Odds-API.io MCP Server

Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Odds-API.io - providing AI tools like Claude, Cursor, and VS Code with direct access to sports betting odds data.

Features

• 22 API tools covering the full Odds-API.io v3 surface: sports, events, odds, historical data, value bets, arbitrage, dropping odds, and more
• Documentation resources for AI context
• Real-time data from 265+ bookmakers across 34 sports

Quick Start

One-Click Install (Claude Desktop)

Download the latest .mcpb file from Releases and open it. Claude Desktop will prompt you for your API key.

Claude Code CLI

claude mcp add odds-api --env ODDS_API_KEY="your-api-key" -- npx -y odds-api-mcp-server

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS, %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "odds-api": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "odds-api-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "ODDS_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to your Cursor MCP settings (.cursor/mcp.json in your project or global config):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "odds-api": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "odds-api-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "ODDS_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Add to your VS Code settings (.vscode/mcp.json):

{
  "servers": {
    "odds-api": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "odds-api-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "ODDS_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Global Install (alternative)

npm install -g odds-api-mcp-server

Then use odds-api-mcp as the command instead of npx -y odds-api-mcp-server.

Configuration

| Variable | Required | Description | |----------|----------|-------------| | ODDS_API_KEY | Yes | Your API key from odds-api.io |

Available Tools

Sports & Leagues

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | get_sports | List all available sports with slugs | | get_leagues | Get leagues for a sport (with optional all flag for inactive leagues) |

Bookmakers

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | get_bookmakers | List all supported bookmakers | | get_selected_bookmakers | Get your currently selected bookmakers | | select_bookmakers | Add bookmakers to your selection | | clear_selected_bookmakers | Clear all selected bookmakers (once per 12h) |

Events

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | get_events | Get events with filtering (league, status, date range, participant, bookmaker, pagination) | | get_event | Get a single event by ID | | get_live_events | Get currently live events | | search_events | Search events by team name or text |

Odds

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | get_odds | Get odds for an event from selected bookmakers | | get_multi_odds | Get odds for up to 10 events in one call | | get_odds_movements | Get historical line movements for a market | | get_updated_odds | Get recently changed odds (polling) |

Historical

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | get_historical_events | Get finished events for a sport/league/date range | | get_historical_odds | Get closing odds and scores for finished events |

Betting Analytics

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | get_value_bets | Get positive EV opportunities for a bookmaker | | get_arbitrage_bets | Get arbitrage opportunities with optimal stakes | | get_dropping_odds | Track sharp bookmaker line movements by sport, league, market, and time window |

Participants

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | get_participants | Get teams/participants for a sport | | get_participant | Get a single participant by ID |

Reference

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | get_documentation | Fetch full API documentation |

Resources

| Resource URI | Description | |-------------|-------------| | odds-api://documentation | Complete API documentation | | odds-api://openapi | OpenAPI/Swagger specification |

Example Usage

Once configured, ask your AI assistant things like:

• "What sports are available on Odds-API?"
• "Show me upcoming Premier League matches"
• "Get odds for the next Arsenal match from Bet365 and SingBet"
• "Find value bets on Bet365 with event details"
• "Are there any arbitrage opportunities between Bet365 and Unibet?"
• "Show me how the odds moved for event 12345 on the spread market"
• "Get historical results for La Liga in January 2026"
• "Show me the biggest dropping odds in football right now"
• "What Premier League odds have dropped the most in the last 12 hours?"

Development

git clone https://github.com/odds-api-io/odds-api-mcp-server
cd odds-api-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build
npm test

License

MIT

Links

• Odds-API.io - Main website
• Documentation - API docs
• API Reference - Swagger/OpenAPI
• npm - Package registry