# API Football

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/api-football/  
**Website:** https://www.api-football.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 1

API-Football is a RESTful API providing comprehensive football (soccer) data covering 1,200+ leagues and cups worldwide. Operated by API-Sports, the platform delivers live scores, fixtures, standings, events, line-ups, player statistics, pre-match odds, and historical data. The API supports 9+ sports total including soccer, Formula 1, basketball, baseball, hockey, rugby, volleyball, and handball. Data is returned in JSON format and updates every 15 seconds during live matches.

## Kin Score — 16.4 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 16.4).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 59.3 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 14.3 |
| Commercial Clarity | 32.9 |
| Access Clarity | 32.9 |

## Agent readiness — 3.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (1)

- **API-Football** — API-Football provides comprehensive football data including leagues, fixtures, standings, events, line-ups, players, pre-match odds, live odds, and historical statistics for 1,2...

## Security (1)

- **Api Football Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Api Football Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (5)

- **Sports Applications** — Build mobile and web apps displaying live scores, fixtures, standings, and player statistics for football fans.
- **Fantasy Football Platforms** — Power fantasy football platforms with player statistics, injury updates, match results, and historical performance data.
- **Sports Betting** — Integrate pre-match odds, live odds, and real-time match events into sports betting and prediction platforms.
- **Sports Analytics** — Analyze historical match data, player performance, and team statistics for sports analytics and scouting platforms.
- **Widgets and Embeds** — Embed live score widgets and statistics panels into websites using API-Football's data and widget integrations.

## Tags

Sports, Football, Soccer, Live Scores, Statistics

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/api-football/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.