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Endpoints

Get Odds

The core endpoint: current prices for a sport, filtered by market, bookmaker and region.

GET/v1/sports/{sport_key}/oddsAPI key

Returns one odds record per bookmaker and market for the matching events. Prices refresh every 30 seconds while a market is open.

Path parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
sport_keystringrequiredSport key, e.g. tennis.

Query parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
marketstringoptionalFilter to a single market key, e.g. h2h.
bookmakerstringoptionalFilter to a single bookmaker key.
regionsstringoptionalComma-separated: us, uk, eu, au. Defaults to us.
odds_formatstringoptionalamerican, decimal or fractional. Defaults to american.
event_idsstringoptionalComma-separated event IDs to scope the response.
limitintegeroptionalMax records. Default 100, max 500.

Request

cURL
curl "https://api.openoddsapi.com/v1/sports/nfl/odds?market=moneyline&regions=us,uk&odds_format=decimal" \
  -H "X-API-Key: sk_test_your_key_here"
200 OK — array of odds records
JSON
[
  {
    "id": "odd_nfl_20260910_chiefs_bills_draftkings_spread",
    "sport_key": "nfl",
    "event_id": "evt_nfl_20260910_chiefs_bills",
    "bookmaker": "draftkings",
    "market": "spread",
    "format": "american",
    "last_update": "2026-08-07T02:14:33Z",
    "outcomes": [
      { "name": "Kansas City Chiefs", "price": -110, "point": -2.5 },
      { "name": "Buffalo Bills", "price": -110, "point": 2.5 }
    ]
  },
  {
    "id": "odd_nfl_20260910_chiefs_bills_fanduel_moneyline",
    "sport_key": "nfl",
    "event_id": "evt_nfl_20260910_chiefs_bills",
    "bookmaker": "fanduel",
    "market": "moneyline",
    "format": "american",
    "last_update": "2026-08-07T02:14:31Z",
    "outcomes": [
      { "name": "Kansas City Chiefs", "price": -145, "point": null },
      { "name": "Buffalo Bills", "price": +125, "point": null }
    ]
  }
]

Filter with market to collapse to one record set. point is null for non-point markets. Sending odds_format=decimal returns the same records with decimal prices.

NOTECache odds for up to 30 seconds. Prices move often during live periods; polling faster than the refresh rate returns identical payloads.
OpenOddsAPI API — Documentation v1Examples use illustrative data