Introduction to xCloudBot
What the bot is, what it can and can't do, and the five steps every system goes through before it places a bet.
xCloudBot is web-based betting software for the Betfair Exchange. Its job is to place bets on your behalf, 24 hours a day, from our servers. You set a system up once in your browser and the bot does the placing.
At a glance
- What you need: a PC, Mac, tablet or phone with a web browser and an internet connection, a Betfair Exchange account with funds in it, and an xCloudBot subscription.
- Markets: horse racing win and place markets in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, the US and France, and greyhound win and place markets in the UK and Australia.
- Where it runs: on our servers. Your computer can be off.
What the bot can do
- Place back and lay bets on your Betfair account.
- Work out stakes using any of its 48 staking plans.
- Stop betting at a profit or a loss you set.
- Check betting conditions (odds range, number of runners, matched money, market rank and more) before it fires a bet.
- Load selections for you: by market filter (1st favourite, named runners, odds ranges), from a CSV you upload, or from a tipster or system you follow.
- Run in simulation mode so you can watch a system on paper before any money goes on.
What the bot can't do
- Invent a winning strategy for you.
- Find horses that win.
- Predict which way a price will move.
- Trade, hedge or cancel bets once they're placed.
The bot is a tool that saves you time and effort. It isn't a money-making machine on its own. You need selections or a strategy you have reason to trust, whether that's your own, a tipster's, or one of the systems included with your plan.
How a system is set up
You can treat xCloudBot as set-and-forget, or enter selections every day and let the bot handle stakes and placement. Either way, setting a system up follows the same five steps.
- Enter your bank and choose a betting mode: simulation or real money.
- Choose and set up a staking plan.
- Set your betting conditions and other options: stop at profit or loss, whether to bet at Betfair SP, and how long before the off to place the bet.
- Load selections. Filter the markets you want, import a CSV, or load them from a tipster or an included system.
- Click Activate Betting.
If you choose selections yourself each day, only step 4 needs repeating. If your strategy is built on a rule the bot can apply itself, such as backing or laying the first favourite, or you're following a tipster with auto download switched on, you do the five steps once and the bot reloads each day's selections on its own.
The rest of this guide covers each of those steps in detail. If you're new, start with Getting started.