Get News

GET

news

Basketball News

curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.sportsapipro.com/v1/basketball/news \
  --header 'x-api-key: <api-key>'

const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {'x-api-key': '<api-key>'}};

fetch('https://api.sportsapipro.com/v1/basketball/news', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.sportsapipro.com/v1/basketball/news",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "x-api-key: <api-key>"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.sportsapipro.com/v1/basketball/news"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("x-api-key", "<api-key>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.sportsapipro.com/v1/basketball/news")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["x-api-key"] = '<api-key>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

Overview

Returns a list of the latest sports news articles from various sources, along with information about the news sources. Cache TTL: This endpoint response is cached with a short TTL for fresh news content.

Parameters

integer

Filter news by sport ID (e.g. 1 = Football, 2 = Basketball, 5 = Tennis). Omit for global news across all sports.

integer

Filter news by competition ID (e.g. 7 = Premier League, 11 = LaLiga, 53 = NBA).

integer

Filter news by specific game ID

boolean

Whether to return preview/summary content. Default: true

integer

Maximum number of news articles to return

Parameters appTypeId, langId, timezoneName, and userCountryId are automatically resolved. You can override timezoneName with a specific timezone (e.g., America/New_York). All publishDate fields use ISO 8601 format with a dynamic timezone offset.

Response Structure

array

Array of news article objects

Show News Article Object

integer

Unique news article identifier

string

ISO 8601 timestamp of article publication (with timezone offset)

integer

Reference ID to the news source in newsSources array

string

Article headline/title

string

URL to the article’s featured image

string

Full URL to read the article (includes UTM tracking parameters)

boolean

Whether article is editorial/magazine content

array

Array of news source objects referenced by articles

Show News Source Object

integer

Unique source identifier (matches sourceId in news articles)

string

Display name of the news source

integer

Image asset version number for cache busting

Request Example

curl -X GET "https://api.sportsapipro.com/v1/news?sportId=1&isPreview=true" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

# Sport-scoped shortcut (same result):
curl -X GET "https://api.sportsapipro.com/v1/football/news?isPreview=true" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

const response = await fetch(
  'https://api.sportsapipro.com/v1/news?sportId=1&isPreview=true',
  {
    headers: {
      'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'
    }
  }
);
const data = await response.json();

import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://api.sportsapipro.com/v1/news',
    params={'sportId': 1, 'isPreview': 'true'},
    headers={'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json()

Response Example

{
  "news": [
    {
      "id": 182133693,
      "publishDate": "2025-12-18T13:07:00+00:00",
      "sourceId": 2260,
      "title": "Crunch Time in the Conference League: Crystal Palace & The Fight for the Top 8",
      "image": "https://example.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-1244580595-1024x683.jpg",
      "url": "https://example.com/news/crunch-time-in-the-conference-league-crystal-palace-the-fight-for-the-top-8",
      "isMagazine": true
    },
    {
      "id": 182150817,
      "publishDate": "2025-12-18T13:05:50+00:00",
      "sourceId": 1463,
      "title": "Celtic board talks underway to sack Wilfried Nancy in new Parkhead bombshell",
      "image": "https://www.footballinsider247.com/static/uploads/1/2025/12/Wilfried-Nancy-Celtic-fans-1.jpg",
      "url": "https://www.footballinsider247.com/celtic-board-talks-underway-to-sack-wilfried-nancy-in-new-parkhead-bombshell/",
      "isMagazine": false
    },
    {
      "id": 182150840,
      "publishDate": "2025-12-18T13:02:14+00:00",
      "sourceId": 623,
      "title": "Man City target shock Enzo Maresca swoop if Pep Guardiola leaves next summer",
      "image": "https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/article36422287.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/0_GettyImages-2165160879.jpg",
      "url": "https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/chelsea-man-city-guardiola-maresca-36422315",
      "isMagazine": false
    }
  ],
  "newsSources": [
    {
      "id": 2260,
      "name": "SportsAPI Magazine",
      "imageVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": 1463,
      "name": "Football Insider",
      "imageVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": 623,
      "name": "Mirror",
      "imageVersion": 1
    }
  ]
}

Field Reference

News Article Fields

Field	Type	Description
`id`	integer	Unique article identifier
`publishDate`	string	ISO 8601 publication timestamp with timezone
`sourceId`	integer	Reference to news source
`title`	string	Article headline
`image`	string	Featured image URL
`url`	string	Full article URL with tracking
`isMagazine`	boolean	Editorial/magazine content flag (from internal editorial team)

News Source Fields

Field	Type	Description
`id`	integer	Unique source identifier
`name`	string	Source display name
`imageVersion`	integer	Image cache version

Use Cases

Display latest football news on a sports dashboard
Build a news feed with articles from multiple sources
Filter editorial content using isMagazine flag
Show source attribution with logos using sourceId mapping

Authorizations

x-api-key

string

header

required

Your SportsAPI Pro API key

Query Parameters

competitions

integer

Filter by competition ID (e.g., 132 for NBA)

Example:

132

games

integer

Filter by game ID for match-specific news

limit

integer

default:10

Maximum number of articles to return

Response

200

News articles retrieved successfully

Last modified on June 29, 2026

Basketball News

curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.sportsapipro.com/v1/basketball/news \
  --header 'x-api-key: <api-key>'

const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {'x-api-key': '<api-key>'}};

fetch('https://api.sportsapipro.com/v1/basketball/news', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.sportsapipro.com/v1/basketball/news",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "x-api-key: <api-key>"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.sportsapipro.com/v1/basketball/news"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("x-api-key", "<api-key>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.sportsapipro.com/v1/basketball/news")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["x-api-key"] = '<api-key>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

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Parameters

Response Structure

Request Example

Response Example

Field Reference

News Article Fields

News Source Fields

Use Cases