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patrickj
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Hi Guys.I have been using the delayed key for while.But due to very much fluctuation of odds and i can barely use it.How do I get the live key of betfair and what do i write if they ask the reason why do I need access to API
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megarain
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What u reply is largely irrelevant.. they just want the £300.

I did this maybe a yr ago .. found the whole process thoroughly
Confusing .. but am non geek.

Once u get the live key, it does open doors .. if u have someone to build a bespoke app, or can do it yourself.

If u get stuck, can prob help .. thou am not at desktop until
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patrickj
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Hi ...

So it does not matter what I reply in that question?
So can I write I need it for my personal use and they should be ok with it ?
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northbound
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Write that you’ll use the API for writing trading bots for personal use, that you’re not looking to gather data to sell to other people.
patrickj
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northbound wrote:
Wed Jan 23, 2019 11:12 am
Write that you’ll use the API for writing trading bots for personal use, that you’re not looking to gather data to sell to other people.
Okay...There are several other questions they ask while filling up the form.So what do i write in that?

Apart from that what else Can i write
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northbound
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Just write the truth of why you want API access and how you're going to use it.
patrickj
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I do not know what to write.I want it for my personal use Like I want to build a app and use that key in it.

Pls suggest something i Can write
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ShaunWhite
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What questions are you stuck on?
I don't remember anything that was too demanding and as others have said it's just really a statement of your intention to stay within the rules.

The idea is that you develop and test using the delayed key, and then buy a live key, simply change the key# in your code to switch over to live and everything works as it did, but better. Live & delayed keys just allow you to test your code without affecting the load on the live service.

If you're relly unsure about the questions and you're not confident with the replies on here....just give them a ring or email bdp.....they're always friendly and helpful and you'll probably learn so additional things too. You can also chat with them about raising teh default max number of market subscriptions and max #connections.
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ShaunWhite
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patrickj wrote:
Wed Jan 23, 2019 10:55 am

So can I write I need it for my personal use and they should be ok with it ?
If you don't say it's for personal use then it'll cost you a hell of a lot more than £299 as that would indicate you want a commercial licence.

Like northbound says, personal use, for use in trading software you have developed yourself, for use by yourself. You're not sure what markets you'll trade and not sure about the vol of transactions. That's it isn't it?

You get people complaining about the price but 299 for LIFETIME access to mutilple gigabytes of live data per day, really is the bargain of the century imo.

Is your app fully ready and tested?
patrickj
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My Problem is not the 299 fee just some questions that i dont know answer to.

I am very much new into it so just wanted to know a few answers
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ShaunWhite
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What questions are you stuck on?

Is your app written yet? Are you actually ready for the live key?
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ShaunWhite
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Which question are you stuck on?

First name
Last Name
Registered mail address
Country of residence
App Key
Please describe why you need access to the API.
Have you completed your coding and testing using the Delayed App Key?
What sports and markets will you bet into?
Of the markets you read, what percentage do you expect to place bets in?
What number of bets will you place per market?
Your anticipated monthly betting volume?
Do you work for or on behalf of a betting operator or any supplier to a betting operator, or have you in the past? If yes, please provide full details.
Where did you hear about the Betfair API?
LinusP
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ShaunWhite wrote:
Wed Jan 23, 2019 2:58 pm
Which question are you stuck on?

First name
Last Name
Registered mail address
Country of residence
App Key
Please describe why you need access to the API.
Have you completed your coding and testing using the Delayed App Key?
What sports and markets will you bet into?
Of the markets you read, what percentage do you expect to place bets in?
What number of bets will you place per market?
Your anticipated monthly betting volume?
Do you work for or on behalf of a betting operator or any supplier to a betting operator, or have you in the past? If yes, please provide full details.
Where did you hear about the Betfair API?
Tricky questions.
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Derek27
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HTF is anyone supposed to know how many bets will get placed per market?
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ShaunWhite
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Derek27 wrote:
Wed Jan 23, 2019 3:13 pm
HTF is anyone supposed to know how many bets will get placed per market?
It's just a guide, it's whether you're contemplating it being 1 or 1000. It's probably just some sort of load prediction for resourse planning.
If all new applications this week say 1 then all is well, if they all say 1000, they'll fire up another server ?
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