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Hi, I am having real problems connecting to the betfair api. I have spoken to support several times, but their responses are far from helpful.
I have a simple initial test script that does return a success statement:
import requests
import json
api_key = "your_api_key"
# Base URL for the Betfair API
base_url = "https://api.betfair.com/exchange/betting/rest/v1.0/"
# Example endpoint
endpoint = "listEventTypes/"
# Set the request headers
headers = {
"X-Application": api_key,
"Accept": "application/json"
}
# Make the API request
response = requests.get(base_url + endpoint, headers=headers)
# Check the response status code
if response.status_code == 200:
# Request successful
data = response.json()
# Save the response to a JSON file
with open("api_response.json", "w") as json_file:
json.dump(data, json_file, indent=4)
# Save the response to a text file
with open("api_response.txt", "w") as txt_file:
txt_file.write(json.dumps(data, indent=4))
print("API response saved to api_response.json and api_response.txt")
else:
# Request failed
print("Request failed with status code:", response.status_code)
# Save the error response to a JSON file
with open("error_response.json", "w") as json_file:
json.dump(response.json(), json_file, indent=4)
# Save the error response to a text file
with open("error_response.txt", "w") as txt_file:
txt_file.write(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=4))
print("Error response saved to error_response.json and error_response.txt")but of course, this isn't using the certificate authorisation.
When I try to connect using the certificate, I get client error messages.
I have followed the instructions, have created certificates locally, created the client file precisely as stated, yet it will not connect.
I find the getting started documentation quite unhelpful as it involves jumping from one tutorial to another, several times and often getting lost in the process.
I am actually totally blind so these things are sometimes a bit TMI on these api tutorial pages, especially when the full process is spread over three or 4 different instructional guides.
Is there a clear, step-by-step process described anywhere, maybe on a 3rd party site, that makes this whole process simpler?
The error is pointing to the certicate, but having created it several times, I cannot seem to identify where the error is.
If anyone has expertise at this and would resolve this initial connectivity error (at a fee of course) feel free to reach out to me directly using tonygrantim (at) gmail etc, thanks.
I have a simple initial test script that does return a success statement:
import requests
import json
api_key = "your_api_key"
# Base URL for the Betfair API
base_url = "https://api.betfair.com/exchange/betting/rest/v1.0/"
# Example endpoint
endpoint = "listEventTypes/"
# Set the request headers
headers = {
"X-Application": api_key,
"Accept": "application/json"
}
# Make the API request
response = requests.get(base_url + endpoint, headers=headers)
# Check the response status code
if response.status_code == 200:
# Request successful
data = response.json()
# Save the response to a JSON file
with open("api_response.json", "w") as json_file:
json.dump(data, json_file, indent=4)
# Save the response to a text file
with open("api_response.txt", "w") as txt_file:
txt_file.write(json.dumps(data, indent=4))
print("API response saved to api_response.json and api_response.txt")
else:
# Request failed
print("Request failed with status code:", response.status_code)
# Save the error response to a JSON file
with open("error_response.json", "w") as json_file:
json.dump(response.json(), json_file, indent=4)
# Save the error response to a text file
with open("error_response.txt", "w") as txt_file:
txt_file.write(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=4))
print("Error response saved to error_response.json and error_response.txt")but of course, this isn't using the certificate authorisation.
When I try to connect using the certificate, I get client error messages.
I have followed the instructions, have created certificates locally, created the client file precisely as stated, yet it will not connect.
I find the getting started documentation quite unhelpful as it involves jumping from one tutorial to another, several times and often getting lost in the process.
I am actually totally blind so these things are sometimes a bit TMI on these api tutorial pages, especially when the full process is spread over three or 4 different instructional guides.
Is there a clear, step-by-step process described anywhere, maybe on a 3rd party site, that makes this whole process simpler?
The error is pointing to the certicate, but having created it several times, I cannot seem to identify where the error is.
If anyone has expertise at this and would resolve this initial connectivity error (at a fee of course) feel free to reach out to me directly using tonygrantim (at) gmail etc, thanks.
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