Overview
Pass a supported game identifier—powerball, megamillions, euromillions, or lottomax. The lookup returns the latest drawn numbers, game-specific bonus balls, draw date, and jackpot totals updated daily. EuroMillions draws include Lucky Stars, while Powerball and Mega Millions return their respective special balls. Paid plans can pass a past date for historical drawings or access upcoming draw estimates.
Endpoint
One host, one path per API. The block below shows this call in four languages; every one of them is the same HTTP request. Making requests covers the timeouts, retries and parameter rules that apply to all of them. The SDKs wrap the same call in a typed client.
curl "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/lottery?numbers=powerball&date=2024-01-15" \
-H "x-api-key: your_api_key_here"const res = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/lottery?numbers=powerball&date=2024-01-15', {
headers: { 'x-api-key': 'your_api_key_here' },
});
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${res.status} ${await res.text()}`);
const { data } = await res.json();
console.log(data);import requests
res = requests.get(
"https://api.apiverve.com/v1/lottery?numbers=powerball&date=2024-01-15",
headers={"x-api-key": "your_api_key_here"},
timeout=15,
)
res.raise_for_status()
print(res.json()["data"])package main
import (
"fmt"
"io"
"net/http"
)
func main() {
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/lottery?numbers=powerball&date=2024-01-15", nil)
req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "your_api_key_here")
res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
defer res.Body.Close()
out, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(out))
}Replace your_api_key_here with the key from your dashboard. When the inputs arrive as a list rather than one at a time, batch requests run up to 200 of them through this same API in a single call.
Authentication
Send your key in the x-api-key header. That is the only auth step — there is no token exchange and no per-endpoint scope to configure. Authentication covers creating, rotating and revoking keys.
A 401 means the key is missing, invalid or expired. A 403 means the key is valid but not permitted here — blocked by a key restriction or an IP allow-list. Running out of credits is a 429.
Parameters
Sent in the query string. Premium parameters are accepted on every plan but only take effect on plans that include them.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
numbersRequired | string | The lottery game to lookup: powerball, megamillions, euromillions, or lottomaxpowerballmegamillionseuromillionslottomax |
dateOptionalPremium | string | Optional date for historical lookup (YYYY-MM-DD). Returns the nearest draw to this date. date |
Response
Every API returns the same three top-level keys, so one response handler covers your whole integration: status, error and data. Only data changes shape. Response format covers the envelope, the other output formats and how premium fields are withheld.
{
"status": "ok",
"error": null,
"data": {
"lotteryType": "megamillions",
"drawDate": "2026-02-04",
"numbers": [
10,
50,
55,
58,
59,
5
],
"megaBall": 5,
"jackpot": "$70 Million",
"jackpotValue": 70000000,
"jackpotFormatted": "$70 Million",
"nextDraw": {
"drawDate": "2026-02-07",
"jackpot": "$82 Million",
"jackpotValue": 82000000,
"cashValue": "$37.2 Million",
"cashValueValue": 37200000
}
}
}
Response fields
Paths are relative to data. Premium fields are absent rather than zeroed on plans that do not include them, so check for presence instead of comparing to 0.
| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
lotteryType | string | "megamillions" | Which lottery game this result is for: powerball, megamillions, euromillions, or lottomax |
drawDate | string | "2026-02-04" | Date of the drawing |
numbers | array | [10, ...] | Array of winning main numbers (for Powerball and Mega Millions, also includes the bonus ball as the final entry) |
megaBall | number | 5 | The Mega Ball number drawn. Mega Millions only |
jackpot | string | "$70 Million" | Jackpot amount for this drawing |
jackpotValue | number | 70000000 | Jackpot amount for this drawing as a numeric value |
jackpotFormatted | string | "$70 Million" | Jackpot amount for this drawing, formatted as a currency string (same value as `jackpot`) |
nextDrawPremium | object | {...} | Estimated details for the upcoming, not-yet-drawn draw. Absent for a short window after each draw, while the operator recalculates the estimate |
drawDatePremium | string | "2026-02-07" | Date of the upcoming draw (best-effort; may be null when the source lists it only as a relative time) |
jackpotPremium | string | "$82 Million" | Estimated jackpot for the upcoming draw |
jackpotValuePremium | number | 82000000 | Estimated jackpot for the upcoming draw as a numeric value |
cashValuePremium | string | "$37.2 Million" | Estimated cash (lump-sum) value for the upcoming draw. Powerball and Mega Millions only |
cashValueValuePremium | number | 37200000 | Estimated cash value for the upcoming draw as a numeric value. Powerball and Mega Millions only |
Errors
Read the HTTP status first, then error for the specific reason. The body names the parameter that has to change. Error handling covers the full status list and which of them are worth retrying.
| Status | Meaning | What to do |
|---|---|---|
400 | Input was rejected | Read error; it names the parameter. |
401 | Key missing or invalid | Check the header name and the key value. |
403 | Key valid, but not permitted | A key restriction or IP allow-list; see key scoping. |
429 | Rate limited, or out of credits | Read error to tell them apart; see rate limits. |
Use cases
- Ticket Verification Portals
- Lottery tracking apps compare user-submitted ticket numbers against returned winning numbers and bonus balls to alert players to matching prizes.
- News Media Drawboards
- When a major draw concludes, regional news outlets display winning numbers and jackpot values on automated result widgets.
- Convenience Retail Displays
- Broadcast updated winning numbers and current jackpot totals on in-store digital screens to inform lottery customers at the checkout counter.
- Office Lottery Syndicates
- Pool managers verify group ticket entries against the latest draw dates and winning number arrays to automate weekly payout calculations.
Other ways to use Lottery Numbers
Set up Lottery Numbers on APIVerve, or reach the same source a different way. Your APIVerve account and credits work on all of them — one key, one balance.
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