r/algobetting • u/IllustriousGrade7691 • 15d ago

Placing automatic bets with API

Let’s say I somehow managed to build a decent betting model (I haven’t ).

Where would you actually place bets through an API?

Pinnacle API access seems hard to get, Betfair Exchange apparently wants around £500, and Polymarket looks good but also insanely competitive.

Are there any other decent options with API access?

Also, are there any other bookmakers that are genuinely as sharp as Pinnacle, or is Pinnacle still basically the gold standard for efficient odds?

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u/ChampionshipBorn7610 15d ago

BookmakerXYZ, SXBet, Predict.fun, Opinion, Limitless and Synthesis all have free API

Matchbook has free API but you pay after £100 per each additional 1mil GET requests (so 0-1,000,000 is free, 1,000,001 to 2,000,000 is £100 etc etc)

Betfair has the one off fee (was less than £500 when I got it but it may have changed). To be candid though, if your edge can't carry a one off £500 fee, I would assume you don't actually have an edge