Best Esports APIs in 2026

The esports data APIs developers actually use: who covers it, what it costs to start and what the community says.

How this list is built: Providers that list esports explicitly, then the strongest multi-sport feeds, ordered by the SportDex Score. SportDex Score explained. No provider pays to be here.

Short answer: PandaScore (65/100), OpenDota (56/100) and Riot Games API (56/100) lead this list of 15 providers in 2026. Last checked 2026-11-04.

1
1. PandaScore
Esports data
Esports statistics and odds provider covering 13 titles such as LoL, CS, Dota 2 and Valorant, with REST API for fixtures and history plus WebSocket live feeds.
Free tierfrom €400/mo⚡ Streaming8 discussions195 GitHub repos
65Score
What developers say
Esports data provider with REST API covering LoL, CS, Dota and others. Seen in dev questions for upcoming-match apps and a few GitHub wrappers and bots. Community remarks are sparse and mostly old: one user notes odds are paywalled, and it appears as one of few usable esports APIs. No real user verdict on quality or pricing.
Liked
- + One of few dedicated esports APIs
- + Used for LoL and CS match schedules
Watch out
- − Odds data not free
from €400/moFull profile Website
2
2. OpenDota
Esports data
Open-source Dota 2 data platform with a public REST API for matches, players, heroes and parsed replays; free usage with a paid premium key for heavy use.
Free tier16 discussions500 GitHub reposMostly positive
56Score
What developers say
Open-source Dota 2 data API widely used in hobby apps, ML projects and Stack Overflow questions. Praised as an excellent, flexible resource with parsed match data and estimated MMR. Free use is rate limited (about 60 requests per minute), and users report 429 errors, occasional unresponsiveness and trouble obtaining a premium key.
Liked
- + Excellent, flexible data for Dota 2
- + Free tier with open-source platform
Watch out
- − Rate limits and 429 errors
- − Occasional unresponsiveness
Free tierFull profile Website
3
3. Riot Games API
Esports data
Official Riot Games developer API giving League of Legends player, match-history, ranked and live-game data, with free developer keys and a production approval path.
Free tier70 discussions2.9k GitHub repos
56Score
What developers say
Official Riot API for League of Legends, TFT and Legends of Runeterra data, with free dev keys. Mentions are mostly old announcements: launch, an early scraping ban pushing developers to the API, match-history deadlines, and API challenges. Libraries such as Cassiopeia show lasting use, but there is little recent user opinion on limits or quality.
Liked
- + Official API with free developer keys
- + Long-lived community libraries and contests
Watch out
- − Scraping not allowed, API-only policy
Free tierFull profile Website
4
4. KashRock
Esports data
Esports data API with player props, lines, match schedules, live player stats and graded results across 9 titles, offering REST, WebSocket, SDKs and an MCP server.
Free tierfrom $29.99/mo⚡ Streaming5 discussions
50Score
What developers say
Esports and player-prop data API in beta with REST, WebSocket and MCP. All posts are the developer's own promotion (testers wanted, discounts, Bet365 esports odds). No independent reviews of quality, latency or pricing.
from $29.99/moFull profile Website
5
5. STRATZ
Esports data
Dota 2 analytics platform exposing a free GraphQL API over parsed public matches, players, heroes and leagues; access with a token generated after Steam login.
Free tier3 discussions130 GitHub reposMixed
46Score
What developers say
Free Dota 2 GraphQL API commonly paired with OpenDota; hobby projects use it as a fallback when matches are unparsed, and a streamer tool and several analysers depend on it. Token requires a Steam login, and one Stack Overflow thread flags odd ability metadata.
Liked
- + Free GraphQL access
- + Fallback when OpenDota lacks parsing
Watch out
- − Inconsistent ability metadata
- − Setup needs Steam login token
Free tierFull profile Website
6
6. FACEIT Data API
Esports data
Official FACEIT Data API v4 covering games, matches, match stats, players, teams, hubs, championships, leaderboards and rankings for competitive esports, mostly CS2.
Free tier358 GitHub repos
44Score
What developers say
Official FACEIT Data API v4 for CS2 matches, players, hubs and rankings. Evidence is limited to a handful of repos such as a Python wrapper, a browser helper and a rating analysis. There is no real discussion of rate limits, data quality or alternatives, so developer sentiment is unknown.
Liked
- + Official API with Python wrapper available
- + Used for rating and stats analysis projects
Free tierFull profile Website
7
7. BALLDONTLIE
Sports data API
Unified REST API for scores, box scores, stats, odds and player props across 20+ leagues (NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, soccer, tennis, golf, F1, MMA, esports), plus webhooks and an MCP server.
Free tier2-day trialfrom $9.99/moLive data15 discussions902 GitHub reposMostly positive
79Score
What developers say
Long-popular free NBA stats API, now covering NBA, NFL, MLB and EPL with a free tier and paid keys. Beginners use it for tutorials, React projects and portfolio apps; betting and fantasy builders pair it with odds feeds. Recommended as an alternative to nba_api and API-Sports. Little discussion of reliability or pricing.
Liked
- + Free tier and easy start for learners
- + Simple REST endpoints with decades of NBA history
Watch out
- − Free tier limited to subset of endpoints
- − CORS issues for browser apps
from $9.99/moFull profile Website
8
8. GRID
Esports data
Official esports data platform sourcing events directly from game servers for CS2, League of Legends, Dota 2, VALORANT and Rainbow Six Siege, with odds, stats, historical data and widgets for betting, media and rights holders.
Demo access⚡ Streaming75 GitHub repos
42Score
What developers say
Official esports data platform. Almost all digest hits are unrelated (ggplot2 packages, spreadsheet tools, grid libraries). One esports analytics repo may use it. No genuine user discussion on quality, price or access was found.
Contact salesFull profile Website
9
9. Oddiwire
Esports data
Esports odds API relaying ODDIN.GG live and prematch markets for LoL, CS2, Dota 2, Valorant and others, via REST and realtime SSE, with no-vig probabilities.
Free tierDemo accessfrom $29/mo⚡ Streaming
42Score
What developers say
Esports odds API resold from Oddin.gg data. Digest shows only an API Evangelist company profile; nothing from real users about quality, price or latency.
from $29/moFull profile Website
10
10. The Odds API
Odds API
Bookmaker odds for dozens of sports via a simple JSON API, covering moneyline, spreads, totals, outrights and some player props, plus scores and historical snapshots. Credit-based billing.
Free tierfrom $30/moLive data159 discussions2.4k GitHub reposMostly positive
83Score
What developers say
Widely used for pulling bookmaker odds into fantasy tools, arbitrage scanners and betting models; many GitHub repos and tutorials build on it. Users like the free tier and breadth of markets and books. Complaints: modest refresh rate, historical odds limited to one day per call and gaps in snapshots, no prop results or match outcomes, some books paid-only.
Liked
- + Free tier for quick odds checks
- + Broad sports and bookmaker coverage
Watch out
- − Refresh rate not the best
- − Historical odds fetched one day at a time
from $30/moFull profile Website
11
11. Liquipedia
Esports data
Esports wiki network whose LiquipediaDB API exposes tournament, match and team data across many games; access granted on approved request, rate limited, content under CC-BY-SA.
6 discussions253 GitHub reposMixed
33Score
What developers say
Esports wiki whose database API powers match calendars, schedule sites and wrapper libraries for several games. Developers like the community-maintained coverage, but access is by approval, rate limited and restricted to non-commercial use under CC-BY-SA, so many ask for JSON or fall back to scraping. Real-time competition APIs are said to be faster.
Liked
- + Broad community-curated esports coverage
- + Basis for calendars and schedule sites
Watch out
- − API access limited to approved, non-commercial use
- − Rate limited
Price not publicFull profile Website
12
12. DATA.BET
B2B data feed
Sportsbook supplier offering a managed odds feed, risk management, widgets and prediction markets for sports, esports and virtual sports, integrated through a documented partner API.
Demo access581 GitHub repos
50Score
What developers say
B2B sportsbook odds feed supplier. The only digest items are GitHub repos matched on a generic name, with nothing showing they use this provider. No community discussion, reviews or pricing feedback was found.
Contact salesFull profile Website
13
13. Abios
Esports data
Esports data provider with pre-match, historical and live data across tiers of play, plus odds feed, bet builder and live scoreboard widgets for operators.
Live data11 GitHub repos
28Score
What developers say
B2B esports data provider. Thin evidence: a 2018 user says its focus is selling the API rather than a consumer calendar, and a few old community wrappers exist (Python, Clojure). A recent live-esports service repo is the only newer sign of use. Little current user opinion.
Contact salesFull profile Website
14
14. Oddin.gg
Esports data
Esports-focused betting supplier offering odds, official tournament data through an API for traders, widgets, fast betting simulated matches and casino content for operators.
Live data19 GitHub repos
27Score
What developers say
Esports betting data supplier with odds and tournament feeds for operators. Almost no independent discussion: the digest holds a self-serve reseller's promo video, a repo for a reseller's API, and conference or profile hits. Nothing is known about quality, price or reliability from real users.
Contact salesFull profile Website
15
15. Bayes Esports
Esports data
Esports data company offering Live Odds (aggregated provider feeds via one API), Live Data for CS, Dota 2 and LoL, and a public fixtures API.
23Score
What developers say
Esports data company. Developers mention it as a paid source for League of Legends data, and there is a small auth helper and an intern project. No real reviews of price, quality or support.
Watch out
- − Paid access
Contact salesFull profile Website