TheSportsDB
Open data (free): fixtures, results, metadata, artwork, livescores (premium) for Soccer, Basketball, Baseball, Rugby and more.
Our rating in one line: As of 2 Nov 2026, TheSportsDB scores 80/100 for Transparency (high transparency) and 71/100 for Access & value, ranked #6 of 12 in Multi-sport APIs. These describe what it publishes, not data quality.
- Type
- Open data (free)
- Sports
- Soccer, Basketball, Baseball, Rugby, Motorsport, Cricket, many others
- Data covers
- UK & Ireland, USA, International
- From (price)
- Premium $9/mo; Business $20/mo
- Delivery
- REST, JSON, MCP
- Documentation
- thesportsdb.com/documentation
- Plan limits
- 30 / 100 / 120 requests per minute by plan
- Owner / parent
- Not stated
- Affiliate / partner programme
- None found
- Why it's listed here
- Sells sports data or API access and publishes no selections of its own, so it is listed under Data & API providers.
- First seen
- Domain registered 1 Oct 2013 (RDAP record for thesportsdb.com, source)
At a glance
- Rank
- #6 of 12 · Multi-sport APIs
- Free access
- Free API: 30 requests per minute
- MCP server
- Yes
- 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) | Premium $9/mo; Business $20/mo thesportsdb.com ↗ | 30 / 30 |
| Public documentation Public documentation (readable without signing up) | Public docs thesportsdb.com ↗ | 20 / 20 |
| Coverage list Coverage list published (sports / competitions) | Coverage listed thesportsdb.com ↗ | 15 / 15 |
| Plan limits published Plan limits or allowances published (requests, leagues, features) | 30 / 100 / 120 requests per minute by plan thesportsdb.com ↗ | 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, JSON, MCP thesportsdb.com ↗ | 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 API: 30 requests per minute thesportsdb.com ↗ | 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 ≈ £6.75 (published prices: Premium $9/mo; Business $20/mo) thesportsdb.com ↗ | 20 / 20 |
| Sports covered Sports covered (information only, not scored) | Soccer, Basketball, Baseball, Rugby, Motorsport, Cricket, many others | Info only |
| Data types Data types: 1–2 5 · 3–4 10 · 5+ 15 | fixtures, results, metadata, artwork, livescores (premium) thesportsdb.com ↗ | 10 / 15 |
| Delivery options Delivery options: REST/HTTP API 5 + push (WebSocket/SSE/webhook) 5 + bulk files 5 + MCP server 5 | API + MCP thesportsdb.com ↗ | 10 / 20 |
| Historical data Historical data or archive published | Not published | 0 / 10 |
| Total | 60 / 85, scaled to 71 / 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 |
|---|---|---|
| UK & Ireland | Premier League | thesportsdb.com/documentation |
| USA | MLB, NBA | thesportsdb.com |
| International | World Cup | thesportsdb.com |
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