# Live Basketball Scores Tracker

**Use case:** 

Track sofascore live scores for basketball across every league in progress right now. This example returns each live game with the current score, quarter or period, status, and tournament, ready for a scoreboard app, a betting model, or a fantasy basketball dashboard. Run it on a schedule to keep a live basketball feed refreshed automatically without a browser or login.

## Input

```json
{
  "mode": "liveEvents",
  "sport": "basketball",
  "date": "2026-07-02",
  "statusFilter": "live",
  "query": "Lionel Messi",
  "events": [
    "12836554"
  ],
  "includeStatistics": true,
  "includeIncidents": true,
  "includeLineups": false,
  "maxItems": 30,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "matchName": {
    "label": "Match",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "tournament": {
    "label": "Tournament",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "country": {
    "label": "Country",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "statusDescription": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "liveMinute": {
    "label": "Minute",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "homeTeam": {
    "label": "Home",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "homeScore": {
    "label": "H",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "awayScore": {
    "label": "A",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "awayTeam": {
    "label": "Away",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "startTime": {
    "label": "Start Time",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "eventUrl": {
    "label": "Link",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [SofaScore Scraper: Live Scores, Stats & Fixtures](https://apify.com/getascraper/sofascore-live-events-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/getascraper/sofascore-live-events-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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