TheSports

TheSports Matches API

Football match fixtures, results, and live data

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/thesports/refs/heads/main/openapi/thesports-matches-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/thesports/refs/heads/main/json-schema/thesports-match-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/thesports/refs/heads/main/json-schema/thesports-team-schema.json

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OpenAPI Specification

thesports-matches-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: TheSports Football Competitions Matches API
  description: TheSports Football API provides real-time football data feeds covering competitions, teams, players, matches, live scores, lineups, statistics, standings, and match analysis worldwide. Supports football and soccer leagues including major domestic competitions and international tournaments.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    url: https://www.thesports.com/
  termsOfService: https://www.thesports.com/
  license:
    name: Commercial
    url: https://www.thesports.com/api
servers:
- url: https://api.thesports.com/v1
  description: TheSports API v1
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Matches
  description: Football match fixtures, results, and live data
paths:
  /football/match/list:
    get:
      operationId: listMatches
      summary: List Matches
      description: Returns a list of matches for a given date or competition.
      tags:
      - Matches
      parameters:
      - name: user_key
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Your API authentication key.
      - name: competition_id
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Filter by competition ID.
      - name: date
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
        description: Filter matches by date (YYYY-MM-DD).
      - name: season_id
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Filter by season ID.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of matches
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MatchListResponse'
  /football/match/recent:
    get:
      operationId: listRecentMatches
      summary: List Recent Matches
      description: Returns recently completed matches.
      tags:
      - Matches
      parameters:
      - name: user_key
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Your API authentication key.
      - name: competition_id
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Filter by competition ID.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Recent matches
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MatchListResponse'
  /football/match/detail:
    get:
      operationId: getMatchDetails
      summary: Get Match Details
      description: Returns detailed information about a specific match including lineups and events.
      tags:
      - Matches
      parameters:
      - name: user_key
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Your API authentication key.
      - name: match_id
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The match ID.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Match details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MatchDetailsResponse'
  /football/match/lineup:
    get:
      operationId: getMatchLineup
      summary: Get Match Lineup
      description: Returns starting lineup and substitutes for a specific match.
      tags:
      - Matches
      parameters:
      - name: user_key
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Your API authentication key.
      - name: match_id
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The match ID.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Match lineup
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MatchLineupResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    LineupPlayer:
      type: object
      properties:
        player_id:
          type: string
        player_name:
          type: string
        position:
          type: string
        jersey_number:
          type: integer
    MatchDetailsResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
        message:
          type: string
        results:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Match'
    TeamLineup:
      type: object
      properties:
        formation:
          type: string
        starting:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/LineupPlayer'
        substitutes:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/LineupPlayer'
    MatchListResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
        message:
          type: string
        results:
          type: object
          properties:
            total:
              type: integer
            data:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Match'
    Match:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        competition_id:
          type: string
        season_id:
          type: string
        stage_id:
          type: string
        home_team_id:
          type: string
        away_team_id:
          type: string
        status:
          type: integer
          description: 0=not started, 1=first half, 2=half time, 3=second half, 4=extra time, 5=penalties, -1=finished, -2=postponed, -3=cancelled
        home_score:
          type: integer
        away_score:
          type: integer
        scheduled:
          type: integer
          description: Unix timestamp of scheduled match time
        venue_id:
          type: string
        referee_id:
          type: string
    MatchLineupResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: integer
        message:
          type: string
        results:
          type: object
          properties:
            home:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/TeamLineup'
            away:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/TeamLineup'
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: user_key
      description: API key for authentication, obtained from TheSports developer portal.
externalDocs:
  description: TheSports Data API Documentation
  url: https://www.thesports.com/docs