ESPN Sports Scores & Standings — 30+ Leagues
Pricing
from $2.00 / 1,000 games
Scores, schedules, standings and teams from the unauthenticated JSON feeds espn.com itself uses — NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, college, 20 soccer competitions, ATP/WTA tennis, PGA, F1, UFC — in one flat row schema with pregame odds included. Date ranges back to 2001. Unofficial; no proxy, no key, no standby.
Record type
recordType
Optional
game and summary rows are charged as game/summary; standing and team rows as row; league_summary and error rows are free.
Row type
type
Optional
game (team sports), match (tennis, UFC), session (F1 practice/qualifying/race), leaderboard (golf, one per player).
ESPN id
id
Optional
ESPN event id (game), match id (tennis/UFC), session id (F1) or event:player for golf. Use with espnPath in summary mode.
ESPN uid
uid
Optional
ESPN's composite uid for the row.
League key
league
Optional
The league key you passed (nfl, epl, atp ...) or the raw sport/league path.
League name
leagueName
Optional
Display name of the league.
Sport
sport
Optional
ESPN sport segment: football, basketball, soccer, tennis, golf, racing, mma ...
ESPN path
espnPath
Optional
sport/league path used in the feed URL. Pass league/id pairs to summary mode.
Season
season
Optional
Season year as ESPN labels it.
Season type
seasonType
Optional
1 preseason, 2 regular season, 3 postseason (ESPN's numbering; soccer uses its own ids).
Week
week
Optional
Week number for weekly leagues (NFL, college football).
Tournament
tournament
Optional
Tournament, Grand Prix or fight-card name for athlete sports.
Tournament id
tournamentId
Optional
ESPN tournament/event id for athlete sports.
Round
round
Optional
Tennis round name, F1 session (FP1, Qual, Race) or UFC bout order.
Grouping
grouping
Optional
Tennis draw (mens-singles, womens-doubles ...) or UFC weight class.
Name
name
Optional
Game name as ESPN prints it, or 'A vs B' for matches.
Short name
shortName
Optional
Abbreviated name.
Start (UTC)
date
Optional
Scheduled start in ISO 8601 UTC.
Local date
dateLocal
Optional
Calendar date of the start in your timezone input (default UTC).
End (UTC)
endDate
Optional
End date for multi-day events (golf, tennis tournaments) when ESPN gives one.
Status
status
Optional
scheduled, live, final, postponed, canceled, suspended or delayed.
Status detail
statusDetail
Optional
ESPN's status text (Final, FT, Retired, 'Sat, October 3rd at 7:00 PM EDT').
Completed
completed
Optional
True when the event is over.
Period
period
Optional
Current or final period, set, round or lap count.
Clock
clock
Optional
Display clock at snapshot time.
Competitor type
competitorType
Optional
team or athlete.
Home id
homeId
Optional
ESPN team id, or athlete id for athlete sports (the winner for F1 sessions, the player for golf rows).
Home name
homeName
Optional
Team display name or athlete/pair display name.
Home abbreviation
homeAbbr
Optional
Team abbreviation; null for athletes.
Home short name
homeShortName
Optional
Short team name or 'K. Khachanov' style athlete name.
Home logo URL
homeLogo
Optional
Team logo or country-flag image URL as ESPN serves it. URL only, never bytes.
Home score
homeScore
Optional
Score, or strokes-to-par for golf; null for tennis (see linescores).
Home winner
homeWinner
Optional
True when this side won.
Home record
homeRecord
Optional
Home record string.
Home rank/seed
homeRank
Optional
Poll rank (college) or tournament seed (tennis); null when unranked.
Home country
homeCountry
Optional
Athlete country from the flag; null for teams.
Home linescores
homeLinescores
Optional
Per-period, per-set or per-round scores.
Away id
awayId
Optional
ESPN team id or athlete id; null on golf and F1 rows.
Away name
awayName
Optional
Team display name or athlete/pair display name.
Away abbreviation
awayAbbr
Optional
Team abbreviation; null for athletes.
Away short name
awayShortName
Optional
Short team name or short athlete name.
Away logo URL
awayLogo
Optional
Team logo or country-flag image URL. URL only.
Away score
awayScore
Optional
Score; null for tennis (see linescores).
Away winner
awayWinner
Optional
True when this side won.
Away record
awayRecord
Optional
Road record string.
Away rank/seed
awayRank
Optional
Poll rank or tournament seed; null when unranked.
Away country
awayCountry
Optional
Athlete country from the flag; null for teams.
Away linescores
awayLinescores
Optional
Per-period, per-set or per-round scores.
Winner id
winnerId
Optional
Id of the winning side; null before the end.
Result text
resultText
Optional
ESPN's one-line note for a tennis or UFC match, kept only when 'completed' is true. Null on every row that is not completed — see 'liveNote'.
Live note
liveNote
Optional
ESPN's one-line note for a tennis or UFC match that is not completed: the state of play at fetch time, not a result. ESPN phrases it like a finished match ('bt' = beat) even mid-set, so read it against 'status' and 'completed'. Null once the match is completed.
Position
position
Optional
Leaderboard position (golf) or 1 for the F1 session winner.
Score display
scoreDisplay
Optional
Golf score to par as displayed ('-1', 'E').
Venue
venueName
Optional
Stadium, arena, circuit or tournament venue.
Venue city
venueCity
Optional
City of the venue.
Venue state
venueState
Optional
State/region when ESPN gives one.
Venue country
venueCountry
Optional
Country of the venue.
Indoor
venueIndoor
Optional
True for indoor venues when known.
Court
court
Optional
Tennis court name.
Attendance
attendance
Optional
Attendance when published.
Neutral site
neutralSite
Optional
True when neither side is at home.
Broadcasts
broadcasts
Optional
Broadcaster names ESPN lists for the event.
Odds provider
oddsProvider
Optional
The single sportsbook whose pregame line ESPN shows. Informational only, not for wagering.
Odds details
oddsDetails
Optional
Pregame line as text ('SEA -3.5'). Null for tennis, UFC and finished games.
Spread
spread
Optional
Pregame point spread for the home side.
Over/under
overUnder
Optional
Pregame total.
Home moneyline
homeMoneyline
Optional
Pregame home moneyline (American odds).
Away moneyline
awayMoneyline
Optional
Pregame away moneyline (American odds).
ESPN page
espnUrl
Optional
Link to the ESPN gamecast/tournament page.
Scraped at
scrapedAt
Optional
When this row was fetched (ISO 8601 UTC).
Source host
sourceHost
Optional
ESPN host the row came from.
Leaders
leaders
Optional
Summary mode: statistical leaders [{category, athleteName, teamAbbr, value}].
Scoring plays
scoringPlays
Optional
Summary mode: [{period, clock, teamAbbr, text, homeScore, awayScore}].
Final home win probability
winProbabilityFinal
Optional
Summary mode: last win-probability sample for the home side (0-1).
Team box-score stats
boxscoreTeamStats
Optional
Summary mode: [{teamAbbr, stat, value}] for both teams.
Group
group
Optional
Standings group: conference, division, table or F1 Driver/Constructor Standings.
Group id
groupId
Optional
ESPN group id.
Rank
rank
Optional
Position within the group.
Team id
teamId
Optional
ESPN team id (or driver id for F1 driver standings).
Team name
teamName
Optional
Team display name.
Team abbreviation
teamAbbr
Optional
Team abbreviation.
Team logo URL
teamLogo
Optional
Logo URL as ESPN serves it.
Games played
gamesPlayed
Optional
Games played.
Wins
wins
Optional
Wins.
Losses
losses
Optional
Losses.
Ties/draws
ties
Optional
Ties or draws.
OT losses
otLosses
Optional
Overtime losses (NHL).
Points
points
Optional
Table points (soccer, NHL, F1 championship points).
Win percent
winPercent
Optional
Winning percentage.
Points/goals for
pointsFor
Optional
Points or goals scored.
Points/goals against
pointsAgainst
Optional
Points or goals conceded.
Differential
pointDifferential
Optional
Points or goal difference.
Games behind
gamesBehind
Optional
Games behind the leader.
Streak
streak
Optional
Current streak as displayed.
Playoff seed
playoffSeed
Optional
Playoff seed.
Clincher
clincher
Optional
Clinch marker as displayed (x, y, z ...).
Division record
divisionRecord
Optional
Record within the division.
Conference record
conferenceRecord
Optional
Record within the conference.
Note
note
Optional
Standings rows: qualification note (Champions League, Relegation ...). Free rows: why the Actor departed from the obvious choice, e.g. 'current season listing incomplete; used 2026'.
Rank change
rankChange
Optional
Change in rank since the last update.
All stats
stats
Optional
Every ESPN stat name mapped to its value, so nothing in the standings table is lost.
Slug
slug
Optional
Team slug.
Display name
displayName
Optional
Full team name.
Short display name
shortDisplayName
Optional
Short team name.
Abbreviation
abbreviation
Optional
Team abbreviation.
Location
location
Optional
Team city/location.
Nickname
nickname
Optional
Team nickname.
Color
color
Optional
Primary colour hex.
Alternate color
alternateColor
Optional
Secondary colour hex.
Logo URL
logo
Optional
Logo URL as ESPN serves it. URL only.
Active
isActive
Optional
True for active franchises.
Mode
mode
Optional
Free rows: the mode that was running.
Window
window
Optional
Free rows: the date window of the run.
Requests
requests
Optional
Free rows: ESPN requests made for this league.
Items found
itemsFound
Optional
Free rows: rows found before your filters.
Message
message
Optional
Free rows: what happened ('no fixtures in window — off-season', 'unknown league path', 'ESPN edge returned 403 — run stopped, nothing charged').
Season used
seasonUsed
Optional
Free rows, teams mode: the season the Actor charged for when ESPN's current-season team directory was still incomplete and the previous season's was fuller.
