Stats Perform Events API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Stats Perform STATS Editorial Events API
  description: The STATS API from Stats Perform provides a comprehensive REST interface for accessing sports data across American Football (NFL, NCAAF), Baseball (MLB, MiLB), Basketball (NBA, NCAAB), Hockey (NHL), Soccer (MLS, EPL, Champions League), Golf (PGA), and Tennis (ATP, WTA). The API provides live scores, box scores, standings, schedules, player and team statistics, play-by-play data, editorial content, photos, and historical records. Authentication requires an API key and a secret for HMAC signing.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Stats Perform Support
    email: help@support.statsperform.com
    url: https://developer.stats.com/
  termsOfService: https://www.statsperform.com/
servers:
- url: https://api.stats.com/v1
  description: Stats Perform STATS API
security:
- statsApiKey: []
tags:
- name: Events
  description: Access event (game/match) data including live scores, box scores, play-by-play, and results across all supported sports.
paths:
  /stats/{sport}/{leaguePath}/scores/{eventId}:
    get:
      operationId: getEventScore
      summary: Get Event Score
      description: Returns the current or final score for a specific event, including period/quarter/inning-by-inning breakdown and game status.
      tags:
      - Events
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SportParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/LeaguePathParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/EventIdParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKeyParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Event score data
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/EventScore'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /stats/{sport}/{leaguePath}/box/{eventId}:
    get:
      operationId: getEventBoxScore
      summary: Get Event Box Score
      description: Returns the full box score for a specific event including all player and team statistics for the game.
      tags:
      - Events
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SportParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/LeaguePathParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/EventIdParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKeyParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Full box score with player statistics
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BoxScore'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /stats/{sport}/{leaguePath}/playbyplay/{eventId}:
    get:
      operationId: getEventPlayByPlay
      summary: Get Event Play-by-Play
      description: Returns detailed play-by-play data for a specific event with all game actions, times, and player involvement.
      tags:
      - Events
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SportParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/LeaguePathParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/EventIdParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKeyParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Play-by-play event data
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PlayByPlay'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /stats/{sport}/{leaguePath}/scores/:
    get:
      operationId: listScores
      summary: List Scores
      description: Returns scores for multiple events on a given date or for the current day, supporting all configured leagues.
      tags:
      - Events
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SportParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/LeaguePathParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKeyParam'
      - name: date
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
        description: Date for which to retrieve scores (YYYYMMDD format).
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of event scores
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  apiResults:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/EventScore'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  schemas:
    TeamRef:
      type: object
      description: Lightweight team reference.
      properties:
        teamId:
          type: string
          description: Team identifier.
        name:
          type: string
          description: Team name.
        abbreviation:
          type: string
          description: Team abbreviation.
    PlayByPlay:
      type: object
      description: Play-by-play data for a sports event.
      properties:
        eventId:
          type: string
          description: Unique event identifier.
        plays:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              playId:
                type: string
              quarter:
                type: integer
              time:
                type: string
              description:
                type: string
              teamId:
                type: string
              playerId:
                type: string
          description: Ordered list of play events.
    BoxScore:
      type: object
      description: Full box score for a sports event.
      properties:
        eventId:
          type: string
          description: Unique event identifier.
        homeTeam:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TeamRef'
        awayTeam:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TeamRef'
        homeStats:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
          description: Home team aggregate statistics.
        awayStats:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
          description: Away team aggregate statistics.
        playerStats:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              playerId:
                type: string
              playerName:
                type: string
              teamId:
                type: string
              stats:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: true
          description: Individual player statistics for the event.
    EventScore:
      type: object
      description: Score data for a sports event.
      properties:
        eventId:
          type: string
          description: Unique event identifier.
        startDateTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Event start date and time.
        status:
          type: string
          description: Current event status (pre-event, in-progress, final).
        homeTeam:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TeamRef'
        awayTeam:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TeamRef'
        homeScore:
          type: integer
          description: Home team score.
        awayScore:
          type: integer
          description: Away team score.
        periods:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              periodNumber:
                type: integer
              homeScore:
                type: integer
              awayScore:
                type: integer
          description: Period/quarter/inning breakdown of the score.
  parameters:
    LeaguePathParam:
      name: leaguePath
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: The league path identifier (e.g., nfl, mlb, nba, nhl, epl, pga, atp).
    ApiKeyParam:
      name: api_key
      in: query
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Your Stats Perform API key.
    SportParam:
      name: sport
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - football
        - baseball
        - basketball
        - hockey
        - soccer
        - golf
        - tennis
      description: The sport category.
    EventIdParam:
      name: eventId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: The unique event identifier.
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              message:
                type: string
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid API key
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              message:
                type: string
  securitySchemes:
    statsApiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: api_key
      description: API key assigned by Stats Perform. An API secret is also assigned for HMAC request signing.
externalDocs:
  description: STATS API Developer Portal
  url: https://developer.stats.com/docs/get_started