WebSocket API — one connection, everything streamed live
Orbistats' WebSocket API opens a single persistent connection and streams live scores, match events and odds moves the instant they happen — sub-50ms, no polling loop, no wasted requests. Built for trading desks and live products where a request-response cycle is too slow.
Everything in the WebSocket stream
Persistent Connection
One socket, continuous live updates.
Sub-50ms Delivery
Built for time-sensitive pricing and trading use cases.
Channel Subscriptions
Subscribe to specific leagues, matches or odds markets.
Auto-Reconnect
Client libraries handle reconnects and resubscribes for you.
Heartbeats
Ping/pong frames keep the connection alive and detectable.
10 Sports, One Protocol
Same message format across every sport we cover.
Authenticate on connect
Pass your API key as a query parameter when opening the socket — the connection is rejected if it's missing or invalid.
Subscribe to a channel
Once connected, send a subscribe message to start receiving events for that channel.
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| action | string | Required | subscribe or unsubscribe. |
| channel | string | Required | Channel name, e.g. football.live. |
| league | string | Optional | Limit the channel to a single league. |
| match_id | string | Optional | Limit the channel to a single match. |
{
"action": "subscribe",
"channel": "football.live",
"league": "premier-league"
}
"channel": "football.live",
"event": "match.goal",
"match_id": 48213,
"minute": 72,
"team": "Manchester City",
"timestamp": "2026-09-14T16:12:03.184Z"
}
Close codes & reconnecting
Concurrent connections by plan
2 connections
Enough to build and test against real data.
10 connections
For live products in production.
Custom limits
Talk to us for volume pricing and dedicated capacity.
Unlimited per connection
Subscribe to as many channels as you need on one socket.
Connect from any language
Official SDKs cover Python, JavaScript and PHP — every other language works over standard WebSocket.
Related products & sports
Prefer push-on-event instead of holding a connection open? Or jump straight to a sport-specific page.
Webhooks
Event-based push alternative.
Live Scores API
The data streamed over the socket.
Odds API
Pre-match and live odds, normalized.
Sportsbooks & Trading
Real-time odds for pricing.
Football Data
Football-specific coverage and endpoints.
Full API Reference
Every endpoint, parameter and schema.
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