TheSportsDB

TheSportsDB Livescores API

The Livescores API from TheSportsDB — 1 operation(s) for livescores.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: TheSportsDB Events Livescores API
  description: REST API for TheSportsDB, an open, crowd-sourced database of sports artwork and metadata. The V1 API returns JSON for searches, lookups, leagues, players, teams, events, schedules, and video highlights, with the API key supplied as a path segment. The free test key is "3" (also documented as "123"). Premium V2 endpoints (livescores) authenticate with an API key in the X-API-KEY header.
  termsOfService: https://www.thesportsdb.com/
  contact:
    name: TheSportsDB
    url: https://www.thesportsdb.com/documentation
  version: '1.0'
servers:
- url: https://www.thesportsdb.com/api/v1/json
  description: V1 REST API; append the API key as the next path segment (e.g. /3/).
tags:
- name: Livescores
paths:
  /livescore/{strSport}:
    servers:
    - url: https://www.thesportsdb.com/api/v2/json
      description: Premium V2 API; authenticate with the X-API-KEY header.
    get:
      operationId: livescoreBySport
      tags:
      - Livescores
      summary: Premium V2 livescores for a sport, updated every 2 minutes.
      security:
      - ApiKeyHeader: []
      parameters:
      - name: strSport
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Sport name (e.g. Soccer, Basketball).
        schema:
          type: string
          example: Soccer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Live scores for the sport.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
        '401':
          description: Missing or invalid premium API key.
components:
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-KEY
      description: Premium V2 API key supplied in the X-API-KEY request header.