Alas poor API 6.0 sorely missed thou art..

[Fixador]

ok, just a bit of drama in a crisis....

https://promo.betfair.com/betfairsp/results.html

With the demise of API 6.0 the BSP results service has been down since the new pup took over last monday. Last friday i raised a ticket with betfair developers asking when the service was being resumed. This is the reply recieved today:-

Unfortunately, due to the recent retirement of API 6.0 (which was being used by this service), the provision of this data has been discontinued until further notice.

So, I reckon either it is already working again - or they are not whipping the software writers enough these days.

Anyway - after a week of twiddling my thumbs ... does anyone know where I can get both outcomes and the BSP odds RETROSPECTIVELY ie at the end of day ? ( I only bet some days -ie, have Gruss running some days, but want outcomes and BSP for every day - and as we all know - we are not allowed to save data after a market is closed ... hence this message in an attempt to stay 'legal'

[merlmagic]

At the moment http://www.betfairpromo.com/betfairsp/prices/ is still working. I enquired about this last week and they tried to get me to use
http://form.timeform.betfair.com/. I've only had a quick look but it seems to show the same data but not in CSV format.

[Fixador]

hi merlmagic, I looked at your first link - but I struggle to understand their layout. Why are races split so ?

Following are the last 10 lines for uk races win only filter applied

2m5f Hcap Hrd 16/11/2014 13:00
2m Nov Chs 16/11/2014 14:10
2m Hcap Hrd 16/11/2014 15:15
2m6f Nov Hcap Hrd 16/11/2014 12:45
2m2f Hcap Hrd 16/11/2014 14:55
2m6f Hcap Chs 16/11/2014 15:30
2m4f Mdn Hrd 16/11/2014 13:15
2m4f Mdn Hrd 16/11/2014 13:15
2m2f Nov Hcap Chs 16/11/2014 14:25
2m2f Nov Hcap Chs 16/11/2014 14:25

[Fixador]

Hi merlmagic ( again )

Thank you for both links - the Timeform one will suit me ( as is eod today ). It will take a few days to 'sort' out - I suppose by the time I have got it running - then the link I started this thread with, will be active again.

Fixy

[rourkem]

Checking on Timeform at the moment. Still deciding if I can commit to it but thanks for the link.

[Fixador]

TimeForm : doesn't give 'placers' if that is important to you ( also there number of runners is dreadfully inaccurate ! )

BF RSS feed : Get winners and Placers - but no BSP odds

It has been a delightful journey meshing these 2 together into : click one button excel operation

If I were a betting man - I'd Lay that promoBSP appears again for the start of the turf Flat 2015 or 2016 !