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: same schema, Australian books and codes.
How many markets?
1,192 distinct patterns, 163,517 priced odds right now.
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