Free Sports APIs — ranked by value

Scores, fixtures, stats

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API-Football (API-Sports) Sports API key Comprehensive football (soccer) data covering 1100+ leagues with fixtures, live scores, lineups, standings, odds and player statistics. 100 req/day
API-Basketball (API-Sports) Sports API key Basketball data API covering the NBA, EuroLeague and hundreds of other leagues with live scores, standings, games and team statistics. 100 req/day
API-Sports (api-sports.io) Sports API key Multi-sport RESTful data platform spanning football, basketball, baseball, hockey, rugby, F1, MMA and more with a permanent free tier. 100 req/day
TheSportsDB Sports API key Open, crowd-sourced sports database with teams, players, events, scores, artwork and TV listings via a free JSON API. 3/min
balldontlie Sports API key Developer-friendly sports API covering 20+ leagues including NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, WNBA and major soccer leagues with games, stats and players. 5 req/min
ESPN (unofficial API) Sports No auth Undocumented JSON endpoints behind ESPN.com providing scores, schedules, standings and summaries across 20+ sports with no API key. No published cap
NHL API (official) Sports No auth The NHL's public api-web.nhle.com endpoints serving schedules, scores, standings, rosters, play-by-play and EDGE stats with no key required. No published cap
Football-Data.org Sports API key Reliable RESTful API for major football competitions with fixtures, results, standings, squads and scorers, including a free tier. 10 req/min
Sportmonks Sports Token Commercial multi-sport data provider with deep football, cricket and F1 coverage including live scores, lineups, odds and predictions. 3k req/hr
SportsDataIO Sports API key Award-winning sports data feeds for NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, soccer and more with scores, odds, projections, stats, news and images. Free trial
OpenF1 Sports No auth Open-source Formula 1 API offering real-time and historical telemetry, lap timing, weather and race control data in JSON and CSV. Fair use
Jolpica-F1 Sports No auth Free open-source Formula 1 API with Ergast-compatible endpoints for historical drivers, constructors, circuits, races and results since 1950. 4 req/sec
The Odds API Sports API key Real-time and historical sports betting odds from dozens of global bookmakers across major leagues, with 500 free credits per month. 500 cr/mo
SportsGameOdds Sports API key Fast, developer-friendly API for real-time and historical betting odds, scores and player props with a generous free tier. 10 req/min
TheRundown Sports API key Unified sports odds and data API delivering real-time lines across 30+ leagues and 16+ sportsbooks with sub-second updates. RapidAPI free
CricketData (cricketdata.org) Sports API key Free cricket data API with live scores, ball-by-ball updates, scorecards, fantasy data and series information in JSON. 100 req/day
CricAPI Sports API key High-bandwidth cricket API providing live scores, match lists, player stats and schedules for international and league cricket. 100 req/day
Entity Sports Cricket API Sports Token Cricket data API with match schedules, live scores, fantasy points and detailed team and player statistics for IPL and global tournaments. Free trial
NBA Stats (stats.nba.com) Sports No auth The official NBA.com undocumented stats endpoints exposing box scores, advanced metrics, shot charts and play-by-play data. No key
MLB Stats API Sports No auth Major League Baseball's official statsapi feeding schedules, live game data, box scores, standings and player statistics with no key. No published cap
Fantasy Premier League API Sports No auth Unofficial public endpoints behind the FPL game exposing players, teams, fixtures, prices and gameweek data with no authentication. No published cap
OpenLigaDB Sports No auth Free crowd-sourced German sports league API with Bundesliga and other league fixtures, results, tables and matchday data. Fair use
Sportradar Sports API key Enterprise-grade B2B sports data covering dozens of sports and leagues with live feeds, stats, schedules and play-by-play via trial keys. 1k req
Strava API Sports OAuth Activity and fitness API exposing athlete runs, rides, segments, routes and performance data via OAuth-authenticated endpoints. 100 req
wger Workout Manager API Sports Token Open-source fitness API providing a large exercise database with muscles, equipment, categories and workout management endpoints. Fair use
Highlightly Sports API Sports API key Real-time video highlights and scores API for football, basketball, hockey and American football across 950+ leagues. Free tier
Football-Data (alt soccer dataset) Sports No auth Free downloadable historical football match results and betting odds datasets across major European leagues going back decades. No key
NBA / data.nba.net (data.nba.com) Sports No auth NBA's public data.nba.net JSON feeds for scoreboards, schedules, standings and player rosters accessible without an API key. No published cap
isportsapi Sports API key Multi-sport data and odds API covering football, basketball, tennis and esports with live scores, lineups and pre-match and in-play odds. Free trial
Sportradar Esports / sportapi.ai Sports API key Developer-focused API for live scores, statistics and comprehensive sports data across multiple leagues with a free starter tier. Free tier
FastF1 Sports No auth Open-source Python library wrapping the official F1 live timing stream and Jolpica/Ergast data for telemetry, timing and session analysis. Fair use
OpticOdds Sports API key Real-time sports betting odds from 200+ sportsbooks with player props, alternate markets, injuries and scheduling data. Free trial
TheSportsDB Highlights / Sports Highlights API Sports API key Real-time sports video highlights API covering football, basketball, hockey and American football leagues worldwide. Free tier
Hyprace F1 API Sports API key Production-ready Formula 1 data API offering an Ergast alternative with historical and current season results and standings. 4k req