CricAPI

CricAPI Matches API

All matches and current live matches

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 2

GET /matches All Matches List #
GET /currentMatches Current Matches List #

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://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cricapi/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/cricapi-rate-limits.yml

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cricapi/refs/heads/main/openapi/cricapi-matches-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cricapi/refs/heads/main/json-schema/cricapi-match-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cricapi/refs/heads/main/json-schema/cricapi-series-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cricapi/refs/heads/main/json-schema/cricapi-player-schema.json

Other Resources

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Pricing
https://cricketdata.org/pricing/
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Plans
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cricapi/refs/heads/main/plans/cricapi-plans-pricing.yml
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FinOps
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cricapi/refs/heads/main/finops/cricapi-finops.yml
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Vocabulary
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cricapi/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/cricapi-vocabulary.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

cricapi-matches-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: CricAPI Cricket Data Fantasy Matches 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: Matches
  description: All matches and current live matches
paths:
  /matches:
    get:
      operationId: listMatches
      summary: All Matches List
      description: 'Returns a list of all cricket matches. Supports pagination via offset.

        '
      tags:
      - Matches
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/apikey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/offset'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with matches list
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MatchListResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /currentMatches:
    get:
      operationId: listCurrentMatches
      summary: Current Matches List
      description: 'Returns a list of currently active / live cricket matches. It is recommended to poll this endpoint at most 2-3 times a day unless live scoring is needed.

        '
      tags:
      - Matches
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/apikey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/offset'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with current matches
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MatchListResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  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
    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
  schemas:
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - failure
        reason:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
          example: Invalid API Key
    MatchScore:
      type: object
      description: Score details for a match inning
      properties:
        team:
          type: string
          description: Team name
        inning:
          type: string
          description: Inning identifier
        r:
          type: integer
          description: Runs scored
        w:
          type: integer
          description: Wickets lost
        o:
          type: number
          description: Overs bowled
    MatchListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - success
          - failure
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Match'
        info:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiInfo'
    Match:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Unique identifier for this match
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the match
          example: India vs Australia, 1st T20I
        matchType:
          type: string
          description: Type of match
          enum:
          - odi
          - t20
          - test
        score:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/MatchScore'
          description: Score of the match per inning (optional)
        status:
          type: string
          description: Latest match status
        venue:
          type: string
          description: Venue of the match
        date:
          type: string
          description: Date of the match
        dateTimeGMT:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Date and time of the match in GMT (ISO 8601)
        teams:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Names of the teams
        series_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: Unique identifier for the series this match belongs to
        fantasyEnabled:
          type: boolean
          description: True only if fantasy scorecard/squad/ball-by-ball is available
    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
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Invalid or missing API key
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          example:
            status: failure
            reason: Invalid API Key
  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