Besta deild Odds API

Our Besta deild odds API delivers Besta deild karla (Iceland) odds, player props, status and results for every match from 25 bookmakers, 21 of them Australian. leagueID=ICELAND_BESTA_DEILD. Free tier available.

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

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Besta deild Odds API Features

Every endpoint is filterable, so you pull exactly the markets you need. Coverage spans 6 teams and 3 events currently carried, with 10 market families.

Available Besta deild 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, reg)

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

Besta deild Player Props API

The Australian books price Besta deild at match and team level today; player props arrive in the same shape (the playerID in the statEntityID slot) as soon as a covered book offers them.

Besta deild Odds API with Results

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

  • Upcoming Besta deild 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 Besta deild odds API call

Getting Besta deild odds takes a single HTTP request:

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

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

To narrow to a specific market, use the oddID parameter:

https://api.sockodds.com/v2/events?apiKey=YOUR_API_KEY&oddsAvailable=true&leagueID=ICELAND_BESTA_DEILD&oddID=points-all-game-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=betfocus,mintbet 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 Besta deild 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": "iceland_besta_deild_2026-08-23_ka_akureyri_vs_kr_reykjavik",
  "leagueID": "ICELAND_BESTA_DEILD",
  "odds": {
    "points-all-game-ou-over": {
      "oddID": "points-all-game-ou-over",
      "opposingOddID": "points-all-game-ou-under",
      "marketName": "Total 4.5",
      "statID": "points",
      "statEntityID": "all",
      "periodID": "game",
      "betTypeID": "ou",
      "sideID": "over",
      "fairOdds": null,
      "bookOdds": "-121",
      "byBookmaker": {
        "pinnacle": {
          "odds": "-105",
          "available": true
        },
        "sportsbet": {
          "odds": "-114",
          "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.

Besta deild 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

Besta deild betting market coverage in the SockOdds API, by category

Market categoryExample marketsMarketsAvailabilityTypical bookmakers
Full game linesPoints / score O/U, Points / score line, Points / score 1X2, Points / score17 oddIDsPre-matchBetFocus, MintBet, Dabble, Picklebet, BetRight, betr (sportsbook)
Period marketsPoints / score O/U, Points / score 1X2, Points / score line12 oddIDsPre-matchDabble, BetFocus, MintBet, BetDeluxe, BetRight, betr (sportsbook)
Score & margin specialsFirst to score, Half-time / full-time, Correct score83 oddIDsPre-matchBetFocus, MintBet, Sportsbet, Neds, SwiftBet, Ladbrokes
Team & game specialsWins either half yes/no, Wins both halves yes/no, Both teams to score yes/no, Goal in both halves yes/no8 oddIDsPre-matchBetFocus, Ladbrokes, MintBet, Neds, PointsBet, Sportsbet

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

Use Cases

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

Besta deild Odds API Documentation

Our interactive documentation covers everything you need to integrate Besta deild 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 Besta deild-specific examples, see the API documentation.

Frequently asked questions

What Besta deild betting markets does the API cover?

120 distinct markets right now: Points / score, First to score, Half-time / full-time, Wins either half, Wins both halves, Both teams to score, Correct score, Goal in both halves 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 Besta deild odds data updated?

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

Can I get historical Besta deild 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 covers AFL and NRL; Base unlocks every league including Besta deild. Get a key →

Which bookmakers are included?

25 bookmakers price Besta deild, 21 of them Australian: BetFocus, MintBet, Dabble, Neds, Sportsbet, SwiftBet, Ladbrokes, betr (sportsbook) and more.

Are live Besta deild 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 points-all-game-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 BetFocus, MintBet, Dabble, Neds and the rest is straightforward.

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