New Posts For Thread: API just started playing uphttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28768697/api-just-started-playing-upI've just started to see delayed data being returned by some API calls.I suppose in trading terms a wonky server can be as problematic as a wonkey donkey in the backingleagues.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28768697/api-just-started-playing-up?post_id=513922481#513922481I suppose in trading terms a wonky server can be as problematic as a wonkey donkey in the backingleagues.Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:25:05 -0600Never have so few required so much to supply so little while fleecing so many. An ugly superfluous monster created by city half-wits.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28768697/api-just-started-playing-up?post_id=513910859#513910859Never have so few required so much to supply so little while fleecing so many. An ugly superfluous monster created by city half-wits.Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:34:48 -0600It's awkward. You take an early bath or expose yourself to risk. Another option if you see a wobble is to take a 5 minute nap. If you've taken 6 naps in the last half hour then it's time for bed!https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28768697/api-just-started-playing-up?post_id=513903015#513903015It's awkward. You take an early bath or expose yourself to risk. Another option if you see a wobble is to take a 5 minute nap. If you've taken 6 naps in the last half hour then it's time for bed!Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:30:05 -0600That's a conservative approach, trouble for me is that I generally leave the bot running during the day or overnight and so don't want a five minute server wobble to mean an early bath. And my margins are pretty tight so I do care about whether I gothttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28768697/api-just-started-playing-up?post_id=513902851#513902851That's a conservative approach, trouble for me is that I generally leave the bot running during the day or overnight and so don't want a five minute server wobble to mean an early bath. And my margins are pretty tight so I do care about whether I gotFri, 16 Dec 2011 20:19:09 -0600Personally I just mainly count errors when I place bets, if I receive too many ominous responses such as UNKNOWN_ERROR, INTERNAL_ERROR, or BET_IN_PROGRESS it's time to stop. I don't actually bet enough on each individual bet to be too concerned abouthttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28768697/api-just-started-playing-up?post_id=513902753#513902753Personally I just mainly count errors when I place bets, if I receive too many ominous responses such as UNKNOWN_ERROR, INTERNAL_ERROR, or BET_IN_PROGRESS it's time to stop. I don't actually bet enough on each individual bet to be too concerned aboutFri, 16 Dec 2011 20:12:16 -0600Good tip from Fred!, thanks.I think I would have to add a call to GetMarketTradedVolume to the cycle and look out for a decrease (not accompanied by a non-runner being declared). Contrarian, that would also work for you if you spot a problem with thehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28768697/api-just-started-playing-up?post_id=513902735#513902735Good tip from Fred!, thanks.I think I would have to add a call to GetMarketTradedVolume to the cycle and look out for a decrease (not accompanied by a non-runner being declared). Contrarian, that would also work for you if you spot a problem with theFri, 16 Dec 2011 20:09:58 -0600On the phone to them now, my acc showing 0.00. . . .https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28768697/api-just-started-playing-up?post_id=513894119#513894119On the phone to them now, my acc showing 0.00. . . .Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:59:38 -0600Lots of extra checks and balances on code have had to be added these week for API progs. Mine have been failing all over the place. Website been running like clockwork though.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28768697/api-just-started-playing-up?post_id=513893985#513893985Lots of extra checks and balances on code have had to be added these week for API progs. Mine have been failing all over the place. Website been running like clockwork though.Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:56:51 -0600Well, as I said before, it is quite easy to set up the program to distinguish outdated calls if one provides it with a memory of previously returned data. And that is obviously how we, as human observers, can see immediately that old data is being rehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28768697/api-just-started-playing-up?post_id=513889801#513889801Well, as I said before, it is quite easy to set up the program to distinguish outdated calls if one provides it with a memory of previously returned data. And that is obviously how we, as human observers, can see immediately that old data is being reFri, 16 Dec 2011 13:15:09 -0600after all a spade is a spade.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/28768697/api-just-started-playing-up?post_id=513889499#513889499after all a spade is a spade.Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:06:47 -0600