TheSportsDB
Crowd-Sourced Sports Data and Artwork
- Authentication
- API Key
- HTTPS
- Yes
- CORS
- Yes
- Category
- Sports & Fitness
- Data source
- public-apis + marcelscruz
- Documentation / URL
- https://www.thesportsdb.com/api.php
Overview
TheSportsDB provides crowd-sourced sports data — key-based (a free test key is available; an invalid key returns 404, verified).
Quick Start
Leagues (replace YOUR_KEY):
curl "https://www.thesportsdb.com/api/v1/json/YOUR_KEY/leagues.php"{ "leagues": [ { "idLeague": "4328", "strLeague": "English Premier League" } ] }Authentication
- Register at thesportsdb.com → API key (free test key available).
- Put it in the URL path:
/api/v1/json/{KEY}/...(invalid → 404, verified).
Rate Limits & Notes
- Free key: 1,000 requests/day (check the docs); paid plans scale.
- Leagues, teams, players, events, and artwork.
FAQ
Is TheSportsDB free? Free tier: 1,000 requests/day; more is paid.
Why 404? Invalid keys return 404 (verified) — register for a key.
What’s the auth style? Key in the URL path.
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