Betting On Italian Exchange

How to Access the Italian Exchange API

Italian residents who have registered an Italian Exchange account can access the Betfair Exchange API. Italian residents can register an account via https://register.betfair.it/account/registration

To use the Italian Exchange API you need to Create an Application Key for your Italian Exchange account.

Once you have done created an App Key, you will need to login to the Exchange API using the appropriate Italian Exchange endpoint which are as follows:

Please see full technical details relating to the above API Login endpoints via Login & Session Management

Non-interactive Login

For fully automated applications

https://identitysso-cert.betfair.it/api/certlogin

Interactive Login - Desktop Application

https://identitysso.betfair.it/view/login?product=<AppKey>&url=https://www.betfair.it

API Login - Desktop Application

https://identitysso.betfair.it/api/login

Once a session token has been obtained via the .it login methods above, any further API requests should be sent to the Exchange endpoints indicated below.

Requests to these endpoints will automatically return the markets that are available to Italian Exchange customers via the Betfair.it domain.

Betting API Endpoints

Interface	Endpoint	JSON-RPC Prefix	<methodname> Example
JSON-RPC	https://api.betfair.com/exchange/betting/json-rpc/v1	<methodname>	SportsAPING/v1.0/listMarketBook
JSON REST	https://api.betfair.com/exchange/betting/rest/v1.0/

Accounts API Endpoints

Interface	Endpoint	JSON-RPC Prefix	<methodname> Example
JSON-RPC	https://api.betfair.com/exchange/account/json-rpc/v1	<methodname>	AccountAPING/v1.0/getAccountFunds
JSON REST	https://api.betfair.com/exchange/account/rest/v1.0

Exchange Stream API

The Exchange Stream is available to Betfair Italy customers. Please see documentation via Exchange Stream API and Stream API endpoint details below:

TCP / SSL Connection

Connection is established with an SSL socket to the following address:

External (SSL):

stream-api.betfair.com:443

How do I Activate My Live Application Key

To apply to activate your Live Application key for betting use, please click here and select Exchange API > For My Personal Betting and complete the application form at the bottom of the page.

Before applying, you should:

Complete any testing using your Delayed Application key (Please note: read-only access using the Live App Key isn't permitted)
Ensure that your account has been fully verified in line with our KYC policy.

Please Note: There is no Live App Key activation fee applied to Betfair Italy Exchange accounts.

Italian Exchange Specific Bet Rules

There are several additional regulatory rules which apply specifically and only to accounts betting on the Italian Exchange (https://www.betfair.it/exchange):

The stake for each back offer is a minimum of 200 Euro Cents and can only be incremented in multiples of 50 Euro Cents.
Any lay offers placed by the customer, must be placed in such a way as to ensure that the stake for any corresponding back offer amounts to a minimum of 50 Euro Cents.
A placeOrders request may contain up to 50 bet instructions. Any submissions containing more than 50 instructions will fail.
We cannot accept betting offers with potential winnings, calculated on the basis of the pre-selected odds that exceed the amount envisaged by article 12, paragraph 4, of Finance Minister Decree no. 111 of 1 March 2006 (10,000 Euros). N.B. This amount includes the original stake.
placeOrders request containing both back and lay bets in the same order will be rejected.