Industry vertical
Sports
Organizations that govern and operate professional sports leagues, managing competitions, broadcasting rights, and fan engagement.
6 providers
43 APIs
6 enterprise adopters
Sports on the APIs.io network indexes 6 providers publishing 43 APIs across this industry vertical.
Notable providers include National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, Liberty Media, Endeavor Group Holdings, National Football League, and National Basketball Association — each profile links out to that provider’s APIs, schemas, and governance artifacts.
Related industries: Video Streaming, Entertainment, Media, and Human Resources & Payroll. Browse every industry vertical at industries.apis.io.
About this industry
The Sports vertical on the APIs.io network is tracked across 1 sub-sector — Professional Leagues — mapping 6 companies from ongoing API Evangelist industry research to the providers and APIs they operate on the network.
Market demand
Providers above are the supply side. This is the demand side — enterprises adopting API & AI technology in this vertical, drawn from API Evangelist Insights. Names and maturity are enterprise-scoped; they don't overlap with the provider catalog.
6enterprises adopting
#48 / 50adoption maturity rank
Statefulnessstrongest layer
Customization & Adaptationweakest layer
Leading adopters
Endeavor Group Holdings64National Basketball Association60National Football League54National Hockey League12Liberty Media12Major League Baseball11
AI & API adoption maturity
Mean adoption intensity across the enterprises above, by capability layer — how this vertical is maturing, from foundational models through governance and FinOps.
Demand data: API Evangelist Insights — enterprise API & AI adoption signals.
Providers (6)
| Provider | Description | APIs | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Hockey League | The National Hockey League (NHL) is the premier professional ice hockey league in North America, comprised of 32 franchises across the United States and Canada. The NHL produces... | 9 | emerging |
| Major League Baseball | Major League Baseball (MLB) is the professional baseball organization of the United States and Canada, operating the National League and American League with 30 teams. MLB Advan... | 34 | emerging |
| Liberty Media | Liberty Media Corporation is a media and entertainment holding company headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, owning interests in a portfolio of assets across media, entertainmen... | 0 | minimal |
| Endeavor Group Holdings | Endeavor Group Holdings was a global sports and entertainment company that represented talent, owned and operated events, and provided licensing, marketing, and media services t... | 0 | minimal |
| National Football League | The National Football League (NFL) is the premier professional American football league, comprised of 32 franchises divided between the AFC and NFC conferences. The NFL produces... | 0 | minimal |
| National Basketball Association | The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the premier men's professional basketball league in North America, comprised of 30 franchises (29 in the United States and 1 in Cana... | 0 | minimal |
APIs in this industry (43)
All 43 APIs.
MLB Data Lookup Service API
Major League Baseball
The MLB Data Lookup Service is the legacy public data service exposing player search and details, hitting and pitching statistics, projec...
MLB Statcast (Baseball Savant)
Major League Baseball
Baseball Savant is MLB's public Statcast platform, surfacing pitch- and tracking-level data captured by Statcast cameras and radar in eve...
MLB Stats API
Major League Baseball
The MLB Stats API is the modern statistics and game-data service operated by Major League Baseball. It powers official scoreboards, gamed...
Major League Baseball Analytics API
Major League Baseball
Operations pertaining to field tracking and analytics.
Major League Baseball Attendance API
Major League Baseball
The attendance endpoints handle game and season attendance and openings numbers by team.
Major League Baseball Awards API
Major League Baseball
The awards endpoints allow users to lookup award information and recipients.
Major League Baseball Bat Tracking API
Major League Baseball
Operations pertaining to bat tracking data
Major League Baseball Biomechanics API
Major League Baseball
Operations pertaining to biomechanical data
Major League Baseball Broadcast API
Major League Baseball
The broadcast endpoints return information pertaining to broadcasters.
Major League Baseball Conference API
Major League Baseball
The conference endpoint returns data specific to the PCL (Pacific Coast League) which was historically divided into separate conferences.
Major League Baseball Config API
Major League Baseball
Config elements
Major League Baseball Division API
Major League Baseball
Operations pertaining to divisions
Major League Baseball Draft API
Major League Baseball
Operations pertaining to MLB BaseballDraft
Major League Baseball Game API
Major League Baseball
Operations pertaining to games
Major League Baseball Game Pace API
Major League Baseball
The Game Pace API from Major League Baseball — 1 operation(s) for game pace.
Major League Baseball High/Low API
Major League Baseball
Operations pertaining to high/low stats
Major League Baseball Homerun Derby API
Major League Baseball
Operations pertaining to home run derby
Major League Baseball Job API
Major League Baseball
Operations pertaining to jobs
Major League Baseball League API
Major League Baseball
Operations pertaining to leagues
Major League Baseball Milestones API
Major League Baseball
Operations pertaining to milestones
Major League Baseball Person API
Major League Baseball
Operations pertaining to players
Major League Baseball Predictions API
Major League Baseball
The Predictions API from Major League Baseball — 2 operation(s) for predictions.
Major League Baseball Reviews API
Major League Baseball
The Reviews API from Major League Baseball — 1 operation(s) for reviews.
Major League Baseball Schedule API
Major League Baseball
Operations pertaining to schedules
Major League Baseball Season API
Major League Baseball
Operations pertaining to seasons
Major League Baseball Skeletal API
Major League Baseball
Operations pertaining to skeletal data
Major League Baseball Sports API
Major League Baseball
Operations pertaining to sports
Major League Baseball Standings API
Major League Baseball
Operations pertaining to teams
Major League Baseball Stats API
Major League Baseball
Operations pertaining to stats
Major League Baseball Streaks API
Major League Baseball
Endpoints for stats streaks
Major League Baseball Teams API
Major League Baseball
Operations pertaining to teams
Major League Baseball Transactions API
Major League Baseball
Operations pertaining to transactions
Major League Baseball Venues API
Major League Baseball
Operations pertaining to venues
Major League Baseball Weather API
Major League Baseball
The Weather API from Major League Baseball — 4 operation(s) for weather.
NHL Stats API (Legacy)
National Hockey League
Legacy statistics endpoint at api.nhle.com (and the older statsapi.web.nhl.com) used by community projects and analytics tools. Hosts dee...
NHL Web API
National Hockey League
Public but undocumented JSON API that powers NHL.com and the league's first-party web and mobile apps. Surfaces schedules, scores, play-b...
National Hockey League Game Center API
National Hockey League
The Game Center API from National Hockey League — 2 operation(s) for game center.
National Hockey League Players API
National Hockey League
The Players API from National Hockey League — 2 operation(s) for players.
National Hockey League Schedule API
National Hockey League
The Schedule API from National Hockey League — 1 operation(s) for schedule.
National Hockey League Scores API
National Hockey League
The Scores API from National Hockey League — 2 operation(s) for scores.
National Hockey League Standings API
National Hockey League
The Standings API from National Hockey League — 2 operation(s) for standings.
National Hockey League Stats API
National Hockey League
The Stats API from National Hockey League — 2 operation(s) for stats.
National Hockey League Teams API
National Hockey League
The Teams API from National Hockey League — 4 operation(s) for teams.
Related industries
Video Streaming (4 shared)
Entertainment (1 shared)
Media (1 shared)
Human Resources & Payroll (1 shared)
Sub-sectors tracked in this industry: Professional Leagues.