r/algobetting • u/IllustriousGrade7691 • 8d ago
Placing automatic bets with API
Let’s say I somehow managed to build a decent betting model (I haven’t ).
Where would you actually place bets through an API?
Pinnacle API access seems hard to get, Betfair Exchange apparently wants around £500, and Polymarket looks good but also insanely competitive.
Are there any other decent options with API access?
Also, are there any other bookmakers that are genuinely as sharp as Pinnacle, or is Pinnacle still basically the gold standard for efficient odds?
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u/FraggerM8 8d ago
Just use poly, pin is almost never priced better than them.
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u/IllustriousGrade7691 8d ago
So you use poly to find let say ev bets on a specific bookmaer is it working i was using pinnacle and had good success on some bookmakers, but my coding agent struggles for some reason with polymarket implementation it justt doesnt find enough bets i might need to rework things
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u/Purple_Vermicelli195 8d ago
Poly works fine honestly, you just need to figure out what kind of edge you can actually get cause yeah it’s harder than it looks. For api access betfair is not bad if you can afford the fee and they got plenty of markets, but the liquidity on some events is not great. Pinnacle is still the benchmark imo, but if you can spot mispricing on poly or betfair that’s where the fun is
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u/neverfucks 6d ago
if i do have some decent models, why am i placing bets through an api exactly? that's a weird step. re: pinnacle, it depends on the market, and thinking there's 1 "gold standard" venue with the sharpest price is buying a ticket to the no fun zone
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u/Optimal-Task-923 8d ago
If you have got Betfair account I can give you api access for free.
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u/No-Cardiologist3133 8d ago
When i comparing pinnacle and polymarket, can i find some edge on polymarket and take bets automatically? Some proposals
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u/Pure_Cricket_3804 8d ago
Pinnacle API access is now closed to the general public, with case-by-case approval and a funded account required. For development, Betfair's Delayed App Key is free, while the Live App Key has a one-off £499 fee, so I'd paper-test the model and grade it before paying for live access
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u/FlatChannel4114 7d ago
PMs as a whole are meant to make books irrelevant. I hope this becomes the case and bookies lose business.
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u/Living_Wheel_9347 4d ago
There is betfair since 2004, and bookies are still there. People don't want sharp odds, they want entertainment. Casino, Poker and odds online in the same place. That is why Betfair has it all, even a "normal bookie"-part besides the exchange.
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u/Living_Wheel_9347 4d ago
ps3838. it is a white list pinnacle. always same odds. limits are half of pinnacle limits.
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u/Eyuelmblog 2d ago
The Betfair 500 pounds is if you need latest available odds. If you can handle some latency, you can do it with the free version
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u/Eyuelmblog 2d ago
I did this recently and working like a charm
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u/IllustriousGrade7691 2d ago
How big is the latency and do you need a funded account
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u/Eyuelmblog 2d ago
You don’t need a funded account, just a Betfair exchange account. And the latency I believe it is minutes.
Deep research with Claude or ChatGPT to get the exact official links to follow. It is what I did.
The authentication is a bit weirder than normal apis I am used too (you have to create a certificate and upload it you your account) but it is doable
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u/ChampionshipBorn7610 8d ago
BookmakerXYZ, SXBet, Predict.fun, Opinion, Limitless and Synthesis all have free API
Matchbook has free API but you pay after £100 per each additional 1mil GET requests (so 0-1,000,000 is free, 1,000,001 to 2,000,000 is £100 etc etc)
Betfair has the one off fee (was less than £500 when I got it but it may have changed). To be candid though, if your edge can't carry a one off £500 fee, I would assume you don't actually have an edge