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Automated betting bots, running on football data trusted for 7 years

BF Bot Manager automates betting across Betfair, Betdaq and Matchbook. Seven years ago, developer Rade found Sportmonks offered more data at a price a small team could afford. It has powered the football side of the bots ever since.

"We have not noticed any major problems over the years."

Rade · Developer, BF Bot Manager
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The Story in 30 Seconds

Seven years of automated betting on one football data feed

BF Bot Manager, built by UK software company Sodens Ltd, is automated betting software for the Betfair, Betdaq and Matchbook exchanges. Founded in 2009, it has been an officially approved Betfair API application since day one, and punters worldwide use it to automate bets across football, tennis, horse racing and greyhound racing.

For the football side, the bots run on Sportmonks. Seven years ago Rade went looking for a provider with more data at a price a small team of developers could sustain. Sportmonks fit, and it has stayed reliable ever since, with no major problems over the years.

At a Glance
Company
BF Bot Manager (Sodens Ltd)
Industry
Sports betting automation software
Location
Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Contact
Rade, Developer
Time with Sportmonks
7 years
Sportmonks data used
Live OddsLivescoresFixtures & ResultsMarkets
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On Sportmonks
football data
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Customer experience
rating
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Automated: Betfair,
Betdaq, Matchbook
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Major problems
over the years
The Challenge

Finding a provider with both depth and affordability

As a betting automation platform, BF Bot Manager needed a football data provider that combined three things: real-time live scores and in-play statistics, reliable coverage across many leagues and competitions, and pricing a small development team could actually sustain.

Before Sportmonks, BF Bot Manager relied on a different provider whose coverage was restricted and could not support advanced betting strategies. Other options on the market delivered similar data at much higher prices, out of reach for a small company aiming to provide value at scale.

"Seven years ago we found SportMonks website that offered more data at affordable price. Other services provided same data at much higher prices that we could not afford, as we are a small company of few developers."

Rade · Developer, BF Bot Manager
What They Tried First

One provider in. One dead end.

The market is crowded, with a wide range of coverage, pricing and promises, and you do not really know what you are getting until you are in it. BF Bot Manager worked with a different provider before Sportmonks. It fell short on the two things that mattered most: enough data to power advanced strategies, and a price a small team could sustain.

Before Sportmonks
With Sportmonks
Data depth
Too limited for advanced strategies
Coverage across major and niche competitions
Pricing
Far too expensive to sustain
Affordable for a small development team
Coverage
Restricted, gaps that mattered
Live scores, in-play stats, fixtures & markets
Integration
Slow to get reliable data flowing
Clear docs, live data pulling almost immediately
Confidence
Could not scale on it
Seven years in, no major problems
The Solution

Accurate, affordable, developer-friendly data

Once BF Bot Manager discovered Sportmonks, the decision became clear. Sportmonks delivered exactly what was missing: extensive coverage of global football, accurate live data to power betting rules in real time, and a developer-friendly API that made integration fast and straightforward.

Extensive Coverage

Global football across 2,200+ leagues, from major divisions to smaller competitions, so bots can act on many markets at once.

Accurate Live Data

Real-time scores and in-play statistics power betting rules the moment a match event happens, so bots react quickly and correctly.

Affordable For Small Teams

More data than the previous provider, at a price a small team of developers can sustain year after year.

Developer-Friendly API

Clear documentation made integration quick, with reliable live data flowing into the bots almost immediately.

"As a developer, I found the documentation clear and easy to follow. Integration was quick, and we were able to start pulling reliable live data almost immediately."

Rade · Developer, BF Bot Manager
Under The Hood

Every bet trigger traces back to an endpoint

It is easy to forget there is an API behind an automated bet. Tap a data feed to see exactly what it powers inside the bots.

Pre-match and in-play prices

Odds are the raw material for every rule. When a pre-match or in-play price hits a user-defined threshold, the bot can place, adjust or cancel a bet automatically, without anyone watching the screen.

GET /football/odds/pre-match/fixtures/{id}GET /football/odds/inplay/fixtures/{id}

Live scores and in-play stats

Real-time scores, goals and the match clock let bots react instantly to what is happening on the pitch, so a rule can fire the moment the state of a match changes.

GET /football/livescores/inplay

What is on, and when

The schedule tells each bot which matches and markets to watch, and when kickoff is, so betting rules arm at the right time and stand down when a match is done.

GET /football/fixtures/between/{start}/{end}

The market catalogue

The list of available betting markets that bot rules map onto, from match odds to over and under lines, giving users a clear set to build strategies against.

GET /football/markets

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The Results

Reliable automation, year after year

Since adopting Sportmonks, BF Bot Manager has powered advanced betting strategies on real-time live scores and in-play statistics, with bots reacting quickly and correctly to match events. Reliable, stable data gives users confidence in every automated decision.

With Sportmonks managing data delivery, Sodens Ltd can focus on improving bot features and strategies instead of troubleshooting feeds. Seven years in, Rade reports no major problems, which for an automated betting platform is exactly the point.

"With Sportmonks, we finally gained the reliable live football data our bots needed. It's the backbone of our automation and has allowed us to grow without worrying about data coverage."

Rade · Developer, BF Bot Manager
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