ESPN Sports Scores & Teams Scraper

ESPN Sports Scores & Teams Scraper — a fast, reliable espn sports scraper that needs no API key. You pay only for the results you get: failed or empty runs are always free.

This espn sports scraper runs on the Apify platform, so you can call it from the API, run it on a schedule, or export results to JSON, CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets.

What this scraper does

• Extracts structured espn sports data with no browser or API key required
• Returns clean JSON, one record per result — ready for sheets, databases, or apps
• Pay-per-result pricing: you are never charged for a run that returns nothing
• Runs on demand or on a schedule, and integrates with 5,000+ apps via the Apify API and webhooks

What data you get

Each result record includes fields such as:

• Id (id) — e.g. "401859967"
• Name (name) — e.g. "New York Knicks at San Antonio Spurs"
• Short Name (shortName) — e.g. "NY @ SA"
• Date (date) — e.g. "2026-06-14T00:30Z"
• State (state) — e.g. "post"
• Completed (completed) — e.g. true
• Status Detail (statusDetail) — e.g. "Final"
• Home Team (homeTeam) — e.g. "San Antonio Spurs"
• Home Abbreviation (homeAbbreviation) — e.g. "SA"
• Home Score (homeScore) — e.g. "90"
• Home Record (homeRecord) — e.g. "62-20"
• Away Team (awayTeam) — e.g. "New York Knicks"
• Away Abbreviation (awayAbbreviation) — e.g. "NY"
• Away Score (awayScore) — e.g. "94"
• Away Record (awayRecord) — e.g. "53-29"

Input

Field	Type	Description
sport	string	ESPN sport slug, e.g. basketball, football, baseball, hockey, soccer. Combined with 'league' to build the A...
league	string	ESPN league slug for the chosen sport, e.g. nba, nfl, mlb, nhl, eng.1 (Premier League), mens-college-basket...
dataset	string	What to fetch: 'scoreboard' returns games/scores (optionally for a specific date); 'teams' returns the list...
date	string	Optional day for the scoreboard as YYYYMMDD (e.g. 20260613). Leave blank for today's/current games. Ignored...
maxResults	integer	Maximum number of records to return from the single request. Note: this is an UNOFFICIAL/undocumented ESPN ...

Example output

{
  "type": "game",
  "id": "401859967",
  "name": "New York Knicks at San Antonio Spurs",
  "shortName": "NY @ SA",
  "date": "2026-06-14T00:30Z",
  "state": "post",
  "completed": true,
  "statusDetail": "Final",
  "homeTeam": "San Antonio Spurs",
  "homeAbbreviation": "SA",
  "homeScore": "90",
  "homeRecord": "62-20",
  "awayTeam": "New York Knicks",
  "awayAbbreviation": "NY",
  "awayScore": "94",
  "awayRecord": "53-29",
  "venue": "Frost Bank Center",
  "sport": "basketball",
  "league": "nba",
  "url": "https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/401859967",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-12T00:00:00Z"
}

Use cases

• Build fan apps and community tools
• Power stats, price, and card databases
• Feed leaderboards and dashboards
• Enrich content and research

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing at $0.0006 per record. There is no monthly fee and no start fee — and empty or failed runs cost $0, so you only ever pay for data you actually receive.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need an API key or account for the source? No. This espn sports scraper works out of the box with no API key required.

What happens if a run returns no results? You are not charged. Billing is per result, so empty or failed runs are free.

Can I run the espn sports scraper on a schedule? Yes. Use the Apify Scheduler to run it hourly, daily, or on any cron schedule, and get results by webhook or API.

What export formats are supported? Results can be exported as JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or pushed to Google Sheets, a database, or your own app via the Apify API.

Is the data structured? Yes. Every espn sports result is a clean, flat JSON record you can use immediately.