Transfers

GET

transfers

List Transfers

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

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

fetch('https://api.sportsapipro.com/v1/football/transfers', 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/football/transfers",
  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/football/transfers"

	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/football/transfers")

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 transfer activity including player arrivals, departures, loans, and contract extensions. Each transfer includes athlete details, origin/target clubs, transfer fee (if available), and confirmation status.

Query Parameters

string

Comma-separated list of competitor IDs to retrieve transfers for. Either competitors or competitions is required.

string

Comma-separated list of competition IDs to retrieve transfers for. Either competitors or competitions is required.

integer

default:"10"

Maximum number of transfers to return.

boolean

default:"false"

When true, only returns confirmed transfers (excludes rumors).

integer

Application type identifier (resolved automatically).

integer

Language identifier (resolved automatically).

string

Timezone for date/time values (auto-resolved, or specify e.g., America/New_York). All time and contractUntil fields use ISO 8601 format with a dynamic timezone offset.

integer

Country identifier for localization (resolved automatically).

Response Structure

array

Array of transfer records.

Show Transfer Object

integer

Unique transfer identifier.

integer

Transfer type:

1 - Permanent Transfer
2 - Loan
3 - Loan Return
4 - Free Transfer
5 - End of Loan
6 - Youth Promotion
7 - Released
8 - Contract Extension

integer

Origin club/competitor ID.

integer

Target/destination club/competitor ID.

string

ISO 8601 timestamp of transfer announcement.

string

Transfer fee or description (e.g., “€50M”, “Free”, “Contract Extension”, ”-”).

integer

ID of the athlete being transferred.

integer

Status identifier:

1 - Rumor
2 - Confirmed

string

Human-readable status (e.g., “Confirmed”, “Rumor”).

integer

Player position ID:

1 - Goalkeeper
2 - Defender
3 - Midfielder
4 - Forward

integer

Athlete image version number.

boolean

Whether this is an incoming transfer for the queried competitor.

boolean

Whether this is an outgoing transfer for the queried competitor.

string

ISO 8601 timestamp of contract end date (for extensions/new signings).

array

Array of athlete details referenced in transfers.

Show Athlete Object

integer

Unique athlete identifier.

string

Full athlete name.

string

Short/display name.

string

URL-safe name slug.

integer

Sport identifier.

integer

Current club ID.

string

Current club name.

integer

Country ID of athlete’s nationality.

integer

Image version for athlete photo.

integer

Popularity ranking score.

string

When the athlete record was created.

array

Array of competitor/club definitions referenced in transfers.

array

Array of country definitions.

array

Array of sport definitions.

Transfer Types

Type ID	Name	Description
1	Permanent Transfer	Standard purchase with transfer fee
2	Loan	Temporary move to another club
3	Loan Return	Player returning from loan
4	Free Transfer	Move without transfer fee (contract expired)
5	End of Loan	Loan period concluded
6	Youth Promotion	Promoted from youth/academy team
7	Released	Contract terminated
8	Contract Extension	Existing contract renewed

Status Values

Status ID	Name	Description
1	Rumor	Unconfirmed transfer speculation
2	Confirmed	Officially announced transfer

Position IDs

Position ID	Name
1	Goalkeeper
2	Defender
3	Midfielder
4	Forward

Example Request

# Get confirmed transfers for Manchester City
curl -X GET "https://api.sportsapipro.com/v1/football/transfers?competitors=110&limit=5&onlyConfirmed=true" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

# Get all transfers for Premier League
curl -X GET "https://api.sportsapipro.com/v1/football/transfers?competitions=7&limit=20" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Example Response

{
  "transfers": [
    {
      "id": 346356,
      "type": 8,
      "origin": 110,
      "target": 110,
      "time": "2025-10-03T19:19:28.11",
      "price": "Contract Extension",
      "athleteId": 79620,
      "statusId": 2,
      "statusName": "Confirmed",
      "positionId": 4,
      "ImageVersion": 39,
      "isArrival": true,
      "isDeparture": false,
      "contractUntil": "2031-06-30T16:00:00+00:00"
    },
    {
      "id": 345376,
      "type": 2,
      "origin": 110,
      "target": 945,
      "time": "2025-09-02T14:29:15.59",
      "price": "-",
      "athleteId": 1853,
      "statusId": 2,
      "statusName": "Confirmed",
      "positionId": 3,
      "ImageVersion": 87,
      "isArrival": false,
      "isDeparture": true
    }
  ],
  "athletes": [
    {
      "id": 79620,
      "name": "Savinho",
      "nameForURL": "savinho",
      "sportId": 1,
      "clubId": 110,
      "nationalityId": 21,
      "imageVersion": 39,
      "clubName": "Manchester City"
    },
    {
      "id": 1853,
      "name": "Ilkay Gündoğan",
      "shortName": "Gündoğan",
      "nameForURL": "ilkay-gundogan",
      "sportId": 1,
      "clubId": 945,
      "nationalityId": 4,
      "imageVersion": 87,
      "clubName": "Galatasaray"
    }
  ],
  "competitors": [
    {
      "id": 110,
      "name": "Manchester City",
      "shortName": "Man City",
      "imageVersion": 1,
      "color": "#ABD1F5"
    },
    {
      "id": 945,
      "name": "Galatasaray",
      "imageVersion": 3,
      "color": "#FC8C1A"
    }
  ],
  "countries": [...],
  "sports": [...]
}

Use Cases

Transfer News: Display latest signings and departures for a club
Transfer Window Activity: Track all moves during transfer windows
Contract Tracking: Monitor contract extensions and renewals
Loan Management: View loan moves in and out
Rumor Mill: Show unconfirmed transfer speculation (with onlyConfirmed=false)

Notes

Use onlyConfirmed=true in production to avoid showing unverified rumors
The isArrival and isDeparture flags are relative to the queried competitor
For contract extensions, origin and target will be the same club
The price field may contain fee amounts, descriptions, or ”-” for undisclosed
Athlete details are provided in the athletes array, linked by athleteId

Authorizations

x-api-key

string

header

required

Your SportsAPI Pro API key

Query Parameters

sports

integer

Sport ID (1 = Football)

Example:

1

Response

200 - application/json

Transfers list retrieved successfully

Last modified on June 29, 2026

List Transfers

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

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

fetch('https://api.sportsapipro.com/v1/football/transfers', 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/football/transfers",
  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/football/transfers"

	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/football/transfers")

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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Overview

Query Parameters

Response Structure

Transfer Types

Status Values

Position IDs

Example Request

Example Response

Use Cases

Notes

Authorizations

Query Parameters

Response