{"slug": "api-sports", "name": "API-Sports / API-Football", "type": "data_api", "description": "Family of per-sport REST APIs (football first) with fixtures, live scores, standings, player stats and pre-match odds, sold self-serve with a daily-request free plan.", "website": "https://api-sports.io", "country": "France", "sports": ["soccer", "australian-football", "baseball", "basketball", "formula-1", "handball", "ice-hockey", "mma", "american-football", "college-sports", "rugby", "volleyball"], "data_types": ["fixtures", "injuries", "lineups", "odds", "player-stats", "predictions", "scores", "standings", "stats"], "protocols": ["rest"], "free_tier": true, "trial_days": null, "demo": null, "contact_sales_only": false, "min_price": {"price": 19.0, "currency": "USD", "period": "month"}, "plans_count": 4, "commercial_use": "allowed", "betting_use": "license_required", "redistribution": "not_allowed", "rights_basis": "public_terms", "customer_types": [], "live_in_play": true, "sentiment": "mixed", "discussions": 60, "github_repos": 1565, "priority": 9.68, "logo": null, "logo_tone": null, "docs_url": "https://www.api-football.com/documentation-v3", "pricing_url": "https://www.api-football.com/pricing", "status_page_url": null, "founded_year": null, "product": {"name": "API-Football v3", "formats": ["json"], "auth_methods": ["api_key"], "sdk_languages": [], "openapi_url": null, "history_depth": "More than 15 years", "update_frequency": "Live games and events every 15 seconds (stated as indicative in the terms)", "claimed_latency_ms": null}, "plans": [{"name": "Free", "price": 0.0, "currency": "USD", "period": "month", "request_limit": 100, "request_period": "day", "is_free": true, "is_enterprise": false, "summary": "All endpoints and competitions, limited seasons", "source_url": "https://www.api-football.com/pricing", "verified_at": "2026-11-04"}, {"name": "Pro", "price": 19.0, "currency": "USD", "period": "month", "request_limit": 7500, "request_period": "day", "is_free": false, "is_enterprise": false, "summary": "All competitions and endpoints", "source_url": "https://www.api-football.com/pricing", "verified_at": "2026-11-04"}, {"name": "Ultra", "price": 29.0, "currency": "USD", "period": "month", "request_limit": 75000, "request_period": "day", "is_free": false, "is_enterprise": false, "summary": "All competitions and endpoints", "source_url": "https://www.api-football.com/pricing", "verified_at": "2026-11-04"}, {"name": "Mega", "price": 39.0, "currency": "USD", "period": "month", "request_limit": 150000, "request_period": "day", "is_free": false, "is_enterprise": false, "summary": "All competitions and endpoints", "source_url": "https://www.api-football.com/pricing", "verified_at": "2026-11-04"}], "access": {"restricted_countries": null, "available_only_in": null, "customer_types": null, "kyc_required": null, "odds_regions": null, "bookmakers_count": null, "notes": null, "source_url": null}, "usage_rights": {"commercial_use": "allowed", "betting_use": "license_required", "redistribution": "not_allowed", "storage": null, "attribution_required": null, "media_included": true, "terms_url": "https://www.api-football.com/terms", "source_url": "https://www.api-football.com/terms", "basis": "public_terms"}, "data_source": {"official_partners": [], "collection_methods": "Partner feeds and human input (per terms)", "source_url": "https://www.api-football.com/terms"}, "support": {"sla_uptime": null, "channels": ["chat (paid plans, Mon-Fri 7-16 UTC)", "email"], "sandbox": null, "changelog_url": null, "certifications": [], "payment_methods": ["card", "PayPal"], "min_contract": "Prepaid 1, 3, 6 or 12 months on the dashboard, no refunds; monthly via RapidAPI", "source_url": "https://www.api-football.com/terms"}, "coverage": {"competitions_count": 2000, "key_leagues": [], "womens": null, "live_in_play": true, "markets": null, "languages": null, "id_mapping": null, "source_url": "https://api-sports.io/"}, "community": {"summary": "Very widely used for football side projects, prediction models and live-score apps, praised for broad league coverage, decent docs and low price (about $19/month). Complaints: free plan limited to past seasons and 100 requests/day, inconsistent or missing stats, closing odds gaps, a reported quality drop, and thin non-football depth.", "sentiment": "mixed", "topics": ["pricing", "free_tier", "data_quality", "coverage", "docs", "alternatives"], "pros": ["Broad league coverage", "Cheap paid plans", "Well-documented API", "Huge hobby-project adoption"], "cons": ["Free plan lacks current season", "Inconsistent or missing stats", "Reliability drop reported by one app dev", "Limited NCAA and non-football depth"], "evidence": ["https://www.reddit.com/r/algobetting/comments/1ms4fvt/", "https://www.reddit.com/r/sportsanalytics/comments/1uncg1g/", "https://www.reddit.com/r/sportsanalytics/comments/1x4aom1/", "https://www.reddit.com/r/sportsanalytics/comments/1xh6mxd/", "https://github.com/nimeshjm/fantasy-football/issues/115"]}, "discussions_list": [{"platform": "reddit", "title": "Another data project, this time with Python, Go, (some SQL), Docker, Google Cloud Services, Streamlit, and GitHub Actions", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/dataengineering/comments/10jjsfp/", "date": "2023-01-23", "score": 115.0, "where": "r/dataengineering"}, {"platform": "reddit", "title": "Experiences with the different nba.com APIs? Which one would you recommend for play-by-play data to calculate player-specific ORtg or DRtg in a game?", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/13hk3et/", "date": "2023-05-14", "score": 26.0, "where": "r/nba"}, {"platform": "reddit", "title": "I built a daily sports report generator for my kids because I was tired of them needing a screen to check scores", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/comments/1rdi6nt/", "date": "2026-02-24", "score": 25.0, "where": "r/SideProject"}, {"platform": "reddit", "title": "Which clubs actually supply international football? 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Pricing on api-football.com/pricing: plans per sport API, odds included in all plans, widgets free. Each sport is a separate API with its own quota. 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