API-Sports

aid: api-sports
name: API-Sports
description: API-Sports is a sports-data provider selling twelve independent read-only REST APIs — one per sport — covering
  football, basketball, baseball, American football (NFL and NCAA), NBA, Formula 1, ice hockey, handball, rugby, volleyball,
  MMA and Australian rules football. Each API returns live scores, fixtures and schedules, standings, team and player statistics,
  lineups, injuries, transfers, odds and multi-season historical results, and each is versioned independently with its major
  version carried in the hostname. A single API key works across every sport an account subscribes to, authenticated with
  an x-apisports-key header, and the same APIs are resold through the RapidAPI marketplace. API-Sports also ships a first-party
  embeddable widget library that renders games and standings with no client code.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - probe
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-09-02'
  method: probed
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-service
  trial: true
  try_now: true
  public: true
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - demo
  generated: '2026-09-02'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/api-sports.png
tags:
- Sports Data
- Live Scores
- Statistics
- Football
- Basketball
- Baseball
- American Football
- Ice Hockey
- Formula 1
- Rugby
- Volleyball
- Handball
- MMA
- Real-Time
- Fixtures
- Standings
- Odds
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/api-sports/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-03-01'
modified: '2026-09-02'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: api-sports:api-football
  name: API-Football
  description: API-Football provides real-time and historical football (soccer) data including fixtures, live scores, standings,
    player and team statistics, lineups, events, injuries, transfers, coaches, venues, odds and predictions across more than
    1,000 leagues and cups worldwide. It is the flagship and most mature API in the family, and the only one at major version
    3.
  humanURL: https://www.api-football.com/
  baseURL: https://v3.football.api-sports.io/
  tags:
  - Football
  - Soccer
  - Live Scores
  - Fixtures
  - Standings
  - Odds
  - Sports Data
  - Statistics
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.api-football.com/documentation-v3
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://api-sports.io/documentation/football/v3
- aid: api-sports:api-basketball
  name: API-Basketball
  description: API-Basketball provides real-time and historical basketball data including games, standings, team and player
    statistics and season coverage across hundreds of leagues and competitions worldwide. Distinct from API-NBA, which covers
    the NBA specifically.
  humanURL: https://api-sports.io/sports/basketball
  baseURL: https://v1.basketball.api-sports.io/
  tags:
  - Basketball
  - Live Scores
  - Standings
  - Sports Data
  - Statistics
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api-sports.io/documentation/basketball/v1
- aid: api-sports:api-nba
  name: API-NBA
  description: API-NBA provides NBA-specific data including games, live scores, standings, team and player statistics and
    season history. It is the only sport API in the family at major version 2.
  humanURL: https://api-sports.io/sports/nba
  baseURL: https://v2.nba.api-sports.io/
  tags:
  - Basketball
  - NBA
  - Live Scores
  - Sports Data
  - Statistics
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api-sports.io/documentation/nba/v2
- aid: api-sports:api-baseball
  name: API-Baseball
  description: API-Baseball provides real-time and historical baseball data including games, standings, team and player statistics
    across MLB, NPB, KBO and other international leagues.
  humanURL: https://api-sports.io/sports/baseball
  baseURL: https://v1.baseball.api-sports.io/
  tags:
  - Baseball
  - MLB
  - Live Scores
  - Sports Data
  - Statistics
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api-sports.io/documentation/baseball/v1
- aid: api-sports:api-american-football
  name: API-American-Football
  description: API-American-Football provides NFL and NCAA football data including games, live scores, standings, team and
    player statistics, and season history.
  humanURL: https://api-sports.io/sports/nfl
  baseURL: https://v1.american-football.api-sports.io/
  tags:
  - American Football
  - NFL
  - NCAA
  - Live Scores
  - Sports Data
  - Statistics
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api-sports.io/documentation/nfl/v1
- aid: api-sports:api-formula-1
  name: API-Formula-1
  description: API-Formula-1 provides Formula 1 data including races, circuits, drivers, teams, rankings, pit stops and lap-by-lap
    results across current and historical seasons.
  humanURL: https://api-sports.io/sports/formula-1
  baseURL: https://v1.formula-1.api-sports.io/
  tags:
  - Formula 1
  - Motorsport
  - Rankings
  - Sports Data
  - Statistics
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api-sports.io/documentation/formula-1/v1
- aid: api-sports:api-hockey
  name: API-Hockey
  description: API-Hockey provides ice hockey data including games, live scores, standings and team statistics across the
    NHL, KHL and more than a hundred other competitions.
  humanURL: https://api-sports.io/sports/hockey
  baseURL: https://v1.hockey.api-sports.io/
  tags:
  - Ice Hockey
  - NHL
  - Live Scores
  - Standings
  - Sports Data
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api-sports.io/documentation/hockey/v1
- aid: api-sports:api-handball
  name: API-Handball
  description: API-Handball provides handball data including games, live scores, standings and team statistics across European
    and international competitions.
  humanURL: https://api-sports.io/sports/handball
  baseURL: https://v1.handball.api-sports.io/
  tags:
  - Handball
  - Live Scores
  - Standings
  - Sports Data
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api-sports.io/documentation/handball/v1
- aid: api-sports:api-rugby
  name: API-Rugby
  description: API-Rugby provides rugby union and rugby league data including games, live scores, standings and team statistics
    across international and domestic competitions.
  humanURL: https://api-sports.io/sports/rugby
  baseURL: https://v1.rugby.api-sports.io/
  tags:
  - Rugby
  - Live Scores
  - Standings
  - Sports Data
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api-sports.io/documentation/rugby/v1
- aid: api-sports:api-volleyball
  name: API-Volleyball
  description: API-Volleyball provides volleyball data including games, live scores, standings and team statistics across
    national leagues and international championships.
  humanURL: https://api-sports.io/sports/volleyball
  baseURL: https://v1.volleyball.api-sports.io/
  tags:
  - Volleyball
  - Live Scores
  - Standings
  - Sports Data
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api-sports.io/documentation/volleyball/v1
- aid: api-sports:api-mma
  name: API-MMA
  description: API-MMA provides mixed martial arts data including fights, fighters, events and results. Released out of the
    API-Sports beta programme alongside API-AFL.
  humanURL: https://api-sports.io/sports/mma
  baseURL: https://v1.mma.api-sports.io/
  tags:
  - MMA
  - Combat Sports
  - Sports Data
  - Statistics
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api-sports.io/documentation/mma/v1
- aid: api-sports:api-afl
  name: API-AFL
  description: API-AFL provides Australian Football League data including games, live scores, standings and team and player
    statistics. Released out of the API-Sports beta programme alongside API-MMA.
  humanURL: https://api-sports.io/sports/afl
  baseURL: https://v1.afl.api-sports.io/
  tags:
  - AFL
  - Australian Rules Football
  - Live Scores
  - Sports Data
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api-sports.io/documentation/afl/v1
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://api-sports.io/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://dashboard.api-football.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.api-football.com/documentation-v3
- type: APIReference
  url: https://api-sports.io/documentation/football/v3
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://www.api-football.com/news/post/how-to-get-started-with-api-football-the-complete-beginners-guide
- type: Sandbox
  url: https://www.api-football.com/demo
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.api-football.com/pricing
- type: SignUp
  url: https://dashboard.api-football.com/register
- type: Login
  url: https://dashboard.api-football.com/login
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://api-sports.io/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://api-sports.io/privacy
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.api-football.com/news/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/api-sports
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/api-sports-authentication.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/api-sports-problem-types.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/api-sports-conventions.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/api-sports-rate-limits.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/api-sports-lifecycle.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/api-sports-changelog.yml
- type: Components
  url: components/api-sports-components.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/api-sports-packages.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/api-sports-conformance.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/api-sports-llms.txt
- type: ContentSignal
  url: well-known/api-sports-robots.txt
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/api-sports-domain-security.yml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Twelve sport APIs
    description: Football, basketball, NBA, baseball, American football (NFL and NCAA), Formula 1, ice hockey, handball, rugby,
      volleyball, MMA and AFL, each a separately versioned host.
  - name: Real-time live scores
    description: Live score updates, fixture statuses and in-play event data across the supported sports.
  - name: Historical data
    description: Multi-season historical results, player statistics and standings.
  - name: One key across every sport
    description: A single x-apisports-key works for every sport API the account subscribes to; there are no scopes or per-service
      credentials.
  - name: Embeddable widgets
    description: A first-party widget library renders games and standings for seven sports from data- attributes, with no
      client code to write.
  - name: Two rate-limit windows
    description: A per-day quota and a per-minute rate, each signalled by its own response header family; logo and image calls
      do not count against the daily quota.
  - name: RapidAPI distribution
    description: The same APIs are resold through the RapidAPI marketplace under RapidAPI billing and quota.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Sports betting platforms
    description: Integrate live scores, odds data and historical statistics to power betting applications.
  - name: Fantasy sports apps
    description: Build fantasy platforms with real-time player statistics, injury data and performance metrics.
  - name: Sports news portals
    description: Automate sports content with live scores, match results and team standings.
  - name: Sports analytics
    description: Analyse historical data, player statistics and match performance.
  - name: Mobile sports apps
    description: Build companion apps with live scores, notifications and statistics dashboards.
  - name: Embedded scoreboards
    description: Drop live game and standings widgets into an existing site or CMS without writing an integration.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: info@apievangelist.com
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-09-02'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 13
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