# Matchbook Exchange

> UK betting exchange offering a REST API for markets, offers and account data; read-only market data reportedly works without login, trading needs a funded account.

Canonical page: https://sportdex.net/providers/matchbook/  
Last checked: 2026-11-03  
SportDex Score: 30/100 (rank 141; popularity 33, community n/a, transparency 15, developer experience 38)

## Facts
- Type: Betting exchange
- Website: https://www.matchbook.com
- Documentation: https://www.matchbook.com/docs/api
- Pricing page: unknown
- Country: United Kingdom
- Sports: Multi-sport (40+)
- Data types: Trading & risk, Odds
- Protocols: REST
- Delivery: Polling only (REST)
- Live / in-play: not disclosed
- Free tier: not disclosed
- Cheapest public paid plan: not public
- Authentication: bearer
- SDKs: python, go, r

## Plans
No public price list.

## Who it is for

Use cases: Reading betting exchange markets; Automated trading on an exchange

Limitations:
- Trading requires a funded exchange account
- No pricing or terms pages were available to check access rules

## Quick answers

**How much does Matchbook Exchange cost?** Matchbook Exchange does not publish prices on the pages we checked.

**Does Matchbook Exchange have a free tier?** Matchbook Exchange does not say whether a free tier exists. Check https://www.matchbook.com.

**What does Matchbook Exchange cover?** Matchbook Exchange is a betting exchange. Its sports: Multi-sport (40+); data: Trading & risk, Odds.

**Does Matchbook Exchange have a WebSocket or streaming API?** No streaming is listed. Matchbook Exchange delivers data by REST, so you poll for updates.

**What do developers say about Matchbook Exchange?** UK betting exchange with a REST API. No forum discussion, only GitHub: community wrappers in R and JavaScript, an MCP server for placing bets, and a few trading projects. A video describes the exchange as having lower commission than Betfair, interesting for US sports. No real feedback on API quality, limits or docs.

**What are the alternatives to Matchbook Exchange?** Close alternatives in the SportDex catalog: Polymarket, Smarkets, BETDAQ, SX Bet, Betfair Exchange API.

## What developers say

UK betting exchange with a REST API. No forum discussion, only GitHub: community wrappers in R and JavaScript, an MCP server for placing bets, and a few trading projects. A video describes the exchange as having lower commission than Betfair, interesting for US sports. No real feedback on API quality, limits or docs.

Praised for: Lower commission than Betfair per one video

## Method
Facts were read from the provider's own pages on 2026-11-03. Empty fields mean the provider does not say, not that a feature is missing. Method: https://sportdex.net/methodology/