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The Odds API (v4 REST)

The Odds API (v4 REST) is a live odds from the-odds-api.com providing sports data. A REST API serving live and pre-match sports betting odds aggregated from 40+ bookmakers across the US, UK, EU and Australia, plus live scores and historical odds snapshots. A Polymarket bot would use it as a cheap baseline of consensus "fair" odds to price and detect mispricings in game-outcome and in-game markets.

At a glance

Providerthe-odds-api.com
TypeLive Odds
CategorySports
Real-timeNo — request/response
AuthAPI key
PricingFree tier (500 credits/mo); paid from $30/mo — Starter: Free, 500 credits/mo, 20K: $30/mo, 20,000 credits/mo, 100K: $59/mo, 100,000 credits/mo, 5M: $119/mo; 15M: $249/mo

What data it provides

  • Live & pre-match odds: moneyline (h2h), spreads, totals, outrights/futures, player props
  • Coverage: 70+ sports incl. NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, EPL/major soccer leagues, tennis, NCAA
  • Aggregated odds from 40+ bookmakers (DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, Pinnacle, Betfair) across US/UK/EU/AU regions
  • Live and completed game scores via /scores endpoint
  • Historical odds snapshots back to June 2020 (5-min intervals from Sep 2022)
  • Odds in decimal or American format; selectable regions and bookmakers

Features

  • Credit-based quota model (not hard rate limits); odds cost 1 credit per market per region, historical 10 credits
  • Live scores update ~every 30s; odds update continuously as books move lines
  • Usage tracked via x-requests-remaining / x-requests-used response headers
  • 10 v4 endpoints incl. /sports, /odds, /scores, /events, /historical/odds
  • Google Sheets and Excel add-ons in addition to direct JSON REST
  • Free /sports and /events endpoints for discovery without spending credits

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