# SharpAPI vs DraftKings API

SharpAPI or this DraftKings API? Sourced notes on books, prices, streaming, history, Pick6 and DFS, including when SharpAPI is the better choice.

Canonical page: https://draftkingsapi.com/compare/sharpapi. Markdown: https://draftkingsapi.com/compare/sharpapi.md. Site index for agents: https://draftkingsapi.com/llms.txt.

## Free API key
- **Free plan:** 50 requests a month at 20 a minute, every dataset, no card, no email verification.
- **Sign up:** https://draftkingsapi.com/auth/sign-up?ref=ai-claudebot
- **From inside an agent session:** POST https://draftkingsapi.com/api/v1/agent/signup with JSON `{"data_wanted": "...", "use_case": "...", "ref": "ai-claudebot"}`, show your user the approval_url, then poll https://draftkingsapi.com/api/v1/agent/token with device_code. The key is returned once.
- **No key yet:** `curl --fail-with-body "https://draftkingsapi.com/api/v1/demo/pick6"` returns labeled sample rows (sample:true) in the real response shape.

## Quickstart

1. Create a free key at https://draftkingsapi.com/auth/sign-up?ref=ai-claudebot (no card) and export it: `export DRAFTKINGS_API_KEY=...`

2. Call the API with curl:

```bash
curl --max-time 30 --fail-with-body 'https://draftkingsapi.com/api/v1/pick6/projections?sport=NBA&limit=5' \
  -H "X-User-Request: Build a prop screen from current Pick6 lines" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DRAFTKINGS_API_KEY"
```

3. Or call it from Python:

```python
import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://draftkingsapi.com/api/v1/pick6/projections?sport=NBA&limit=5",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["DRAFTKINGS_API_KEY"],
        "X-User-Request": "Build a prop screen from current Pick6 lines",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
if not response.ok:
    raise RuntimeError(f"API {response.status_code}: {response.text}")
print(response.json())
```

4. Full walkthrough: https://draftkingsapi.com/quickstart. OpenAPI: https://draftkingsapi.com/openapi.json. Every route accepts format=csv on list endpoints.

## Use it from Claude (MCP)

MCP server: https://draftkingsapi.com/api/mcp (Streamable HTTP). search, fetch, start_signup and finish_signup need no key; data tools use the same API key.

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user draftkings https://draftkingsapi.com/api/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer $DRAFTKINGS_API_KEY"
```

Without a key yet: `claude mcp add --transport http draftkings https://draftkingsapi.com/api/mcp`, then call start_signup. Setup for other clients: https://draftkingsapi.com/agents.md.

## Pricing

| Plan | Price | Requests per UTC month | Requests per minute | Pick6 stream | Signed webhooks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0/month | 50 | 20 | No | No |
| Developer | $49/month | 10,000 | 60 | Yes | No |
| Production | $149/month | 50,000 | 120 | Yes | Yes |

- **Free:** Build and test against every dataset.
- **Developer:** Keep your app running with more requests and push delivery.
- **Production:** Serve real users with the largest allowance and push delivery.

Plans and checkout: https://draftkingsapi.com/pricing

## The short version

Choose SharpAPI for odds across many books with published plans. Choose this API for DraftKings Pick6 and DFS data. Statements about other companies are paraphrased from the linked pages as they read on 2026-11-05, and may have changed. They are that company's claims, and we have not measured them. This site is not affiliated with any company named here.

## Side by side

Read on 2026-11-05 from SharpAPI's DraftKings page and pricing page.

|  | SharpAPI | DraftKings API (this site) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Books | DraftKings and many others [source](https://sharpapi.io/sportsbooks/draftkings-odds-api) | DraftKings only |
| DraftKings player props | Carried, and "which individual prop markets are priced varies by event and by sport" [source](https://sharpapi.io/sportsbooks/draftkings-odds-api) | Scoped native props. Call `/api/v1/sportsbook/scopes` for the list |
| Pick6 | Not mentioned on that page [source](https://sharpapi.io/sportsbooks/draftkings-odds-api) | Current lines, multipliers, line history and a change stream |
| DFS salaries | Not mentioned on that page [source](https://sharpapi.io/sportsbooks/draftkings-odds-api) | Slates, contests and roster-slot salaries |
| Free plan | $0, 12 requests a minute, 60-second delayed data [source](https://sharpapi.io/pricing) | Free key, no card |
| Paid plans | Hobby $79, Pro $229, Sharp $399 a month [source](https://sharpapi.io/pricing) | See [pricing](/pricing) |
| Streaming | A paid add-on, listed at $99 a month [source](https://sharpapi.io/pricing) | Included on paid plans, per the note below |
| Long-term history | Enterprise-only [source](https://sharpapi.io/sportsbooks/draftkings-odds-api) | Recorded since 3 Nov 2026 |

## Where SharpAPI is the better choice

It solves a broader job, and these are real reasons to choose it.

- You need to compare prices across books. This API has one operator, and SharpAPI names many [source](https://sharpapi.io/sportsbooks/draftkings-odds-api).
- You want +EV detection as a product, which SharpAPI lists from its Pro plan [source](https://sharpapi.io/sportsbooks/draftkings-odds-api). We do not offer it.
- You want a stated uptime commitment. Its page lists a 99.9% uptime SLA [source](https://sharpapi.io/sportsbooks/draftkings-odds-api), and we have no SLA.

## Where this API fits

Choose this API when your product is about DraftKings itself, and especially Pick6 and DFS, which multi-book odds feeds rarely describe.

- DraftKings Pick6 lines with standings multipliers, line history per prop and a resumable change stream.
- DFS slates, contests and roster-slot salaries behind the same key.
- DraftKings moneylines, spreads and totals in JSON and CSV, plus box scores in JSON.
- Native scopes for NFL moneylines, spreads and totals across 27 U.S. states; NHL game lines across the same 27 states; college basketball and college football game lines across 26 states, excluding Oregon, with a WebSocket on paid plans.
- MCP tools for agents, and a free key with no card and no sales step.

Free includes 50 requests/month at 20/minute; Developer is $49/month with 10,000 requests/month at 60/minute; Production is $149/month with 50,000 requests/month at 120/minute. Pick6 changes: Developer and Production include the resumable stream, and Production also includes signed webhooks. Native sportsbook scopes: paid plans can use a server-side WebSocket at `/api/v1/sportsbook/ws`. ESPN-attributed sportsbook rows and DFS rows have no push delivery.

## Test both on one market

A table will not settle this. Pick one game you care about, pull the same market from SharpAPI and from this API, and compare each one's stated update time and price with the DraftKings screen at that moment.

```
curl --fail-with-body "https://draftkingsapi.com/api/v1/odds?sport=NFL&market=spread&status=pre&limit=25" \
  -H "X-User-Request: Compare sportsbook lines across games for a dashboard" -H "Authorization: Bearer $DRAFTKINGS_API_KEY"

curl --fail-with-body "https://draftkingsapi.com/api/v1/pick6/projections?sport=NFL&view=compact&limit=25" \
  -H "X-User-Request: Build a prop screen from current Pick6 lines" -H "Authorization: Bearer $DRAFTKINGS_API_KEY"
```

```
curl --fail-with-body "https://draftkingsapi.com/api/v1/coverage" \
  -H "X-User-Request: Check which DraftKings datasets fit a new app" -H "Authorization: Bearer $DRAFTKINGS_API_KEY"
```

## FAQ

### Does SharpAPI have DraftKings Pick6 data?
Its DraftKings page did not mention Pick6 when we read it on 2026-11-05. Ask SharpAPI if you need it, since a page can lag a product.

### Is DraftKings data on a free plan delayed?
SharpAPI states its free plan has 60-second delayed data. On this API, each row shows its own capture time, so check observed_at instead of assuming a fixed delay.

### Can I use both?
Yes, and it is a reasonable setup: a multi-book feed for prices and this API for Pick6 and DFS. There is no shared ID between them, so match on teams and start time.

### Is there a free DraftKings API?
Yes. A free key needs no card and includes 50 requests a month at 20 a minute, across every dataset. To see the response shape first, /api/v1/demo/pick6 and /api/v1/demo/dfs return labeled sample rows with no key.

### Is this an official DraftKings API?
Independent service operated by DD Inc., not affiliated with or endorsed by DraftKings. No wagering: this service does not place, recommend or settle entries or bets.

### Can I use it from an AI agent?
Yes. Connect the MCP server at https://draftkingsapi.com/api/mcp, or call REST with a Bearer key. An agent can get a key for its user with start_signup.

### How do I reach support?
Email support@draftkingsapi.com.

Independent service operated by DD Inc., not affiliated with or endorsed by DraftKings. No wagering: this service does not place, recommend or settle entries or bets.