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NRL Odds API ​

The Odds API covers NRL (National Rugby League) odds for live and upcoming games in a simple JSON API.

Not a developer? Current NRL odds can also be accessed in Excel or Google Sheets. For website owners, the odds widget brings bookmaker odds into websites with a simple HTML tag.

Features ​

  • NRL odds are covered for live and upcoming games.

  • Featured markets, including head-to-head, line, over/under are covered for several bookmakers. See the full list of bookmakers.

  • Odds are refreshed at regular intervals. More information on update intervals can be found here.

  • NRL scores are covered, with final scores available for games completed up to 3 days ago.

  • Current odds data and scores are available on all usage plans, including the free usage plan.

  • Historical NRL odds data is available from Jun 2020 on paid usage plans. More information on historical odds data can be found here.

  • The API response includes deep links to bookmaker websites.

Querying NRL Odds ​

Featured markets (head-to-head, line and over/under) can be queried using the odds endpoint.

Parameters

To query current NRL odds for featured markets, the following parameters need to be provided:

  • sport   In this case rugbyleague_nrl. Data will only be returned when NRL is in season
  • regions   Regions of bookmakers to return, for example au
  • markets   For example, h2h for head-to-head, spreads for line, totals for over/under
  • oddsFormat   decimal or american. This example uses decimal
  • apiKey   Get a free API key

See the documentation for more options

Example API Request

https://api.the-odds-api.com/v4/sports/rugbyleague_nrl/odds?regions=au&markets=h2h,spreads,totals&oddsFormat=decimal&apiKey=YOUR_API_KEY

Example API Response

The API will return live and upcoming NRL games, including start times, home and away teams, and odds from bookmakers for the specified regions and markets.

json
[{
    "id": "a5a61826a82ba0823e95e496486681d9",
    "sport_key": "rugbyleague_nrl",
    "sport_title": "NRL",
    "commence_time": "2026-07-10T10:00:00Z",
    "home_team": "Wests Tigers",
    "away_team": "New Zealand Warriors",
    "bookmakers": [
        {
            "key": "sportsbet",
            "title": "SportsBet",
            "last_update": "2026-07-09T21:55:09Z",
            "markets": [
                {
                    "key": "h2h",
                    "last_update": "2026-07-09T21:55:08Z",
                    "outcomes": [
                        {"name": "New Zealand Warriors", "price": 1.4},
                        {"name": "Wests Tigers", "price": 2.96}
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "key": "spreads",
                    "last_update": "2026-07-09T21:55:08Z",
                    "outcomes": [
                        {"name": "New Zealand Warriors", "price": 1.82, "point": -7.5},
                        {"name": "Wests Tigers", "price": 1.99, "point": 7.5}
                    ]
                },
                {
                    "key": "totals",
                    "last_update": "2026-07-09T21:55:08Z",
                    "outcomes": [
                        {"name": "Over", "price": 1.82, "point": 45.5},
                        {"name": "Under", "price": 1.99, "point": 45.5}
                    ]
                }
            ]
        },
        ...

The usage cost of the API call in this example is

usage cost = [number of markets] x [number of regions] = 3 x 1 = 3 credits

See the API documentation for details.

Other Sports ​

See the full list of sports covered by The Odds API.

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