/betfair

name: betfair
description: "Betfair Exchange sports betting and trading"
emoji: "🏇"
commands:
  - /bf
gates:
  envs:
    - BETFAIR_APP_KEY

Betfair Exchange

Full integration with Betfair Exchange, the world's largest sports betting exchange. Trade sports markets using back/lay orders.

Quick Start

# Set credentials
export BETFAIR_APP_KEY="your-app-key"
export BETFAIR_SESSION_TOKEN="your-session-token"

# Search markets
/bf markets football

# Get market prices
/bf prices 1.234567890

# Place back order (bet FOR outcome)
/bf back 1.234567890 12345678 2.5 10

# Place lay order (bet AGAINST outcome)
/bf lay 1.234567890 12345678 2.5 10

Commands

Market Data

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | `/bf markets [query]` | Search markets | | `/bf market <id>` | Get market details | | `/bf prices <marketId>` | Current prices and volumes | | `/bf book <marketId> <selectionId>` | Show orderbook |

Trading

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | `/bf back <marketId> <selectionId> <odds> <stake>` | Place back order | | `/bf lay <marketId> <selectionId> <odds> <stake>` | Place lay order | | `/bf cancel <marketId> <betId>` | Cancel order | | `/bf cancelall [marketId]` | Cancel all orders | | `/bf orders [marketId]` | List open orders |

**Examples:**

/bf back 1.234 5678 2.0 10    # Back at 2.0 odds, £10 stake
/bf lay 1.234 5678 2.1 10     # Lay at 2.1 odds, £10 liability
/bf cancel 1.234 abc123       # Cancel specific order

Account

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | `/bf balance` | Check account balance | | `/bf positions` | View open positions |

Configuration

# Required
export BETFAIR_APP_KEY="your-app-key"

# Either session token or username/password
export BETFAIR_SESSION_TOKEN="your-session-token"

# Or login credentials
export BETFAIR_USERNAME="your-username"
export BETFAIR_PASSWORD="your-password"

Features

• **Back/Lay Trading** - Trade both sides of markets
• **Live Streaming** - Real-time price updates via WebSocket
• **Sports Coverage** - Football, tennis, horse racing, politics, and more
• **Low Fees** - Exchange model with 2-5% commission
• **Deep Liquidity** - World's largest betting exchange

Event Types

| Sport | ID | Example Query | |-------|-----|---------------| | Soccer | 1 | `/bf markets champions league` | | Tennis | 2 | `/bf markets wimbledon` | | Horse Racing | 7 | `/bf markets ascot` | | Politics | 2378961 | `/bf markets election` | | Basketball | 7522 | `/bf markets nba` |

Trading Notes

1. **Odds Format**: Betfair uses decimal odds (2.0 = evens, 3.0 = 2/1) 2. **Minimum Stake**: Usually £2/€2/$2 3. **Back vs Lay**: Back = betting FOR, Lay = betting AGAINST 4. **Liability**: Lay stake = liability / (odds - 1)

Resources

• [Betfair Exchange](https://www.betfair.com/exchange/)
• [Betfair API Documentation](https://docs.developer.betfair.com/)