Quickstart Guide - Connect to Odds API in Minutes

1) Connect

Gateway:

ws: wss://v5.oddspapi.io/ws

JavaScript (Node)
Python

import WebSocket from "ws";

const ws = new WebSocket("wss://v5.oddspapi.io/ws");

ws.on("open", () => {
  ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "login", apiKey: process.env.ODDS_API_KEY }));
});

ws.on("message", (data) => {
  const msg = JSON.parse(data.toString());
  console.log(msg.type ?? msg.channel, msg);
});

import json
import os
import websocket

def on_open(ws):
    ws.send(json.dumps({
        "type": "login",
        "apiKey": os.environ["ODDS_API_KEY"],
    }))

def on_message(ws, message):
    msg = json.loads(message)
    print(msg.get("type") or msg.get("channel"), msg)

ws = websocket.WebSocketApp(
    "wss://v5.oddspapi.io/ws",
    on_open=on_open,
    on_message=on_message,
)
ws.run_forever()

{
  "type": "login",
  "apiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}

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Documentation Index

​1) Connect

​2) Minimal login

1) Connect

2) Minimal login