Overview
The V1 API provides real-time and historical sports data for 9 sports with 30+ REST endpoints and WebSocket for live score updates. Key features:- Sub-100ms response times — pure JSON API, no rendering overhead
- WebSocket real-time — adaptive 1-3s update interval for live scores
- 9 sports — Football, Basketball, Tennis, Hockey, Handball, American Football, Baseball, Volleyball, Rugby
- Full coverage — scores, standings, stats, brackets, news, transfers, play-by-play, lineups, H2H
Base URL Pattern:
https://api.sportsapipro.com/v1/{sport}All requests require the x-api-key header with your API key. The classic per-sport host (https://v1.{sport}.sportsapipro.com) keeps working forever — see path-based URLs.Supported Sports
Authentication
Include your API key in the request header:Quick Start
V1 vs V2 Comparison
Next Steps
- Quickstart — first call in 60 seconds
- Response Format — envelope, errors, cache TTLs
- Scores — live, scheduled, date-range
- Game Detail — events, lineups, stats, play-by-play
- Competitions — standings, results, brackets, transfers
- Teams and Head-to-Head
- Search, News, Images
- WebSocket — real-time updates
- Recipes — copy-paste integrations
- World Cup 2026 — dedicated tournament endpoints