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

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

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

## Why choose our BetFocus sportsbook API?

Our BetFocus API provides clean, structured BetFocus odds data for developers and betting platforms, eliminating the need for scraping or unstable data feeds. Australian bookmaker with a same-game-multi lane.

## BetFocus Odds API Overview

The SockOdds BetFocus odds API provides fast, accurate data and odds from BetFocus across 11 leagues: [MLS](https://sockodds.com/leagues/mls-odds-api/), [MLB](https://sockodds.com/leagues/mlb-odds-api/), [La Liga](https://sockodds.com/leagues/la-liga-odds-api/), [Premier League](https://sockodds.com/leagues/epl-odds-api/), [Serie A](https://sockodds.com/leagues/it-serie-a-odds-api/), [Ligue 1](https://sockodds.com/leagues/fr-ligue-1-odds-api/), [NRL](https://sockodds.com/leagues/nrl-odds-api/), [ATP](https://sockodds.com/leagues/atp-odds-api/), [Rugby Union Internationals](https://sockodds.com/leagues/rugby-union-internationals-odds-api/), [AFL](https://sockodds.com/leagues/afl-odds-api/) and 1 more. 124 events are priced by BetFocus right now.

With a single, unified API solution, developers can retrieve pre-match BetFocus 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.

## BetFocus 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

BetFocus prices 13 distinct player-prop markets in the feed — Points / score, First to score, Last to score, Hits, Doubles, Singles — 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** — 120 events carry a BetFocus entry in `links.bookmakers`
- **Results** — event results and `scoringSupported` flags where the source grades the market

## BetFocus coverage by league

| League | leagueID | Events priced |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [MLS](https://sockodds.com/leagues/mls-odds-api/) | `MLS` | 96 |
| [MLB](https://sockodds.com/leagues/mlb-odds-api/) | `MLB` | 85 |
| [La Liga](https://sockodds.com/leagues/la-liga-odds-api/) | `LA_LIGA` | 41 |
| [Premier League](https://sockodds.com/leagues/epl-odds-api/) | `EPL` | 39 |
| [Serie A](https://sockodds.com/leagues/it-serie-a-odds-api/) | `IT_SERIE_A` | 33 |
| [Ligue 1](https://sockodds.com/leagues/fr-ligue-1-odds-api/) | `FR_LIGUE_1` | 27 |
| [NRL](https://sockodds.com/leagues/nrl-odds-api/) | `NRL` | 16 |
| [ATP](https://sockodds.com/leagues/atp-odds-api/) | `ATP` | 12 |
| [Rugby Union Internationals](https://sockodds.com/leagues/rugby-union-internationals-odds-api/) | `RUGBYUNION_INTERNATIONALS` | 8 |
| [AFL](https://sockodds.com/leagues/afl-odds-api/) | `AFL` | 6 |
| [WTA](https://sockodds.com/leagues/wta-odds-api/) | `WTA` | 4 |

## BetFocus 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

### BetFocus market coverage by category

| Market category | Example markets | Markets | Availability | Typical bookmakers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Full game lines** | Points / score O/U, Points / score line, Points / score 1X2, Points / score | 24 oddIDs | Pre-match | [BetFocus](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/betfocus-odds-api/), [MintBet](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/mintbet-odds-api/), [Dabble](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/dabble-odds-api/), [Picklebet](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/picklebet-odds-api/), [PointsBet](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/pointsbet-odds-api/), [BetRight](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/betright-odds-api/) |
| **Period markets** | Points / score O/U, Points / score 1X2, Points / score line, Points / score, Both teams to score yes/no, First to score yes/no, Clean sheet yes/no | 63 oddIDs | Pre-match | [BetFocus](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/betfocus-odds-api/), [MintBet](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/mintbet-odds-api/), [Dabble](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/dabble-odds-api/), [Neds](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/neds-odds-api/), [BetDeluxe](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/betdeluxe-odds-api/), [Unibet](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/unibet-odds-api/) |
| **Score & margin specials** | First to score, Half-time / full-time, Correct score, Winning margin, Last to score yes/no | 77 oddIDs | Pre-match | [BetFocus](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/betfocus-odds-api/), [MintBet](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/mintbet-odds-api/), [Dabble](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/dabble-odds-api/), [Picklebet](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/picklebet-odds-api/), [BetRight](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/betright-odds-api/), [Sportsbet](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/sportsbet-odds-api/) |
| **Team & game specials** | Points / score, Wins either half yes/no, Wins both halves yes/no, Both teams to score yes/no, Win to nil yes/no, Team scores in both halves yes/no, Both teams score 2+ yes/no | 37 oddIDs | Pre-match | [BetFocus](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/betfocus-odds-api/), [MintBet](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/mintbet-odds-api/), [BetRight](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/betright-odds-api/), [SwiftBet](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/swiftbet-odds-api/), [BetDeluxe](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/betdeluxe-odds-api/), [TAB](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/tab-odds-api/) |
| **Cards, corners & shots** | Corners O/U, Corners 1X2, Shots on goal O/U, Cards O/U, Cards 1X2, Booking points 1X2 | 22 oddIDs | Pre-match | [BetFocus](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/betfocus-odds-api/), [MintBet](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/mintbet-odds-api/), [TABtouch](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/tabtouch-odds-api/), [Unibet](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/unibet-odds-api/), [BetRight](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/betright-odds-api/), [Neds](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/neds-odds-api/) |
| **Player props** | Points / score O/U, First to score yes/no, Points / score yes/no, Last to score yes/no, Hits O/U, Doubles O/U, Singles O/U | 13 oddIDs | Pre-match | [BetFocus](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/betfocus-odds-api/), [MintBet](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/mintbet-odds-api/), [Neds](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/neds-odds-api/), [PointsBet](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/pointsbet-odds-api/), [Sportsbet](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/sportsbet-odds-api/), [TABtouch](https://sockodds.com/bookmakers/tabtouch-odds-api/) |

## Use Cases for BetFocus API Data

- [Arbitrage](https://sockodds.com/use-cases/arbitrage-betting-api/) & [+EV tools](https://sockodds.com/use-cases/positive-ev-betting-api/) — compare BetFocus 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 BetFocus odds from every book side by side for comprehensive line shopping.
- **Pricing models & trading** — use BetFocus market data as inputs for proprietary pricing algorithms and betting strategies.
- [Sports analytics & research](https://sockodds.com/use-cases/sports-betting-machine-learning/) — examine BetFocus 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 BetFocus 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 BetFocus product with reliable odds, status and bet-slip deeplinks.

## BetFocus Odds API Documentation

Our interactive documentation covers everything you need to integrate BetFocus 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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