ESPN

ESPN API

ESPN no longer offers a public developer API. Its public API program was retired in 2014, and developer.espn.com now serves an empty page.

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: ESPN API
description: ESPN no longer offers a public developer API. Its public API program was retired in 2014,
  and developer.espn.com now serves an empty page.
humanURL: https://www.espn.com
x-commercial-status:
  state: public-api-retired
  event: Public API retired in 2014.
  checked: '2026-10-30'
baseURL: null
properties: []
aid: espn:espn-api