The Betfair Games Application Programming Interface (API) allows developers to write their own applications that seamlessly integrate with the Betfair Games system. This offers the potential to build a wide range of applications from a new client front-end system, to an automated betting tool.

The implementation of the web service uses a framework known as Representational State Transfer (REST). This enables developers to interact with the Betfair Games system using simple development and run-time technologies like HTTP and XML.

We would like to invite all new and existing Games API developers to use the new developers forum at http://forum.bdp.betfair.com.

Getting Started

To use the Games API you require a valid Betfair username and password. REST services are stateless by nature requiring the username to appear as a parameter in every request and the password in the header of each request.

Due to the sensitive information available in each request, all communication with the Games API must be made over HTTPS.
 

Games API Schema File

Accessing the URL below directly will return the Web Services XML Schema document, which holds details of the services and associated URI and XML. Access the Web Services XML Schema here

Games API Documentation 

Games API Sample Code & Application

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