SportsAPI.app
REST and WebSocket API for 20 sports (football, tennis, basketball, esports, cricket and more): fixtures, live scores, lineups, events and stats.
Our rating in one line: As of 2 Nov 2026, SportsAPI.app scores 80/100 for Transparency (high transparency) and 65/100 for Access & value, ranked #7 of 12 in Multi-sport APIs. These describe what it publishes, not data quality.
- Type
- Developer API
- Sports
- Football, Tennis, Basketball, Esports, Cricket
- Data covers
- International
- From (price)
- Free $0; Starter $29/month; Pro $99/month; Business $999/month
- Delivery
- REST, WebSocket, JSON
- Documentation
- sportsapi.app/docs
- Plan limits
- Free 100/day (10/min); Starter 25,000/day; Pro 150,000/day; Business 3,000,000/day
- Owner / parent
- Not stated
- Affiliate / partner programme
- None found
- Why it's listed here
- Describes itself as a sports data API; no selections or predictions.
- First seen
- Domain registered 30 Jun 2026 (RDAP record for sportsapi.app, source)
At a glance
- Rank
- #7 of 12 · Multi-sport APIs#11 of 15 · Football
- Free access
- Free plan: 100 requests a day, 10 a minute
- MCP server
- Not published
- Status page
- Not published
Scores describe what the provider publishes, not data quality. Not an endorsement.
Transparency score breakdown
| Criterion | What we found (checked 18 Oct 2026) | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing published Pricing published (a paid price with currency, or a stated free-only product) | Free $0; Starter $29/month; Pro $99/month; Business $999/month sportsapi.app ↗ | 30 / 30 |
| Public documentation Public documentation (readable without signing up) | Public docs sportsapi.app ↗ | 20 / 20 |
| Coverage list Coverage list published (sports / competitions) | Coverage listed sportsapi.app ↗ | 15 / 15 |
| Plan limits published Plan limits or allowances published (requests, leagues, features) | Free 100/day (10/min); Starter 25,000/day; Pro 150,000/day; Business 3,000,000/day sportsapi.app ↗ | 10 / 10 |
| Public status page Public status page | Not published | 0 / 10 |
| Company identity Company identity stated (legal entity or address) | Not published | 0 / 10 |
| Delivery method stated Delivery method stated (API, feed, files, app) | REST, WebSocket, JSON sportsapi.app ↗ | 5 / 5 |
| Total | 80 / 100 |
Not published or not found on the provider's own pages = 0 points. How this score works · How to raise a transparency score.
Access & value score breakdown
| Criterion | What we found (checked 18 Oct 2026) | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Free access Free access: ongoing free tier/key/data 20, time-limited trial 10 | Free plan: 100 requests a day, 10 a minute sportsapi.app ↗ | 20 / 20 |
| Entry price Entry price (cheapest published paid plan, GBP): free-only or ≤£10 20 · ≤£40 15 · ≤£100 10 · ≤£400 5 | Cheapest paid plan ≈ £21.75 (published prices: Free $0; Starter $29/month; Pro $99/month; Business $999/month) sportsapi.app ↗ | 15 / 20 |
| Sports covered Sports covered (information only, not scored) | Football, Tennis, Basketball, Esports, Cricket | Info only |
| Data types Data types: 1–2 5 · 3–4 10 · 5+ 15 | fixtures, live scores, lineups, events, statistics sportsapi.app ↗ | 10 / 15 |
| Delivery options Delivery options: REST/HTTP API 5 + push (WebSocket/SSE/webhook) 5 + bulk files 5 + MCP server 5 | API + push sportsapi.app ↗ | 10 / 20 |
| Historical data Historical data or archive published | Not published | 0 / 10 |
| Total | 55 / 85, scaled to 65 / 100 |
Not published or not found on the provider's own pages = 0 points. How this score works.
Where the data covers
Coverage regions come from the competitions the provider lists on its own pages (USA = NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS or NCAA; UK & Ireland = UK/IE racing, Premier League, EFL, Scottish football, UK/IE darts, snooker or cricket; Australia = AFL, NRL, Australian racing or competitions; International = anything else). They are not where the company is based.
| Region | Evidence (as published) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| International | 20 sports incl. Premier League seasons in docs examples | sportsapi.app/docs |
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