# The Odds API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/the-odds-api/  
**Website:** https://the-odds-api.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 6

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.

## Kin Score — 39.3 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-25 under rubric 0.14.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 39.3).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 59.9 |
| Governance | 28.8 |
| Contract Governance | 28.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 26.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 21.4 |
| Commercial Clarity | 28.9 |
| Access Clarity | 28.9 |

## Agent readiness — 22.9 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | na |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | bearer |
| Idempotency | na |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | na |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (6)

- **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.

## Agentic access (1)

- **The Odds Api Agentic Access** — 10 operations

## Security (2)

- **The Odds Api Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **The Odds Api Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **The Odds Api Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Betting, Odds, Sports, Scores, Historical Data

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/the-odds-api/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.