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Betfair Exchange sports betting and trading

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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

CommandDescription
/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

CommandDescription
/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

CommandDescription
/bf balanceCheck account balance
/bf positionsView 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

SportIDExample Query
Soccer1/bf markets champions league
Tennis2/bf markets wimbledon
Horse Racing7/bf markets ascot
Politics2378961/bf markets election
Basketball7522/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
  • Betfair API Documentation
Repository
alsk1992/CloddsBot
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src/skills/bundled/betfair/SKILL.md

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