How to export your Betfair betting history and calculate your yield
Betfair has two products, Exchange and Sportsbook, with different screens. People who use both tend to see their results separately; in BetTracker they can live in one history.
Copy your Betfair history
- Log in to your Betfair account in a browser.
- Open My Bets.Menu names are a guide: they can change by version or country.
- Filter by settled bets.Menu names are a guide: they can change by version or country.
- Select the list, including the “Stake” and “Returns” rows, and copy it.
Paste it into BetTracker
- Open the Import page of BetTracker Pro. You can start without an account.
- Select your bookmaker from the list.
- Paste the copied text (Ctrl+V, or long-press on mobile).
- Press Process and check the preview: date, stake, odds and result of each bet.
- Confirm. If you paste the same bets again, they are detected and not duplicated.
What BetTracker recognises
- Exchange, with the screen in English.
- Sportsbook, with the screen in Portuguese.
A tip for this bookmaker
If you use both Exchange and Sportsbook, import each one separately so you can check the preview of each format more easily. You will then see them together in your dashboard.
Exchange and Sportsbook are not the same
- Sportsbook works like a normal bookmaker: you bet against Betfair at the odds it sets.
- Exchange is a market: you bet against other users, for an outcome (back) or against it (lay).
Exchange odds tend to be better, but you pay commission on net winnings. That is why mixing everything into one average can distort the analysis, and it is worth looking at each product separately before combining them.
Why to copy the “Stake” and “Returns” rows
They hold the two figures that matter: what you risked and what you got back. Without that row the amount cannot be rebuilt and the bet is left incomplete.
What only shows up with your full history
- Lay betting can mislead. Winning many lay bets sounds good, but a single loss can wipe out the profit from many earlier ones. A high win rate with negative yield is the classic case.
- Commission adds up. A small percentage of each net win, repeated over hundreds of trades, eats into your margin.
If you bet with other bookmakers, see the other guides.
How your yield is calculated
Yield is your profit divided by the total staked: €180 profit on €6,000 staked is 3%. BetTracker works it out automatically over your whole history, and also by sport and by tipster. Void bets do not count, because your money was returned. To do the sum just once, use the yield calculator, and to understand which figures are credible, read what yield is.
Frequently asked questions
Does Betfair have an export to Excel or CSV button?
You do not need to rely on one: BetTracker reads the text you copy from the Betfair history screen itself, so selecting, copying and pasting is enough.
Does BetTracker need my bookmaker username or password?
No. We never ask for them and never connect to your account. We only process the text you choose to paste.
What about open bets?
Filter by settled bets before copying. An open bet has no result yet, so it adds nothing to the yield calculation.