Riot Games Spectator API

Live game spectator data

Operations 2

GET /lol/spectator/v5/active-games/by-summoner/{encryptedSummonerId} Get Live Game #
GET /lol/spectator/v5/featured-games Get Featured Games #

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OpenAPI Specification

riot-games-spectator-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Riot Games League of Legends Champion Spectator API
  description: The Riot Games Developer API provides access to League of Legends game data including summoner profiles, champion mastery, ranked standings, match history, live spectator data, and tournament management. API keys are obtained through the Riot Developer Portal.
  version: v4/v5
  contact:
    name: Riot Developer Portal
    url: https://developer.riotgames.com/
  termsOfService: https://developer.riotgames.com/policies/general
servers:
- url: https://na1.api.riotgames.com
  description: North America
- url: https://euw1.api.riotgames.com
  description: Europe West
- url: https://kr.api.riotgames.com
  description: Korea
- url: https://americas.api.riotgames.com
  description: Americas (for account/match endpoints)
tags:
- name: Spectator
  description: Live game spectator data
paths:
  /lol/spectator/v5/active-games/by-summoner/{encryptedSummonerId}:
    get:
      operationId: getLiveGame
      summary: Get Live Game
      description: Get current game information for the given summoner ID.
      tags:
      - Spectator
      parameters:
      - name: encryptedSummonerId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      security:
      - ApiKey: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Current game info
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CurrentGameInfoDTO'
        '404':
          description: No live game found
  /lol/spectator/v5/featured-games:
    get:
      operationId: getFeaturedGames
      summary: Get Featured Games
      description: Get list of featured games.
      tags:
      - Spectator
      security:
      - ApiKey: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Featured games list
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FeaturedGamesDTO'
components:
  schemas:
    CurrentGameInfoDTO:
      type: object
      properties:
        gameId:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        gameType:
          type: string
        gameStartTime:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        mapId:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        gameLength:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        platformId:
          type: string
        gameMode:
          type: string
        gameQueueConfigId:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        participants:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CurrentGameParticipantDTO'
    CurrentGameParticipantDTO:
      type: object
      properties:
        teamId:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        spell1Id:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        spell2Id:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        championId:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        profileIconId:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        summonerName:
          type: string
        puuid:
          type: string
    FeaturedGamesDTO:
      type: object
      properties:
        gameList:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CurrentGameInfoDTO'
        clientRefreshInterval:
          type: integer
          format: int64
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Riot-Token