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Version: 2.0.0

Push Stream for Odds API Documentation

Description

Push fromat & stream all the available betting odds for a specific game, team, player, sportsbook or market. Including American odds, decimal & fractional.

REQUIREMENT

You'll need a license key to use OpticOdds' API. You can get one by contacting us at www.opticodds.com.

API Endpoint

https://api.opticodds.com/api/v2/stream/odds

Parameters

NOTE

You must provide at least one of game_id or league per GET request.

key (required)

Your OpticOdds API license key.

sportsbooks (required)

NOTE

You can pass in multiple of this parameter.

The sportsbooks that you want to recieve odd changes for.

game_id

NOTE

You can pass in multiple of this parameter.

The id of the game that you want to recieve odd changes for.

market

NOTE

You can pass in multiple of this parameter.

The name of the market that you want to recieve odd changes for (e.g. Moneyline).

league

NOTE

You can pass in multiple of this parameter.

The league you want to receive odd changes for (e.g. NCAAB)

is_main

If this is set to True, you will only get main lines and no alternates, if this is set to False, you will only get alternate lines. If this is ommitted, you will get all the lines.

The most balanced line and the main line are synonymous.

odds_format

The format of the odd price. Options are AMERICAN|PROBABILITY|DECIMAL. We default to american prices.

last_entry_id

If this is set, it will get all events after the entry with this id, you can use this on reconnection events so you do not miss any updates.

include_game_updates

This is an optional field, and if it is set to true, it will send game-status-notifications and game-time-notifications events in addition to the odds events.

group_names

This is an optional field, and if it is set to true, it will send a single message that contains all the changed bet_names for a given GameId/Market/Sportsbook combination.

Best Practices

While our endpoint supports passing multiple leagues and game ids, we recommend making a separate connection for each league or game id that you are trying to subscribe to. This will help reduce and isolate issues on a game or league basis. For instance, if you pass [game_id1, game_id2], if game_id2 ends and you are reconnecting to the stream, you will get an error saying game_id2 is no longer active.

Example Request

Requirements

import requests
from requests.exceptions import ChunkedEncodingError
import json
import sseclient # pip install sseclient-py

while True:
try:
r = requests.get(
"https://api.opticodds.com/api/v2/stream/odds",
params={
"key": "1234-5678-124",
"sportsbooks": ["DraftKings", "FanDuel", "Hard Rock"],
"market": ["Moneyline"],
"league": ["NCAAB"],
# "is_main": True,
},
stream=True,
)
client = sseclient.SSEClient(r)
for event in client.events():
if event.event == "odds":
data = json.loads(event.data)
print("odds data", ":", data)
elif event.event == "locked-odds":
data = json.loads(event.data)
print("locked-odds data", ":", data)
else:
print(event.event, ":", event.data)
except ChunkedEncodingError as ex:
print("Disconnected, attempting to reconnect...")
except Exception as e:
print("Error:", r.status_code, r.text)
break

Example Raw Response (from CURL)

We send a connected event.

event: connected
data: OK

We send a ping from the server to the client every 5 seconds.

event: ping
data: 2023-02-22 16:30:08.952760

If an odd gets locked. You can use this to tell if an odd is no longer available on a sportsbook.

id: 25236-38874-2023-03-06
event: locked-odds
data: {"entry_id": "1678113258940-2", "data":[{"bet_name":"San Diego Padres","bet_points":null,"bet_price":-130,"bet_type":"Moneyline","game_id":"15260-25683-2023-08-15-18","id":"DB9FF6D26ABA","is_live":false,"is_main":true,"league":"MLB","player_id":"","selection":"San Diego Padres","selection_line":"","selection_points":null,"sport":"baseball","sportsbook":"PointsBet (Michigan)","timestamp":1692116359.4352238}]}
retry: 5000

If an odd gets changed or added.

id: 54023-35775-2023-03-06
event: odds
data: {"entry_id": "1678113198585-0", "data": [{"bet_name":"Jordan Montgomery Under 5.5","bet_points":5.5,"bet_price":110,"bet_type":"Player Strikeouts","game_id":"26495-10478-2023-08-15-17","id":"26495-10478-2023-08-15-17:draftkings:player_strikeouts:jordan_montgomery_under_5_5","is_live":false,"is_main":true,"league":"MLB","player_id":"0BEB62A934FF","selection":"Jordan Montgomery","selection_line":"under","selection_points":5.5,"sport":"baseball","sportsbook":"10bet","timestamp":1692116400.5189488}]}
retry: 5000

If the status changes for a game.

event: game-status-notifications
id: 1682533962108-1
retry: 5000
data: {"data":{"game":{"away_team":"Kansas City Royals","home_team":"Arizona Diamondbacks"},"game_id":"14412-35183-2023-04-26-12","is_notification":false,"league":"mlb","new_status":"half","old_status":"unplayed","timestamp":"2023-04-26T18:32:42.104724+00:00"},"entry_id":"1682533962108-1"}

If the start time changes for a game.

event: game-time-notifications
id: 1682533957709-0
retry: 5000
data: {"data":{"game":{"away_team":"Kansas City Royals","home_team":"Arizona Diamondbacks"},"game_id":"14412-35183-2023-04-26-12","is_notification":false,"league":"mlb","new_start_time":"2023-04-26 15:40 EST","old_start_time":"2023-04-26 15:45 EST","time_delta":5,"timestamp":"2023-04-26T18:32:37.705081+00:00"},"entry_id":"1682533957709-0"}

If an odd gets locked and you set group_names=true

event: locked-odds
id: 1715724429897-0
retry: 5000
data: {"data":[{"bet_name":"Jared Triolo Over 0.5","bet_points":0.5,"bet_price":-184,"bet_type":"Player Hits","game_id":"37337-36707-2024-05-14-16","id":"37337-36707-2024-05-14-16:william_hill:player_hits:jared_triolo_over_0_5","is_live":false,"is_main":true,"league":"MLB","player_id":"6266E41BE40F","selection":"Jared Triolo","selection_line":"over","selection_points":0.5,"sport":"baseball","sportsbook":"Caesars","team_id":"","timestamp":1715724429.8944778},{"bet_name":"Jared Triolo Under 0.5","bet_points":0.5,"bet_price":133,"bet_type":"Player Hits","game_id":"37337-36707-2024-05-14-16","id":"37337-36707-2024-05-14-16:william_hill:player_hits:jared_triolo_under_0_5","is_live":false,"is_main":true,"league":"MLB","player_id":"6266E41BE40F","selection":"Jared Triolo","selection_line":"under","selection_points":0.5,"sport":"baseball","sportsbook":"Caesars","team_id":"","timestamp":1715724429.8944778}],"entry_id":"1715724429897-0","type":"locked-odds"}

If an odd gets changed or added and you set group_names=true

event: odds
id: 1715724413520-0
retry: 5000
data: {"data":[{"bet_name":"Chicago White Sox","bet_points":null,"bet_price":-101,"bet_type":"Moneyline","game_id":"37569-36174-2024-05-14-13","id":"37569-36174-2024-05-14-13:pinnacle:moneyline:chicago_white_sox","is_live":true,"is_main":true,"league":"MLB","player_id":"","selection":"Chicago White Sox","selection_line":"","selection_points":null,"sport":"baseball","sportsbook":"Pinnacle","team_id":"97700EF0AC9B","timestamp":1715724413.5053203},{"bet_name":"Washington Nationals","bet_points":null,"bet_price":-115,"bet_type":"Moneyline","game_id":"37569-36174-2024-05-14-13","id":"37569-36174-2024-05-14-13:pinnacle:moneyline:washington_nationals","is_live":true,"is_main":true,"league":"MLB","player_id":"","selection":"Washington Nationals","selection_line":"","selection_points":null,"sport":"baseball","sportsbook":"Pinnacle","team_id":"99DF68AB44BE","timestamp":1715724413.5053203}],"entry_id":"1715724413520-0","type":"odds"}

Choosing a good key to store the data.

If you are tracking multiple sportsbooks for a Game / Market combination. We would recommend making a key of (Game ID + Sportsbook + Market + Bet Name).

If you are tracking a single sportsbook for a Game / Market combination. We would recommend making a key of (Game Id + Market + Bet Name).

Common Cases

Case 1: Sportsbook moves main line and DOES NOT have any alternate lines

Original Lines:

  • Over 5.5 | -110 | is_main=True
  • Under 5.5 | +110 | is_main=True

Sportsbook changes lines:

  • Over 5.5 | -110 | is_main=True ----> Over 6.5 | -110 | is_main=True
  • Under 5.5 | +110 | is_main=True ----> Under 6.5 | +110 | is_main=True

Filter is_main=True:

The events you will receive are:

  • {event: "locked-odds", data: {"data":[{"bet_name": "Over 5.5", "is_main": True, "bet_price": -110, ....}
  • {event: "locked-odds", data: {"data":[{"bet_name": "Under 5.5", "is_main": True, "bet_price": +110, ....}
  • {event: "odds", data: {"data":[{"bet_name": "Over 6.5", "is_main": True, "bet_price": -110, ....}
  • {event: "odds", data: {"data":[{"bet_name": "Under 6.5", "is_main": True, "bet_price": +110, ....}

Filter is_main=False:

You will not receive any events.

Filter is_main is not set

The events you will receive are:

  • {event: "locked-odds", data: {"data":[{"bet_name": "Over 5.5", "is_main": True, "bet_price": -110, ....}
  • {event: "locked-odds", data: {"data":[{"bet_name": "Under 5.5", "is_main": True, "bet_price": +110, ....}
  • {event: "odds", data: {"data":[{"bet_name": "Over 6.5", "is_main": True, "bet_price": -110, ....}
  • {event: "odds", data: {"data":[{"bet_name": "Under 6.5", "is_main": True, "bet_price": +110, ....}

Case 2: Sportsbook moves main line and DOES HAVE alternate lines.

Original Lines:

  • Over 5.5 | -110 | is_main=True
  • Under 5.5 | +110 | is_main=True
  • Over 6.5 | +120 | is_main=False
  • Under 6.5 | -120 | is_main=False

Sportsbook changes lines:

  • Over 5.5 | -110 | is_main=True ----> Over 5.5 | -120 | is_main=False
  • Under 5.5 | +110 | is_main=True ----> Under 5.5 | +120 | is_main=False
  • Over 6.5 | +120 | is_main=False ----> Over 6.5 | -110 | is_main=True
  • Under 6.5 | -120 | is_main=False ----> Under 6.5 | +110 | is_main=True

Filter is_main=True:

The events you will receive are:

  • {event: "odds", data: {"data":[{"bet_name": "Over 6.5", "is_main": True, "bet_price": -110, ....}
  • {event: "odds", data: {"data":[{"bet_name": "Under 6.5", "is_main": True, "bet_price": +110, ....}

Note that we WILL NOT send any locked events for:

  • Over 5.5 | -110 | is_main=True
  • Under 5.5 | +110 | is_main=True

Filter is_main=False:

The events you will receive are:

  • {event: "odds", data: {"data":[{"bet_name": "Over 5.5", "is_main": False, "bet_price": -120, ....}
  • {event: "odds", data: {"data":[{"bet_name": "Under 5.5", "is_main": False, "bet_price": +120, ....}

Note that we WILL NOT send any locked events for:

  • Over 6.5 | +120 | is_main=False
  • Under 6.5 | -120 | is_main=False

Filter is_main is not set

The events you will receive are:

  • {event: "odds", data: {"data":[{"bet_name": "Over 5.5", "is_main": False, "bet_price": -120, ....}
  • {event: "odds", data: {"data":[{"bet_name": "Under 5.5", "is_main": False, "bet_price": +120, ....}
  • {event: "odds", data: {"data":[{"bet_name": "Over 6.5", "is_main": True, "bet_price": -110, ....}
  • {event: "odds", data: {"data":[{"bet_name": "Under 6.5", "is_main": True, "bet_price": +110, ....}

Note that we WILL NOT send any locked events for:

  • Over 5.5 | -110 | is_main=True
  • Under 5.5 | +110 | is_main=True
  • Over 6.5 | +120 | is_main=False
  • Under 6.5 | -120 | is_main=False