Live Sports Scores & Schedules API - NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, College & Soccer

Live scores, results and upcoming fixtures for 23 leagues in one actor: game status and clock, score by period, venue, TV channel, team records and the betting line - plus standings, team box scores and play-by-play. Ideal for scoreboards, sports apps, bots, newsletters and AI agents.

Leagues: NBA, WNBA, NCAA Men's Basketball, NCAA Women's Basketball, NFL, College Football, NHL, MLB, Premier League, EFL Championship, LaLiga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Eredivisie, Primeira Liga, Scottish Premiership, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, MLS, Liga MX, Brasileirao, A-League Men.

Built for live scoreboards, sports apps, Discord/Telegram bots, newsletters and AI agents, spreadsheets and AI agents. No API key, no browser, no login - fast and cheap.

What you get

Data type	One row per	Highlights
Team game logs	team per game	Team stats, spread, moneyline (+ draw), total, ATS result, O/U result
Schedule & scores	game	Status, score, venue, TV, records, opening vs current spread/total/moneyline
Play-by-play	play	Period, clock, play type, text, score, players involved, shot coordinates
Standings	team	Wins/losses/draws, points, goal or point differential, streak, home/road

Every row is flat (no nested JSON), so it drops straight into Excel, Google Sheets, pandas or a database.

How to use

1. Pick a league, then what data you want.
2. Choose a season (e.g. 2026) or a date range - or leave both empty for the most recent games.
3. Optionally filter by teams and players.
4. Run, then download as JSON, CSV or Excel, or pull it via the API.

Examples

Today's and upcoming NBA games with live scores:

{
  "league": "nba",
  "dataType": "games",
  "daysAhead": 2
}

Premier League results for a date range:

{
  "league": "epl",
  "dataType": "games",
  "dateFrom": "2026-09-19",
  "dateTo": "2026-09-21"
}

Current NFL standings:

{
  "league": "nfl",
  "dataType": "standings"
}

Play-by-play for one team's game:

{
  "league": "nhl",
  "dataType": "playByPlay",
  "teams": [
    "EDM"
  ],
  "daysBack": 1
}

Sample output (game with betting lines)

{
  "league": "NFL",
  "season": "2026",
  "seasonType": "regular",
  "week": 4,
  "gameId": "401872965",
  "gameDate": "2026-10-04T13:30Z",
  "gameDateET": "2026-10-04",
  "name": "Indianapolis Colts at Washington Commanders",
  "status": "STATUS_SCHEDULED",
  "statusDetail": "10/4 - 9:30 AM EDT",
  "completed": false,
  "homeTeamId": "28",
  "homeTeam": "WSH",
  "homeTeamName": "Washington Commanders",
  "homeScore": 0,
  "homeRecord": "1-2",
  "awayTeamId": "11",
  "awayTeam": "IND",
  "awayTeamName": "Indianapolis Colts",
  "awayScore": 0,
  "awayRecord": "1-2",
  "winner": null,
  "venue": "Tottenham Hotspur Stadium",
  "city": "London",
  "neutralSite": true,
  "attendance": 0,
  "broadcasts": "NFL Net",
  "oddsProvider": "Draft Kings",
  "oddsDetails": "IND -3",
  "homeSpread": 3,
  "homeSpreadOpen": -1.5,
  "total": 47.5,
  "totalOpen": 48.5,
  "homeMoneyline": 136,
  "awayMoneyline": -162,
  "drawMoneyline": null,
  "homeMoneylineOpen": -110,
  "awayMoneylineOpen": -110
}

Pricing

Pay only for rows you get - see the Pricing tab. Play-by-play rows are priced lower because each game has hundreds of them. Use Max rows or the run's maximum cost to cap spending, and Only new games on schedules so you never pay twice for the same game.

Automate it

• Schedule a daily run (Schedules → Create) with Only new games enabled to keep a database or spreadsheet current.
• Connect to Google Sheets, Zapier, Make, n8n or webhooks from the Integrations tab.
• Call it from code with the Apify API or from AI agents via the Apify MCP server.

FAQ

How fresh is the data? Box scores are available minutes after a game ends; schedules and lines are fetched live on every run.

Which betting lines are included? The primary sportsbook line published on ESPN (usually DraftKings): closing spread, moneyline (plus the draw for soccer) and total on game logs, and opening vs current lines on the schedule.

What if there are no games right now? With no dates set, the actor returns the most recent game day (or, for schedules, the next one) instead of an empty result.

Can I get historical seasons? Yes - set Season to any past season ESPN has box scores for. Soccer seasons are written like "2025-26" (MLS and Brasileirao use a single year).

Disclaimer

This actor is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to ESPN, DraftKings or any league. It collects publicly available factual sports statistics. It only reads publicly accessible data and grants you no rights in it: you are responsible for making sure your use complies with the data source's terms of use and applicable laws (including copyright, database and privacy laws).