Using the Read-only API, you can create programs that:
• Retrieve reference information for a market
• Retrieve the market prices
• Retrieve your current bets on an event
• Retrieve information on settled bets
• Retrieve your account statement information
• Use this information to calculate and display your own data
For example, you can:
• Build a spreadsheet that monitors your position on a specific market, calculating the average effective price achieved on each selection taking into account offsetting back and lay bets.
• Build a program which alerts you when a market price has moved to a specific level.
Transactional API
Using the Transactional API, you can create programs that also:
• Place bets on a market
• Cancel existing unmatched bets
• Modify existing unmatched bets
For example, you can:
• Build an application that places bets when certain market conditions are met
• Build an application that can place offsetting bets conditional on other bets getting matched
Please note: Even if you are not a developer, you could still take advantage of the Betfair API. You choose to use a off-the-shelf application already developed by a Betfair-licensed Software Vendor, via the Solutions Directory; or you could arrange for a licensed Vendor to do the development for you, via the Find-A-Developer portal.
