# iSports API

> Asian-based sports data API covering football and basketball: livescore, fixtures, lineups, stats, standings, pre-match and in-play odds, historical data and animation, with a free trial and widgets.

Canonical page: https://sportdex.net/providers/isports-api/  
Last checked: 2026-11-03  
SportDex Score: 45/100 (rank 86; popularity 35, community n/a, transparency 75, developer experience 32)

## Facts
- Type: Sports data API
- Website: https://www.isportsapi.com
- Documentation: https://www.isportsapi.com/en/docs.html
- Pricing page: https://www.isportsapi.com
- Sports: Football (soccer), Basketball
- Data types: Fixtures, Historical data, Injuries, Lineups, Odds, Player stats, Results, Live scores, Standings, Team stats, Widgets
- Protocols: REST
- Delivery: Polling only (REST)
- Live / in-play: yes
- Free tier: no
- Cheapest public paid plan: $49/mo
- Authentication: api key

## Plans
| Plan | Price | Requests | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry (from) | $49/mo | — | Homepage promo says plans start from $49/month; page also mentions a $29-$800/month range |

## Who it is for

Best for: Football and basketball apps that need livescores, fixtures, lineups, odds and history from a self-serve API with a free trial.

Not ideal for: Projects needing other sports; the product pages cover football and basketball only.

Use cases: Livescore apps; Football odds tools; Basketball stats sites

Limitations:
- Football and basketball only
- Auto-renewing subscription, no refunds
- Plan prices on the homepage are ambiguous and the plans page returned 404
- Free trial is 15 days after registration
- Provider disclaims liability for data errors and downtime

## Quick answers

**What is iSports API best for?** Football and basketball apps that need livescores, fixtures, lineups, odds and history from a self-serve API with a free trial. Not ideal for: Projects needing other sports; the product pages cover football and basketball only.

**How much does iSports API cost?** The cheapest public paid plan of iSports API is $49/mo.

**Does iSports API have a free tier?** iSports API has no public free tier, but it offers demo access.

**What does iSports API cover?** iSports API is a sports data api. Its sports: Football (soccer), Basketball; data: Fixtures, Historical data, Injuries, Lineups, Odds, Player stats, Results, Live scores and 3 more. Live / in-play data is offered.

**Does iSports API have a WebSocket or streaming API?** No streaming is listed. iSports API delivers data by REST, so you poll for updates.

**What do developers say about iSports API?** Asian football and basketball data API with livescore, odds and history. Evidence is thin: a few beginner questions and hobby repos use it, and a competitor's spam posts claim its mid-tier plans cost about double. No substantive independent reviews of quality, latency or support.

**What are the alternatives to iSports API?** Close alternatives in the SportDex catalog: SportsDataIO, Sportmonks, Goalserve, API-Sports / API-Football, StatPal.

## What developers say

Asian football and basketball data API with livescore, odds and history. Evidence is thin: a few beginner questions and hobby repos use it, and a competitor's spam posts claim its mid-tier plans cost about double. No substantive independent reviews of quality, latency or support.

Complaints: Said (by a competitor) to be pricey at mid-tier

## Method
Facts were read from the provider's own pages on 2026-11-03. Empty fields mean the provider does not say, not that a feature is missing. Method: https://sportdex.net/methodology/