and charged in US dollars; your bank handles the conversion. Taxes may apply depending on where you are. **Is there a discount for paying yearly?** Yes. Annual billing takes 20% off Rookie and Pro. Platform volume pricing is agreed with each customer. **Does a bigger response cost more?** No. A game carrying hundreds of markets from dozens of books is still one object. To keep responses quick rather than cheap, filter by markets and bookmakers. **What happens when I hit a limit?** Past the per-minute ceiling you get a 429 and a Retry-After header; wait that many seconds and carry on. The rejected call is not billed. Running out of monthly objects on Developer or Rookie means waiting for the UTC month to turn or upgrading. **How do I upgrade, downgrade or cancel?** Open the account page on sockodds.com with your paid key. It takes you to the Stripe billing portal, where invoices, card details and cancelling live. For anything else about your plan, email api@sockodds.com with your keyID. **Why does checkout happen on sockodds.com?** Because Fast Odds API is SockOdds. There is one account, one key and one bill, run by ESK Solutions Pty Ltd, wherever you first found us. Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/ Quickstart # Odds API quickstart: real Australian prices in five minutes Four steps from no key to a list of bookmaker prices on your screen, then the handful of habits that keep responses small and your code calm when something goes wrong. The full reference lives in the SockOdds documentation (https://sockodds.com/docs/). - ### Get a free key Sign up on sockodds.com with an email address and a mobile number for a text code (Australian, US, Canadian, UK and New Zealand numbers work). The key is shown once, so copy it straight away. No card is needed for the Developer plan. Get a free key - ### Keep it on your server Put the key in an environment variable such as SOCKODDS_KEY and send it as Authorization: Bearer followed by the key. Do not ship it in browser or app code: route calls through your own server, or copy the data into a database you control and serve the front end from there. - ### Ask for a league One call to /v1/odds with a league returns its live and upcoming games with every market and every bookmaker your plan covers. The free plan includes the AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB. - ### Read the prices Each event lists its bookmakers , each bookmaker its markets , and each market its outcomes with a decimal price. The examples below print every book's head to head price for every game. ``` export SOCKODDS_KEY="paste-your-key-here" curl -G https://api.sockodds.com/v1/odds \ -d league=afl \ -d markets=winner \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOCKODDS_KEY" ``` ``` import os import requests resp = requests.get( "https://api.sockodds.com/v1/odds", params={"league": "afl", "markets": "winner"}, headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SOCKODDS_KEY']}"}, timeout=20, ) resp.raise_for_status() for event in resp.json()["data"]: prices = {} # outcome name -> {bookmaker: decimal price} for book in event["bookmakers"]: for market in book["markets"]: for o in market["outcomes"]: if o.get("available"): prices.setdefault(o["name"], {})[book["key"]] = o["decimal_odds"] print(event["name"], prices) ``` ``` // Node 18 or later (built-in fetch), run as an ES module const url = new URL("https://api.sockodds.com/v1/odds"); url.searchParams.set("league", "afl"); url.searchParams.set("markets", "winner"); const res = await fetch(url, { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.SOCKODDS_KEY}` } }); if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${res.status}`); const { data } = await res.json(); for (const event of data) { const prices = {}; // outcome name -> { bookmaker: decimal price } for (const book of event.bookmakers) { for (const market of book.markets) { for (const o of market.outcomes) { if (o.available) (prices[o.name] ??= {})[book.key] = o.decimal_odds; } } } console.log(event.name, prices); } ``` Field guide ## Reading an event idThe game's ID, such as ev_t03024es3aee. The same game keeps it in prices, results and history. name, leagueA display name such as "Carlton v Richmond", and the league's key and name. participantsEach team, or each player in tennis and the UFC, with its role (home and away, or competitor_1 and competitor_2), a key and a name. scheduled_start, statusThe start time in UTC, and one of scheduled, live, final, postponed or cancelled. bookmakersOne entry per book on your plan that is pricing the game, each with its markets. marketsAn ID, a key such as winner, a period, a subject (the player, for props) and the outcomes. outcomesThe side, the line for lines and totals, decimal_odds, implied_probability, available, alternate and observed_at. An outcome's ID is the same at every bookmaker. resultsA separate call: /v1/results grades finished games outcome by outcome, on the same IDs. Markets ## A key, a period and a side Every market has a plain key that means the same thing in every sport, a period, and for props a subject. Every outcome has a side: - key : winner head to head, result with the draw, handicap the line, total_points (or total_goals , total_runs ) the total, and props such as player_disposals_over_under . - period : full , half_1 , quarter_2 , innings_1_to_5 , set_1 and so on, as each league allows. - side : home or away , competitor_1 or competitor_2 in tennis and the UFC, draw , over or under , and yes for scorer markets. So the over on the match total is side over of total_points for period full, and the home side's first-half line is side home of handicap for half_1. /v1/markets?league=afl lists every market a league can carry. Keep it quick ## Ask for less, get it sooner - One league per call , with league . - Only the markets you show , with markets : up to 20 market keys, such as winner,handicap,player_disposals_over_under . A prop key covers every player. - Only the books you show , with bookmakers , or a whole region with regions=au . - Leave alternate lines off unless you need them: alternates=true makes responses much larger. - Poll about every five minutes. Prices refresh about that often, so polling faster spends quota for nothing. Compare each outcome's observed_at with your last copy to see what moved. paging.py ``` # Big leagues come back in pages. links.next is the full # address of the next page, filters included; stop at null. url = "https://api.sockodds.com/v1/odds?league=nfl&limit=50" events = [] while url: page = requests.get(url, headers=HEADERS, timeout=20).json() events += page["data"] url = page["links"]["next"] ``` When it goes wrong ## Errors and what to do 400A parameter is wrong, and the detail names it. Fix the request rather than retrying. 401The key is missing, mistyped or has stray whitespace. Send it exactly as Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY. 403The key works, but your plan does not include what you asked for, such as an event in a league outside the free plan, or the Pro history. Email api@sockodds.com if that is a surprise. 429Over your per-minute limit: wait for the seconds in retry-after, then carry on. The same status titled "Monthly allowance reached" means the month's objects are used. 5xxRetry once after a short, slightly random pause. Every error is application/problem+json with a title, the status and a detail that says what went wrong. Going further ## The full reference Fast Odds API keys are SockOdds keys, so the SockOdds documentation is the complete manual: - API documentation , every endpoint and field - OpenAPI 3.1 specification Then pick a job: arbitrage (https://fastoddsapi.com/arbitrage-betting-api/), +EV (https://fastoddsapi.com/positive-ev-betting-api/), odds comparison (https://fastoddsapi.com/odds-comparison-api/) or alert bots (https://fastoddsapi.com/odds-alert-bot-api/). Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/arbitrage-betting-api/ Use case: arbitrage # Arbitrage betting API for Australian bookmakers An arbitrage appears when the best price on each outcome, taken from different bookmakers, adds up to less than 100% implied. Spotting one means seeing every book's price on the same market at the same moment, which is exactly the shape of one event response. The maths ## When two prices beat the book Say a tennis match has the first player at 2.08 with one bookmaker and the second at 2.02 with another. Convert each to an implied chance: 1/2.08 + 1/2.02 = 48.08% + 49.50% = 97.58% Under 100%, so backing both in the right proportions returns the same amount whoever wins: here 2.48% on the total staked. Split $1,000 as $492.68 and $507.32, and either result pays $1,024.78. stakeᵢ = total × (1/oddsᵢ) ÷ Σ(1/odds) What the feed gives you ## Everything a scanner needs, per market - Every book in one response. Each bookmaker's outcomes carry a decimal_odds price, and an outcome has the same ID at every book, so the best price per side is one pass. - Availability and age. available drops suspended quotes; observed_at tells you how old each one is. - Alternate lines with alternates=true , for middles and for pairing totals at matching lines. - Shared boards named. The bookmakers page notes the brands that carry another book's prices, so a scanner does not count one price twice. - Prediction markets in the same response. Kalshi and Polymarket sit beside the books for cross-venue checks. Code ## A head to head arbitrage scanner in Python This walks every MLB game, takes the best available whole-game price on each side and prints any pair under 100%. Baseball has no draws, which keeps a two-way head to head honest. arb_scan.py ``` import os import requests resp = requests.get( "https://api.sockodds.com/v1/odds", params={"league": "mlb", "markets": "winner"}, headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SOCKODDS_KEY']}"}, timeout=20, ) resp.raise_for_status() for event in resp.json()["data"]: # Best available price per side. An outcome has the same ID at every # book, so the books line up without any name matching. best = {} # side -> (decimal price, bookmaker) for book in event["bookmakers"]: for market in book["markets"]: if market["key"] != "winner" or market["period"] != "full": # whole-game head to head continue for o in market["outcomes"]: if o.get("available") and o["decimal_odds"] > best.get(o["side"], (0, ""))[0]: best[o["side"]] = (o["decimal_odds"], book["key"]) if "home" not in best or "away" not in best: continue (home, home_book), (away, away_book) = best["home"], best["away"] total = 1 / home + 1 / away if total < 1: print(f'{event["name"]}: {home} at {home_book}, ' f'{away} at {away_book}, {1 / total - 1:.2%} return') ``` Middles ## When the lines disagree A middle is the cousin of an arb. If one book has an NRL total at 40.5 and another at 44.5, the over at 40.5 and the under at 44.5 both win if the game lands on 41 to 44 points. Ask for alternates=true and every line each book offers comes back as its own market, with the number on each outcome's line and alternate: true on the ones away from the main line. For lines and totals, always compare sides at the same number, because a better price at a worse line is not an arb. Grouping by outcome ID does this for you: a total at a different number is a different market, with different IDs. The traps, said plainly. - Prices are re-read about every five minutes, so an arb on screen can be gone at the bookmaker. Check the price there before acting. - Draws break two-way maths. In the AFL a drawn head to head is usually settled as a dead heat, and soccer's 1X2 has three outcomes. - Two brands on one shared price board are one opinion, not two. - Bookmakers can limit accounts that bet this way and can void bets placed on obvious pricing errors. Read each book's terms. Fast Odds API supplies data only. Whether and how you bet is your call. Questions ## Arbitrage and the API Related: odds comparison (https://fastoddsapi.com/odds-comparison-api/), prediction markets (https://fastoddsapi.com/prediction-market-odds-api/). **Which plan suits an arbitrage scanner?** Pro, in practice. Arbs tend to sit with the smaller books whose prices lag the market, and Pro is the plan that includes every bookmaker with no monthly object cap. Build on the free plan first; the code does not change. **How often should a scanner poll?** About every five minutes. The source refreshes about every five minutes, so polling faster costs quota without showing you anything new. Compare each outcome's observed_at with your last copy to skip what has not changed. **Can I scan player props for arbs?** Yes. Props come back in the same event response with every book's line and price. Pair over and under at the same line, because books often hang different numbers on the same player. **Does the API place the bets?** No. It is a read-only data feed. A person places any bet at the bookmaker, under that bookmaker's rules. Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/historical-odds-data-api/ Use case: models and backtesting # Historical odds data for betting models and backtesting A model needs three things from a feed: how prices moved, where they closed, and what actually happened. The feed records the first two for every Australian book it reads and grades the third on every finished event. Start date, up front. Price history recording began on 14 August 2026. If you need several past seasons to backtest today, this archive is too young for that. If you are building something that will run from here on, the archive grows with every game and starts working for you immediately. What is recorded ## Every change, one event at a time /v1/odds/history (Pro) returns each recorded change for one event, oldest first, over a window of up to 24 hours. Every change names the bookmaker, the market and the outcome, when it was seen, and what kind of change it was: openedThe first price seen for that book and outcome. changedThe price moved. withdrawnThe price was taken down, so its decimal_odds is null. Each change carries the decimal price, the implied probability and the line, with the market's period and subject (the player, for props), so it reads on its own. Each line is its own market, so a line move shows as the old line withdrawn and the new one opened. Narrow requests with markets and bookmakers: a busy NFL game can record tens of thousands of changes in a day. Read it honestly ## Gaps mean unrecorded, not unchanged No collector catches every change on every bookmaker, and the history says so rather than smoothing it over. Treat a gap between changes as a period nobody saw, not proof the price sat still. A busy window comes back in pages: follow links.next until it is null. For a quick summary, ask one event's odds with snapshots=opening,closing (Pro) and every outcome gains its first and last recorded price at each book. Results stay. /v1/results grades finished games outcome by outcome (won, lost, void or dead heat) on the same outcome IDs as the prices, and /v1/events with a starts_after and starts_before window lists older games. Those verdicts become your labels. open_to_close.py ``` import os import requests def open_and_close(event_id: str, markets: str = "winner") -> dict: """First and last recorded price at each bookmaker, per outcome, for one event (Pro).""" r = requests.get( f"https://api.sockodds.com/v1/events/{event_id}/odds", params={"markets": markets, "snapshots": "opening,closing"}, headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SOCKODDS_KEY']}"}, timeout=30, ) r.raise_for_status() prices = {} for book in r.json()["data"]["bookmakers"]: for market in book["markets"]: for o in market["outcomes"]: first, last = o.get("opening"), o.get("closing") if first and last: prices[(book["key"], o["name"], o["line"])] = (first["decimal_odds"], last["decimal_odds"]) return prices # {("sportsbet", "Carlton", None): (1.70, 1.62), ...} ``` Closing line value ## The test that matters The closing price is the market's last and best-informed view before the game. Measuring the price you took against it is the standard check on whether a model finds real value: CLV = price taken ÷ fair closing price − 1 Take the closing quotes from a sharp book or the exchange, remove the margin (how (https://fastoddsapi.com/fair-odds/)), and compare. A model that beats the close over hundreds of bets is usually finding something; one that does not is usually finding noise, whatever its short-run profit says. Questions ## History and modelling **How far back does the odds history go?** To 14 August 2026, when recording started. Each history request covers up to 24 hours of one event, so step through a longer span a day at a time. **Which plans include history?** Pro. Results and finished events are on every plan, so you can collect outcomes and your own price snapshots from the start. **Can I use fair odds as a training label?** Yes, and it is a good one: the closing Pinnacle or Betfair Exchange price with the margin removed is a sharp, margin-free estimate, which makes a sensible calibration target alongside the actual result. **Is every price change captured?** No, and the API does not pretend otherwise. Gaps are unrecorded periods, not proof the price sat still. Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/odds-alert-bot-api/ Use case: alert bots # Odds API for Discord and Telegram alert bots A line-move bot is three moves on repeat: fetch the prices, compare them with last time, and post whatever shifted far enough to matter. Here is a working one in about thirty lines. line_move_bot.py ``` import os import time import requests API = "https://api.sockodds.com/v1/odds" HEADERS = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SOCKODDS_KEY']}"} WEBHOOK = os.environ["DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL"] MOVE = 0.10 # post when a decimal price moves by ten cents or more last = {} # (outcome ID, bookmaker) -> last decimal price seen while True: r = requests.get(API, headers=HEADERS, timeout=20, params={"league": "nrl", "markets": "winner"}) if r.status_code == 429: time.sleep(int(r.headers.get("retry-after", 60))) continue r.raise_for_status() for event in r.json()["data"]: for book in event["bookmakers"]: for market in book["markets"]: for o in market["outcomes"]: if not o.get("available"): continue key = (o["id"], book["key"]) before, now = last.get(key), o["decimal_odds"] last[key] = now if before and abs(now - before) >= MOVE: text = (f'{event["name"]} | {book["name"]} {o["name"]} {before} to {now} ' f'(seen {o["observed_at"][11:16]} UTC)') requests.post(WEBHOOK, json={"content": text}, timeout=10) time.sleep(300) # prices refresh about every five minutes ``` For Telegram, swap the webhook post for the Bot API's sendMessage with your bot token and chat ID. Everything else stays the same. Design notes ## What makes a bot people keep - Poll at the source's pace. About every five minutes, because prices are re-read about that often, so a faster loop finds nothing new. - Post moves, not noise. A threshold in cents or in implied percentage keeps the channel readable. Moves on the favourite's side usually matter more than a long shot drifting. - Say which book and how old. Each price has its own observed_at ; include it, so readers know what they are looking at. - Key on the outcome ID. An outcome has the same ID at every book and on every poll, so the outcome ID and the bookmaker are all the state a bot needs. - Back off politely. A 429 carries retry-after ; sleep that long and carry on. Rejected calls are not billed. How much quota does a bot use? Each game returned is one object. Watching nine NRL games every five minutes for twelve hours a day comes to about 38,880 objects a month, which fits Rookie. The same nine games around the clock is about 77,760, still inside Rookie; a bot watching every league all day is Pro territory. Polling only on game days, or only from a few hours before kick-off, cuts usage sharply. Try your numbers in the calculator (https://fastoddsapi.com/pricing/) Questions ## Bots and the API **Is there a push or WebSocket option instead of polling?** Pro includes a WebSocket stream at /v1/stream/odds: one event, or up to 20 in a league, sent as a fresh snapshot every 15 seconds, with a heartbeat that costs nothing when nothing changed. It saves you writing a loop but does not make prices any fresher than the five-minute source refresh. **Can the bot run on the free plan?** For building and testing, yes. The free plan's 2,500 objects a month will not last a bot running all day, so plan on Rookie for a bot that runs for real. **Can I alert on player props?** Yes. Add a prop's market key, such as player_disposals_over_under, to markets and the bot watches it for every player. Watch the line as well as the price: books often move the number rather than the odds, and here a new number is a new market, so a line move shows as one line going and another arriving. Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/odds-api-for-ai-agents/ Use case: AI agents # Sports odds API built for AI agents and LLM tool calls Agents do best with dull, predictable APIs: one GET, stable IDs, fields that say what they mean, and a spec they can read. That is how this one is built, and honest timestamps matter even more when a model is the one reading the response. Spec ### OpenAPI 3.1 The full specification is at sockodds.com/openapi.json (https://sockodds.com/openapi.json), and every page on this site and sockodds.com points to it with rel="service-desc". Docs for models ### llms.txt and the docs An index at llms.txt (https://sockodds.com/llms.txt) and the documentation (https://sockodds.com/docs/), with every endpoint and field in the spec beside them. Plain keys ### Keys a model can look up Leagues, markets and bookmakers have plain keys such as afl, player_disposals_over_under and sportsbet, listed by /v1/leagues, /v1/markets and /v1/bookmakers, so a model looks them up instead of guessing. Tool definition ## One tool is usually enough Expose a single get_odds tool that calls your own backend, which holds the key and calls the API. Most agent frameworks accept a JSON schema like this one. get_odds.tool.json ``` { "name": "get_odds", "description": "Pre-match odds from Australian bookmakers for one league. Prices refresh about every five minutes. Always report each price's observed_at time and never describe prices as live.", "input_schema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "league": { "type": "string", "description": "Exact league key, e.g. afl, nrl, nrlw, epl" }, "markets": { "type": "string", "description": "Optional comma-separated market keys, e.g. winner,handicap" }, "bookmakers": { "type": "string", "description": "Optional comma-separated bookmaker keys, e.g. sportsbet,tab" } }, "required": ["league"] } } ``` Handler ## Keep the key behind your server The handler passes the arguments through and trims the response, so the model reads less and you spend fewer tokens. handler.py ``` import os import requests def get_odds(league: str, markets: str = "winner", bookmakers: str | None = None) -> list: params = {"league": league, "markets": markets} if bookmakers: params["bookmakers"] = bookmakers r = requests.get("https://api.sockodds.com/v1/odds", params=params, headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SOCKODDS_KEY']}"}, timeout=20) r.raise_for_status() return [ { "game": e["name"], "starts": e["scheduled_start"], "status": e["status"], "prices": [ {"book": b["key"], "market": m["key"], "period": m["period"], "outcome": o["name"], "line": o["line"], "decimal": o["decimal_odds"], "seen": o["observed_at"]} for b in e["bookmakers"] for m in b["markets"] for o in m["outcomes"] if o.get("available") ], } for e in r.json()["data"] ] ``` Guardrails ## Rules worth giving the model - Prices are recent, not live. Have the agent quote each price's age from observed_at . - Respect the flags. Use only quotes with available: true . A price not seen for ten minutes is held back, never passed off as current. - Data, not bets. The API cannot place a bet and an agent built on it should not pretend to. - No promises. An edge is an estimate over many bets, never a sure thing. Keep the agent's language that way. Coding assistants ## Building with Claude Code, Cursor or Copilot Point the assistant at the OpenAPI file (https://sockodds.com/openapi.json) or the docs before it writes a line. Real field names in context stop it from inventing plausible ones, which is the usual failure with any odds API. SockOdds keeps a page of copy-ready context (https://sockodds.com/docs/info/ai-vibe-coding/) for exactly this. This site has its own llms.txt (https://fastoddsapi.com/llms.txt) and plain-text copy of every page (https://fastoddsapi.com/llms-full.txt) too. Questions ## Agents and the API **Can an agent call the API straight from the browser?** It should not. A key in client-side code can be copied by anyone. Route the tool call through your server, which also lets you trim responses before they reach the model. **How do I keep responses small enough for a context window?** Filter at the source with markets and bookmakers, leave alternate lines off, and reshape the response on your server to just the fields the model needs, as in the handler above. **Which docs should I give a coding assistant?** The OpenAPI specification and the SockOdds documentation. Between them they hold every endpoint, parameter and field name. Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/odds-comparison-api/ Use case: odds comparison # Odds comparison API for Australian bookmakers Show punters the best price on a game across every Australian book, and how fresh each price is. One request per league gives you all of it. The recipe ## From response to price table - Request a league, filtered to the markets you display with markets . - Group every bookmaker's outcomes by outcome ID: the same outcome has the same ID at every book. - Sort each group by decimal_odds and mark the top one. - Hide quotes where available is false. - Show each price's age from observed_at , such as "seen 2 min ago". - Put Pinnacle or the Betfair Exchange beside the best price, so a reader can see how far it sits from the sharpest view. Why it is less work here ## One market, one shape, every book Comparison sites usually spend their effort on matching: is "Sydney Swans v Collingwood" at one book the same game as "Sydney vs Collingwood Magpies" at another, and is their "Line" the same market as someone else's "Handicap"? In this feed that matching is already done. Each game has one event ID, and each outcome one ID shared by every bookmaker, so lining the books up is a lookup. Lines and totals are matched too. Each number is its own market, so two books share an outcome ID only when they hang the same line, and a table never ranks a price at 40.5 against one at 44.5. Code ## A best-price table in Python best_prices.py ``` import os import requests resp = requests.get( "https://api.sockodds.com/v1/odds", params={"league": "afl", "markets": "winner"}, headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SOCKODDS_KEY']}"}, timeout=20, ) resp.raise_for_status() for event in resp.json()["data"]: print(event["name"]) # Every book's price per outcome: an outcome has one ID at every book. table = {} # outcome ID -> (outcome name, [(price, bookmaker)]) for book in event["bookmakers"]: for market in book["markets"]: if market["period"] != "full": continue for o in market["outcomes"]: if o.get("available"): table.setdefault(o["id"], (o["name"], []))[1].append((o["decimal_odds"], book["name"])) for name, quotes in table.values(): quotes.sort(reverse=True) price, book = quotes[0] print(f" {name}: best {price} at {book}") print(f" then {', '.join(f'{p} {b}' for p, b in quotes[1:4])}") ``` Publishing prices ## If your table faces the public Keep the API key on your server and serve visitors from your own cache or database, refreshed every few minutes. That also means a traffic spike on your site never becomes a spike in API calls. If you publish prices to punters in Australia, wagering advertising rules and responsible gambling messaging may apply to you, particularly if you earn from bookmaker affiliate links. Check your obligations before launch. Which plan? A comparison that only covers the big three books on the AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB can start free. Showing the books punters expect, bet365, Neds, PointsBet, Unibet and Betfair among them, needs Rookie. Covering the whole Australian market needs Pro. Size your usage (https://fastoddsapi.com/pricing/) Questions ## Comparison builds **Can I compare props and alternate lines, not just head to head?** Yes. Player props, team props and alternate lines come in the same response, in the same bookmakers, markets and outcomes layout. Grouping by outcome ID keeps each number apart, since books hang different lines. **Which price formats are included?** Every quote has decimal_odds and its implied_probability. Australian readers expect decimal; if you want American or fractional too, the converter (https://fastoddsapi.com/calculators/) shows the arithmetic. **How fresh will my table be?** Each book is re-read about every five minutes. With your own refresh every five minutes or so on top, a reader typically sees prices five to ten minutes old, and the timestamp lets you say so on the page. Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/player-props-api/ Use case: player props # Player props odds API for the AFL, NRL, MLB and more Props are where Australian books disagree the most, and where a feed that lines them all up earns its keep. They arrive alongside the game lines, from one request, on every plan, with no separate endpoint to learn. AFL ### Disposals and goals Disposal, kick, handball, mark, tackle and hitout lines, plus anytime, first and last goalscorer, wherever the books hang them. NRL ### Try scorers Anytime, first and last try scorer, tries, tackles and run metres across the NRL, NRLW and the World Cup. Cricket ### Batter runs Runs lines for batters, where the books hang them. MLB ### Hits and home runs Hits, total bases, home runs, runs and RBIs for batters; strikeouts and outs for pitchers. NFL ### Yards and touchdowns Passing, rushing and receiving yards, receptions, and anytime, first and last touchdown scorers. Soccer ### Shots and scorers Shots, shots on target, anytime scorer, assists and cards in the Premier League and Europe's top leagues. /v1/markets?league=afl lists every prop a league can carry; the odds response shows what the books are pricing right now. How props are keyed ## A prop is a market with a player for its subject Game markets have no subject. A prop's market names the player as its subject, with a player ID and name, so player_disposals_over_under with Lachie Neale as the subject is his disposals line for the whole game, and telling props from team markets is a single check. To fetch one prop for every player, name its key in markets. Both sides come back, over and under, each with its line: league=afl&markets=player_disposals_over_under /v1/players?league=afl gives names and IDs, but a name on that list is no promise that a book is pricing the player today; the odds response is the source of truth for what is open. prop_outliers.py ``` import os from collections import Counter, defaultdict import requests resp = requests.get( "https://api.sockodds.com/v1/odds", params={"league": "afl", "markets": "player_disposals_over_under"}, headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SOCKODDS_KEY']}"}, timeout=20, ) resp.raise_for_status() # Which books hang a different line from the rest? for event in resp.json()["data"]: lines = defaultdict(dict) # player name -> {bookmaker: main line} for book in event["bookmakers"]: for market in book["markets"]: for o in market["outcomes"]: if o["side"] == "over" and o.get("available") and not o["alternate"]: lines[market["subject"]["name"]][book["key"]] = o["line"] for player, by_book in lines.items(): usual = Counter(by_book.values()).most_common(1)[0][0] for book, line in by_book.items(): if line != usual: print(f"{event['name']} | {player}: {book} {line} vs {usual} elsewhere") ``` Lines differ ## Compare the number before the price One book might have a midfielder at 28.5 disposals and another at 30.5. A longer price at a higher line is not a better bet, so group quotes by line before ranking prices. That grouping is built in here: each number is its own market, with its own outcome IDs. Ask for alternates=true to get every rung of a book's ladder, each rung marked alternate. Props in multis. Several books run a same-game multi lane, and props make natural legs. Be careful multiplying single-leg prices together, though: legs from the same game are often linked (a midfielder's disposals and his team's winning margin, say), and books price same-game multis with that in mind. A product of straight prices is a rough guide, not the book's price. Questions ## Props and the API **Are player props on the free plan?** Yes. Props are included on every plan. The free plan's limits still apply: the AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB, priced by Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes. **Is there a separate props endpoint?** No. Props come from /v1/odds and /v1/events/{event_id}/odds with everything else. Name prop keys in markets if you only want props, or leave it off to get the whole event. **Can props be settled from the feed?** Where official results carry the player's stats. /v1/results grades each prop outcome it can settle from official evidence and leaves out the ones it cannot, rather than guessing. **Do props have fair prices?** Only where Pinnacle or the exchange prices the prop, and many props are retail-only. You can still remove the margin from one book's over and under, with the caveats on the fair odds page (https://fastoddsapi.com/fair-odds/). Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/positive-ev-betting-api/ Use case: positive EV # Positive EV betting API, with the sharp prices to measure against A bet has positive expected value when its price is longer than the true chance deserves. You need two things to find one: an honest estimate of that chance, and every bookmaker's price to hold against it. One response carries both: the sharp book and the exchange for the estimate, and every Australian book to measure. The formula ## Expected value in one line EV = fair chance × decimal price − 1 Suppose the fair price for an NRL side is 1.95, a 51.28% chance once the margin is gone, and one bookmaker is offering 2.05: 0.5128 × 2.05 − 1 = +5.13% Over a long run of bets like that, the average return is about five cents per dollar staked. Any single bet still wins or loses outright; the edge only shows up across many. What the feed gives you ## The yardstick comes with the prices - Pinnacle and the Betfair Exchange : the sharp inputs for a fair price, with the margin removed by the method you choose. - One ID per outcome at every book , and a separate market for each line, so you always compare like with like. - Every bookmaker's decimal_odds , implied_probability , available flag and observed_at . - Props and alternate lines in the same response, where much of the soft pricing lives. The Betfair Exchange comes with Rookie; Pinnacle and every Australian book come with Pro. How to remove the margin (https://fastoddsapi.com/fair-odds/) Code ## A +EV scanner in JavaScript This takes Pinnacle's prices with the margin removed as the fair chance, holds every other book's price on the same outcome against it, and prints anything more than 2% above fair. ev_scan.mjs ``` // Node 18+, run as an ES module const res = await fetch( "https://api.sockodds.com/v1/odds?league=nrl&markets=winner,handicap,total_points", { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.SOCKODDS_KEY}` } } ); const { data } = await res.json(); const SHARP = "pinnacle"; for (const event of data) { // Fair chance per outcome ID: the sharp book's prices with the margin removed. const fair = {}; for (const book of event.bookmakers.filter((b) => b.key === SHARP)) { for (const market of book.markets) { if (market.outcomes.length < 2) continue; // every side is needed to remove the margin const total = market.outcomes.reduce((sum, o) => sum + o.implied_probability, 0); for (const o of market.outcomes) fair[o.id] = o.implied_probability / total; } } // Every other book on the same outcome IDs: same market, same line, same side. for (const book of event.bookmakers) { if (book.key === SHARP) continue; for (const market of book.markets) { for (const o of market.outcomes) { if (!o.available || !(o.id in fair)) continue; const ev = fair[o.id] * o.decimal_odds - 1; const line = o.line === null ? "" : " " + o.line; if (ev > 0.02) { console.log(`${event.name} | ${market.name}: ${o.name}${line} | ${book.name} ${o.decimal_odds} | +${(ev * 100).toFixed(1)}%`); } } } } } ``` Good habits ## Making the numbers mean something Leave room for error. A fair price is an estimate. Many people ignore edges below two or three percent, because a small error in the fair price can wipe out a small edge. Check the age. A stale quote can look generous because the market has moved on and the book has not been re-read yet. Read observed_at before trusting a big number. Keep score. Record the fair price at the time of each bet and compare it with the closing price. Beating the close consistently is the clearest sign the edges are real. Opening and closing prices on Pro (https://fastoddsapi.com/historical-odds-data-api/) Analysis, not advice. Positive expected value describes an average over many bets, not a promise about the next one. Fast Odds API is a data service; it does not take bets or tell anyone what to bet. If gambling stops being fun, Gambling Help Online (https://www.gamblinghelponline.org.au/) is free and open around the clock. Questions ## +EV and the API **Why measure against a sharp book rather than the average of all the books?** An average of the bookmakers still has their margin inside it, so beating it only means beating a typical retail price. Pinnacle and the Betfair Exchange run thin margins and take big bets, so their prices with the margin removed make a stricter and more useful benchmark. **Do props have fair prices?** Only where Pinnacle or the exchange prices the prop, and many props are priced only by retail books. You can still remove the margin from a single book's over and under yourself, with the caveats on the fair odds page (https://fastoddsapi.com/fair-odds/). **Which plan should a +EV tool use?** Rookie gives you the Betfair Exchange and ten major books. Pro adds Pinnacle and every Australian book, where more of the soft prices sit, plus unlimited objects and opening and closing prices for tracking closing lines. Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/prediction-market-odds-api/ Use case: prediction markets # Prediction market odds API: Kalshi and Polymarket beside the bookmakers Kalshi and Polymarket now price plenty of the same games as the bookmakers. In this feed they are not a separate product: they appear as two more bookmakers in the response, on the same events and the same outcome IDs, converted to the same price format. How it fits ## Two more keys, same shape Read the kalshi and polymarket entries exactly as you would sportsbet or tab: a decimal price, its implied probability, an available flag and the time it was seen. /v1/bookmakers lists them with kind: prediction_market. They appear wherever the venues list a fixture the feed covers, which leans toward the most heavily traded leagues and events. Prediction markets trade contracts that pay one dollar if something happens. A contract at 62 cents implies a 62% chance, the same as a decimal price of about 1.613, before any trading fee. The feed does that conversion for you, so the comparison is like for like. decimal ≈ 1 ÷ contract price   (0.62 → 1.613) Why compare ## What the gap can tell you - A second opinion. Prediction markets are set by traders, not a bookmaker's margin, which makes them a useful cross-check on a fair price. - Venue gaps. When a book and a prediction market disagree by more than the fees, one of them is out of line. - Research. How the two kinds of market move into kick-off is an open question, and you can record it from one feed. Code ## Compare venues on one market This prints each prediction market's head to head price for the home side next to the best bookmaker price, and the gap between them. venues.py ``` import os import requests VENUES = {"kalshi", "polymarket"} resp = requests.get( "https://api.sockodds.com/v1/odds", params={"league": "nfl", "markets": "winner"}, headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SOCKODDS_KEY']}"}, timeout=20, ) resp.raise_for_status() for event in resp.json()["data"]: home = {} # bookmaker -> decimal price on the home side, whole game for book in event["bookmakers"]: for market in book["markets"]: for o in market["outcomes"]: if market["key"] == "winner" and market["period"] == "full" and o["side"] == "home" and o.get("available"): home[book["key"]] = o["decimal_odds"] venues = {b: p for b, p in home.items() if b in VENUES} books = {b: p for b, p in home.items() if b not in VENUES} if not venues or not books: continue best = max(books, key=books.get) for venue, price in venues.items(): gap = books[best] / price - 1 print(f'{event["name"]}: {venue} {price} vs {best} {books[best]} ({gap:+.1%})') ``` Read the gap with care. - Prediction markets charge trading fees and have a spread between buy and sell. A small gap is often just those costs. - The two can define a market differently, for example whether overtime counts. Check that both sides settle on the same thing before treating them as equal. - Whether you can trade on a prediction market depends on where you live. The feed shows prices; it does not grant access to any venue. **Which plans include Kalshi and Polymarket?** Pro, which includes every bookmaker and venue with no cap. **Do they cover Australian sports?** Coverage follows what each venue lists, which leans toward the most heavily traded leagues. An event's bookmakers list shows whether either venue priced it. **Can I use them in a fair price?** Yes. They sit in the same response as everything else, on the same outcome IDs, so you can build your own fair price with or without them. The fair odds page (https://fastoddsapi.com/fair-odds/) shows the methods. Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/sports-betting-app-api/ Use case: apps # Sports betting app API: odds, fixtures and results in one feed Tipping comps, form guides, sports media sites, bet trackers and pick'em games all need the same base layer: who is playing when, what the bookmakers think, and how it ended. One schema covers all three across every code Australians follow. Fixtures ### Games and start times Every event has its league, its home and away teams with keys and names, and a start time in UTC, taken from official fixtures. Status ### What is happening now One status per game: scheduled, live, final, postponed or cancelled, so your app can show the right state without guessing. Results ### How it finished Every outcome official results can settle comes back won, lost, void or dead heat, on the same outcome IDs as the prices, so grading a bet is a lookup rather than a mapping exercise. Odds ### Every book's view Head to head, line, total, props and alternate lines from up to 37 Australian books, with Pinnacle and the Betfair Exchange beside them. Teams and players ### Reference data /v1/teams and /v1/players return the keys, IDs and names for each league. Lookup ### Already store ESPN IDs? /v1/events/lookup finds our event from an official event ID, ESPN's or the AFL's and NRL's own, up to 100 at a time. Architecture ## Sync on the server, serve from your database The pattern that works for apps of any size: - A small job on your server calls the API about every five minutes for the leagues you cover. - It writes events, odds and results into your own database, keyed by event ID and outcome ID. - Your app and website read from your database, never from the API directly. The key never ships inside a mobile app or web page, your users never wait on a third party, and a busy Saturday on your app does not turn into a busy Saturday on your quota. The same job picks up results from /v1/results after the final siren; a result can arrive in parts, marked partial until every market is settled. settle.js ``` // Settle stored bets from /v1/results. Each bet keeps the outcome ID it was // placed on: the same ID the odds response gave its price. const url = new URL("https://api.sockodds.com/v1/results"); url.searchParams.set("league", "afl"); url.searchParams.set("starts_after", "2027-03-12T00:00:00Z"); const res = await fetch(url, { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.SOCKODDS_KEY}` } }); const { data } = await res.json(); const graded = new Map(); // outcome ID -> { verdict, dead_heat_factor } for (const result of data) { for (const o of result.outcomes) graded.set(o.id, o); } function settle(bet) { const o = graded.get(bet.outcomeId); if (!o) return { state: "pending", returns: null }; // not settled by official results yet if (o.verdict === "won") return { state: "won", returns: bet.stake * bet.price }; if (o.verdict === "void") return { state: "void", returns: bet.stake }; if (o.verdict === "dead_heat") return { state: "dead heat", returns: bet.stake * o.dead_heat_factor * bet.price }; return { state: "lost", returns: 0 }; } ``` Freshness ## What to promise your users Prices are re-read about every five minutes and pre-match comes first. Live games show a live status, but in-play prices move on that same rhythm, so present them as recent rather than live. Every quote has a timestamp, which makes "updated 3 min ago" easy to show and honest to say. Which plan? A tipping app on the AFL and NRL with the big three books can launch free. Once you need other codes or more books, Rookie covers every league and ten bookmakers. Apps that sync everything all day usually belong on Pro or Platform. Compare plans (https://fastoddsapi.com/pricing/) Questions ## Building an app on the feed **Can I call the API from my mobile app or website?** Not directly. Anyone can lift a key out of app or browser code. Call the API from your server and give your app your own endpoint or database. **Are team colours and logos included?** No. The teams data carries keys and names; colours and logos come from your own design. **How do I handle a postponed or cancelled game?** Watch status: it turns postponed or cancelled, and scheduled_start always holds the current start time. A price not seen for ten minutes is held back rather than served as current. **Can every market be graded from the results?** Not every one. /v1/results publishes only the outcomes official evidence settles, never a guess, so a missing verdict means wait or settle it another way. While some markets are still open, settlement says partial and pending_markets counts them. Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/best-australian-sports-betting-apis/ Comparison # The best Australian sports betting APIs in 2026, compared from their own pages 13 odds APIs that price Australian bookmakers, measured on the same twelve facts. Every fact was read from the provider's own public page on 12 Oct 2026 and is linked beside it. One of the 13 is ours: Fast Odds API is the SockOdds API, and it sits in the table on the same terms as everyone else. How this was done. We read each provider's pricing, bookmaker and coverage pages and copied the numbers as they stand, with the page linked under each cell. We did not run latency tests, so speed claims are the providers' own words in quotes. Bookmaker counts are each provider's own number next to what it counts: some count every brand on a shared price board as a bookmaker, and some (including us) count separately priced books. Where a page said nothing, the cell says so. If a fact here is out of date, email api@sockodds.com and we will fix it and re-date the page. The short version ## Which one, for what Honest verdicts, including the ones that point away from us. Fast Odds API (ours) ### Products that need the whole Australian market, props and alternate lines included, with sharp prices to measure every quote against Every Australian book priced separately in one response, Pinnacle and the Betfair Exchange beside them, and a bill that does not grow with markets or bookmakers. The Odds API ### Teams covering several countries at once, spreadsheet users, and anyone who needs years of historical snapshots One feed across many regions and over a hundred bookmakers, price history back to 2020, and spreadsheet add-ons for people who never want to write code. Krok Odds ### Punters and small tools that want racing plus sports and a ready-made edge feed in AUD Racing and sports in one Australian-dollar subscription, with arbitrage, +EV and middles already computed for you. PuntersEdge ### Racing-first products, and hobby projects that want AFL and NRL odds for less than the price of a coffee a week Racing data with form and results, fresh reads, and the cheapest paid entry of any Australian provider. RapidOddsAPI ### Builders who want pushed updates on Australian books without an enterprise contract A WebSocket feed of Australian prices from US$149, props and milestones included, and a long list of small brands. odds-api.net ### A cheap pushed feed of the big Australian books when you do not need a free tier to start Streaming on every plan from US$30, with arbitrage and +EV endpoints built in. theoddsapi.com ### A low-cost feed where which Australian books are behind the prices does not matter to you A cheap operator-style feed (US$29) with in-play AFL and NRL and a 30-second refresh claim. SportsGameOdds ### A US-first product that also wants the big Australian names Sub-minute updates on Pro, a fair price on each market, and the US books in depth. OddsPapi ### Global products and quants who want many books and a free archive Hundreds of global bookmakers, sharp and crypto books included, with free historical data. Odds-API.io ### Live trading tools on global books where latency matters more than Australian breadth The fastest refresh and response claims of any provider here, with hundreds of global books and in-play. SharpAPI ### US-market edge finders Arbitrage, +EV and middles computed for you against Pinnacle-style sharp lines, streamed fast. OpticOdds ### Sportsbooks, trading desks and funded platforms Sub-second prices across 200-plus books, built for operators and traders. Betfair's API ### Automation on the exchange, and as the fair-price leg next to a bookmaker feed Exchange prices and bet placement, free with an account, and the sharpest Australian prices going. The table ## Twelve facts, 13 providers, every cell sourced Scroll sideways on a phone. Prices are as each provider lists them: USD, AUD or GBP. | Fact | Fast Odds API | The Odds API | Krok Odds | PuntersEdge | RapidOddsAPI | odds-api.net | theoddsapi.com | SportsGameOdds | OddsPapi | Odds-API.io | SharpAPI | OpticOdds | Betfair's API | | Australian bookmakers | 37 Australian books and exchanges, each priced separately, from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes to the small books; brands that copy one shared price board are flagged as such sockodds.com/bookmakers | 13 in its AU region: Betfair Exchange, Betr, Bet Right, Bet365 AU, Dabble AU, Ladbrokes, Neds, PlayUp, PointsBet, SportsBet, TAB, TABtouch and Unibet; Bet365 AU and Dabble AU on paid plans only, and Bet365 AU limited to head to head, spreads and totals for the AFL and NRL the-odds-api.com/sports-odds-data/bookmaker-apis.html | "157 branded sites covered", with its own note that clone brands on an aggregator platform share one odds line, "coverage breadth, not extra prices"; 20 are named krokodds.com.au/bookmakers | 15 bookmakers on racing and 6 on sports; the sports page names Sportsbet, TAB, Neds, Ladbrokes and PointsBet puntersedge.online/australian-sports-odds-api | "120 bookmakers" in the Australia section of its list, most of them on shared feeds it marks "+N" (GenWeb, PuntersTech, BetCloud, ApolloTech); 12 are listed directly, and 8 have their own pages rapidoddsapi.com/bookmakers | "105 bookmakers" claimed for Australia, with ten named on its Australian page (Sportsbet, TAB, Ladbrokes, Bet365, Betfair, Neds, Dabble, TABtouch, PointsBet, Unibet) and seven with their own pages odds-api.net/au | None named: "50+ sportsbooks" across "US, UK, EU, AU" theoddsapi.com/sports/afl | About eight on its list of 85+: Sportsbet, TAB, TABtouch, Neds, PlayUp, BlueBet, TopSport and betr's sportsbook; it does not group by region sportsgameodds.com/bookmakers | Five in its A-to-Z list: Neds, PointsBet, TAB, TABtouch and Unibet; its browse-by-region list has no Australia group oddspapi.io/sportsbooks | Six on its list: Sportsbet, TAB, TABtouch, PointsBet, Unibet and Palmerbet; the region filter has no Australia entry odds-api.io/sportsbooks | None: 33 sportsbooks, US-first, with Ladbrokes listed without a region sharpapi.io/sportsbooks | At least ten on its list: TAB, TABtouch, Neds, PointsBet, Unibet, PlayUp, TopSport, Picklebet, Betr and BetRight; no region grouping opticodds.com/sportsbooks | One venue: the Betfair Exchange itself, back and lay prices with bet placement betfair.com.au/hub/automation/betting-api | | Other sources | Pinnacle, Matchbook, ProphetX, Kalshi and Polymarket in the same response: 42 bookmaker keys sockodds.com/bookmakers | Over 100 bookmakers across US, UK, EU and AU regions the-odds-api.com | Betfair Exchange and Pinnacle on the same list krokodds.com.au/bookmakers | None named beyond the Australian list puntersedge.online/australian-sports-odds-api | "100+ bookmakers and sportsbooks" overall; no sharp books or exchanges named rapidoddsapi.com/bookmakers | "125+ bookmakers": 18 US, 21 UK, 15 Colombian odds-api.net | "50+ sportsbooks" theoddsapi.com | "85+ premier sportsbooks", US first, with Pinnacle, Kalshi and Polymarket sportsgameodds.com/bookmakers | "350+" bookmaker APIs; sharp books, crypto books and exchanges grouped oddspapi.io/sportsbooks | "374+" bookmakers by region odds-api.io/sportsbooks | 33 including Pinnacle, Circa, Kalshi and Polymarket sharpapi.io/sportsbooks | "200+ sportsbooks" opticodds.com | None: it is the exchange's own API betfair.com.au/hub/automation/betting-api | | Free plan | 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes; no card, no expiry sockodds.com/pricing | 500 credits a month; all sports, most bookmakers; no card the-odds-api.com | 50 credits a month at 5 requests a minute, no card, every live endpoint, 14 days of racing history krokodds.com.au/api-access | A$0: 3,000 credits a month, 30 requests a minute; live and upcoming races only puntersedge.online/pricing | 250 credits in total, no card rapidoddsapi.com | None on its pricing page odds-api.net/pricing | US$0: 25 requests a day, NFL, NBA and MLB, head to head only theoddsapi.com/pricing | Amateur: 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, 10-minute updates, 8 leagues, 9 bookmakers sportsgameodds.com/pricing | A free account; limits not stated on the pages read oddspapi.io/en/pricing | 100 requests an hour (500 a day), but "new free API keys are paused indefinitely" odds-api.io | US$0: 12 requests a minute, 2 sportsbooks, a 60-second data delay sharpapi.io/pricing | None opticodds.com | Free app key with a Betfair Australia account in good standing: a delayed key at once, a live key on application betfair.com.au/hub/automation/betting-api | | Paid plans | Rookie US$99 a month (100,000 objects, every league, 10 books); Pro US$299 (unlimited objects, every book, history); Platform custom; 20% off annually sockodds.com/pricing | US$30 (20,000 credits), US$59 (100,000), US$119 (5 million), US$249 (15 million) a month the-odds-api.com | API A$49 a month: 50,000 credits, 500 requests a minute, archives, webhooks, SSE; the Apex scanner for punters is A$29 a month krokodds.com.au/pricing | Hobby A$9, Standard A$29 (sports arrive here: AFL, NRL, NBA, tennis), Plus A$49, Business A$99, Platform A$199, Scale A$249 a month; two months free annually puntersedge.online/pricing | Starter US$49 (200,000 credits), Pro US$149 (5 million, WebSocket), Elite US$299 (20 million, WebSocket) a month rapidoddsapi.com | Starter US$30 (50,000 requests, 60 a minute), Growth US$50, Builder US$90, Live US$250, Pro US$500 (75 million, 1,200 a minute) a month odds-api.net/pricing | Professional US$29 (20,000 requests a month, 25+ sports, head to head, spreads, totals); Business US$99 (200,000, all sports, props, alternates, period markets) theoddsapi.com/pricing | Rookie US$99 (50 a minute, 3-minute updates); Pro US$299 (300 a minute, sub-minute updates, history); All-Star custom (WebSockets) sportsgameodds.com/pricing | Priced by a calculator of the bookmakers and sports you pick; no fixed plan prices shown oddspapi.io/en/pricing | Solo £49 (2 bookmakers), Starter £99 (5), Growth £179 (10), Pro £229 (15) a month, each 5,000 requests an hour; WebSocket adds 100% odds-api.io | Hobby US$79 (5 books, arbitrage detection), Pro US$229 (15 books, +EV, middles, low hold), Sharp US$399 (25 books) a month; WebSocket add-on US$99 sharpapi.io/pricing | Contact sales; no public prices opticodds.com/pricing | No data charge stated betfair.com.au/hub/automation/betting-api | | What a plan counts | Event objects returned: one game with every market and bookmaker inside it is one object sockodds.com/pricing | Credits per call: markets requested × regions requested on the odds endpoint; historical odds cost ten times that the-odds-api.com/liveapi/guides/v4 | Credits per call krokodds.com.au/api-access | Credits: "endpoints cost 0 to 100 credits per call"; hard stop at the cap below Business puntersedge.online/pricing | Credits per request: market types × bookmakers ÷ 5, rounded up rapidoddsapi.com | Requests, hard-capped; large snapshots and history under separate limits odds-api.net/pricing | Requests per month, reset daily theoddsapi.com/pricing | Objects per event, with hourly and daily ceilings on top sportsgameodds.com/pricing | By selection: bookmakers and sports chosen set the monthly price oddspapi.io/en/pricing | By bookmaker count per plan, plus an hourly request cap odds-api.io | By sportsbook count per plan and requests per minute sharpapi.io/pricing | Not public opticodds.com/pricing | Not metered as a data product betfair.com.au/hub/automation/betting-api | | How fresh | About every 5 minutes, pre-match first; every quote carries the time it was seen sockodds.com/faq | No interval stated on its home page; it serves odds for in-play and upcoming events the-odds-api.com | A "30-second scan cycle" on its home page; the API page says responses carry a 5-minute cache krokodds.com.au | "A median of 10 seconds since each was last read" puntersedge.online | Prices pushed "the moment a scrape cycle completes"; no interval given rapidoddsapi.com/australian-bookmaker-odds-api | "60 to 120 second polling" on its home page; "almost instantly" for WebSocket-connected books on its Australian page odds-api.net | "Odds refresh as frequently as every 30 seconds" theoddsapi.com | 10 minutes on Amateur, 3 on Rookie, sub-minute on Pro sportsgameodds.com/pricing | "Real-time odds" and a "low-latency WebSocket feed"; figures on a separate latency page oddspapi.io/en | "~1 second update frequency" over REST, "sub-100ms" over WebSocket, " Provider by provider ## What each one is, in a paragraph ### Fast Odds API (SockOdds) ESK Solutions Pty Ltd, New South Wales. Strength: every Australian book priced separately in one response, Pinnacle and the Betfair Exchange beside them, and a bill that does not grow with markets or bookmakers. Watch for: a five-minute refresh (not an in-play feed), no racing, and a price archive that only began in August 2026. Best for: products that need the whole Australian market, props and alternate lines included, with sharp prices to measure every quote against. Read 12 Oct 2026: sockodds.com/pricing (https://sockodds.com/pricing/), sockodds.com/bookmakers (https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/), sockodds.com/leagues (https://sockodds.com/leagues/), sockodds.com/faq (https://sockodds.com/faq/), sockodds.com/docs (https://sockodds.com/docs/) ### The Odds API Operating since 2017, founded in Melbourne and headquartered in Sydney. Fast Odds API vs The Odds API (https://fastoddsapi.com/the-odds-api-alternative/) Strength: one feed across many regions and over a hundred bookmakers, price history back to 2020, and spreadsheet add-ons for people who never want to write code. Watch for: a credit meter that multiplies with markets and regions, and thirteen Australian books with bet365 and Dabble kept for paid plans. Best for: teams covering several countries at once, spreadsheet users, and anyone who needs years of historical snapshots. Read 12 Oct 2026: the-odds-api.com (https://the-odds-api.com/), the-odds-api.com/sports-odds-data/bookmaker-apis.html (https://the-odds-api.com/sports-odds-data/bookmaker-apis.html), the-odds-api.com/liveapi/guides/v4 (https://the-odds-api.com/liveapi/guides/v4/), the-odds-api.com/sports-odds-data/sports-apis.html (https://the-odds-api.com/sports-odds-data/sports-apis.html) ### Krok Odds Australian, ABN 51 388 454 681; a punters' product (the Apex arbitrage scanner and a Discord) with an API beside it. Fast Odds API vs Krok Odds (https://fastoddsapi.com/krok-odds-alternative/) Strength: racing and sports in one Australian-dollar subscription, with arbitrage, +EV and middles already computed for you. Watch for: the headline bookmaker count includes clone brands that share one price, the free API is 50 calls a month, and the cache means a quote can be five minutes old. Best for: punters and small tools that want racing plus sports and a ready-made edge feed in AUD. Read 12 Oct 2026: krokodds.com.au (https://krokodds.com.au/), krokodds.com.au/pricing (https://krokodds.com.au/pricing), krokodds.com.au/bookmakers (https://krokodds.com.au/bookmakers), krokodds.com.au/api-access (https://krokodds.com.au/api-access) ### PuntersEdge Australian; priced in Australian dollars. Fast Odds API vs PuntersEdge (https://fastoddsapi.com/puntersedge-alternative/) Strength: racing data with form and results, fresh reads, and the cheapest paid entry of any Australian provider. Watch for: sports need the A$29 plan or above and come from six books; no fair price, no exchanges, no prediction markets. Best for: racing-first products, and hobby projects that want AFL and NRL odds for less than the price of a coffee a week. Read 12 Oct 2026: puntersedge.online (https://puntersedge.online/), puntersedge.online/pricing (https://puntersedge.online/pricing), puntersedge.online/australian-sports-odds-api (https://puntersedge.online/australian-sports-odds-api) ### RapidOddsAPI Australian-facing; no company or country stated on its pages. Fast Odds API vs RapidOddsAPI (https://fastoddsapi.com/rapidoddsapi-alternative/) Strength: a WebSocket feed of Australian prices from US$149, props and milestones included, and a long list of small brands. Watch for: the bookmaker count is mostly shared feeds (one price under many logos), the free tier is 250 calls ever, and credits multiply with books and markets. Best for: builders who want pushed updates on Australian books without an enterprise contract. Read 12 Oct 2026: rapidoddsapi.com (https://rapidoddsapi.com/), rapidoddsapi.com/australian-bookmaker-odds-api (https://rapidoddsapi.com/australian-bookmaker-odds-api), rapidoddsapi.com/bookmakers (https://rapidoddsapi.com/bookmakers) ### odds-api.net Australian-facing; no company, country or person named on its pages. Fast Odds API vs odds-api.net (https://fastoddsapi.com/odds-api-net-alternative/) Strength: streaming on every plan from US$30, with arbitrage and +EV endpoints built in. Watch for: no free plan, no in-play, history costs extra, and a hundred-plus Australian bookmaker claim that its own pages document ten of. Best for: a cheap pushed feed of the big Australian books when you do not need a free tier to start. Read 12 Oct 2026: odds-api.net/au (https://odds-api.net/au), odds-api.net/pricing (https://odds-api.net/pricing), odds-api.net/bookmakers (https://odds-api.net/bookmakers), odds-api.net (https://odds-api.net/) ### theoddsapi.com No company or country named on its pages; not the same site as The Odds API (the-odds-api.com), despite the name. Fast Odds API vs theoddsapi.com (https://fastoddsapi.com/theoddsapi-com-alternative/) Strength: a cheap operator-style feed (US$29) with in-play AFL and NRL and a 30-second refresh claim. Watch for: it names no Australian bookmaker anywhere, no company stands behind the site, and the free plan is 25 calls a day on three US leagues. Best for: a low-cost feed where which Australian books are behind the prices does not matter to you. Read 12 Oct 2026: theoddsapi.com (https://theoddsapi.com/), theoddsapi.com/pricing (https://theoddsapi.com/pricing), theoddsapi.com/sports/afl (https://theoddsapi.com/sports/afl), theoddsapi.com/about (https://theoddsapi.com/about) ### SportsGameOdds Austin, Texas. Fast Odds API vs SportsGameOdds (https://fastoddsapi.com/sportsgameodds-alternative/) Strength: sub-minute updates on Pro, a fair price on each market, and the US books in depth. Watch for: about eight Australian books, and the sub-minute refresh needs the US$299 plan. Best for: a US-first product that also wants the big Australian names. Read 12 Oct 2026: sportsgameodds.com/pricing (https://sportsgameodds.com/pricing/), sportsgameodds.com/bookmakers (https://sportsgameodds.com/bookmakers) ### OddsPapi No country or person named on its pages. Fast Odds API vs OddsPapi (https://fastoddsapi.com/oddspapi-alternative/) Strength: hundreds of global bookmakers, sharp and crypto books included, with free historical data. Watch for: five Australian books and no Australian region, and a price you only learn from its calculator. Best for: global products and quants who want many books and a free archive. Read 12 Oct 2026: oddspapi.io/en (https://oddspapi.io/en), oddspapi.io/sportsbooks (https://oddspapi.io/sportsbooks/), oddspapi.io/en/pricing (https://oddspapi.io/en/pricing) ### Odds-API.io Priced in pounds sterling; no country or person named on its pages. Fast Odds API vs Odds-API.io (https://fastoddsapi.com/odds-api-io-alternative/) Strength: the fastest refresh and response claims of any provider here, with hundreds of global books and in-play. Watch for: you pay by the bookmaker (two on the cheapest plan), free keys are paused, and six Australian books. Best for: live trading tools on global books where latency matters more than Australian breadth. Read 12 Oct 2026: odds-api.io (https://odds-api.io/), odds-api.io/sportsbooks (https://odds-api.io/sportsbooks) ### SharpAPI SharpAPI LLC; country not stated. Fast Odds API vs SharpAPI (https://fastoddsapi.com/sharpapi-alternative/) Strength: arbitrage, +EV and middles computed for you against Pinnacle-style sharp lines, streamed fast. Watch for: it does not read a single Australian-facing book, and history is enterprise only. Best for: US-market edge finders. Read 12 Oct 2026: sharpapi.io/pricing (https://sharpapi.io/pricing), sharpapi.io/sportsbooks (https://sharpapi.io/sportsbooks) ### OpticOdds Enterprise provider for sportsbooks, traders and platforms; no country stated on its pages. Fast Odds API vs OpticOdds (https://fastoddsapi.com/opticodds-alternative/) Strength: sub-second prices across 200-plus books, built for operators and traders. Watch for: no public price, no free tier, and a sales conversation before the first request. Best for: sportsbooks, trading desks and funded platforms. Read 12 Oct 2026: opticodds.com (https://opticodds.com/), opticodds.com/sportsbooks (https://opticodds.com/sportsbooks), opticodds.com/pricing (https://opticodds.com/pricing) ### Betfair Exchange API Betfair Australia; Mitch Motyka is named as its automation lead. Fast Odds API vs Betfair's API (https://fastoddsapi.com/betfair-exchange-api-alternative/) Strength: exchange prices and bet placement, free with an account, and the sharpest Australian prices going. Watch for: one venue, not a comparison; an account and a live-key application before real prices; no bookmaker odds at all. Best for: automation on the exchange, and as the fair-price leg next to a bookmaker feed. Read 12 Oct 2026: www.betfair.com.au/hub/automation/betting-api (https://www.betfair.com.au/hub/automation/betting-api/) How to choose ## Five questions that settle it - Which Australian books must you show? Count the named ones on each provider's page, not the headline number. If Sportsbet, Ladbrokes and the small books matter, the list shortens fast. - Pre-match or in-play? If you need prices during the game, choose a provider that sells that (Odds-API.io, OpticOdds, theoddsapi.com, The Odds API). We refresh about every five minutes and say so. - Racing? Krok Odds and PuntersEdge. Nobody else here does it properly. - How is the bill counted? Credits that multiply with markets and bookmakers punish wide requests; per-event billing does not. Run your real request shape through each meter. - Do you want a fair price handed to you, or the inputs? SportsGameOdds publishes a de-vigged price on the market; Krok, SharpAPI and odds-api.net sell computed edges instead. We send Pinnacle and Betfair Exchange prices beside every Australian book, so you remove the margin with the method you trust. **Which odds API has the most Australian bookmakers?** It depends what you count. Krok Odds lists 157 branded sites and RapidOddsAPI 120, both counting brands that share one price feed. Counting separately priced books, Fast Odds API (SockOdds) lists 37, The Odds API 13, OpticOdds at least ten, SportsGameOdds about eight, Odds-API.io six, OddsPapi five, PuntersEdge six on sports. Each figure is from the provider's own page, read 12 Oct 2026. **Which Australian odds APIs have a free plan?** Fast Odds API (2,500 objects a month), The Odds API (500 credits), PuntersEdge (3,000 credits), Krok Odds (50 credits), RapidOddsAPI (250 credits in total), SportsGameOdds (2,500 objects), SharpAPI (12 requests a minute, two books) and theoddsapi.com (25 requests a day). odds-api.net has none and Odds-API.io has paused new free keys. Betfair's API is free with an account. **Which is cheapest for a small project?** PuntersEdge at A$9 a month, then Fast Odds API's free plan if the AFL, NRL, NFL or MLB from three books is enough, then odds-api.net at US$30, theoddsapi.com at US$29 and The Odds API at US$30. Cheap and complete are different things: check which books each plan includes. **Which one covers racing?** Krok Odds and PuntersEdge cover Australian thoroughbred, harness and greyhound racing. Betfair's API covers racing on the exchange. The rest, including us, do not. **Why is SockOdds in a comparison on a SockOdds site?** Because leaving it out would be stranger. Fast Odds API is a second front door to the SockOdds API, run by the same company. The table treats it the same as everyone else, every cell is sourced, and the verdicts say where the others win. Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/betfair-exchange-api-alternative/ Comparison # Fast Odds API vs Betfair Exchange API: an alternative built around Australian bookmakers Betfair Exchange API: Betfair Australia; Mitch Motyka is named as its automation lead. Its strength is exchange prices and bet placement, free with an account, and the sharpest Australian prices going. Here is how it lines up against Fast Odds API on twelve facts, each read from the provider's own page on 12 Oct 2026 and linked beside it. The verdict at the end says when Betfair's API is the better pick. | | Fast Odds API (SockOdds) | Betfair Exchange API | | Australian bookmakers | 37 Australian books and exchanges, each priced separately, from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes to the small books; brands that copy one shared price board are flagged as such sockodds.com/bookmakers | One venue: the Betfair Exchange itself, back and lay prices with bet placement betfair.com.au/hub/automation/betting-api | | Other sources | Pinnacle, Matchbook, ProphetX, Kalshi and Polymarket in the same response: 42 bookmaker keys sockodds.com/bookmakers | None: it is the exchange's own API betfair.com.au/hub/automation/betting-api | | Free plan | 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes; no card, no expiry sockodds.com/pricing | Free app key with a Betfair Australia account in good standing: a delayed key at once, a live key on application betfair.com.au/hub/automation/betting-api | | Paid plans | Rookie US$99 a month (100,000 objects, every league, 10 books); Pro US$299 (unlimited objects, every book, history); Platform custom; 20% off annually sockodds.com/pricing | No data charge stated betfair.com.au/hub/automation/betting-api | | What a plan counts | Event objects returned: one game with every market and bookmaker inside it is one object sockodds.com/pricing | Not metered as a data product betfair.com.au/hub/automation/betting-api | | How fresh | About every 5 minutes, pre-match first; every quote carries the time it was seen sockodds.com/faq | Not stated betfair.com.au/hub/automation/betting-api | | In-play | No: live games carry a live status, but prices move on the same five-minute cycle sockodds.com/faq | Yes: exchange markets trade in play betfair.com.au/hub/automation/betting-api | | Price history | Recorded price changes per event, and opening and closing prices, on Pro, since 14 August 2026 sockodds.com/docs | Not stated on the hub page betfair.com.au/hub/automation/betting-api | | Racing | No sockodds.com/faq | Yes: thoroughbred, harness and greyhound betfair.com.au/hub/automation/betting-api | | Australian codes | AFL, AFLW, NRL, NRLW, the Rugby League World Cup, rugby union internationals, the NBL and the IPL; no A-League or Big Bash as named leagues sockodds.com/leagues | AFL, NRL, cricket, soccer, golf, politics betfair.com.au/hub/automation/betting-api | | Fair (no-vig) price | No fair price field: Pinnacle and Betfair Exchange prices sit beside the bookmakers', so you remove the margin with the method you choose sockodds.com/docs | Exchange prices are the usual input to a fair price, not a field betfair.com.au/hub/automation/betting-api | | Streaming | WebSocket snapshots on Pro, refreshed every 15 seconds sockodds.com/docs | A streaming API exists in its developer docs betfair.com.au/hub/automation/betting-api | Every fact read from the linked pages on 12 Oct 2026. Out of date? Email api@sockodds.com and we will correct and re-date it. The full field: every Australian odds API compared (https://fastoddsapi.com/best-australian-sports-betting-apis/). Fair verdict ## When each one is the better pick Choose Betfair's API for automation on the exchange, and as the fair-price leg next to a bookmaker feed. Exchange prices and bet placement, free with an account, and the sharpest Australian prices going. Choose Fast Odds API for products that need the whole Australian market, props and alternate lines included, with sharp prices to measure every quote against. Every Australian book priced separately in one response, Pinnacle and the Betfair Exchange beside them, and a bill that does not grow with markets or bookmakers. Watch for, with Betfair's API: one venue, not a comparison; an account and a live-key application before real prices; no bookmaker odds at all. With us: a five-minute refresh (not an in-play feed), no racing, and a price archive that only began in August 2026. If you switch ## What changes in your code Not a replacement either way: we carry Betfair Exchange prices inside the same object as the bookmakers, and Betfair's own API is where you place the bet. Both have a way to try before paying, so the honest test is a day of your own requests against each. Our quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) gets you to a first response in minutes. Questions ## Moving from Betfair's API **Does Fast Odds API cover the same bookmakers as Betfair's API?** Betfair's API: One venue: the Betfair Exchange itself, back and lay prices with bet placement. Fast Odds API: 37 Australian books and exchanges, each priced separately, from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes to the small books; brands that copy one shared price board are flagged as such. Compare the named lists rather than the headline numbers, because providers count different things. **How do the bills compare?** Betfair's API counts not metered as a data product. We count event objects returned: one game with every market and bookmaker inside it is one object. Put your real request shape through both before deciding; a narrow request can be cheaper on a credit meter, a wide one is cheaper per event. **Can I run both while I decide?** Yes. Free app key with a Betfair Australia account in good standing: a delayed key at once, a live key on application on Betfair's API; 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes; no card, no expiry here. Point both at the same games for a day and compare the named books, the prices and the timestamps. Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/krok-odds-alternative/ Comparison # Fast Odds API vs Krok Odds: an alternative built around Australian bookmakers Krok Odds: Australian, ABN 51 388 454 681; a punters' product (the Apex arbitrage scanner and a Discord) with an API beside it. Its strength is racing and sports in one Australian-dollar subscription, with arbitrage, +EV and middles already computed for you. Here is how it lines up against Fast Odds API on twelve facts, each read from the provider's own page on 12 Oct 2026 and linked beside it. The verdict at the end says when Krok Odds is the better pick. | | Fast Odds API (SockOdds) | Krok Odds | | Australian bookmakers | 37 Australian books and exchanges, each priced separately, from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes to the small books; brands that copy one shared price board are flagged as such sockodds.com/bookmakers | "157 branded sites covered", with its own note that clone brands on an aggregator platform share one odds line, "coverage breadth, not extra prices"; 20 are named krokodds.com.au/bookmakers | | Other sources | Pinnacle, Matchbook, ProphetX, Kalshi and Polymarket in the same response: 42 bookmaker keys sockodds.com/bookmakers | Betfair Exchange and Pinnacle on the same list krokodds.com.au/bookmakers | | Free plan | 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes; no card, no expiry sockodds.com/pricing | 50 credits a month at 5 requests a minute, no card, every live endpoint, 14 days of racing history krokodds.com.au/api-access | | Paid plans | Rookie US$99 a month (100,000 objects, every league, 10 books); Pro US$299 (unlimited objects, every book, history); Platform custom; 20% off annually sockodds.com/pricing | API A$49 a month: 50,000 credits, 500 requests a minute, archives, webhooks, SSE; the Apex scanner for punters is A$29 a month krokodds.com.au/pricing | | What a plan counts | Event objects returned: one game with every market and bookmaker inside it is one object sockodds.com/pricing | Credits per call krokodds.com.au/api-access | | How fresh | About every 5 minutes, pre-match first; every quote carries the time it was seen sockodds.com/faq | A "30-second scan cycle" on its home page; the API page says responses carry a 5-minute cache krokodds.com.au | | In-play | No: live games carry a live status, but prices move on the same five-minute cycle sockodds.com/faq | "Live odds from major sportsbooks" is listed for the Apex scanner; the API page makes no in-play claim krokodds.com.au/pricing | | Price history | Recorded price changes per event, and opening and closing prices, on Pro, since 14 August 2026 sockodds.com/docs | "650,000 odds snapshots" on the home page; closing lines and odds history beyond 14 days on the paid API krokodds.com.au | | Racing | No sockodds.com/faq | Yes: every Australian thoroughbred, harness and greyhound meeting krokodds.com.au | | Australian codes | AFL, AFLW, NRL, NRLW, the Rugby League World Cup, rugby union internationals, the NBL and the IPL; no A-League or Big Bash as named leagues sockodds.com/leagues | AFL, NRL, NBL, cricket including the Big Bash, A-League, Super Rugby, plus the US majors and European soccer krokodds.com.au | | Fair (no-vig) price | No fair price field: Pinnacle and Betfair Exchange prices sit beside the bookmakers', so you remove the margin with the method you choose sockodds.com/docs | Not stated as a field; it sells ready-made +EV, arbitrage and middles feeds instead krokodds.com.au/api-access | | Streaming | WebSocket snapshots on Pro, refreshed every 15 seconds sockodds.com/docs | SSE and webhooks on the paid API krokodds.com.au/api-access | Every fact read from the linked pages on 12 Oct 2026. Out of date? Email api@sockodds.com and we will correct and re-date it. The full field: every Australian odds API compared (https://fastoddsapi.com/best-australian-sports-betting-apis/). Fair verdict ## When each one is the better pick Choose Krok Odds for punters and small tools that want racing plus sports and a ready-made edge feed in AUD. Racing and sports in one Australian-dollar subscription, with arbitrage, +EV and middles already computed for you. Choose Fast Odds API for products that need the whole Australian market, props and alternate lines included, with sharp prices to measure every quote against. Every Australian book priced separately in one response, Pinnacle and the Betfair Exchange beside them, and a bill that does not grow with markets or bookmakers. Watch for, with Krok Odds: the headline bookmaker count includes clone brands that share one price, the free API is 50 calls a month, and the cache means a quote can be five minutes old. With us: a five-minute refresh (not an in-play feed), no racing, and a price archive that only began in August 2026. If you switch ## What changes in your code Its API sells computed opportunities (arbs, +EV picks) as much as raw prices; ours returns every book's raw quote and a fair price so you compute your own. Expect to write the scanner yourself. Both have a way to try before paying, so the honest test is a day of your own requests against each. Our quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) gets you to a first response in minutes. Questions ## Moving from Krok Odds **Does Fast Odds API cover the same bookmakers as Krok Odds?** Krok Odds: "157 branded sites covered", with its own note that clone brands on an aggregator platform share one odds line, "coverage breadth, not extra prices"; 20 are named. Fast Odds API: 37 Australian books and exchanges, each priced separately, from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes to the small books; brands that copy one shared price board are flagged as such. Compare the named lists rather than the headline numbers, because providers count different things. **How do the bills compare?** Krok Odds counts credits per call. We count event objects returned: one game with every market and bookmaker inside it is one object. Put your real request shape through both before deciding; a narrow request can be cheaper on a credit meter, a wide one is cheaper per event. **Can I run both while I decide?** Yes. 50 credits a month at 5 requests a minute, no card, every live endpoint, 14 days of racing history on Krok Odds; 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes; no card, no expiry here. Point both at the same games for a day and compare the named books, the prices and the timestamps. Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/odds-api-io-alternative/ Comparison # Fast Odds API vs Odds-API.io: an alternative built around Australian bookmakers Odds-API.io: Priced in pounds sterling; no country or person named on its pages. Its strength is the fastest refresh and response claims of any provider here, with hundreds of global books and in-play. Here is how it lines up against Fast Odds API on twelve facts, each read from the provider's own page on 12 Oct 2026 and linked beside it. The verdict at the end says when Odds-API.io is the better pick. | | Fast Odds API (SockOdds) | Odds-API.io | | Australian bookmakers | 37 Australian books and exchanges, each priced separately, from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes to the small books; brands that copy one shared price board are flagged as such sockodds.com/bookmakers | Six on its list: Sportsbet, TAB, TABtouch, PointsBet, Unibet and Palmerbet; the region filter has no Australia entry odds-api.io/sportsbooks | | Other sources | Pinnacle, Matchbook, ProphetX, Kalshi and Polymarket in the same response: 42 bookmaker keys sockodds.com/bookmakers | "374+" bookmakers by region odds-api.io/sportsbooks | | Free plan | 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes; no card, no expiry sockodds.com/pricing | 100 requests an hour (500 a day), but "new free API keys are paused indefinitely" odds-api.io | | Paid plans | Rookie US$99 a month (100,000 objects, every league, 10 books); Pro US$299 (unlimited objects, every book, history); Platform custom; 20% off annually sockodds.com/pricing | Solo £49 (2 bookmakers), Starter £99 (5), Growth £179 (10), Pro £229 (15) a month, each 5,000 requests an hour; WebSocket adds 100% odds-api.io | | What a plan counts | Event objects returned: one game with every market and bookmaker inside it is one object sockodds.com/pricing | By bookmaker count per plan, plus an hourly request cap odds-api.io | | How fresh | About every 5 minutes, pre-match first; every quote carries the time it was seen sockodds.com/faq | "~1 second update frequency" over REST, "sub-100ms" over WebSocket, " Every fact read from the linked pages on 12 Oct 2026. Out of date? Email api@sockodds.com and we will correct and re-date it. The full field: every Australian odds API compared (https://fastoddsapi.com/best-australian-sports-betting-apis/). Fair verdict ## When each one is the better pick Choose Odds-API.io for live trading tools on global books where latency matters more than Australian breadth. The fastest refresh and response claims of any provider here, with hundreds of global books and in-play. Choose Fast Odds API for products that need the whole Australian market, props and alternate lines included, with sharp prices to measure every quote against. Every Australian book priced separately in one response, Pinnacle and the Betfair Exchange beside them, and a bill that does not grow with markets or bookmakers. Watch for, with Odds-API.io: you pay by the bookmaker (two on the cheapest plan), free keys are paused, and six Australian books. With us: a five-minute refresh (not an in-play feed), no racing, and a price archive that only began in August 2026. If you switch ## What changes in your code Its plans count bookmakers; ours include every book on Pro. Its speed claims are real advantages for in-play; our feed is pre-match on a five-minute cycle. Both have a way to try before paying, so the honest test is a day of your own requests against each. Our quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) gets you to a first response in minutes. Questions ## Moving from Odds-API.io **Does Fast Odds API cover the same bookmakers as Odds-API.io?** Odds-API.io: Six on its list: Sportsbet, TAB, TABtouch, PointsBet, Unibet and Palmerbet; the region filter has no Australia entry. Fast Odds API: 37 Australian books and exchanges, each priced separately, from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes to the small books; brands that copy one shared price board are flagged as such. Compare the named lists rather than the headline numbers, because providers count different things. **How do the bills compare?** Odds-API.io counts by bookmaker count per plan, plus an hourly request cap. We count event objects returned: one game with every market and bookmaker inside it is one object. Put your real request shape through both before deciding; a narrow request can be cheaper on a credit meter, a wide one is cheaper per event. **Can I run both while I decide?** Yes. 100 requests an hour (500 a day), but "new free API keys are paused indefinitely" on Odds-API.io; 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes; no card, no expiry here. Point both at the same games for a day and compare the named books, the prices and the timestamps. Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/odds-api-net-alternative/ Comparison # Fast Odds API vs odds-api.net: an alternative built around Australian bookmakers odds-api.net: Australian-facing; no company, country or person named on its pages. Its strength is streaming on every plan from US$30, with arbitrage and +EV endpoints built in. Here is how it lines up against Fast Odds API on twelve facts, each read from the provider's own page on 12 Oct 2026 and linked beside it. The verdict at the end says when odds-api.net is the better pick. | | Fast Odds API (SockOdds) | odds-api.net | | Australian bookmakers | 37 Australian books and exchanges, each priced separately, from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes to the small books; brands that copy one shared price board are flagged as such sockodds.com/bookmakers | "105 bookmakers" claimed for Australia, with ten named on its Australian page (Sportsbet, TAB, Ladbrokes, Bet365, Betfair, Neds, Dabble, TABtouch, PointsBet, Unibet) and seven with their own pages odds-api.net/au | | Other sources | Pinnacle, Matchbook, ProphetX, Kalshi and Polymarket in the same response: 42 bookmaker keys sockodds.com/bookmakers | "125+ bookmakers": 18 US, 21 UK, 15 Colombian odds-api.net | | Free plan | 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes; no card, no expiry sockodds.com/pricing | None on its pricing page odds-api.net/pricing | | Paid plans | Rookie US$99 a month (100,000 objects, every league, 10 books); Pro US$299 (unlimited objects, every book, history); Platform custom; 20% off annually sockodds.com/pricing | Starter US$30 (50,000 requests, 60 a minute), Growth US$50, Builder US$90, Live US$250, Pro US$500 (75 million, 1,200 a minute) a month odds-api.net/pricing | | What a plan counts | Event objects returned: one game with every market and bookmaker inside it is one object sockodds.com/pricing | Requests, hard-capped; large snapshots and history under separate limits odds-api.net/pricing | | How fresh | About every 5 minutes, pre-match first; every quote carries the time it was seen sockodds.com/faq | "60 to 120 second polling" on its home page; "almost instantly" for WebSocket-connected books on its Australian page odds-api.net | | In-play | No: live games carry a live status, but prices move on the same five-minute cycle sockodds.com/faq | No: "does not currently support in-play odds" odds-api.net/pricing | | Price history | Recorded price changes per event, and opening and closing prices, on Pro, since 14 August 2026 sockodds.com/docs | A paid add-on odds-api.net/pricing | | Racing | No sockodds.com/faq | Not mentioned odds-api.net/au | | Australian codes | AFL, AFLW, NRL, NRLW, the Rugby League World Cup, rugby union internationals, the NBL and the IPL; no A-League or Big Bash as named leagues sockodds.com/leagues | AFL and NRL among 75+ leagues odds-api.net | | Fair (no-vig) price | No fair price field: Pinnacle and Betfair Exchange prices sit beside the bookmakers', so you remove the margin with the method you choose sockodds.com/docs | Not stated; positive EV and arbitrage feeds are endpoints odds-api.net/pricing | | Streaming | WebSocket snapshots on Pro, refreshed every 15 seconds sockodds.com/docs | SSE and WebSocket on every plan odds-api.net/pricing | Every fact read from the linked pages on 12 Oct 2026. Out of date? Email api@sockodds.com and we will correct and re-date it. The full field: every Australian odds API compared (https://fastoddsapi.com/best-australian-sports-betting-apis/). Fair verdict ## When each one is the better pick Choose odds-api.net for a cheap pushed feed of the big Australian books when you do not need a free tier to start. Streaming on every plan from US$30, with arbitrage and +EV endpoints built in. Choose Fast Odds API for products that need the whole Australian market, props and alternate lines included, with sharp prices to measure every quote against. Every Australian book priced separately in one response, Pinnacle and the Betfair Exchange beside them, and a bill that does not grow with markets or bookmakers. Watch for, with odds-api.net: no free plan, no in-play, history costs extra, and a hundred-plus Australian bookmaker claim that its own pages document ten of. With us: a five-minute refresh (not an in-play feed), no racing, and a price archive that only began in August 2026. If you switch ## What changes in your code It meters requests and caps hard; we meter events returned. Its streams are included everywhere; ours are on Pro. Its 105-book claim and our 37 count different things, so compare the named lists. Both have a way to try before paying, so the honest test is a day of your own requests against each. Our quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) gets you to a first response in minutes. Questions ## Moving from odds-api.net **Does Fast Odds API cover the same bookmakers as odds-api.net?** odds-api.net: "105 bookmakers" claimed for Australia, with ten named on its Australian page (Sportsbet, TAB, Ladbrokes, Bet365, Betfair, Neds, Dabble, TABtouch, PointsBet, Unibet) and seven with their own pages. Fast Odds API: 37 Australian books and exchanges, each priced separately, from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes to the small books; brands that copy one shared price board are flagged as such. Compare the named lists rather than the headline numbers, because providers count different things. **How do the bills compare?** odds-api.net counts requests, hard-capped; large snapshots and history under separate limits. We count event objects returned: one game with every market and bookmaker inside it is one object. Put your real request shape through both before deciding; a narrow request can be cheaper on a credit meter, a wide one is cheaper per event. **Can I run both while I decide?** Yes. None on its pricing page on odds-api.net; 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes; no card, no expiry here. Point both at the same games for a day and compare the named books, the prices and the timestamps. Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/oddspapi-alternative/ Comparison # Fast Odds API vs OddsPapi: an alternative built around Australian bookmakers OddsPapi: No country or person named on its pages. Its strength is hundreds of global bookmakers, sharp and crypto books included, with free historical data. Here is how it lines up against Fast Odds API on twelve facts, each read from the provider's own page on 12 Oct 2026 and linked beside it. The verdict at the end says when OddsPapi is the better pick. | | Fast Odds API (SockOdds) | OddsPapi | | Australian bookmakers | 37 Australian books and exchanges, each priced separately, from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes to the small books; brands that copy one shared price board are flagged as such sockodds.com/bookmakers | Five in its A-to-Z list: Neds, PointsBet, TAB, TABtouch and Unibet; its browse-by-region list has no Australia group oddspapi.io/sportsbooks | | Other sources | Pinnacle, Matchbook, ProphetX, Kalshi and Polymarket in the same response: 42 bookmaker keys sockodds.com/bookmakers | "350+" bookmaker APIs; sharp books, crypto books and exchanges grouped oddspapi.io/sportsbooks | | Free plan | 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes; no card, no expiry sockodds.com/pricing | A free account; limits not stated on the pages read oddspapi.io/en/pricing | | Paid plans | Rookie US$99 a month (100,000 objects, every league, 10 books); Pro US$299 (unlimited objects, every book, history); Platform custom; 20% off annually sockodds.com/pricing | Priced by a calculator of the bookmakers and sports you pick; no fixed plan prices shown oddspapi.io/en/pricing | | What a plan counts | Event objects returned: one game with every market and bookmaker inside it is one object sockodds.com/pricing | By selection: bookmakers and sports chosen set the monthly price oddspapi.io/en/pricing | | How fresh | About every 5 minutes, pre-match first; every quote carries the time it was seen sockodds.com/faq | "Real-time odds" and a "low-latency WebSocket feed"; figures on a separate latency page oddspapi.io/en | | In-play | No: live games carry a live status, but prices move on the same five-minute cycle sockodds.com/faq | Yes: live odds oddspapi.io/en | | Price history | Recorded price changes per event, and opening and closing prices, on Pro, since 14 August 2026 sockodds.com/docs | "Free historical data" oddspapi.io/en | | Racing | No sockodds.com/faq | Not listed among its 60+ sports oddspapi.io/en | | Australian codes | AFL, AFLW, NRL, NRLW, the Rugby League World Cup, rugby union internationals, the NBL and the IPL; no A-League or Big Bash as named leagues sockodds.com/leagues | Rugby and cricket as sports; Australian leagues not named on the pages read oddspapi.io/en | | Fair (no-vig) price | No fair price field: Pinnacle and Betfair Exchange prices sit beside the bookmakers', so you remove the margin with the method you choose sockodds.com/docs | Not stated oddspapi.io/en | | Streaming | WebSocket snapshots on Pro, refreshed every 15 seconds sockodds.com/docs | WebSocket oddspapi.io/en | Every fact read from the linked pages on 12 Oct 2026. Out of date? Email api@sockodds.com and we will correct and re-date it. The full field: every Australian odds API compared (https://fastoddsapi.com/best-australian-sports-betting-apis/). Fair verdict ## When each one is the better pick Choose OddsPapi for global products and quants who want many books and a free archive. Hundreds of global bookmakers, sharp and crypto books included, with free historical data. Choose Fast Odds API for products that need the whole Australian market, props and alternate lines included, with sharp prices to measure every quote against. Every Australian book priced separately in one response, Pinnacle and the Betfair Exchange beside them, and a bill that does not grow with markets or bookmakers. Watch for, with OddsPapi: five Australian books and no Australian region, and a price you only learn from its calculator. With us: a five-minute refresh (not an in-play feed), no racing, and a price archive that only began in August 2026. If you switch ## What changes in your code Its coverage of the Australian market is five books; a product built on it will not show Sportsbet or Ladbrokes. Its pricing scales with the books you select; ours does not. Both have a way to try before paying, so the honest test is a day of your own requests against each. Our quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) gets you to a first response in minutes. Questions ## Moving from OddsPapi **Does Fast Odds API cover the same bookmakers as OddsPapi?** OddsPapi: Five in its A-to-Z list: Neds, PointsBet, TAB, TABtouch and Unibet; its browse-by-region list has no Australia group. Fast Odds API: 37 Australian books and exchanges, each priced separately, from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes to the small books; brands that copy one shared price board are flagged as such. Compare the named lists rather than the headline numbers, because providers count different things. **How do the bills compare?** OddsPapi counts by selection: bookmakers and sports chosen set the monthly price. We count event objects returned: one game with every market and bookmaker inside it is one object. Put your real request shape through both before deciding; a narrow request can be cheaper on a credit meter, a wide one is cheaper per event. **Can I run both while I decide?** Yes. A free account; limits not stated on the pages read on OddsPapi; 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes; no card, no expiry here. Point both at the same games for a day and compare the named books, the prices and the timestamps. Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/opticodds-alternative/ Comparison # Fast Odds API vs OpticOdds: an alternative built around Australian bookmakers OpticOdds: Enterprise provider for sportsbooks, traders and platforms; no country stated on its pages. Its strength is sub-second prices across 200-plus books, built for operators and traders. Here is how it lines up against Fast Odds API on twelve facts, each read from the provider's own page on 12 Oct 2026 and linked beside it. The verdict at the end says when OpticOdds is the better pick. | | Fast Odds API (SockOdds) | OpticOdds | | Australian bookmakers | 37 Australian books and exchanges, each priced separately, from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes to the small books; brands that copy one shared price board are flagged as such sockodds.com/bookmakers | At least ten on its list: TAB, TABtouch, Neds, PointsBet, Unibet, PlayUp, TopSport, Picklebet, Betr and BetRight; no region grouping opticodds.com/sportsbooks | | Other sources | Pinnacle, Matchbook, ProphetX, Kalshi and Polymarket in the same response: 42 bookmaker keys sockodds.com/bookmakers | "200+ sportsbooks" opticodds.com | | Free plan | 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes; no card, no expiry sockodds.com/pricing | None opticodds.com | | Paid plans | Rookie US$99 a month (100,000 objects, every league, 10 books); Pro US$299 (unlimited objects, every book, history); Platform custom; 20% off annually sockodds.com/pricing | Contact sales; no public prices opticodds.com/pricing | | What a plan counts | Event objects returned: one game with every market and bookmaker inside it is one object sockodds.com/pricing | Not public opticodds.com/pricing | | How fresh | About every 5 minutes, pre-match first; every quote carries the time it was seen sockodds.com/faq | "Sub-second latency" opticodds.com | | In-play | No: live games carry a live status, but prices move on the same five-minute cycle sockodds.com/faq | Yes opticodds.com | | Price history | Recorded price changes per event, and opening and closing prices, on Pro, since 14 August 2026 sockodds.com/docs | Price history with opening and closing line comparison opticodds.com | | Racing | No sockodds.com/faq | Not mentioned opticodds.com | | Australian codes | AFL, AFLW, NRL, NRLW, the Rugby League World Cup, rugby union internationals, the NBL and the IPL; no A-League or Big Bash as named leagues sockodds.com/leagues | Cricket and rugby among its sports; Australian leagues not named on the pages read opticodds.com | | Fair (no-vig) price | No fair price field: Pinnacle and Betfair Exchange prices sit beside the bookmakers', so you remove the margin with the method you choose sockodds.com/docs | Not stated opticodds.com | | Streaming | WebSocket snapshots on Pro, refreshed every 15 seconds sockodds.com/docs | Real-time push opticodds.com | Every fact read from the linked pages on 12 Oct 2026. Out of date? Email api@sockodds.com and we will correct and re-date it. The full field: every Australian odds API compared (https://fastoddsapi.com/best-australian-sports-betting-apis/). Fair verdict ## When each one is the better pick Choose OpticOdds for sportsbooks, trading desks and funded platforms. Sub-second prices across 200-plus books, built for operators and traders. Choose Fast Odds API for products that need the whole Australian market, props and alternate lines included, with sharp prices to measure every quote against. Every Australian book priced separately in one response, Pinnacle and the Betfair Exchange beside them, and a bill that does not grow with markets or bookmakers. Watch for, with OpticOdds: no public price, no free tier, and a sales conversation before the first request. With us: a five-minute refresh (not an in-play feed), no racing, and a price archive that only began in August 2026. If you switch ## What changes in your code It is an enterprise contract; we are a self-service key. Products that outgrow a self-service feed go the other way, from us to it. Both have a way to try before paying, so the honest test is a day of your own requests against each. Our quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) gets you to a first response in minutes. Questions ## Moving from OpticOdds **Does Fast Odds API cover the same bookmakers as OpticOdds?** OpticOdds: At least ten on its list: TAB, TABtouch, Neds, PointsBet, Unibet, PlayUp, TopSport, Picklebet, Betr and BetRight; no region grouping. Fast Odds API: 37 Australian books and exchanges, each priced separately, from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes to the small books; brands that copy one shared price board are flagged as such. Compare the named lists rather than the headline numbers, because providers count different things. **How do the bills compare?** OpticOdds counts not public. We count event objects returned: one game with every market and bookmaker inside it is one object. Put your real request shape through both before deciding; a narrow request can be cheaper on a credit meter, a wide one is cheaper per event. **Can I run both while I decide?** Yes. None on OpticOdds; 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes; no card, no expiry here. Point both at the same games for a day and compare the named books, the prices and the timestamps. Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/puntersedge-alternative/ Comparison # Fast Odds API vs PuntersEdge: an alternative built around Australian bookmakers PuntersEdge: Australian; priced in Australian dollars. Its strength is racing data with form and results, fresh reads, and the cheapest paid entry of any Australian provider. Here is how it lines up against Fast Odds API on twelve facts, each read from the provider's own page on 12 Oct 2026 and linked beside it. The verdict at the end says when PuntersEdge is the better pick. | | Fast Odds API (SockOdds) | PuntersEdge | | Australian bookmakers | 37 Australian books and exchanges, each priced separately, from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes to the small books; brands that copy one shared price board are flagged as such sockodds.com/bookmakers | 15 bookmakers on racing and 6 on sports; the sports page names Sportsbet, TAB, Neds, Ladbrokes and PointsBet puntersedge.online/australian-sports-odds-api | | Other sources | Pinnacle, Matchbook, ProphetX, Kalshi and Polymarket in the same response: 42 bookmaker keys sockodds.com/bookmakers | None named beyond the Australian list puntersedge.online/australian-sports-odds-api | | Free plan | 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes; no card, no expiry sockodds.com/pricing | A$0: 3,000 credits a month, 30 requests a minute; live and upcoming races only puntersedge.online/pricing | | Paid plans | Rookie US$99 a month (100,000 objects, every league, 10 books); Pro US$299 (unlimited objects, every book, history); Platform custom; 20% off annually sockodds.com/pricing | Hobby A$9, Standard A$29 (sports arrive here: AFL, NRL, NBA, tennis), Plus A$49, Business A$99, Platform A$199, Scale A$249 a month; two months free annually puntersedge.online/pricing | | What a plan counts | Event objects returned: one game with every market and bookmaker inside it is one object sockodds.com/pricing | Credits: "endpoints cost 0 to 100 credits per call"; hard stop at the cap below Business puntersedge.online/pricing | | How fresh | About every 5 minutes, pre-match first; every quote carries the time it was seen sockodds.com/faq | "A median of 10 seconds since each was last read" puntersedge.online | | In-play | No: live games carry a live status, but prices move on the same five-minute cycle sockodds.com/faq | Not claimed puntersedge.online/australian-sports-odds-api | | Price history | Recorded price changes per event, and opening and closing prices, on Pro, since 14 August 2026 sockodds.com/docs | 90 days of closing lines on Standard; a permanent archive with bulk export from Plus puntersedge.online/pricing | | Racing | No sockodds.com/faq | Yes, first: thoroughbred, harness and greyhound with next-to-go endpoints puntersedge.online/australian-sports-odds-api | | Australian codes | AFL, AFLW, NRL, NRLW, the Rugby League World Cup, rugby union internationals, the NBL and the IPL; no A-League or Big Bash as named leagues sockodds.com/leagues | AFL, NRL, NBA, tennis and cricket on the sports side puntersedge.online/australian-sports-odds-api | | Fair (no-vig) price | No fair price field: Pinnacle and Betfair Exchange prices sit beside the bookmakers', so you remove the margin with the method you choose sockodds.com/docs | Not stated puntersedge.online/australian-sports-odds-api | | Streaming | WebSocket snapshots on Pro, refreshed every 15 seconds sockodds.com/docs | Not stated; REST and JSON puntersedge.online | Every fact read from the linked pages on 12 Oct 2026. Out of date? Email api@sockodds.com and we will correct and re-date it. The full field: every Australian odds API compared (https://fastoddsapi.com/best-australian-sports-betting-apis/). Fair verdict ## When each one is the better pick Choose PuntersEdge for racing-first products, and hobby projects that want AFL and NRL odds for less than the price of a coffee a week. Racing data with form and results, fresh reads, and the cheapest paid entry of any Australian provider. Choose Fast Odds API for products that need the whole Australian market, props and alternate lines included, with sharp prices to measure every quote against. Every Australian book priced separately in one response, Pinnacle and the Betfair Exchange beside them, and a bill that does not grow with markets or bookmakers. Watch for, with PuntersEdge: sports need the A$29 plan or above and come from six books; no fair price, no exchanges, no prediction markets. With us: a five-minute refresh (not an in-play feed), no racing, and a price archive that only began in August 2026. If you switch ## What changes in your code Its credits vary by endpoint (0 to 100 a call); our bill counts events returned. Its sports coverage is six books, so a comparison table you build on it will show fewer columns than ours. Both have a way to try before paying, so the honest test is a day of your own requests against each. Our quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) gets you to a first response in minutes. Questions ## Moving from PuntersEdge **Does Fast Odds API cover the same bookmakers as PuntersEdge?** PuntersEdge: 15 bookmakers on racing and 6 on sports; the sports page names Sportsbet, TAB, Neds, Ladbrokes and PointsBet. Fast Odds API: 37 Australian books and exchanges, each priced separately, from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes to the small books; brands that copy one shared price board are flagged as such. Compare the named lists rather than the headline numbers, because providers count different things. **How do the bills compare?** PuntersEdge counts credits: "endpoints cost 0 to 100 credits per call"; hard stop at the cap below Business. We count event objects returned: one game with every market and bookmaker inside it is one object. Put your real request shape through both before deciding; a narrow request can be cheaper on a credit meter, a wide one is cheaper per event. **Can I run both while I decide?** Yes. A$0: 3,000 credits a month, 30 requests a minute; live and upcoming races only on PuntersEdge; 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes; no card, no expiry here. Point both at the same games for a day and compare the named books, the prices and the timestamps. Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/rapidoddsapi-alternative/ Comparison # Fast Odds API vs RapidOddsAPI: an alternative built around Australian bookmakers RapidOddsAPI: Australian-facing; no company or country stated on its pages. Its strength is a WebSocket feed of Australian prices from US$149, props and milestones included, and a long list of small brands. Here is how it lines up against Fast Odds API on twelve facts, each read from the provider's own page on 12 Oct 2026 and linked beside it. The verdict at the end says when RapidOddsAPI is the better pick. | | Fast Odds API (SockOdds) | RapidOddsAPI | | Australian bookmakers | 37 Australian books and exchanges, each priced separately, from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes to the small books; brands that copy one shared price board are flagged as such sockodds.com/bookmakers | "120 bookmakers" in the Australia section of its list, most of them on shared feeds it marks "+N" (GenWeb, PuntersTech, BetCloud, ApolloTech); 12 are listed directly, and 8 have their own pages rapidoddsapi.com/bookmakers | | Other sources | Pinnacle, Matchbook, ProphetX, Kalshi and Polymarket in the same response: 42 bookmaker keys sockodds.com/bookmakers | "100+ bookmakers and sportsbooks" overall; no sharp books or exchanges named rapidoddsapi.com/bookmakers | | Free plan | 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes; no card, no expiry sockodds.com/pricing | 250 credits in total, no card rapidoddsapi.com | | Paid plans | Rookie US$99 a month (100,000 objects, every league, 10 books); Pro US$299 (unlimited objects, every book, history); Platform custom; 20% off annually sockodds.com/pricing | Starter US$49 (200,000 credits), Pro US$149 (5 million, WebSocket), Elite US$299 (20 million, WebSocket) a month rapidoddsapi.com | | What a plan counts | Event objects returned: one game with every market and bookmaker inside it is one object sockodds.com/pricing | Credits per request: market types × bookmakers ÷ 5, rounded up rapidoddsapi.com | | How fresh | About every 5 minutes, pre-match first; every quote carries the time it was seen sockodds.com/faq | Prices pushed "the moment a scrape cycle completes"; no interval given rapidoddsapi.com/australian-bookmaker-odds-api | | In-play | No: live games carry a live status, but prices move on the same five-minute cycle sockodds.com/faq | Not claimed rapidoddsapi.com/australian-bookmaker-odds-api | | Price history | Recorded price changes per event, and opening and closing prices, on Pro, since 14 August 2026 sockodds.com/docs | Not mentioned rapidoddsapi.com/australian-bookmaker-odds-api | | Racing | No sockodds.com/faq | Not mentioned rapidoddsapi.com/australian-bookmaker-odds-api | | Australian codes | AFL, AFLW, NRL, NRLW, the Rugby League World Cup, rugby union internationals, the NBL and the IPL; no A-League or Big Bash as named leagues sockodds.com/leagues | AFL and NRL, with the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and soccer rapidoddsapi.com/australian-bookmaker-odds-api | | Fair (no-vig) price | No fair price field: Pinnacle and Betfair Exchange prices sit beside the bookmakers', so you remove the margin with the method you choose sockodds.com/docs | Not stated rapidoddsapi.com/australian-bookmaker-odds-api | | Streaming | WebSocket snapshots on Pro, refreshed every 15 seconds sockodds.com/docs | WebSocket on Pro and Elite rapidoddsapi.com/australian-bookmaker-odds-api | Every fact read from the linked pages on 12 Oct 2026. Out of date? Email api@sockodds.com and we will correct and re-date it. The full field: every Australian odds API compared (https://fastoddsapi.com/best-australian-sports-betting-apis/). Fair verdict ## When each one is the better pick Choose RapidOddsAPI for builders who want pushed updates on Australian books without an enterprise contract. A WebSocket feed of Australian prices from US$149, props and milestones included, and a long list of small brands. Choose Fast Odds API for products that need the whole Australian market, props and alternate lines included, with sharp prices to measure every quote against. Every Australian book priced separately in one response, Pinnacle and the Betfair Exchange beside them, and a bill that does not grow with markets or bookmakers. Watch for, with RapidOddsAPI: the bookmaker count is mostly shared feeds (one price under many logos), the free tier is 250 calls ever, and credits multiply with books and markets. With us: a five-minute refresh (not an in-play feed), no racing, and a price archive that only began in August 2026. If you switch ## What changes in your code Its credit formula (markets × bookmakers ÷ 5) rewards narrow requests; ours does not care how wide a request is. Check which of its brands share a feed before counting them as separate prices. Both have a way to try before paying, so the honest test is a day of your own requests against each. Our quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) gets you to a first response in minutes. Questions ## Moving from RapidOddsAPI **Does Fast Odds API cover the same bookmakers as RapidOddsAPI?** RapidOddsAPI: "120 bookmakers" in the Australia section of its list, most of them on shared feeds it marks "+N" (GenWeb, PuntersTech, BetCloud, ApolloTech); 12 are listed directly, and 8 have their own pages. Fast Odds API: 37 Australian books and exchanges, each priced separately, from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes to the small books; brands that copy one shared price board are flagged as such. Compare the named lists rather than the headline numbers, because providers count different things. **How do the bills compare?** RapidOddsAPI counts credits per request: market types × bookmakers ÷ 5, rounded up. We count event objects returned: one game with every market and bookmaker inside it is one object. Put your real request shape through both before deciding; a narrow request can be cheaper on a credit meter, a wide one is cheaper per event. **Can I run both while I decide?** Yes. 250 credits in total, no card on RapidOddsAPI; 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes; no card, no expiry here. Point both at the same games for a day and compare the named books, the prices and the timestamps. Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/sharpapi-alternative/ Comparison # Fast Odds API vs SharpAPI: an alternative built around Australian bookmakers SharpAPI: SharpAPI LLC; country not stated. Its strength is arbitrage, +EV and middles computed for you against Pinnacle-style sharp lines, streamed fast. Here is how it lines up against Fast Odds API on twelve facts, each read from the provider's own page on 12 Oct 2026 and linked beside it. The verdict at the end says when SharpAPI is the better pick. | | Fast Odds API (SockOdds) | SharpAPI | | Australian bookmakers | 37 Australian books and exchanges, each priced separately, from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes to the small books; brands that copy one shared price board are flagged as such sockodds.com/bookmakers | None: 33 sportsbooks, US-first, with Ladbrokes listed without a region sharpapi.io/sportsbooks | | Other sources | Pinnacle, Matchbook, ProphetX, Kalshi and Polymarket in the same response: 42 bookmaker keys sockodds.com/bookmakers | 33 including Pinnacle, Circa, Kalshi and Polymarket sharpapi.io/sportsbooks | | Free plan | 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes; no card, no expiry sockodds.com/pricing | US$0: 12 requests a minute, 2 sportsbooks, a 60-second data delay sharpapi.io/pricing | | Paid plans | Rookie US$99 a month (100,000 objects, every league, 10 books); Pro US$299 (unlimited objects, every book, history); Platform custom; 20% off annually sockodds.com/pricing | Hobby US$79 (5 books, arbitrage detection), Pro US$229 (15 books, +EV, middles, low hold), Sharp US$399 (25 books) a month; WebSocket add-on US$99 sharpapi.io/pricing | | What a plan counts | Event objects returned: one game with every market and bookmaker inside it is one object sockodds.com/pricing | By sportsbook count per plan and requests per minute sharpapi.io/pricing | | How fresh | About every 5 minutes, pre-match first; every quote carries the time it was seen sockodds.com/faq | Real-time on paid tiers; a 60-second delay on the free tier sharpapi.io/pricing | | In-play | No: live games carry a live status, but prices move on the same five-minute cycle sockodds.com/faq | Yes sharpapi.io/pricing | | Price history | Recorded price changes per event, and opening and closing prices, on Pro, since 14 August 2026 sockodds.com/docs | Enterprise only sharpapi.io/pricing | | Racing | No sockodds.com/faq | No sharpapi.io/sportsbooks | | Australian codes | AFL, AFLW, NRL, NRLW, the Rugby League World Cup, rugby union internationals, the NBL and the IPL; no A-League or Big Bash as named leagues sockodds.com/leagues | None: NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, college, MLS, UFC and major soccer sharpapi.io/pricing | | Fair (no-vig) price | No fair price field: Pinnacle and Betfair Exchange prices sit beside the bookmakers', so you remove the margin with the method you choose sockodds.com/docs | Built-in +EV, arbitrage and middles detection against sharp lines sharpapi.io/pricing | | Streaming | WebSocket snapshots on Pro, refreshed every 15 seconds sockodds.com/docs | SSE and a WebSocket add-on sharpapi.io/pricing | Every fact read from the linked pages on 12 Oct 2026. Out of date? Email api@sockodds.com and we will correct and re-date it. The full field: every Australian odds API compared (https://fastoddsapi.com/best-australian-sports-betting-apis/). Fair verdict ## When each one is the better pick Choose SharpAPI for US-market edge finders. Arbitrage, +EV and middles computed for you against Pinnacle-style sharp lines, streamed fast. Choose Fast Odds API for products that need the whole Australian market, props and alternate lines included, with sharp prices to measure every quote against. Every Australian book priced separately in one response, Pinnacle and the Betfair Exchange beside them, and a bill that does not grow with markets or bookmakers. Watch for, with SharpAPI: it does not read a single Australian-facing book, and history is enterprise only. With us: a five-minute refresh (not an in-play feed), no racing, and a price archive that only began in August 2026. If you switch ## What changes in your code There is no Australian overlap to migrate; a product on SharpAPI covers US books and ours covers Australian ones. Teams run both when they serve both markets. Both have a way to try before paying, so the honest test is a day of your own requests against each. Our quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) gets you to a first response in minutes. Questions ## Moving from SharpAPI **Does Fast Odds API cover the same bookmakers as SharpAPI?** SharpAPI: None: 33 sportsbooks, US-first, with Ladbrokes listed without a region. Fast Odds API: 37 Australian books and exchanges, each priced separately, from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes to the small books; brands that copy one shared price board are flagged as such. Compare the named lists rather than the headline numbers, because providers count different things. **How do the bills compare?** SharpAPI counts by sportsbook count per plan and requests per minute. We count event objects returned: one game with every market and bookmaker inside it is one object. Put your real request shape through both before deciding; a narrow request can be cheaper on a credit meter, a wide one is cheaper per event. **Can I run both while I decide?** Yes. US$0: 12 requests a minute, 2 sportsbooks, a 60-second data delay on SharpAPI; 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes; no card, no expiry here. Point both at the same games for a day and compare the named books, the prices and the timestamps. Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/sportsgameodds-alternative/ Comparison # Fast Odds API vs SportsGameOdds: an alternative built around Australian bookmakers SportsGameOdds: Austin, Texas. Its strength is sub-minute updates on Pro, a fair price on each market, and the US books in depth. Here is how it lines up against Fast Odds API on twelve facts, each read from the provider's own page on 12 Oct 2026 and linked beside it. The verdict at the end says when SportsGameOdds is the better pick. | | Fast Odds API (SockOdds) | SportsGameOdds | | Australian bookmakers | 37 Australian books and exchanges, each priced separately, from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes to the small books; brands that copy one shared price board are flagged as such sockodds.com/bookmakers | About eight on its list of 85+: Sportsbet, TAB, TABtouch, Neds, PlayUp, BlueBet, TopSport and betr's sportsbook; it does not group by region sportsgameodds.com/bookmakers | | Other sources | Pinnacle, Matchbook, ProphetX, Kalshi and Polymarket in the same response: 42 bookmaker keys sockodds.com/bookmakers | "85+ premier sportsbooks", US first, with Pinnacle, Kalshi and Polymarket sportsgameodds.com/bookmakers | | Free plan | 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes; no card, no expiry sockodds.com/pricing | Amateur: 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, 10-minute updates, 8 leagues, 9 bookmakers sportsgameodds.com/pricing | | Paid plans | Rookie US$99 a month (100,000 objects, every league, 10 books); Pro US$299 (unlimited objects, every book, history); Platform custom; 20% off annually sockodds.com/pricing | Rookie US$99 (50 a minute, 3-minute updates); Pro US$299 (300 a minute, sub-minute updates, history); All-Star custom (WebSockets) sportsgameodds.com/pricing | | What a plan counts | Event objects returned: one game with every market and bookmaker inside it is one object sockodds.com/pricing | Objects per event, with hourly and daily ceilings on top sportsgameodds.com/pricing | | How fresh | About every 5 minutes, pre-match first; every quote carries the time it was seen sockodds.com/faq | 10 minutes on Amateur, 3 on Rookie, sub-minute on Pro sportsgameodds.com/pricing | | In-play | No: live games carry a live status, but prices move on the same five-minute cycle sockodds.com/faq | Live odds on paid plans sportsgameodds.com/pricing | | Price history | Recorded price changes per event, and opening and closing prices, on Pro, since 14 August 2026 sockodds.com/docs | On Pro sportsgameodds.com/pricing | | Racing | No sockodds.com/faq | No sportsgameodds.com/bookmakers | | Australian codes | AFL, AFLW, NRL, NRLW, the Rugby League World Cup, rugby union internationals, the NBL and the IPL; no A-League or Big Bash as named leagues sockodds.com/leagues | AFL and NRL among US-first coverage sportsgameodds.com/bookmakers | | Fair (no-vig) price | No fair price field: Pinnacle and Betfair Exchange prices sit beside the bookmakers', so you remove the margin with the method you choose sockodds.com/docs | A de-vigged fair price and a consensus price on each market sportsgameodds.com/pricing | | Streaming | WebSocket snapshots on Pro, refreshed every 15 seconds sockodds.com/docs | WebSockets on All-Star only sportsgameodds.com/pricing | Every fact read from the linked pages on 12 Oct 2026. Out of date? Email api@sockodds.com and we will correct and re-date it. The full field: every Australian odds API compared (https://fastoddsapi.com/best-australian-sports-betting-apis/). Fair verdict ## When each one is the better pick Choose SportsGameOdds for a US-first product that also wants the big Australian names. Sub-minute updates on Pro, a fair price on each market, and the US books in depth. Choose Fast Odds API for products that need the whole Australian market, props and alternate lines included, with sharp prices to measure every quote against. Every Australian book priced separately in one response, Pinnacle and the Betfair Exchange beside them, and a bill that does not grow with markets or bookmakers. Watch for, with SportsGameOdds: about eight Australian books, and the sub-minute refresh needs the US$299 plan. With us: a five-minute refresh (not an in-play feed), no racing, and a price archive that only began in August 2026. If you switch ## What changes in your code The difference that matters for an Australian product is the bookmaker list: 37 Australian books here, each priced separately, against about eight there. Both have a way to try before paying, so the honest test is a day of your own requests against each. Our quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) gets you to a first response in minutes. Questions ## Moving from SportsGameOdds **Does Fast Odds API cover the same bookmakers as SportsGameOdds?** SportsGameOdds: About eight on its list of 85+: Sportsbet, TAB, TABtouch, Neds, PlayUp, BlueBet, TopSport and betr's sportsbook; it does not group by region. Fast Odds API: 37 Australian books and exchanges, each priced separately, from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes to the small books; brands that copy one shared price board are flagged as such. Compare the named lists rather than the headline numbers, because providers count different things. **How do the bills compare?** SportsGameOdds counts objects per event, with hourly and daily ceilings on top. We count event objects returned: one game with every market and bookmaker inside it is one object. Put your real request shape through both before deciding; a narrow request can be cheaper on a credit meter, a wide one is cheaper per event. **Can I run both while I decide?** Yes. Amateur: 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, 10-minute updates, 8 leagues, 9 bookmakers on SportsGameOdds; 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes; no card, no expiry here. Point both at the same games for a day and compare the named books, the prices and the timestamps. Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/the-odds-api-alternative/ Comparison # Fast Odds API vs The Odds API: an alternative built around Australian bookmakers The Odds API: Operating since 2017, founded in Melbourne and headquartered in Sydney. Its strength is one feed across many regions and over a hundred bookmakers, price history back to 2020, and spreadsheet add-ons for people who never want to write code. Here is how it lines up against Fast Odds API on twelve facts, each read from the provider's own page on 12 Oct 2026 and linked beside it. The verdict at the end says when The Odds API is the better pick. | | Fast Odds API (SockOdds) | The Odds API | | Australian bookmakers | 37 Australian books and exchanges, each priced separately, from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes to the small books; brands that copy one shared price board are flagged as such sockodds.com/bookmakers | 13 in its AU region: Betfair Exchange, Betr, Bet Right, Bet365 AU, Dabble AU, Ladbrokes, Neds, PlayUp, PointsBet, SportsBet, TAB, TABtouch and Unibet; Bet365 AU and Dabble AU on paid plans only, and Bet365 AU limited to head to head, spreads and totals for the AFL and NRL the-odds-api.com/sports-odds-data/bookmaker-apis.html | | Other sources | Pinnacle, Matchbook, ProphetX, Kalshi and Polymarket in the same response: 42 bookmaker keys sockodds.com/bookmakers | Over 100 bookmakers across US, UK, EU and AU regions the-odds-api.com | | Free plan | 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes; no card, no expiry sockodds.com/pricing | 500 credits a month; all sports, most bookmakers; no card the-odds-api.com | | Paid plans | Rookie US$99 a month (100,000 objects, every league, 10 books); Pro US$299 (unlimited objects, every book, history); Platform custom; 20% off annually sockodds.com/pricing | US$30 (20,000 credits), US$59 (100,000), US$119 (5 million), US$249 (15 million) a month the-odds-api.com | | What a plan counts | Event objects returned: one game with every market and bookmaker inside it is one object sockodds.com/pricing | Credits per call: markets requested × regions requested on the odds endpoint; historical odds cost ten times that the-odds-api.com/liveapi/guides/v4 | | How fresh | About every 5 minutes, pre-match first; every quote carries the time it was seen sockodds.com/faq | No interval stated on its home page; it serves odds for in-play and upcoming events the-odds-api.com | | In-play | No: live games carry a live status, but prices move on the same five-minute cycle sockodds.com/faq | Yes the-odds-api.com | | Price history | Recorded price changes per event, and opening and closing prices, on Pro, since 14 August 2026 sockodds.com/docs | Snapshots since June 2020 at 10-minute intervals, 5-minute from September 2022; paid plans the-odds-api.com/liveapi/guides/v4 | | Racing | No sockodds.com/faq | Not among its listed sports the-odds-api.com/sports-odds-data/sports-apis.html | | Australian codes | AFL, AFLW, NRL, NRLW, the Rugby League World Cup, rugby union internationals, the NBL and the IPL; no A-League or Big Bash as named leagues sockodds.com/leagues | AFL, AFLW, NRL, NRLW, State of Origin; a long cricket list including the Big Bash and the IPL the-odds-api.com/sports-odds-data/sports-apis.html | | Fair (no-vig) price | No fair price field: Pinnacle and Betfair Exchange prices sit beside the bookmakers', so you remove the margin with the method you choose sockodds.com/docs | Not listed as a feature the-odds-api.com | | Streaming | WebSocket snapshots on Pro, refreshed every 15 seconds sockodds.com/docs | No; REST, plus Excel and Google Sheets add-ons the-odds-api.com | Every fact read from the linked pages on 12 Oct 2026. Out of date? Email api@sockodds.com and we will correct and re-date it. The full field: every Australian odds API compared (https://fastoddsapi.com/best-australian-sports-betting-apis/). Fair verdict ## When each one is the better pick Choose The Odds API for teams covering several countries at once, spreadsheet users, and anyone who needs years of historical snapshots. One feed across many regions and over a hundred bookmakers, price history back to 2020, and spreadsheet add-ons for people who never want to write code. Choose Fast Odds API for products that need the whole Australian market, props and alternate lines included, with sharp prices to measure every quote against. Every Australian book priced separately in one response, Pinnacle and the Betfair Exchange beside them, and a bill that does not grow with markets or bookmakers. Watch for, with The Odds API: a credit meter that multiplies with markets and regions, and thirteen Australian books with bet365 and Dabble kept for paid plans. With us: a five-minute refresh (not an in-play feed), no racing, and a price archive that only began in August 2026. If you switch ## What changes in your code Its sport keys such as aussierules_afl become league keys such as afl, and a request it bills per market and region is one object per event here. The quickstart shows how to read a response. Both have a way to try before paying, so the honest test is a day of your own requests against each. Our quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) gets you to a first response in minutes. Questions ## Moving from The Odds API **Does Fast Odds API cover the same bookmakers as The Odds API?** The Odds API: 13 in its AU region: Betfair Exchange, Betr, Bet Right, Bet365 AU, Dabble AU, Ladbrokes, Neds, PlayUp, PointsBet, SportsBet, TAB, TABtouch and Unibet; Bet365 AU and Dabble AU on paid plans only, and Bet365 AU limited to head to head, spreads and totals for the AFL and NRL. Fast Odds API: 37 Australian books and exchanges, each priced separately, from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes to the small books; brands that copy one shared price board are flagged as such. Compare the named lists rather than the headline numbers, because providers count different things. **How do the bills compare?** The Odds API counts credits per call: markets requested × regions requested on the odds endpoint; historical odds cost ten times that. We count event objects returned: one game with every market and bookmaker inside it is one object. Put your real request shape through both before deciding; a narrow request can be cheaper on a credit meter, a wide one is cheaper per event. **Can I run both while I decide?** Yes. 500 credits a month; all sports, most bookmakers; no card on The Odds API; 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes; no card, no expiry here. Point both at the same games for a day and compare the named books, the prices and the timestamps. Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/theoddsapi-com-alternative/ Comparison # Fast Odds API vs theoddsapi.com: an alternative built around Australian bookmakers theoddsapi.com: No company or country named on its pages; not the same site as The Odds API (the-odds-api.com), despite the name. Its strength is a cheap operator-style feed (US$29) with in-play AFL and NRL and a 30-second refresh claim. Here is how it lines up against Fast Odds API on twelve facts, each read from the provider's own page on 12 Oct 2026 and linked beside it. The verdict at the end says when theoddsapi.com is the better pick. | | Fast Odds API (SockOdds) | theoddsapi.com | | Australian bookmakers | 37 Australian books and exchanges, each priced separately, from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes to the small books; brands that copy one shared price board are flagged as such sockodds.com/bookmakers | None named: "50+ sportsbooks" across "US, UK, EU, AU" theoddsapi.com/sports/afl | | Other sources | Pinnacle, Matchbook, ProphetX, Kalshi and Polymarket in the same response: 42 bookmaker keys sockodds.com/bookmakers | "50+ sportsbooks" theoddsapi.com | | Free plan | 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes; no card, no expiry sockodds.com/pricing | US$0: 25 requests a day, NFL, NBA and MLB, head to head only theoddsapi.com/pricing | | Paid plans | Rookie US$99 a month (100,000 objects, every league, 10 books); Pro US$299 (unlimited objects, every book, history); Platform custom; 20% off annually sockodds.com/pricing | Professional US$29 (20,000 requests a month, 25+ sports, head to head, spreads, totals); Business US$99 (200,000, all sports, props, alternates, period markets) theoddsapi.com/pricing | | What a plan counts | Event objects returned: one game with every market and bookmaker inside it is one object sockodds.com/pricing | Requests per month, reset daily theoddsapi.com/pricing | | How fresh | About every 5 minutes, pre-match first; every quote carries the time it was seen sockodds.com/faq | "Odds refresh as frequently as every 30 seconds" theoddsapi.com | | In-play | No: live games carry a live status, but prices move on the same five-minute cycle sockodds.com/faq | Yes: "upcoming and in-play AFL events" theoddsapi.com/sports/afl | | Price history | Recorded price changes per event, and opening and closing prices, on Pro, since 14 August 2026 sockodds.com/docs | A full archive on Business theoddsapi.com | | Racing | No sockodds.com/faq | Not mentioned theoddsapi.com | | Australian codes | AFL, AFLW, NRL, NRLW, the Rugby League World Cup, rugby union internationals, the NBL and the IPL; no A-League or Big Bash as named leagues sockodds.com/leagues | AFL and NRL on Professional and Business; AFL props (disposals, goals, marks, tackles) on Business theoddsapi.com/sports/afl | | Fair (no-vig) price | No fair price field: Pinnacle and Betfair Exchange prices sit beside the bookmakers', so you remove the margin with the method you choose sockodds.com/docs | Not stated theoddsapi.com | | Streaming | WebSocket snapshots on Pro, refreshed every 15 seconds sockodds.com/docs | Not stated theoddsapi.com | Every fact read from the linked pages on 12 Oct 2026. Out of date? Email api@sockodds.com and we will correct and re-date it. The full field: every Australian odds API compared (https://fastoddsapi.com/best-australian-sports-betting-apis/). Fair verdict ## When each one is the better pick Choose theoddsapi.com for a low-cost feed where which Australian books are behind the prices does not matter to you. A cheap operator-style feed (US$29) with in-play AFL and NRL and a 30-second refresh claim. Choose Fast Odds API for products that need the whole Australian market, props and alternate lines included, with sharp prices to measure every quote against. Every Australian book priced separately in one response, Pinnacle and the Betfair Exchange beside them, and a bill that does not grow with markets or bookmakers. Watch for, with theoddsapi.com: it names no Australian bookmaker anywhere, no company stands behind the site, and the free plan is 25 calls a day on three US leagues. With us: a five-minute refresh (not an in-play feed), no racing, and a price archive that only began in August 2026. If you switch ## What changes in your code It does not say which Australian books it reads, so a comparison table cannot name them; ours names all 37. Its plans count requests per day; ours count events per month. Both have a way to try before paying, so the honest test is a day of your own requests against each. Our quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) gets you to a first response in minutes. Questions ## Moving from theoddsapi.com **Does Fast Odds API cover the same bookmakers as theoddsapi.com?** theoddsapi.com: None named: "50+ sportsbooks" across "US, UK, EU, AU". Fast Odds API: 37 Australian books and exchanges, each priced separately, from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes to the small books; brands that copy one shared price board are flagged as such. Compare the named lists rather than the headline numbers, because providers count different things. **How do the bills compare?** theoddsapi.com counts requests per month, reset daily. We count event objects returned: one game with every market and bookmaker inside it is one object. Put your real request shape through both before deciding; a narrow request can be cheaper on a credit meter, a wide one is cheaper per event. **Can I run both while I decide?** Yes. US$0: 25 requests a day, NFL, NBA and MLB, head to head only on theoddsapi.com; 2,500 objects a month, 10 requests a minute, AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes; no card, no expiry here. Point both at the same games for a day and compare the named books, the prices and the timestamps. Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/about/ About # About Fast Odds API, by SockOdds Fast Odds API is the SockOdds odds API under a second name. Same company, same pipeline, same prices, same plans. We would rather tell you that on the first page you read than have you work it out later. ## Who runs it SockOdds is run by ESK Solutions Pty Ltd, based in New South Wales. The pipeline behind it began in 2025 as the odds engine for BetBank's betting analytics, reading Australian bookmakers and filing every market under one naming scheme. In September 2026 it opened to everyone as a self-service API. ## Why two front doors Developers arrive by different routes: one searches for an Australian odds API, another for an arbitrage data feed, another for something an AI agent can call. Both sites lead to the same API. When you click "Get a free key" here, you land on sockodds.com, where your key, your billing and your support live. There is one account, whichever door you came through. ## What we promise - Fast where it counts for you: a free key in about a minute, a whole event per request, and filters that keep responses small. - No speed we do not have: prices are re-read about every five minutes, pre-match first. We do not sell it as an in-play feed. - Flags that tell the truth: a suspended quote says available: false , a price not seen for ten minutes is held back rather than served as current, and every price carries the time it was seen. - Facts with dates: counts on this site say when they were read, and comparisons cite the other provider's own pages. ## Contact Email api@sockodds.com (https://fastoddsapi.commailto:api@sockodds.com) for support, plan changes, data issues or a league or bookmaker you need. If the data looks wrong, send the URL you called, what came back and what you were expecting to see. ## Data, not wagering Fast Odds API and SockOdds provide sports data and analytics. We do not operate a wagering service, accept bets or give financial advice, and it is meant for adults 18 and older. If betting is causing harm to you or someone close to you, Gambling Help Online (https://www.gamblinghelponline.org.au/) (1800 858 858) offers free, confidential support at any hour, and BetStop (https://www.betstop.gov.au/) lets you exclude yourself from every licensed Australian online bookmaker at once. Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) --- URL: https://fastoddsapi.com/faq/ FAQ # Odds API questions, answered straight If your question is not here, email api@sockodds.com; replies usually come within one business day. ## The basics **What is an odds API?** A way for software to read bookmakers' prices. Instead of visiting each bookmaker's site, your code makes a web request and gets every price back as structured data. An odds API is about prices, which sets it apart from a sports stats API, though this one also carries game status and results. **What exactly is Fast Odds API?** An Australian sports odds API. One REST request returns pre-match prices from 37 Australian bookmakers plus Pinnacle, Matchbook, ProphetX, Kalshi and Polymarket, across 46 leagues in 13 sports, with props, alternate lines and graded results. **How does it relate to SockOdds?** It is SockOdds. Fast Odds API is a second front door to the same API, run by the same company, ESK Solutions Pty Ltd in New South Wales. Same data, same prices, same plans. Keys, billing and support all happen on sockodds.com. **Who is it for?** Developers building betting tools, comparison sites, tipping and fantasy apps, alert bots, research models and AI agents that need Australian bookmaker prices. It is not a betting service for punters. ## Keys and getting started **How do I get a key?** Sign up on sockodds.com with an email address and a mobile number for a text code. Australian, US, Canadian, UK and New Zealand numbers work. The key appears once, so copy it before you leave the page. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral) **How do I send the key?** In the Authorization header on every request: Authorization: Bearer followed by your key. A header keeps the key out of URLs, logs and browser history. **How long does it take to get a first response?** Minutes. Sign-up takes about one, and a single GET request returns a league's games with every market and bookmaker on your plan. The quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/) has copy-ready code in cURL, Python and JavaScript. **Can I use the key in a website or mobile app?** Not directly, because anyone can read a key out of client code. Call the API from your server, store what you need, and serve your users from there. ## Data and coverage **Which bookmakers are covered?** 37 Australian books and exchanges, including Sportsbet, Ladbrokes, TAB, PointsBet, Neds, Unibet, bet365, the Betfair Exchange, betr, Dabble, TABtouch and PlayUp, plus Pinnacle, Matchbook, ProphetX, Kalshi and Polymarket. The full list with keys (https://fastoddsapi.com/bookmakers/) **Which sports and leagues?** 46 leagues in 13 sports: the AFL and AFLW, the NRL, NRLW and the Rugby League World Cup, international rugby union, the NBL, cricket including the IPL, the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, UFC, Formula 1, the ATP and WTA tours, esports, and soccer from the Premier League to the Champions League. All 46 (https://fastoddsapi.com/leagues/) **How fresh are the prices, and is it live?** Every bookmaker is re-read about every five minutes, pre-match first. Games in progress show a live status, but their prices move on the same five-minute cycle, so this is not a feed for in-play trading. Each quote carries its own observed_at. **What markets are included?** Head to head, line, total and three-way markets for the whole game and its parts (halves, quarters, innings and more), player and team props, and alternate lines where the books offer them. **Does the API give a fair (no-vig) price?** Not as a field. It gives you the inputs: Pinnacle and Betfair Exchange prices beside every Australian book, on the same outcome IDs, so you can remove the margin with the method you trust. The full explanation (https://fastoddsapi.com/fair-odds/) **Is there historical data?** Pro includes every recorded price change per event, and each outcome's opening and closing price, with recording from 14 August 2026. Graded results come on every plan. More on history (https://fastoddsapi.com/historical-odds-data-api/) **Is horse racing covered?** No. The feed is sport only, with no thoroughbred, harness or greyhound racing. ## Plans and billing **What does the free plan include?** 2,500 objects a month at up to 10 requests a minute, covering the AFL, NRL, NFL and MLB with prices from Sportsbet, TAB and Ladbrokes. No card, and it does not expire. **What is an object?** One top-level item in a response, usually one game. A game counts once no matter how many markets and bookmakers it carries. How usage is counted (https://fastoddsapi.com/pricing/) **What do the paid plans cost?** Rookie is US$99 a month and Pro is US$299 a month, with 20% off for annual billing. Platform is priced with each customer. **What happens if I go over a limit?** Over the per-minute limit, the API answers 429 with a retry-after header and does not bill the call. Monthly object allowances on Developer and Rookie reset at the start of each UTC month. ## Responsible use **Can I place bets through the API?** No. It is data and analytics only: no wagering service, no bets taken, no financial advice. Bets are placed by people, with bookmakers, under the bookmakers' rules. **Where can someone get help with gambling?** Gambling Help Online is free and confidential at any hour on 1800 858 858 or gamblinghelponline.org.au. BetStop, at betstop.gov.au, lets anyone exclude themselves from every licensed Australian online bookmaker in one step. Start now ## Your first Australian price is one request away. Free key, no card, AFL and NRL included. Keys are issued on sockodds.com. Get a free key (https://sockodds.com/signup/?utm_source=fastoddsapi&utm_medium=referral)See the quickstart (https://fastoddsapi.com/quickstart/)