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I am trying to use Python / Google App Engine to log into the Betfair API.

When I try to log in using the API on GAE, I get a BETTING_RESTRICTED_LOCATION error.

When I run the script locally (from the UK) it works fine.

So it appears that Betfair is blocking my script as it is running from a US based IP address. This is because US citizens can't use Betfair. But I am a UK based UK Citizen, so the rule does not apply to me.

How can I get round this login problem?

Ginger
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Pretty easily actually.

If you fill in this form, you can specify where your App will be hosted and ran, so you can limit it to EU and then Betfair should work.

Patrice
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  • Thanks! From my own googling I only found that it was for Premier, not freebie accounts. – Ginger Sep 13 '14 at 18:36
  • I also found another solution... Using the Keepalive Betfair API call, I can keep a session token alive, which is a better solution for me as it means I don't need to store user date inside my script. However, I will use your form as having a European server should reduce my latency – Ginger Sep 13 '14 at 18:37