Cricket Betting & Odds API for Pre-Match and Live Markets

What Is a Cricket Odds API?

A Cricket Odds API gives applications structured access to betting markets, selections and prices for cricket matches. Instead of collecting bookmaker prices manually, your application can request machine-readable odds and present them in its own interface.

The data can support sportsbook interfaces, odds comparison websites, betting affiliates, trading tools, analytical dashboards, market monitoring systems and predictive products. Depending on the available coverage, odds may include pre-match prices, live markets, historical movements, market status and settlement outcomes.

Exact bookmakers, competitions, market types, refresh frequency, historical depth and settlement data depend on confirmed API coverage and the selected subscription plan.

Cricket Betting Data Available Through the API

Cricket Betting Markets Your Product May Support

Market availability can vary by bookmaker, competition, match format and event status. Your application should build its interface from the markets returned by the API rather than assuming every market exists for every match.

Request Cricket Odds in JavaScript, Python and PHP

These examples demonstrate a typical authenticated request for match odds. Replace the example host, endpoint, match identifier and authentication method with the values supplied in the final API documentation.

// JavaScript
const matchId = 'match_84219';

const response = await fetch(
  `https://api.example.com/v1/cricket/matches/${matchId}/odds`,
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
      'Accept': 'application/json'
    }
  }
);

if (!response.ok) {
  throw new Error(`API error: ${response.status}`);
}

const odds = await response.json();
console.log(odds);

# Python
import requests

match_id = 'match_84219'
url = (
    'https://api.example.com/v1/cricket/'
    f'matches/{match_id}/odds'
)

headers = {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
    'Accept': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.get(
    url,
    headers=headers,
    timeout=15
)

response.raise_for_status()
odds = response.json()

print(odds)

<?php
$matchId = 'match_84219';
$url = sprintf(
    'https://api.example.com/v1/cricket/matches/%s/odds',
    rawurlencode($matchId)
);

$ch = curl_init($url);

curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
        'Accept: application/json',
    ],
    CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 15,
]);

$body = curl_exec($ch);
$status = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);

curl_close($ch);

if ($status >= 200 && $status < 300) {
    $odds = json_decode($body, true);
}

Example Cricket Odds API Response

The following response is illustrative. Final field names, market identifiers, price formats and settlement values must follow the published API documentation.

{
  "data": {
    "match_id": "match_84219",
    "competition_id": "competition_91",
    "status": "live",
    "updated_at": "2026-08-01T12:30:18Z",
    "bookmakers": [
      {
        "bookmaker_id": "bookmaker_12",
        "name": "Example Sportsbook",
        "markets": [
          {
            "market_id": "market_match_winner",
            "name": "Match Winner",
            "status": "open",
            "is_live": true,
            "outcomes": [
              {
                "selection_id": "team_18",
                "name": "Team A",
                "price": 1.72,
                "price_format": "decimal"
              },
              {
                "selection_id": "team_29",
                "name": "Team B",
                "price": 2.10,
                "price_format": "decimal"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

Build a Cricket Odds Comparison Experience

An odds comparison product should match equivalent markets and selections accurately before ranking prices. Differences in naming, settlement rules or market scope can make two apparently similar prices unsuitable for direct comparison.

What Can You Build With a Cricket Betting API?

Live Odds Integration and Market Status

Live markets can change quickly and may be suspended during important match events. Applications should use the latest status returned by the API and avoid presenting an old price as currently available.

Legal, Licensing and Responsible Gambling Considerations

Betting laws, advertising rules, licensing requirements and age restrictions differ by jurisdiction. Access to odds data does not by itself authorise an operator, affiliate or publisher to offer gambling services or promote betting products.

Cricket Odds API Coverage

Odds coverage may include international fixtures, domestic competitions and franchise leagues across supported cricket formats. Available bookmakers, markets, live prices, historical snapshots and settlement results can differ by competition and plan.

Before launch, confirm the exact competitions, bookmakers, market types, update method, price format and historical depth required by your product.

Cricket Betting & Odds API FAQs