# Sports Odds API for Betting Apps
URL: https://sockodds.com/use-cases/sports-betting-app-api/

> The sports betting app API with odds from every major Australian bookmaker, event status, results, and click-to-bet deeplinks in a single feed.

The sports betting app API with odds from every major Australian bookmaker, event status, results, and click-to-bet deeplinks in a single feed.

A betting app needs odds from the books its users hold accounts with, event status, results and a way to get the user onto the bet. SockOdds delivers all four in one feed: 21 Australian bookmakers, status flags, results where sourced, and event and bet-slip deeplinks, in the SportsGameOdds schema.

## Why build your betting app on SockOdds

- **The right books.** Sportsbet, TAB, Ladbrokes, Neds, PointsBet, Unibet, bet365 and the rest.
- **Status and results in the same object.** No second vendor.
- **Deeplinks.** `links.bookmakers` and `links.betslip`.
- **Tooling you already have.** The SGO SDKs and MCP server with the base URL pointed here.
- **Honest metering.** Atomic per-minute limits and a `notice` when your plan filtered a response.

## What you can build

### Odds comparison & line shopping

Rank `byBookmaker`; see the [odds comparison](https://sockodds.com/use-cases/odds-comparison-api/) use case.

### Picks & recommendations

Rank by edge against `fairOdds`.

### Bet tracking & auto-grading

Store the `oddID`; grade from `results` when `status.finalized` is true.

### In-app deep-linking

Land the user on the event at their book.

## Example request

```bash
curl "https://api.sockodds.com/v2/events/?leagueID=NRL&oddsAvailable=true&limit=1" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
```

One event with every market, every book, status and links:

```json
{
  "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
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## SockOdds vs stitching multiple providers

| Capability | SockOdds | stitching multiple providers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Odds coverage | 21 AU books + exchanges and prediction markets | Stitched across vendors |
| Status & results | On every event | Second API to reconcile |
| Per-bet settlement | Grade from `results` and `scoringSupported` | Build your own grading layer |
| Deeplinks | Event and bet-slip links | Usually not provided |
| SDKs | The five SGO SDKs + MCP server | Different per vendor |
| Integration | One key, one schema, one bill | Multiple keys, schemas, sync jobs |

## Frequently asked questions

### What API should I use to build a sports betting app in Australia?

One that carries the Australian books with deeplinks and status in one schema — that is what SockOdds is.

### Does the API include scores and settlement?

Status flags on every event and results where the source has them.

### Which bookmakers are covered?

25, 21 Australian.

### Is there a free tier to build with?

Yes — AFL and NRL from 3 books.

### What languages and SDKs are supported?

TypeScript, Python, Ruby, Go and Java via the SportsGameOdds SDKs, plus any HTTP client.

### Can I get real-time updates?

Poll every ~2 minutes; streaming is reserved.

## Related use cases

- [Odds Comparison & Line Shopping API](https://sockodds.com/use-cases/odds-comparison-api/): Compare bookmaker odds with one API call.
- [Odds API for Bet Tracking & Settlement](https://sockodds.com/use-cases/bet-tracking-settlement-api/): A bet tracking and settlement API: grade bets from results and the started/ended/finalized flags.
- [Odds API for Parlay Builders](https://sockodds.com/use-cases/parlay-builder-api/): A multi and same-game-multi builder API: pull every market as a leg (props, alt lines, game markets), normalise via oddID, and compute combined odds..
- [Live & In-Play Betting Odds API](https://sockodds.com/use-cases/live-in-play-odds-api/): Pre-match lines and live event status across every Australian book, refreshed every couple of minutes, with the honest flags a live product needs..
- [Pricing](https://sockodds.com/pricing/): plans priced on request rate and scope, including a free Lite tier with no card.

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