Football Specials Odds API
Structured odds for manager sack markets, transfer specials, top goalscorer, and season-long outrights from UK bookmakers, built for tools that go beyond the match odds page.
GET /football/specialsGET /specials/{id}/odds Specials topics and their odds sit on their own endpoints, separate from match fixtures, with UK bookmaker odds attached to each one.
Why specials data
Manager markets, transfer specials, and outrights do not behave like match odds. They run for weeks or months, change on rumour as much as results, and are quoted differently by every UK bookmaker. Anyone building comparison tools, tipster content, or alert services around these markets needs odds data that is structured and updated in its own right, not bolted onto a fixtures feed.
Next manager to leave odds move fast on speculation and results. Structured data lets you track shifts across bookmakers without refreshing pages by hand.
Odds on where a player signs next are a staple for football content and fan sites. Having them as clean data means you can build tables and alerts around transfer windows.
League winner, top four, relegation and top goalscorer odds run all season. Comparison tools and tracking sites need consistent data over that whole period, not just matchday snapshots.
Specials markets are a common focus for tipster content because odds vary widely between bookmakers. Reliable data supports value spotting and historical comparison work.
Where UK Odds API fits
UK Odds API provides football specials as their own data set, covering manager markets, transfer specials, and outrights with odds from UK bookmakers. It sits alongside match odds and other markets but is queried separately, since specials topics and events are not the same as match fixtures.
Catalog, then odds for one special.
GET /v1/football/specials?limit=50
GET /v1/football/specials/EVENT_ID/odds?odds_format=decimalUse an event_id from the specials list, not from /football/events.
Illustrative specials odds document.
{
"event_id": "evt_special_123",
"odds_format": "decimal",
"markets": [
{
"key": "special",
"name": "Next Manager",
"outcomes": [
{ "name": "Candidate A", "odds": 3.50, "bookmaker_code": "UO004" },
{ "name": "Candidate B", "odds": 4.00, "bookmaker_code": "UO022" }
]
}
]
}What you can build
Specials odds suit longer running products rather than live matchday tools. Think manager sack trackers that update as odds shorten, transfer rumour pages backed by real bookmaker prices, outright odds comparison tables for league winners and relegation, and tipster tools that flag value across manager and transfer markets throughout a season.
Business plan
List topics, fetch odds per event, and pull UK bookmaker prices for manager markets, transfers, and seasonal specials.
Bookmakers covered
UK bookmakers covered for football specials and outrights
Pricing
Included on the Business plan alongside full match odds access
£79/month
Billed today · no trial
For prototypes and early builds
£149/month
7 days free · £0 due today
For production apps and dashboards
£359/month
Billed today · no trial
For arbitrage tools and revenue-generating systems
FAQ
Specials are non-fixture topics such as manager markets, transfers, and seasonal specials. Each has its own event_id used only with the specials odds endpoint.
Business (API tier scale). Lower tiers receive 403 plan_restricted.
No. Specials odds return a complete snapshot for that topic and count as 1 request per successful call.
Major UK bookmakers including Bet365, Betfair, Paddy Power, Sky Bet, William Hill, Coral, Ladbrokes, Betway, 888sport, Unibet, and Spreadex.
Yes. Create an account, subscribe to a plan, and explore endpoints at api.ukoddsapi.com/docs.