Soccer Odds API for Live and Pre-Match Betting Data

What Is a Soccer Odds API?

A Soccer Odds API gives applications structured access to betting markets, selections and prices for soccer matches. Instead of collecting prices manually from multiple sources, your application can request machine-readable odds and display them in its own interface.

The data can support sportsbook pages, betting affiliates, odds comparison tools, trading dashboards, analytical products, media websites and predictive systems. Depending on coverage, the API may include pre-match prices, live markets, historical snapshots, market status and settlement results.

Exact bookmakers, competitions, markets, update methods, historical depth and commercial rights depend on confirmed API coverage and the selected subscription plan.

Soccer Betting Data Available Through the API

Common Soccer Betting Markets

Market availability varies by bookmaker, competition, match and event status. Your application should render the markets returned by the API rather than assuming every market exists for every fixture.

Decimal, Fractional and American Odds

Different audiences expect different price formats. Store the original source price and format, then convert only with documented and tested formulas.

Request Soccer Odds in JavaScript, Python and PHP

These examples demonstrate a typical authenticated request for match odds. Replace the example host, endpoint and authentication method with the values in the final API documentation.

// JavaScript
const matchId = 'match_74021';

const response = await fetch(
  `https://api.example.com/v1/soccer/matches/${matchId}/odds`,
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
      'Accept': 'application/json'
    }
  }
);

if (!response.ok) {
  throw new Error(`API error: ${response.status}`);
}

const odds = await response.json();

# Python
import requests

match_id = "match_74021"

response = requests.get(
    (
        "https://api.example.com/v1/soccer/"
        f"matches/{match_id}/odds"
    ),
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Accept": "application/json",
    },
    timeout=15,
)

response.raise_for_status()
odds = response.json()

<?php
$matchId = 'match_74021';

$url = sprintf(
    'https://api.example.com/v1/soccer/matches/%s/odds',
    rawurlencode($matchId)
);

$ch = curl_init($url);

curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
        'Accept: application/json',
    ],
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 15,
]);

$body = curl_exec($ch);
$status = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);

curl_close($ch);

Example Soccer Odds API Response

The following response is illustrative. Final field names, market identifiers and settlement values must follow the official documentation.

{
  "data": {
    "match_id": "match_74021",
    "competition_id": "competition_24",
    "status": "live",
    "updated_at": "2026-08-06T10:30:18Z",
    "bookmakers": [
      {
        "bookmaker_id": "bookmaker_12",
        "name": "Example Sportsbook",
        "markets": [
          {
            "market_id": "market_match_winner",
            "name": "Match Winner",
            "status": "open",
            "is_live": true,
            "outcomes": [
              {
                "selection_id": "home",
                "name": "North City",
                "price": 1.84,
                "price_format": "decimal"
              },
              {
                "selection_id": "draw",
                "name": "Draw",
                "price": 3.45,
                "price_format": "decimal"
              },
              {
                "selection_id": "away",
                "name": "United Athletic",
                "price": 4.20,
                "price_format": "decimal"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

Build a Soccer Odds Comparison Product

An odds comparison product should match equivalent markets accurately before ranking prices. Two similarly named markets may use different rules and should not automatically be compared.

Handle Open, Suspended, Closed and Settled Markets

Live soccer odds can change quickly and may be suspended around goals, penalties, cards, VAR reviews and other important events. Your application should use the latest status returned by the API.

Track Opening, Current and Closing Prices

Historical odds snapshots can help applications show market movement and compare opening prices with later prices. Store the source, selection, price, format and capture time for every snapshot.

odds_snapshot

match_id
bookmaker_id
market_id
selection_id
price
price_format
market_status
is_live
captured_at
provider_updated_at

What Can You Build With a Soccer Betting API?

Legal, Licensing and Responsible Gambling Considerations

Betting laws, advertising restrictions, licensing requirements and age limits vary by jurisdiction. Access to soccer odds data does not by itself authorise a company to offer gambling services or promote betting operators.

Soccer Odds API Coverage

Odds coverage may include international competitions, domestic leagues and cups across supported bookmakers and markets. Available prices, historical snapshots and settlement results can differ by competition, event and plan.

Before launch, confirm the exact competitions, bookmakers, market types, update method, price formats and historical depth required by your product.

Soccer Odds API FAQs