SBOBET API Integration

# First, get all available sports (no auth required)
curl "https://api.odds-api.io/v3/sports"

# Response:
# [{"name":"Football","slug":"football"},{"name":"Basketball","slug":"basketball"},...]

# Get events available on SBOBET
curl "https://api.odds-api.io/v3/events?apiKey=YOUR_KEY&sport=football&bookmaker=SBOBET"

# Response includes event IDs you'll use to fetch odds:
# [{"id":65068198,"home":"Manchester City","away":"Brentford FC",
#   "date":"2025-12-17T19:30:00Z","sport":{"name":"Football","slug":"football"},
#   "league":{"name":"England - EFL Cup","slug":"england-efl-cup"},"status":"pending"},...]

import requests

API_KEY = "your_api_key"
EVENT_ID = 65068198  # from step 2

# Get odds for a specific event
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.odds-api.io/v3/odds",
    params={
        "apiKey": API_KEY,
        "eventId": EVENT_ID,
        "bookmakers": "SBOBET"
    }
)
odds_data = response.json()

# Or use /odds/multi for multiple events at once
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.odds-api.io/v3/odds/multi",
    params={
        "apiKey": API_KEY,
        "eventIds": "65068198,65068199,65068200",
        "bookmakers": "SBOBET"
    }
)

{
  "id": 65068198,
  "home": "Manchester City",
  "away": "Brentford FC",
  "date": "2025-12-17T19:30:00Z",
  "sport": {"name": "Football", "slug": "football"},
  "league": {"name": "England - EFL Cup", "slug": "england-efl-cup"},
  "bookmakers": {
    "SBOBET": [
      {
        "name": "ML",
        "updatedAt": "2025-12-17T11:00:28Z",
        "odds": [{"home": "1.500", "draw": "4.750", "away": "5.750"}]
      },
      {
        "name": "Spread",
        "updatedAt": "2025-12-17T11:00:28Z",
        "odds": [{"hdp": -1.25, "home": "2.050", "away": "1.800"}]
      },
      {
        "name": "Totals",
        "updatedAt": "2025-12-17T11:00:28Z",
        "odds": [{"hdp": 3, "over": "1.975", "under": "1.875"}]
      }
    ]
  }
}

Does SBOBET have an API?

SBOBET does not provide a public API for odds data. Odds-API.io offers comprehensive SBOBET odds coverage, allowing you to access their Asian handicaps and other markets programmatically.

What is SBOBET known for?

SBOBET is Asia's leading bookmaker, famous for competitive football odds, extensive Asian handicap markets, high betting limits, and excellent live betting coverage.

Can I get Asian handicap odds via API?

Yes. SBOBET Asian handicap lines come through the Spread market, with the line itself in the hdp field. Quarter-goal lines (for example -0.25 or -0.75) arrive as decimal values, so a stake splits across the two nearest half-goal outcomes exactly as the bookmaker settles it.

How do I request SBOBET odds specifically?

Call /v3/odds with the eventId and bookmakers=Sbobet. Note the feed spells the bookmaker Sbobet in the bookmakers parameter even though the brand is written SBOBET. You can pass up to 30 bookmakers in one request to compare SBOBET against other books side by side.

How fast do SBOBET odds update?

Pre-match and in-play SBOBET prices are pushed over WebSocket as they change rather than on a polling interval, so line moves reach you in about a second. REST responses typically return in under 150ms. For live Asian handicap trading the WebSocket feed is the one to use, since polling loses the race on fast-moving lines.

Which football leagues does SBOBET coverage include?

SBOBET prices the major European leagues alongside deep Asian coverage, including J-League, K-League, Chinese Super League and Southeast Asian competitions that many European books skip. All of it is available through the same endpoints as the rest of the 265+ bookmakers.