Betfair Exchange API Discontinuation for Brazilian Customers

[fbm90]

Hi,

Today, I received a message from Neil Thomas (API Product Specialist | Betfair) regarding the discontinuation of the Betfair Exchange API for Brazilian customers due to regulatory changes. I am a developer in Brazil and have built my own interface to place bets using the Betfair Exchange API.

The message states:

"Olá. Devido a mudanças regulatórias, a partir de 1 de Janeiro de 2025, não forneceremos mais acesso à API pessoal para clientes brasileiros até novo aviso. Isso significa que, a partir de 1 de Janeiro de 2025, suas chaves de aplicação existentes serão desativadas e você não poderá mais acessar a API da Betfair Exchange usando suas chaves de aplicação. Se essa situação mudar, avisaremos você diretamente."

This raises significant concerns for me as a developer. I would appreciate your advice on the following:

1. Will Betfair consider offering a commercial license for developers or professional bettors to continue using their own betting interfaces?
2. Is this a definitive decision, or are there ongoing discussions that might provide further updates in the near future?

Any guidance you can provide would be greatly appreciated as I assess how to adapt my work moving forward.

Thank you for your time and support.

[SteamRoller]

I have same concern, is it possible to deploy Betfair APIs in the new url for BetFair in Brazil?

Brazil is a great market for BetFair outside UK and stop providing APIs will affect a lot of people, could BetFair use same strategies as Australia, Italy, Sweden, Spain, and etc. Just publish APIs at Brazillian regulatory URL?

[BrandynKunde]

The discontinuation of operations with Brazil is a concern because if Betfair does not provide a commercial license, it could impact the growth of the betting interface.

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[BDdM]

Hi there,

I received the same email, and now that the new year has started, the API has been blocked. It's not just the betting features that are blocked, but even the real-time quotes have been disabled.

Does the Betfair API team have any updates on this? Will the API no longer be available from Brazil?