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NCAA API (henrygd)

Open-source MIT API that returns scores, stats, rankings, standings, schedules, brackets, box scores and play-by-play from ncaa.com as JSON; use the rate-limited public instance or self-host.

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Commercial use: not disclosedBetting use: not disclosedToo little discussion
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44

SportDex Score

#93 of 233 sports APIs

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Popularity
18

Brand demand, developer discussions, GitHub repos and videos

Community & reliability
—

Tone of public discussions, liked vs criticised points, reliability complaints; not enough public discussion to judge.

Transparency
75

Public prices, docs, terms and coverage you can check before calling sales

Developer experience
59

Free access, docs, SDKs, OpenAPI, sandbox, realtime delivery, ecosystem

Computed from public data only; uptime and latency are not measured yet. Enterprise feeds that sell by contract score lower on transparency by design. How the score works

Starting price
Not public
Free access
Free tier
Sports
3 (College sports, Basketball…)
Live data
Yes
Delivery
Polling only (REST)
Discussions
0 threads
GitHub adoption
49 repos

Best for

Developers who need free JSON for NCAA scores, stats, rankings and brackets, ideally self-hosted.

College scoreboardsBracket and ranking pagesSelf-hosted stat proxy

Not ideal for

Teams that need guaranteed data rights or reliability on the public instance; it scrapes ncaa.com and is rate-limited.

Limitations to check

  • − Public instance allows 3 requests per second per IP
  • − MIT licence covers the code, not the NCAA data
  • − Author advises self-hosting for reliability

Written from the provider's own pages (source).

Last checked 2026-11-03

NCAA API (henrygd) at a glance

What is NCAA API (henrygd) best for?
Developers who need free JSON for NCAA scores, stats, rankings and brackets, ideally self-hosted. Not ideal for: Teams that need guaranteed data rights or reliability on the public instance; it scrapes ncaa.com and is rate-limited.
How much does NCAA API (henrygd) cost?
NCAA API (henrygd) does not publish prices on the pages we checked.
Does NCAA API (henrygd) have a free tier?
Yes. NCAA API (henrygd) lists a free plan called "Public demo instance" (3 requests per second).
What does NCAA API (henrygd) cover?
NCAA API (henrygd) is a free / open data. Its sports: College sports, Basketball, American football; data: Fixtures, News, Play-by-play, Live scores, Standings, Team stats. Live / in-play data is offered.
Does NCAA API (henrygd) have a WebSocket or streaming API?
No streaming is listed. NCAA API (henrygd) delivers data by REST, so you poll for updates.
What do developers say about NCAA API (henrygd)?
Open-source MIT wrapper that serves ncaa.com data as JSON, with a rate-limited public instance or self-hosting. The only genuine usage evidence is a Cloudflare tutorial video on March Madness analysis. Most digest hits concern the author's unrelated monitoring tool and nothing about reliability, limits or data quality is known.
What are the alternatives to NCAA API (henrygd)?
Close alternatives in the SportDex catalog: MySportsFeeds, DunkAPI, Statorium, NHL Web API (unofficial docs), StatPal.

Commercial decision

Pricing & plan limits

PlanPriceRequestsWhat's included
Public demo instanceFree3 / secondFree, 3 requests/second per IP; self-host for reliabilitysource

Scrapes ncaa.com; data rights belong to NCAA. Author advises self-hosting for reliable long-term use.

Before choosing a paid plan, confirm

• What counts as one request (per call, per market, per region?)

• What happens when you exceed the quota: blocked or billed

• Whether live and historical data are on your plan

• Whether your use (public app, betting, resale) is licensed

The critical question

Data coverage

Sports
College sportsBasketballAmerican football
Data types
FixturesNewsPlay-by-playLive scoresStandingsTeam stats
Key competitions
NCAA football, NCAA basketballsource
Competitions
Not disclosed
Live / in-play
Yes
Women's competitions
Not disclosed
Betting markets
Not disclosed
Bookmaker regions
Not disclosed
Bookmakers
Not disclosed
History depth
Not disclosed
Update frequency
Not disclosed
Name languages
Not disclosed
ID mapping
Not disclosed

Coverage often depends on the plan; confirm the exact league and season on your plan.

Before you build

Usage rights & access

Commercial use
Not disclosed
Betting products
Not disclosed
Redistribution
Not disclosed
Storing data
Not disclosed
Attribution
Not disclosed
Logos & photos
Not disclosed
Who can buy
Individuals, Companiessource
Verification (KYC)
Not required
Not available in
Not disclosed
Only available in
Not disclosed

Free open-source proxy returning JSON for ncaa.com paths

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Developer-ready evaluation

Integration & documentation

Protocols
REST
Formats
JSON
Authentication
none
SDKs
Not disclosed
OpenAPI spec
Available
Claimed latency
Not disclosed
Status page
Not disclosed
Sandbox / test keys
Not disclosed
Support
Not disclosed
SLA uptime
Not disclosed
Preview brief
# Integration brief: NCAA API (henrygd)

Goal: build a feature on NCAA API (henrygd) data. Use only the official documentation below as the source of truth.

## Known facts (from SportDex, verify before relying on them)
- Website: https://github.com/henrygd/ncaa-api
- Docs: https://ncaa-api.henrygd.me/openapi
- OpenAPI spec: https://ncaa-api.henrygd.me/openapi
- Sports: College sports, Basketball, American football
- Data: Fixtures, News, Play-by-play, Live scores, Standings, Team stats
- Protocols: REST; formats: json
- Auth: none
- Free plan: Public demo instance, 3 requests per second
- Note: Scrapes ncaa.com; data rights belong to NCAA. Author advises self-hosting for reliable long-term use.

## Verify before writing code
- live update frequency
- whether commercial use is allowed on the plan you pick
- exact endpoint paths, parameters and response fields (read the official docs, do not guess)

## Implementation rules
- Keep the API key on the server (environment variable, backend route or edge function); never ship it to the browser.
- Cache responses and respect rate limits; count how many requests each screen triggers.
- Handle errors explicitly: invalid key, quota exceeded (429), missing fields, empty fixtures, timeouts.
- Start with one demo request and log the raw response before building UI on assumed field names.

Data quality signals

Data source & company

Official partners
Not disclosed
How data is collected
scraped
Certifications
Not disclosed
Payment methods
Not disclosed
Minimum contract
Not disclosed
Country
Not disclosed
Founded
Not disclosed

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What developers say

Too little discussionfree tier

Open-source MIT wrapper that serves ncaa.com data as JSON, with a rate-limited public instance or self-hosting. The only genuine usage evidence is a Cloudflare tutorial video on March Madness analysis. Most digest hits concern the author's unrelated monitoring tool and nothing about reliability, limits or data quality is known.

Our summary of public discussions, not a rating. Vendor posts are not counted as user opinion.

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Evidence & transparency

Official sources

Facts were extracted from the provider's own pages on 2026-11-03. Empty fields mean the provider does not say, not that the feature is missing. How we know