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Lottery Numbers

Lookup Winning Lottery numbers

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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.

GEThttps://api.apiverve.com/v1/lottery
curl "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/lottery?numbers=powerball&date=2024-01-15" \
  -H "x-api-key: your_api_key_here"

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.

401 is the only auth verdict

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.

ParameterTypeDescription
numbersRequiredstringThe lottery game to lookup: powerball, megamillions, euromillions, or lottomax
powerballmegamillionseuromillionslottomax
dateOptionalPremiumstringOptional 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.

Sample response
{
  "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.

FieldTypeExampleDescription
lotteryTypestring"megamillions"Which lottery game this result is for: powerball, megamillions, euromillions, or lottomax
drawDatestring"2026-02-04"Date of the drawing
numbersarray[10, ...]Array of winning main numbers (for Powerball and Mega Millions, also includes the bonus ball as the final entry)
megaBallnumber5The Mega Ball number drawn. Mega Millions only
jackpotstring"$70 Million"Jackpot amount for this drawing
jackpotValuenumber70000000Jackpot amount for this drawing as a numeric value
jackpotFormattedstring"$70 Million"Jackpot amount for this drawing, formatted as a currency string (same value as `jackpot`)
nextDrawPremiumobject{...}Estimated details for the upcoming, not-yet-drawn draw. Absent for a short window after each draw, while the operator recalculates the estimate
drawDatePremiumstring"2026-02-07"Date of the upcoming draw (best-effort; may be null when the source lists it only as a relative time)
jackpotPremiumstring"$82 Million"Estimated jackpot for the upcoming draw
jackpotValuePremiumnumber82000000Estimated jackpot for the upcoming draw as a numeric value
cashValuePremiumstring"$37.2 Million"Estimated cash (lump-sum) value for the upcoming draw. Powerball and Mega Millions only
cashValueValuePremiumnumber37200000Estimated 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.

StatusMeaningWhat to do
400Input was rejectedRead error; it names the parameter.
401Key missing or invalidCheck the header name and the key value.
403Key valid, but not permittedA key restriction or IP allow-list; see key scoping.
429Rate limited, or out of creditsRead 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.

Give it to an AI agentConnect over MCP and your agent calls it as a native tool — Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT.VerveKitReference →
Google Sheets or ExcelA =VERVE() formula fills a column — no script, no export, recalculates in place.VerveSheetsReference →
Ground an agent on itA cited, machine-checkable fact your model can't produce on its own.VerveContextReference →

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