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The Odds API

The Odds API provides sports betting odds from over 40 major bookmakers worldwide. Access current and historical odds for head-to-head, spreads, totals, and outrights markets across 100+ sports. Endpoints cover live scores, event listings, participants, and historical odds snapshots dating back to June 2020. Quota is consumed per request based on the number of regions and markets requested. All requests require an API key.

The Odds API publishes 6 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Events API, Historical API, Odds API, and 3 more. Tagged areas include Betting, Odds, Sports, Scores, and Historical Data.

The The Odds API catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

The Odds API’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, signup flow, and 13 more developer resources.

39.3/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 23/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
6 APIs
BettingOddsSportsScoresHistorical Data

Kin Score

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scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0
Composite quality — 39.3/100 · developing
Contract Quality 15.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Access Clarity 5.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13
Contract Governance 3.5 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 23/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
Documented Reversibility 6 / 6
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 9 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 4 / 4
Delegated User Identity 0 / 6
Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5
Registration Without a Human 0 / 6
Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5
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APIs 6

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

The Odds API Events API

Event listings without odds.

The Odds API Historical API

Historical odds and event snapshots.

The Odds API Odds API

Current odds from bookmakers.

The Odds API Participants API

Teams and players in a sport.

The Odds API Scores API

Live and recent game scores.

The Odds API Sports API

Available sports and their keys.

Open Collections 8

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

The Odds Events API

OPEN COLLECTION

The Events Odds API

OPEN COLLECTION

The Odds API

OPEN COLLECTION

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

The Odds Api Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

The Odds Api Context

24 classes · 5 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

The Odds API API Rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

The Odds API API Rules

10 rules · 3 errors 6 warnings

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

The Odds API Event

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

The Odds Api Event Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 1

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

The Odds Api Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

The Odds Api Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

The Odds Api Agentic Access

10 operations

10 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Design & Contract 3

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: the-odds-api
name: The Odds API
description: The Odds API provides sports betting odds from over 40 major bookmakers worldwide. Access current and historical
  odds for head-to-head, spreads, totals, and outrights markets across 100+ sports. Endpoints cover live scores, event listings,
  participants, and historical odds snapshots dating back to June 2020. Quota is consumed per request based on the number
  of regions and markets requested. All requests require an API key.
kind: contract
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/the-odds-api.png
tags:
- Betting
- Odds
- Sports
- Scores
- Historical Data
created: '2025-02-08'
modified: '2026-05-25'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/the-odds-api/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: the-odds-api:the-odds-api-events-api
  name: The Odds API Events API
  description: Event listings without odds.
  humanURL: https://the-odds-api.com/
  baseURL: https://api.the-odds-api.com/v4
  tags:
  - Event
  tags_raw:
  - Events
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/the-odds-api-events-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://the-odds-api.com/liveapi/guides/v4/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://the-odds-api.com/liveapi/guides/v4/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://the-odds-api.com/#get-access
- aid: the-odds-api:the-odds-api-historical-api
  name: The Odds API Historical API
  description: Historical odds and event snapshots.
  humanURL: https://the-odds-api.com/
  baseURL: https://api.the-odds-api.com/v4
  tags:
  - Historical
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/the-odds-api-historical-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://the-odds-api.com/liveapi/guides/v4/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://the-odds-api.com/liveapi/guides/v4/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://the-odds-api.com/#get-access
- aid: the-odds-api:the-odds-api-odds-api
  name: The Odds API Odds API
  description: Current odds from bookmakers.
  humanURL: https://the-odds-api.com/
  baseURL: https://api.the-odds-api.com/v4
  tags:
  - Odds
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/the-odds-api-odds-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://the-odds-api.com/liveapi/guides/v4/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://the-odds-api.com/liveapi/guides/v4/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://the-odds-api.com/#get-access
- aid: the-odds-api:the-odds-api-participants-api
  name: The Odds API Participants API
  description: Teams and players in a sport.
  humanURL: https://the-odds-api.com/
  baseURL: https://api.the-odds-api.com/v4
  tags:
  - Participants
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/the-odds-api-participants-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://the-odds-api.com/liveapi/guides/v4/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://the-odds-api.com/liveapi/guides/v4/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://the-odds-api.com/#get-access
- aid: the-odds-api:the-odds-api-scores-api
  name: The Odds API Scores API
  description: Live and recent game scores.
  humanURL: https://the-odds-api.com/
  baseURL: https://api.the-odds-api.com/v4
  tags:
  - Scores
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/the-odds-api-scores-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://the-odds-api.com/liveapi/guides/v4/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://the-odds-api.com/liveapi/guides/v4/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://the-odds-api.com/#get-access
- aid: the-odds-api:the-odds-api-sports-api
  name: The Odds API Sports API
  description: Available sports and their keys.
  humanURL: https://the-odds-api.com/
  baseURL: https://api.the-odds-api.com/v4
  tags:
  - Sports
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/the-odds-api-sports-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://the-odds-api.com/liveapi/guides/v4/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://the-odds-api.com/liveapi/guides/v4/
  - type: Signup
    url: https://the-odds-api.com/#get-access
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/the-odds-api-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/the-odds-api-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/the-odds-api-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-odds-api
- type: Website
  url: https://the-odds-api.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://the-odds-api.com/liveapi/guides/v4/
- type: Signup
  url: https://the-odds-api.com/#get-access
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/the-odds-api
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.the-odds-api.com/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/the-odds-api-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/the-odds-api-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/the-odds-api-finops.yml
- type: SpectralRuleset
  url: rules/the-odds-api-rules.yml
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/the-odds-api-event-schema.json
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: json-ld/the-odds-api-context.jsonld
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/the-odds-api-vocabulary.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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