# Common Odds API Questions, Answered for Australia
URL: https://sockodds.com/blog/common-odds-api-questions/

> What an odds API is, what Australian coverage actually means, decimal vs American prices, legality, and how the free tier works.

[Odds API Guide](https://sockodds.com/blog/category/odds-api-guide/) · 7 September 2026

# Common Odds API Questions, Answered for Australia

What an odds API is, what Australian coverage actually means, decimal vs American prices, legality, and how the free tier works.

## What is an odds API?

A programmatic feed of bookmaker prices. SockOdds's is the Australian market in the SportsGameOdds schema.

## What does Australian coverage actually mean?

21 Australian books priced every ~2 minutes, with bet-slip deeplinks, on 34 leagues including the AFL, NRL and IPL.

## Decimal or American?

Both. `odds` is the American string the schema requires; `decimal` is what Australians read.

## Is it legal?

SockOdds is a data service. It does not operate a wagering service, take bets or hold funds. What you build must comply with your state's rules and the bookmakers' terms.

## How does the free tier work?

10 requests a minute on AFL and NRL from 3 books, no card, no expiry.

## What's the difference from SportsGameOdds?

[SockOdds is its Australian extension](https://sockodds.com/blog/sockodds-the-australian-extension-of-sportsgameodds/): same schema, Australian books and codes.

## How many markets?

1,192 distinct patterns, 163,517 priced odds right now.

**Read more:** [What Are Consensus Odds and How SockOdds Calculates Them](https://sockodds.com/blog/consensus-odds-calculation/)

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