Unable to place a football bet

[stranoamedeo]

Hi,

I am developing in Python and get the following error when trying to place a bet: Oops no service available at https://api.betfair.com/exchange/betting/json-rpc/v1

Thats the code

def placeBet(marketId, selectionId):
if( marketId is not None and selectionId is not None):
print 'Calling placeOrder for marketId :' + marketId + ' with selection id :' + str(selectionId)
place_order_Req = '{"marketId":"' + marketId + '","instructions":'\
'[{"selectionId":"' + str(
selectionId) + '","handicap":"0","side":"BACK","orderType":"LIMIT ","limitOrder":{"size":"3","price":"2.18","persist enceType":"LAPSE"}}],"customerRef":"test12121212121"},"id":1'
#endPoint = 'https://api.betfair.com/exchange/betting/rest/v1.0/placeOrders/'
"""
print place_order_Req
"""
place_order_Response(place_order_Req)
#place_order_Response = callAping2(endPoint,place_order_Req)
place_order_load = json.loads(place_order_Response)
print 'Place order status is ' + place_order_load['status']
"""
print 'Place order error status is ' + place_order_load['errorCode']
"""

In my main there is print '## make bet ##'placeBet(soccerMarketID, soccerSID1) where soccerMarketID is my marketid and soccerSID1 is my selection id. Would be great if you can help out

[jabe]

In case there isn't a Python person along soon, I'll see what I can do.

I assume you've logged in and all that, otherwise you probably wouldn't have a marketId, etc.

I can see you referred to the example Python code in the documentation.

I looked at your call and it looked as I'd expect.

You are using the Rescript version of JSON rather than JSON-RPC, but the endpoint you're using isn't the same as in the examples. In the Python/Rescript example it has
url = 'https://api.betfair.com/rest/v1.0/${operationName}/'

Does that make any difference?

[jabe]

Looking at your post again, you used the JSON-RPC endpoint, but then seem to have used the Rescript code example.

There is a difference - if you use the JSON-RPC code, your coded string has to include more parameters.

This is the JSON-RPC example from the Python example in the documentation:

place_order_Req = '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "SportsAPING/v1.0/placeOrders", "params": {"marketId":"' + marketId + '","instructions":'\
'[{"selectionId":"' + str(selectionId) + '","handicap":"0","side":"BACK","orderType":"LIMIT","limitOrder":{"size":"0.01","price":"1.50","persistenceType":"LAPSE"}}],"customerRef":"test12121212121"}, "id": 1}'

This is the Rescript version, which you appear to have used:

place_order_Req = '{"marketId":"' + marketId + '","instructions":'\
'[{"selectionId":"' + str(selectionId) + '","handicap":"0","side":"BACK","orderType":"LIMIT","limitOrder":{"size":"1.01","price":"1.50","persistenceType":"LAPSE"}}],"customerRef":"test12121212121"}'

[stranoamedeo]

I am now using JSON-RPC code that I found on this link from Betfair developers:

https://github.com/betfair/API-NG-sa...DemoJsonRpc.py

That is now the code I am using:

http://nopaste.linux-dev.org/?968943

Unfortunately the problem persists (Oops no service available at https://api.betfair.com/exchange/betting/json-rpc/v1).

Anybody else can help?

[jabe]

I am now using JSON-RPC code that I found on this link from Betfair developers:

https://github.com/betfair/API-NG-sa...DemoJsonRpc.py

That is now the code I am using:

http://nopaste.linux-dev.org/?968943

Unfortunately the problem persists (Oops no service available at https://api.betfair.com/exchange/betting/json-rpc/v1).

Anybody else can help?

I'm no further with the service problem.

However, some of the brackets look wrong in this version.

These brackets [] denote an array or similar. Your instructions are an array of type PlaceInstruction. As such, each set of instructions should be contained within a pair of these brackets { }, as in your original post.

Your limitOrder parameters should have {} and now have [].

You seem to have lost the id=1 parameter.

There is a JSON tuturial on the w3c site if it helps:
http://www.w3schools.com/json/

[stranoamedeo]

Thanks for all Jabe,

I fixed the code with the correct brackets {} the actual state of the method placeFailingBet is :

def placeFailingBet(marketId, selectionId):
if( marketId is not None and selectionId is not None):
print 'Calling placeOrder for marketId :' + marketId + ' with selection id :' + str(selectionId)
place_order_Req = '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "SportsAPING/v1.0/placeOrders", "params": {"marketId":"' + marketId + '","instructions":'\
'[{"selectionId":"' + str(selectionId) + '","handicap":"0","side":"BACK","orderType":"LIMIT ","limitOrder":{"size":"3","price":"2.18","persist enceType":"LAPSE"}}],"customerRef":"test12121212121"}, "id": 1}'
"""
print place_order_Req
"""
place_order_Response = callAping(place_order_Req)
place_order_load = json.loads(place_order_Response)
try:
place_order_result = place_order_load['result']
print 'Place order status is ' + place_order_result['status']
"""
print 'Place order error status is ' + place_order_result['errorCode']
"""
print 'Reason for Place order failure is ' + place_order_result['instructionReports'][0]['errorCode']
except:
print 'Exception from API-NG' + str(place_order_load['error'])
"""
print place_order_Response
"""


But still doesn't work! The output is :

Place order status is FAILURE
Reason for Place order failure is ERROR_IN_ORDER


Any solution??

Thanks in advance..

I'm no further with the service problem.

However, some of the brackets look wrong in this version.

These brackets [] denote an array or similar. Your instructions are an array of type PlaceInstruction. As such, each set of instructions should be contained within a pair of these brackets { }, as in your original post.

Your limitOrder parameters should have {} and now have [].

You seem to have lost the id=1 parameter.

There is a JSON tuturial on the w3c site if it helps:
http://www.w3schools.com/json/

[jabe]

I've got a test tab on my current program and betting is the next phase I have to code. I should be able to try to place a bet from the test page, but it'll have to be this evening. I'll try to make the JSON code as much like yours as I possibly can, and I'll let you know what happens.

[jabe]

This might seem daft, but can you check the orderType parameter - you have a space in the "LIMIT " string. Is there one in "persistenceType" too? Can you check those and test again?

[stranoamedeo]

No because if insert a SPACE in orderType in LIMIT after that string or in persistenceType arguments like LAPSE obtain this message :

Exception from API-NG{u'message': u'DSC-0018', u'code': -32602}

Thanks a lot for the support...

This might seem daft, but can you check the orderType parameter - you have a space in the "LIMIT " string. Is there one in "persistenceType" too? Can you check those and test again?

[jabe]

Your last post confused me - I didn't want you to insert any spaces, I wanted you to remove spaces.

Anyway, I tried placing a bet and I couldn't make it work. I had persistenceType = LAPSE but realised it was an error because the event was in-play, but changing it didn't help.

I will try again and let you know if I succeed.

[stranoamedeo]

I want to say you that, if i insert the space the script return this exception..but i don't have space in the variable that you previously mentioned

Anyway, well and thanks for the help!!!

Your last post confused me - I didn't want you to insert any spaces, I wanted you to remove spaces.

Anyway, I tried placing a bet and I couldn't make it work. I had persistenceType = LAPSE but realised it was an error because the event was in-play, but changing it didn't help.

I will try again and let you know if I succeed.

[jabe]

Now I'm confused. I tried placing a bet via the test page of my program and it wouldn't work. I've tried placing one on one of tomorrow's (Friday's) football matches and it worked. I've since tried placing a bet on another current game and it has been accepted.

The only difference is that I altered a tiny amount of code in my (VB.NET) program so that a Catch option has an added parameter and is now Catch e as WebException.

Hmmm.

But that doesn't solve your problem. I'll assume you no longer have the unnecessary space at the end of your "LIMIT " string.

Are the events that you wish to place bets on in-play?

Have you made any bets on Betfair within the last few months?

[jabe]

You say that you don't have a space in there, but if I copy and paste from your first post, there is an extra space:

"orderType":"LIMIT "

and if I copy and paste from your post of 3:49pm, it is still there

"orderType":"LIMIT "

between the T and the final " each time.

Adding a space to my working version of the call is enough to make it fail.

[stranoamedeo]

No, i want place bet on Roma - Palermo (Campionato Primavera)

Yes, i made bets everyday...

I don't see any extra space char on my code i paste again on this link :

http://nopaste.linux-dev.org/?970573

Thanks a lot!!!

Now I'm confused. I tried placing a bet via the test page of my program and it wouldn't work. I've tried placing one on one of tomorrow's (Friday's) football matches and it worked. I've since tried placing a bet on another current game and it has been accepted.

The only difference is that I altered a tiny amount of code in my (VB.NET) program so that a Catch option has an added parameter and is now Catch e as WebException.

Hmmm.

But that doesn't solve your problem. I'll assume you no longer have the unnecessary space at the end of your "LIMIT " string.

Are the events that you wish to place bets on in-play?

Have you made any bets on Betfair within the last few months?

[jabe]

No, you're right, the string is fine in your actual code. Must have been caused by the pasting. I use a website which mysteriously adds a space into a pasted URL while leaving it usable.

I can't see anything wrong with the placeOrders call in your link.

I'm very confused because I can't see any difference at all in the JSON code I tried that failed for one match and the code that worked for another.