CricAPI

CricAPI Fantasy API

Fantasy cricket squad, scorecard, and points

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Operations 3

GET /match_squad Fantasy Cricket Squad #
GET /match_scorecard Fantasy Cricket Scorecard #
GET /match_points Fantasy Cricket Points #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://cricketdata.org/how-to-use-cricket-data-api.aspx
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Authentication
https://cricketdata.org/signup.aspx
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RateLimits
https://artifacts.apis.io/cricapi/rate-limits/cricapi-rate-limits.yml

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/cricapi/openapi/cricapi-fantasy-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/cricapi/json-schema/cricapi-match-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/cricapi/json-schema/cricapi-series-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/cricapi/json-schema/cricapi-player-schema.json

Other Resources

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Pricing
https://cricketdata.org/pricing/
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Plans
https://artifacts.apis.io/cricapi/plans/cricapi-plans-pricing.yml
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FinOps
https://artifacts.apis.io/cricapi/finops/cricapi-finops.yml
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Vocabulary
https://artifacts.apis.io/cricapi/vocabulary/cricapi-vocabulary.yml
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APIsJSON
https://artifacts.apis.io/cricapi/apis.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

cricapi-fantasy-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: CricAPI Cricket Data Fantasy API
  description: CricAPI (operating as CricketData.org) provides live cricket scores, ball-by-ball updates, match details, player statistics, team rankings, series schedules, and fantasy cricket scorecard data. Coverage spans international and domestic tournaments including ICC events, IPL, T20I, BBL, and PSL. Historical match data is available back to 2000.
  version: '1.0'
  termsOfService: https://cricketdata.org/
  contact:
    email: contact@cricketdata.org
    url: https://cricketdata.org/contact/
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://cricketdata.org/pricing/
servers:
- url: https://api.cricapi.com/v1
  description: CricAPI v1 production server
security:
- apiKeyQuery: []
tags:
- name: Fantasy
  description: Fantasy cricket squad, scorecard, and points
paths:
  /match_squad:
    get:
      operationId: getFantasySquad
      summary: Fantasy Cricket Squad
      description: Returns the fantasy cricket squad for a specific match. Only available for matches where fantasyEnabled is true. Fantasy API calls cost additional credits depending on your plan.
      tags:
      - Fantasy
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/apikey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/offset'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/id'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with fantasy squad
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FantasySquadResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /match_scorecard:
    get:
      operationId: getFantasyScorecard
      summary: Fantasy Cricket Scorecard
      description: Returns the fantasy cricket scorecard for a specific match. Only available for matches where fantasyEnabled is true.
      tags:
      - Fantasy
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/apikey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/offset'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/id'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with fantasy scorecard
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericDataResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /match_points:
    get:
      operationId: getFantasyPoints
      summary: Fantasy Cricket Points
      description: Returns fantasy cricket points for players in a specific match. Requires a valid match id and ruleset id.
      tags:
      - Fantasy
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/apikey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/offset'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/id'
      - name: ruleset
        in: query
        description: Fantasy ruleset id to use for point calculation
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          example: 0
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with fantasy points
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericDataResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  schemas:
    GenericDataResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - success
          - failure
        data:
          type: object
          description: Response data (structure varies by endpoint)
        info:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiInfo'
    FantasySquadResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - success
          - failure
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            players:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FantasyPlayer'
        info:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiInfo'
    FantasyPlayer:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        name:
          type: string
        role:
          type: string
        country:
          type: string
        team:
          type: string
        fantasyPlayerRating:
          type: number
          description: Fantasy rating for the player
    ApiInfo:
      type: object
      description: Metadata about the API response including rate limit and pagination info
      properties:
        hitsToday:
          type: integer
          description: Number of API hits made today for the current API key
        hitsLimit:
          type: integer
          description: Daily hit limit for the current API key
        credits:
          type: number
          description: Credits remaining in account (optional)
        server:
          type: integer
          description: ID of the server that served this response
        offsetRows:
          type: integer
          description: Row offset applied to this response
        totalRows:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of rows available for this query
        queryTime:
          type: number
          description: Query execution time in milliseconds
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - failure
        reason:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
          example: Invalid API Key
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Invalid or missing API key
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          example:
            status: failure
            reason: Invalid API Key
  parameters:
    apikey:
      name: apikey
      in: query
      description: Your subscription API key (GUID format)
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
        example: xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
    id:
      name: id
      in: query
      description: Unique GUID identifier for the requested resource
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
        example: 47b54677-34de-4378-9019-154e82b9cc1a
    offset:
      name: offset
      in: query
      description: 'Row offset for pagination. Default page size is 25 items. Use totalRows from the info object to determine if more pages exist.

        '
      required: false
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 0
        minimum: 0
        example: 0
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyQuery:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: apikey
      description: 'API key for authentication. Obtained from your CricketData.org account. Format: xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx (GUID)

        '
externalDocs:
  description: CricAPI Developer Documentation
  url: https://cricketdata.org/how-to-use-cricket-data-api.aspx