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Only directory submissions and the vendor's own example repos turned up, with no independent user feedback. Its documented 20-30 second lag behind broadcast matters for latency-sensitive use. Older forum threads are generic requests for sports APIs.", "sentiment": "insufficient", "topics": ["latency", "free_tier"], "pros": ["Official clients and MCP examples"], "cons": ["About 20-30 seconds behind broadcast"], "evidence": ["https://github.com/ElcoDevRepos/realtime-sports-api-python", "https://github.com/ElcoDevRepos/realtime-sports-api-examples", "https://github.com/APIs-guru/openapi-directory/issues/3530"]}, "discussions_list": [], "repos": [{"platform": "github", "title": "ElcoDevRepos/realtime-sports-api-examples", "url": "https://github.com/ElcoDevRepos/realtime-sports-api-examples", "date": "2026-10-19", "score": 0.0, "where": null}, {"platform": "github", "title": "api-evangelist/realtimesportsapi-com", "url": "https://github.com/api-evangelist/realtimesportsapi-com", "date": "2026-10-31", "score": 0.0, "where": null}, {"platform": "github", "title": "ElcoDevRepos/realtime-sports-api-python", "url": "https://github.com/ElcoDevRepos/realtime-sports-api-python", "date": "2026-10-05", "score": 0.0, "where": null}, {"platform": "github", "title": "ElcoDevRepos/realtime-sports-api-js", "url": "https://github.com/ElcoDevRepos/realtime-sports-api-js", "date": "2026-10-05", "score": 0.0, "where": null}], "videos": [], "notes": "Annual prices 10x monthly (2 months free). Overage $2 per 1,000 calls capped at $25/month by default. Explicitly not for in-play betting; no SLA.", "checked_at": "2026-11-03", "alternatives": ["entity-sport", "sportrix", "api-sports", "my-sports-feeds", "highlightly"], "fit": {"best_for": "Developers of score trackers, fantasy tools and dashboards who want live scores and play-by-play for US leagues and soccer through REST, WebSocket or webhooks, starting free.", "not_for": "In-play betting or trading, since data runs 20-30 seconds behind the broadcast and there is no SLA; also anyone needing resale rights.", "use_cases": ["Live score apps", "Play-by-play trackers", "Fantasy dashboards"], "limitations": ["Data runs about 20-30 seconds behind broadcast", "Free plan allows 125 calls per month", "Webhooks start at the Starter plan", "Betting data and over 500k calls per month need a sales contact", "Not an official league data provider and no SLA"], "source_urls": ["https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/pricing", "https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/terms", "https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api-docs"]}, "score": {"overall": 46, "popularity": 21, "community": null, "transparency": 80, "developer": 57, "confidence": "none", "reliability_flags": [], "rank": 75}}