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iSports API Basketball Common API

The Basketball Common API API from iSports API — 5 operation(s) for basketball common api.

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Operations 5

GET /sport/basketball/schedule/modify Match Modify Record #

GET /sport/basketball/schedule/basic Schedule & Results (Basic) #

GET /sport/basketball/league/basic League & Cup Profile (Basic) #

GET /sport/basketball/country List of Countries #

GET /sport/basketball/bookmaker List of Agencies #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: iSports Basketball Common API
  version: '2026-08-09'
  description: 'Key-authenticated REST/HTTP data feeds for football (soccer) and basketball: livescores, schedules and results, match events, lineups, live text, statistics, standings, player and team profiles, transfers, referees, multi-language name packs, live-animation feeds, and pre-match / in-play / historical odds across 200+ bookmakers.'
  termsOfService: https://www.isportsapi.com/en/home/terms.html
  contact:
    name: iSports API
    url: https://www.isportsapi.com/en/
  x-derived-by: API Evangelist enrichment pipeline
  x-derived-from: https://www.isportsapi.com/en/docs.html
  x-derived-on: '2026-08-09'
servers:
- url: https://api.isportsapi.com
  description: Primary API host
- url: https://api2.isportsapi.com
  description: Alternate host, documented for when the primary host is slow or unreachable
security:
- apiKeyQuery: []
tags:
- name: Basketball Common API
paths:
  /sport/basketball/schedule/modify:
    get:
      operationId: getBasketballScheduleModify
      summary: Match Modify Record
      description: '• This API endpoint returns records of schedule deletions and match time modifications from the past 24 hours.


        • You can use it with the Schedule & Results (Basic) endpoint to keep locally stored match data in sync.


        • Tips: You have access to all the basketball Common API endpoints with any valid paid basketball plans.'
      tags:
      - Basketball Common API
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Standard iSports envelope. `code` 0 indicates success; a non-zero `code` carries the error in `message` (HTTP status is 200 in both cases).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  code:
                    type: integer
                    description: 0 on success; 2 on invalid/illegal api_key
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: '"success" on success; otherwise the error message'
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        matchId:
                          type: string
                          description: Unique ID of the match.
                        type:
                          type: string
                          description: "modify: match time was modified \n delete: match was deleted"
                        matchTime:
                          type: integer
                          description: "Match scheduled time (Unix timestamp, GMT+0). \n \n Returns 0 if type is delete."
                        modifyTime:
                          type: integer
                          description: Time the modification or deletion was recorded (Unix timestamp, GMT+0).
      externalDocs:
        description: iSports API documentation
        url: https://www.isportsapi.com/en/docs.html?id=34
      x-documentation:
      - https://www.isportsapi.com/en/docs.html?id=34
      x-rate-limit: This interface is limited to 60 seconds/call;
      x-recommended-call-frequency: 90 seconds/call
      x-plan-products:
      - Live Data
      - Odds
      - Stats
      x-doc-modified: '2026-07-09'
  /sport/basketball/schedule/basic:
    get:
      operationId: getBasketballScheduleBasic
      summary: Schedule & Results (Basic)
      description: '• This API endpoint returns basic schedule and result information for basketball matches. You can use it with the Match Modify Record endpoint to track any post-publication corrections to match data.


        • One of the following parameters is required: date, leagueId, or matchId — these three cannot be used together in the same request. The season parameter can only be used in combination with leagueId, to retrieve matches for a specific season; if omitted, the current season is returned by default.


        • Tips: You have access to all the basketball Common API endpoints with any valid paid basketball plans.'
      tags:
      - Basketball Common API
      parameters:
      - name: date
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Match date, format yyyy-MM-dd, e.g. 2026-07-01.
      - name: leagueId
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Filter by a specific league or cup ID.
      - name: season
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: "Used together with leagueId to retrieve matches for a specific season, e.g. 25-26. \n \n \n\nReturns the current season by default."
      - name: matchId
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Filter by a specific match ID. Only matches from the current season are supported.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Standard iSports envelope. `code` 0 indicates success; a non-zero `code` carries the error in `message` (HTTP status is 200 in both cases).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  code:
                    type: integer
                    description: 0 on success; 2 on invalid/illegal api_key
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: '"success" on success; otherwise the error message'
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        matchId:
                          type: string
                          description: Unique ID of the match.
                        leagueId:
                          type: string
                          description: Unique ID of the league or cup.
                        leagueName:
                          type: string
                          description: Short name of the league or cup, e.g. NBA.
                        quarterCount:
                          type: integer
                          description: "Number of quarters in the match. \n\n 2: 2-quarter format 4: 4-quarter format"
                        matchTime:
                          type: integer
                          description: Scheduled match time (Unix timestamp, GMT+0).
                        status:
                          type: integer
                          description: "0: Not started \n 1: First quarter \n 2: Second quarter \n 3: Third quarter \n 4: Fourth quarter \n 5: First OT \n 6: Second OT \n 7: Third OT \n 50: Half-time \n -1: Finished \n -2: TBD \n -3: Interrupted \n -4: Cancelled \n -5: Postponed"
                        homeId:
                          type: string
                          description: Unique ID of the home team.
                        homeName:
                          type: string
                          description: Name of the home team.
                        awayId:
                          type: string
                          description: Unique ID of the away team.
                        awayName:
                          type: string
                          description: Name of the away team.
                        homeScore:
                          type: integer
                          description: Final or current score of the home team.
                        awayScore:
                          type: integer
                          description: Final or current score of the away team.
                        explain:
                          type: string
                          description: 'The latest live-text event description for the match, e.g. [Spurs] [SAS] Team Timeout: Regular.'
                        neutral:
                          type: boolean
                          description: "true: match is played at a neutral venue \n false: match is not played at a neutral venue"
      externalDocs:
        description: iSports API documentation
        url: https://www.isportsapi.com/en/docs.html?id=48
      x-documentation:
      - https://www.isportsapi.com/en/docs.html?id=48
      x-rate-limit: This interface is limited to 60 seconds/call;
      x-recommended-call-frequency: 12 hours/call
      x-plan-products:
      - Live Data
      - Odds
      - Stats
      x-doc-modified: '2026-07-09'
  /sport/basketball/league/basic:
    get:
      operationId: getBasketballLeagueBasic
      summary: League & Cup Profile (Basic)
      description: '• This API endpoint returns basic information for leagues and cups. Optionally filter by a specific leagueId; if omitted, the endpoint returns basic information for all leagues and cups. Click here to view all leagues & cups.


        • Tips: You have access to all the basketball Common API endpoints with any valid paid basketball plans.'
      tags:
      - Basketball Common API
      parameters:
      - name: leagueId
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Filter by a specific league or cup ID. If omitted, returns information for all leagues and cups.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Standard iSports envelope. `code` 0 indicates success; a non-zero `code` carries the error in `message` (HTTP status is 200 in both cases).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  code:
                    type: integer
                    description: 0 on success; 2 on invalid/illegal api_key
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: '"success" on success; otherwise the error message'
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        leagueId:
                          type: string
                          description: Unique ID of the league or cup.
                        leagueName:
                          type: string
                          description: Full name, e.g. National Basketball Association.
                        leagueShortName:
                          type: string
                          description: Short name, e.g. NBA.
                        leagueKind:
                          type: string
                          description: '1: League

                            2: Cup'
      externalDocs:
        description: iSports API documentation
        url: https://www.isportsapi.com/en/docs.html?id=50
      x-documentation:
      - https://www.isportsapi.com/en/docs.html?id=50
      x-rate-limit: This interface is limited to 1,800 seconds/call;
      x-recommended-call-frequency: 1 day/call
      x-plan-products:
      - Live Data
      - Odds
      - Stats
      x-doc-modified: '2026-07-09'
  /sport/basketball/country:
    get:
      operationId: getBasketballCountry
      summary: List of Countries
      description: '• This API endpoint returns a list of all countries covered by iSports API, along with each country''s unique ID.


        • The countryId can be used to filter or reference country-specific data across other Basketball endpoints.'
      tags:
      - Basketball Common API
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Standard iSports envelope. `code` 0 indicates success; a non-zero `code` carries the error in `message` (HTTP status is 200 in both cases).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  code:
                    type: integer
                    description: 0 on success; 2 on invalid/illegal api_key
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: '"success" on success; otherwise the error message'
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        countryId:
                          type: integer
                          description: Unique ID of the country, used to reference this country in other endpoints
                        country:
                          type: string
                          description: Country name
      externalDocs:
        description: iSports API documentation
        url: https://www.isportsapi.com/en/docs.html?id=224
      x-documentation:
      - https://www.isportsapi.com/en/docs.html?id=224
      x-rate-limit: This interface is limited to 1,800 seconds/call;
      x-plan-products:
      - Live Data
      x-doc-modified: '2026-07-09'
  /sport/basketball/bookmaker:
    get:
      operationId: getBasketballBookmaker
      summary: List of Agencies
      description: '• This API endpoint returns a list of all bookmakers supported by iSports Basketball API, along with their corresponding bookmaker IDs.


        • Note that companyIdEu, companyIdMainSpread, and companyIdMainTotal belong to three independent ID systems used by different odds endpoints — the same bookmaker may have different IDs across these three fields, and they should not be used interchangeably.'
      tags:
      - Basketball Common API
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Standard iSports envelope. `code` 0 indicates success; a non-zero `code` carries the error in `message` (HTTP status is 200 in both cases).
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  code:
                    type: integer
                    description: 0 on success; 2 on invalid/illegal api_key
                  message:
                    type: string
                    description: '"success" on success; otherwise the error message'
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        companyIdEu:
                          type: integer
                          description: Bookmaker ID used in the Money Line (80+ Bookmakers) API.
                        companyName:
                          type: string
                          description: Name of the bookmaker.
                        companyIdMainSpread:
                          type: integer
                          description: "Bookmaker ID used for Spread and Money Line in the Odds API (excluding the Money Line (80+ Bookmakers) API). \n\n Returns 0 if this bookmaker's data is not provided in that API."
                        companyIdMainTotal:
                          type: integer
                          description: "Bookmaker ID used for Total in the Odds API (excluding the Money Line (80+ Bookmakers) API). \n\n Returns 0 if this bookmaker's data is not provided in that API."
      externalDocs:
        description: iSports API documentation
        url: https://www.isportsapi.com/en/docs.html?id=225
      x-documentation:
      - https://www.isportsapi.com/en/docs.html?id=225
      x-rate-limit: This interface is limited to 1,800 seconds/call;
      x-plan-products:
      - Live Data
      x-doc-modified: '2026-07-09'
components:
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyQuery:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: api_key
      description: Personal API key issued from the iSports account settings page and passed on every request as the `api_key` query parameter.
externalDocs:
  description: iSports API documentation
  url: https://www.isportsapi.com/en/docs.html