# bet365 Odds API
URL: https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/bet365-odds-api/

> Access bet365 betting odds through the SockOdds API. Structured JSON including head to head, lines, totals, player props and more, keyed bookmakerID=bet365.

Access bet365 betting odds through the SockOdds API. Structured JSON data including head to head, lines, totals, player props and more — `bookmakerID=bet365`.

## Why choose our bet365 sportsbook API?

Our bet365 API provides clean, structured bet365 odds data for developers and betting platforms, eliminating the need for scraping or unstable data feeds. bet365's Australian site. Captured through a separate lane; coverage is narrower than the other AU books.

## bet365 Odds API Overview

The SockOdds bet365 odds API provides fast, accurate data and odds from bet365 across 1 leagues: [State of Origin](https://sockodds.com/leagues/state-of-origin-odds-api/). 1 events are priced by bet365 right now.

With a single, unified API solution, developers can retrieve pre-match bet365 odds, including:

- Head to head / moneylines (2-way and 3-way markets)
- Lines, spreads and handicaps
- Totals (over/under)
- Alternative lines
- Player props and game props
- Period-specific markets (quarters, halves, innings, sets, rounds)

All data is provided in structured JSON via REST endpoints, refreshed every ~2 minutes.

## bet365 API Features & Market Types

### Main markets

- **Head to head** — 2-way and 3-way lines
- **Line / handicap** — spreads with the price
- **Totals** — over/under lines for points, goals, runs and more
- **Period markets** — halves, quarters, innings, sets, rounds where priced

### Player props & alternate lines

bet365 prices 2 distinct player-prop markets in the feed — Tries — plus alternative spreads and totals, team props and game props.

### Pre-match data

- **Pre-game odds** — current odds before game time, with `decimal` alongside the American string
- **Availability** — a suspended selection is listed with `available: false`, never dropped silently
- **Line movement tracking** — every price carries `lastUpdatedAt`, and finished events are retained

### Deeplinks & settlement data

- **Deeplinks** — not yet carried for bet365
- **Results** — event results and `scoringSupported` flags where the source grades the market

## bet365 coverage by league

| League | leagueID | Events priced |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [State of Origin](https://sockodds.com/leagues/state-of-origin-odds-api/) | `RUGBYLEAGUE_STATE_ORIGIN` | 1 |

## bet365 Odds API Technical Specifications

### API Architecture

- **REST API** — Simple HTTP endpoints with JSON responses, identical to the SportsGameOdds v2 paths
- **Polling, not push** — the feed refreshes every ~2 minutes; `/v2/stream/events` is reserved and answers 501 rather than pretending
- **Rate limits** — per-key, per-minute meters that bind under concurrency; plans sized to your usage
- **Authentication** — secure API key access via the `x-api-key` header or `apiKey` query parameter

### Data Update Speed

- **Odds updates** — every ~2 minutes across every bookmaker lane
- **Event status** — `status` flags and `info.stale` tell you exactly how current a price is

### Developer Resources

- [Interactive documentation](https://sockodds.com/docs/) — live examples, copy-paste snippets and an [AI (vibe coding)](https://sockodds.com/docs/info/ai-vibe-coding/) context
- [SDKs & libraries](https://sockodds.com/docs/sdk/) — the SportsGameOdds SDKs for TypeScript, Python, Ruby, Go and Java work unchanged with the base URL pointed here
- [Postman collection](https://sockodds.com/postman-collection/) — pre-built requests ready to run
- [Support](https://sockodds.com/docs/help/) — email support on every plan, priority on paid plans

### bet365 market coverage by category

| Market category | Example markets | Markets | Availability | Typical bookmakers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Full game lines** | Points / score O/U | 2 oddIDs | Pre-match | [BetFocus](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/betfocus-odds-api/), [MintBet](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/mintbet-odds-api/), [bet365](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/bet365-odds-api/), [BetDeluxe](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/betdeluxe-odds-api/), [BetRight](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/betright-odds-api/), [betr (sportsbook)](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/betrsportsbook-odds-api/) |
| **Player props** | Tries O/U | 2 oddIDs | Pre-match | [bet365](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/bet365-odds-api/), [BetDeluxe](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/betdeluxe-odds-api/) |

## Use Cases for bet365 API Data

- [Arbitrage](https://sockodds.com/use-cases/arbitrage-betting-api/) & [+EV tools](https://sockodds.com/use-cases/positive-ev-betting-api/) — compare bet365 odds across every Australian bookmaker to uncover arbitrage opportunities and positive expected value angles.
- [Odds comparison platforms](https://sockodds.com/use-cases/odds-comparison-api/) — display bet365 odds from every book side by side for comprehensive line shopping.
- **Pricing models & trading** — use bet365 market data as inputs for proprietary pricing algorithms and betting strategies.
- [Sports analytics & research](https://sockodds.com/use-cases/sports-betting-machine-learning/) — examine bet365 line movements and betting-market patterns, and build predictive models on retained events.
- [Betting automation](https://sockodds.com/use-cases/odds-alert-bot-api/) — build systems that monitor bet365 lines across bookmakers and trigger actions when your target odds appear.
- [Sportsbook & fantasy apps](https://sockodds.com/use-cases/sports-betting-app-api/) — power your bet365 product with reliable odds, status and bet-slip deeplinks.

## bet365 Odds API Documentation

Our interactive documentation covers everything you need to integrate bet365 odds into your project:

- Full endpoint reference with parameters and response schemas
- Live request and response examples
- Code snippets in Python, JavaScript, Ruby, Go and Java
- Authentication setup and API key management
- Rate limiting and the `notice` field
- Error handling and troubleshooting

[View documentation](https://sockodds.com/docs/)

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