AFL Odds API

Our AFL odds API delivers Australian Football League odds, player props, status and results for every match from 25 bookmakers, 21 of them Australian. leagueID=AFL. Free tier available.

Whether you're building a betting app, an odds comparison tool or a pricing model, the AFL odds API gives you structured data in the SportsGameOdds v2 shape so you can move fast.

Covering more than AFL? The Aussie Rules returns AFLW and AFL from a single sport-level request.

AFL Odds API Features

Every endpoint is filterable, so you pull exactly the markets you need. Coverage spans 8 teams and 6 events currently carried, with 39 market families.

Available AFL betting markets include:

  • 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 (1h, 1q, 2h, 2q, 3q, 4q)

All market data is pre-match, refreshed every ~2 minutes; see pricing for what each plan can see.

AFL Player Props API

Access 8 AFL player proposition markets through the same endpoint — Goals — for every player the books price. See the player prop odds API for the market list across every sport.

Filter by playerID, stat type or bookmaker to return only the props you need.

AFL Odds API with Results

SockOdds delivers AFL odds and event data together in one response — no need to stitch data from multiple sources. Each response includes:

  • Upcoming AFL events with status flags
  • Home and away team data with ids
  • Players with production ids where present
  • Full odds coverage: lines, totals, head to head, props and alternative lines
  • Results and scoringSupported flags where the source grades

Line movement tracking is yours to build: every bookmaker entry carries lastUpdatedAt, and finished events are retained.

Quick start: your first AFL odds API call

Getting AFL odds takes a single HTTP request:

https://api.sockodds.com/v2/events?apiKey=YOUR_API_KEY&oddsAvailable=true&leagueID=AFL&limit=10

This returns all available markets — lines, totals, head to head and props — for upcoming AFL events.

To narrow to a specific market, use the oddID parameter, with PLAYER_ID standing for every player:

https://api.sockodds.com/v2/events?apiKey=YOUR_API_KEY&oddsAvailable=true&leagueID=AFL&oddID=goals-PLAYER_ID-2h-ou-over&includeOpposingOdds=true

OddIDs follow the format {statID}-{statEntityID}-{periodID}-{betTypeID}-{sideID}, where the entity is a player for props and home, away or all for team and game markets.

Tips to keep responses fast:

  • Add bookmakerID=tabtouch,unibet to limit to the bookmakers you care about
  • Use includeOpposingOdds=true so you only need to specify one side of a market
  • Keep your oddID list tight — only request markets you're actively using

What a AFL response looks like

Every event returns an odds object keyed by oddID. Here's a real market from the feed with the bookmaker list cut to two books:

{
  "eventID": "afl_2026-09-03_fremantle_vs_hawthorn",
  "leagueID": "AFL",
  "odds": {
    "points-all-game-eo-odd": {
      "oddID": "points-all-game-eo-odd",
      "opposingOddID": "points-all-game-eo-even",
      "marketName": "Odd/Even Total Points",
      "statID": "points",
      "statEntityID": "all",
      "periodID": "game",
      "betTypeID": "eo",
      "sideID": "odd",
      "fairOdds": null,
      "bookOdds": "-116",
      "byBookmaker": {
        "unibet": {
          "odds": "-115",
          "decimal": 1.87,
          "available": true
        },
        "tabtouch": {
          "odds": "-118",
          "decimal": 1.85,
          "available": true
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Two things worth noting. Odds values are strings, not numbers, so -108 arrives as "-108" — that keeps the leading + intact on underdog prices — and every book also carries decimal, because Australian books quote decimal. bookOdds is the consensus with the vig left in; fairOdds is the de-vigged price on Base and above, null where it cannot be computed.

AFL 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 statusstatus flags and info.stale tell you exactly how current a price is

Developer Resources

AFL betting market coverage in the SockOdds API, by category

Market categoryExample marketsMarketsAvailabilityTypical bookmakers
Full game linesPoints / score O/U, Points / score line, Points / score10 oddIDsPre-matchBetFocus, MintBet, Dabble, Picklebet, BetDeluxe, BetRight
Period marketsPoints / score O/U, Points / score 1X2, Points / score line, Points / score98 oddIDsPre-matchTABtouch, Unibet, BetDeluxe, Neds, TAB, Sportsbet
Team & game specialsPoints / score, Highest scoring half, Highest scoring quarter, Goals O/U, Team highest scoring half, Team highest scoring quarter23 oddIDsPre-matchSportsbet, TAB, TABtouch, Unibet, PointsBet, BetFocus
Player propsGoals O/U8 oddIDsPre-matchTAB

See every AFL market with its exact oddID in the markets browser.

Use Cases

  • Arbitrage & +EV tools — compare AFL odds across every Australian bookmaker to uncover arbitrage opportunities and positive expected value angles.
  • Odds comparison platforms — display AFL odds from every book side by side for comprehensive line shopping.
  • Pricing models & trading — use AFL market data as inputs for proprietary pricing algorithms and betting strategies.
  • Sports analytics & research — examine AFL line movements and betting-market patterns, and build predictive models on retained events.
  • Betting automation — build systems that monitor AFL lines across bookmakers and trigger actions when your target odds appear.
  • Sportsbook & fantasy apps — power your AFL product with reliable odds, status and bet-slip deeplinks.

AFL Odds API Documentation

Our interactive documentation covers everything you need to integrate AFL 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

For more on querying /v2/events with AFL-specific examples, see the API documentation.

Frequently asked questions

What AFL betting markets does the API cover?

139 distinct markets right now: Points / score, Highest scoring half, Highest scoring quarter, Goals, Team highest scoring half, Team highest scoring quarter and more — pre-match, across 25 bookmakers.

Does the API cover props, status and results in one feed?

Yes, from the same request. A single /v2/events call returns the game lines, the props, the event status and the results the source has, so there is no separate results API to reconcile. Each market carries scoringSupported and the event carries status.finalized.

How often is AFL odds data updated?

Every ~2 minutes across every bookmaker lane. Each bookmaker entry carries lastUpdatedAt.

Can I get historical AFL odds data?

Finished events are retained, so your archive starts when you start pulling. Opening and closing lines are not snapshotted yet.

Is there a free trial?

Yes — a free Lite key includes AFL. Get a key →

Which bookmakers are included?

25 bookmakers price AFL, 21 of them Australian: TABtouch, Unibet, BetDeluxe, TAB, Neds, Sportsbet, BetFocus, MintBet and more.

Are live AFL odds available?

Event status is live; prices are pre-match first and refresh every ~2 minutes.

How are markets identified in the API?

Every market uses a structured oddID in the format {statID}-{statEntityID}-{periodID}-{betTypeID}-{sideID} — for example goals-PLAYER_ID-2h-ou-over. The same pattern lets you construct, filter and parse markets programmatically.

Can I compare bookmaker odds?

Yes — every market returns prices from every supporting bookmaker under one oddID, so lining up the best available price across TABtouch, Unibet, BetDeluxe, TAB and the rest is straightforward.

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