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Automating Betting Data Retrieval with TheOddsAPI and Airtable

Automating Betting Data Retrieval with TheOddsAPI and Airtable. Uses stickyNote, scheduleTrigger, httpRequest, airtable. Scheduled trigger; 10 nodes.

Cron / scheduled trigger★★★☆☆ complexity10 nodesHttp RequestAirtable
Data & Sheets Trigger: Cron / scheduled Nodes: 10 Complexity: ★★★☆☆

The workflow JSON

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  "name": "Automating Betting Data Retrieval with TheOddsAPI and Airtable",
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      "name": "Sticky Note",
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      "position": [
        -520,
        -300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "width": 300,
        "height": 440,
        "content": "The following triggers start the workflow at the Start of the day and the End of the day. Times can be adjusted to user's preference. "
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
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      "position": [
        -100,
        -660
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "color": 4,
        "width": 460,
        "height": 660,
        "content": "Once activated, HTTP Requests pulls the upcoming data for the sport of the user's choosing. The following is set for Ice Hockey. More documentation can be found within the link below: \n\nhttps://the-odds-api.com/liveapi/guides/v4/#get-events\n\nIf you would like to add more data such as the sport books or odds, you can find documentation within the documentation below: \n\nhttps://the-odds-api.com/liveapi/guides/v4/#get-odds\n\nOnce the data is pulled, the records are created within the Airtable.\n"
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      "position": [
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      "parameters": {
        "color": 3,
        "width": 800,
        "height": 540,
        "content": "At the end of the day, the Schedule Trigger will activate a HTTP request for the scores of the events. This is set for Ice Hockey but can be adjusted for the user's preference. \n\nAfter the data is pulled, it will merge the data with upcoming events to combine the results matching the id. \n\nThe Airtable is then updated with the result records. This can be adjusted to pull in sports odds or the different sports book data. "
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      "typeVersion": 1
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      "position": [
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        -200
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      "parameters": {
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        -20
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      "position": [
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      "parameters": {
        "url": "=https://api.the-odds-api.com/v4/sports/icehockey_nhl/events?apiKey=60019f5ac82b8d5d508b2dc8393384c1",
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      "typeVersion": 4.2
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      "name": "Create Records Of Upcoming Events For The Day",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.airtable",
      "position": [
        180,
        -380
      ],
      "parameters": {
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          "value": "appIXd8a8JeB9bPaL",
          "cachedResultUrl": "https://airtable.com/appIXd8a8JeB9bPaL",
          "cachedResultName": "Untitled Base"
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          "mode": "list",
          "value": "tbldpnP52opBEtKEy",
          "cachedResultUrl": "https://airtable.com/appIXd8a8JeB9bPaL/tbldpnP52opBEtKEy",
          "cachedResultName": "Table 1"
        },
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            "away_team": "={{ $json.away_team }}",
            "home_team": "={{ $json.home_team }}",
            "sports_key": "={{ $json.sport_key }}",
            "sport_title": "={{ $json.sport_title }}",
            "commence_time": "={{ $json.commence_time }}"
          },
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            {
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            {
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      "name": "Retrieve Sport Results Data At The End Of The Day",
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      "position": [
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      "name": "Update Table Records With Scores And Results For Sport Events",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.airtable",
      "position": [
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          "cachedResultName": "Table 1"
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            "scores": "={{ $json.scores }}",
            "completed": "={{ $json.completed }}",
            "last_update": "={{ $json.last_update }}"
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            },
            {
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              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "commence_time",
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              "removed": true,
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              "required": false,
              "displayName": "commence_time",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "home_team",
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              "removed": true,
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              "required": false,
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              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "away_team",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": true,
              "readOnly": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "away_team",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "completed",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "readOnly": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "completed",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "scores",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "readOnly": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "scores",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            },
            {
              "id": "last_update",
              "type": "string",
              "display": true,
              "removed": false,
              "readOnly": false,
              "required": false,
              "displayName": "last_update",
              "defaultMatch": false,
              "canBeUsedToMatch": true
            }
          ],
          "mappingMode": "defineBelow",
          "matchingColumns": [
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          ],
          "attemptToConvertTypes": false,
          "convertFieldsToString": false
        },
        "options": {},
        "operation": "update"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "airtableTokenApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 2.1
    }
  ],
  "active": false,
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "versionId": "bf20603b-eb12-4156-94fe-fb18ecf6a454",
  "connections": {
    "Morning Trigger To Pull Data At 7:00am": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Retrieve Data Of Upcoming Sport Events For The Day",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Evening Trigger To Pull Data At 11:00pm": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Retrieve Sport Results Data At The End Of The Day",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Retrieve Sport Results Data At The End Of The Day": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Combine Sport Results With Upcoming Events Records By Matching ID",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 1
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Retrieve Data Of Upcoming Sport Events For The Day": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Combine Sport Results With Upcoming Events Records By Matching ID",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "Create Records Of Upcoming Events For The Day",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Combine Sport Results With Upcoming Events Records By Matching ID": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Update Table Records With Scores And Results For Sport Events",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

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About this workflow

Automating Betting Data Retrieval with TheOddsAPI and Airtable. Uses stickyNote, scheduleTrigger, httpRequest, airtable. Scheduled trigger; 10 nodes.

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