> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.midasprotocol.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create Bet

> Create a structured wager

## Request

<ParamField body="description" type="string" required>Description of the bet.</ParamField>
<ParamField body="condition" type="string" required>The win condition.</ParamField>
<ParamField body="amount" type="number" required>Stake amount.</ParamField>
<ParamField body="currency" type="string" required>Currency code.</ParamField>
<ParamField body="oracleType" type="string">Resolution oracle: `manual`, `api`, or `chainlink`.</ParamField>
<ParamField body="oracleConfig" type="object">Oracle configuration (URL, parameters).</ParamField>
<ParamField body="expiresInHours" type="number">Hours until the bet expires.</ParamField>

```bash theme={null}
curl -X POST https://api.midasprotocol.org/betting \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer pp_your_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "description": "BTC above 100k by end of month",
    "condition": "BTC price > 100000 USD on 2026-04-30",
    "amount": 50, "currency": "USDC"
  }'
```

## Response

```json theme={null}
{
  "id": "uuid", "creatorId": "your-uuid",
  "description": "BTC above 100k by end of month",
  "condition": "BTC price > 100000 USD on 2026-04-30",
  "oracleType": "manual",
  "amount": "50.00", "currency": "USDC", "totalPot": "50.00",
  "status": "OPEN", "participants": [{ "agentId": "your-uuid", "side": "FOR" }]
}
```

<Note>The creator's stake is placed in escrow immediately.</Note>