<extra_info>

What is extra_info Element?

Within this element, sport-specific key-value pairs are added to provide sport-specific details about the event.

XML Example

<extra_info>
        <info key="neutral_ground" value="false"/>
        <info key="period_length" value="12"/>
        <info key="overtime_length" value="5"/>
        <info key="coverage_source" value="venue"/>
        <info key="extended_live_markets_offered" value="false"/> 
 
</extra_info>

All the specific info are actually contained in the info element.

info sub-element

In the info element there 2 attributes which are "Key" and "Value".

  • The Key attribute specifies which kind of info is provided.

  • The "Value" attribute provides the actual value or info related to the "key" attribute.

Key-Values

Table below shows all the keys and the values which can be shown for each key.

Key

Meaning of key

Value

neutral_ground

Set to true if one of the competitors is playing on their home venue, otherwise set to false.

boolean

auto_traded

Set to true if the match is auto-traded. For auto-traded matches odds are solely generated by a mathematical odds model and live scoring. Any market monitoring and trader interaction is not considered.

boolean

draw_possible

Set if a draw is possible.

boolean

no_advantage_scoring

Only present and set to true if no advantage scoring is used. In this tennis rule mode, the first player to get 4 points wins the game.

boolean

best_of

The number of sets (or equivalent) that the match maximum will have. Typically the winner needs best_of/2 + 1 sets to win.

integer

set_limit

Number of points in a set (max).

integer

period_length

Number of minutes in a period

integer

overtime_length

Number of minutes for each overtime period.

integer

super_tie_break

Number of points required to win match deciding tiebreak.

integer

coverage_source

How are the live results obtained (directly from venue, from TV).

enumeration (venue, tv)

extended_live_markets_offered

What live markets will be offered; either the normal ones or an extended offering, depending on coverage type (basic or deeper coverage).

boolean

surface

Possible values: hard_court, grass, sand, red_clay, green_clay, hardcourt_outdoor, carpet_indoor, synthetic_indoor,

enumeration

best_of_legs

Number of legs. In darts a single game is called a leg. You win a match by winning a number of legs. In some competitions a

match consists of sets where each set consists of legs (in such cases both best_of and best_of_legs are typically available).

integer

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