Some events found via the Visualizer and/or the website cannot be found via the API?

[bfexchange]

I have seen this many times?


The following is just one example....


Competition: Millwall U21 v Colchester U21
Date: 2024-02-12


I can find it in the Visulaizer as Event ID 33012977
https://docs.developer.betfair.com/v...ts-operations/

I can see the markets for this event in the website at
https://www.betfair.com/exchange/plu...tting-33012977


Is it a difference of the test API vs the Live API? I am using the exact same session information and credentials to talk to the API as I do within the Visualizer.


I don't want to subscribe and then find out so many events are just not available via the API.

Thank you.

[BetfairDeveloperProgram]

Hi bfexchange

The market mentioned in the example is no longer available on the Betfair website.

The Visualiser itself is a user interface that makes direct calls to the Betfair API so all markets available on the website should be available whether you are making direct API requests or requests via the Visualiser tools.

If you notice the issue again please provide full details of the API requests you are making that aren't returning the market information as expected. This will help us to advise you further.

Kind Regards

Neil

[bfexchange]

It happens quite often unless maybe I am doing something wrong

This is another example

https://www.betfair.com/exchange/plu...tting-33014273

In Visualizer I can see the event ID is
33014273

I have sent these 3 API filter requests, none of them find it:

{'textQuery': 'Glentoran', 'eventTypeIds': ['1'], 'inPlayOnly': 1}

{'textQuery': 'Glentoran', 'eventTypeIds': ['1'], 'turnInPlayEnabled': 1}

{'textQuery': 'Glentoran', 'eventTypeIds': ['1'], 'marketStartTime': {'to': '2024-02-13T05:00:00Z'}}

[bfexchange]

See attached

[bfexchange]

Also, I just tried this request filter below which contains ONLY the event ID and no other limiting parameters, and the API returns 0 results.


{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "SportsAPING/v1.0/listEvents", "params": {"filter":{"eventIds":["33014273"]}}, "id": 1}


The code works for 90% or more of events, so it doesn't seem to be the code. It just doesn't see certain events, no matter what filter I use. And it is only with certain events, it is not randomly failing or anything like thst. It is specific only to certain events.There is no error return in the JSON response, just 0 results.

[bfexchange]

Here is a 3rd example:

Competition: Chittagong Abahani v Brothers Union


3 filters below with 0 results returned by API:

{'textQuery': 'Chittagong', 'eventTypeIds': ['1'], 'inPlayOnly': 1}

{'textQuery': 'Chittagong', 'eventTypeIds': ['1'], 'turnInPlayEnabled': 1}

{'textQuery': 'Chittagong', 'eventTypeIds': ['1'], 'marketStartTime': {'to': '2024-02-14T05:00:00Z'}}


Found in website:
https://www.betfair.com/exchange/plu...et/1.224791748

Found in visualizer:
33016372

90% of other events work fine. Just every so often this happens, but only for certain events. It's not a random issue.

[bfexchange]

Another filter sent with API code (simple filter with only event ID):


request:

{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "SportsAPING/v1.0/listEvents", "params": {"filter":{"eventIds":["33016372"]}}, "id": 1}


response:

{'jsonrpc': '2.0', 'result': [], 'id': 1}

[BetfairDeveloperProgram]

Hi bfexchange,

The earlier event are now settled so can longer be located.

However, the below request returns the expected result both via the Visualiser and when testing directly.

[{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "SportsAPING/v1.0/listEvents", "params": {"filter":{"eventIds":["33016372"]}}, "id": 1}

[{"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":[{"event":{"id":"33016372","name":"Chittagong Abahani v Brothers Union","countryCode":"BD","timezone":"GMT","openDa te":"2024-02-13T09:00:00.000Z"},"marketCount":20}],"id":1}]

Please check and confirm the specific endpoints you are sending the requests to and if the issue continues, please contact us via bdp@betfair.com

Kind Regards

Neil