# ESPN Scraper - Scores, Standings, Teams, News (`gio21/espn-public-api-scraper`) Actor Scrape ESPN scoreboards, standings, team rosters, schedules across NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, F1, MLS. - **URL**: https://apify.com/gio21/espn-public-api-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Gio](https://apify.com/gio21) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Developer tools, AI - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.50 / 1,000 record scrapeds This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## ESPN Public API Scraper Scrape **ESPN** scoreboards, standings, teams and news headlines across major sports via the public undocumented `site.api.espn.com` endpoints. No auth. For sports apps, betting analytics, fantasy tools, news monitoring. ### Sport / League combos (most common) | Sport | League examples | |-------|-----------------| | `basketball` | `nba`, `wnba`, `mens-college-basketball`, `womens-college-basketball` | | `football` | `nfl`, `college-football` | | `baseball` | `mlb`, `college-baseball` | | `hockey` | `nhl` | | `soccer` | `eng.1`, `esp.1`, `ger.1`, `ita.1`, `fra.1`, `usa.1`, `fifa.world` | | `f1` | `f1` | | `mma` | `mma` | | `tennis` | `atp`, `wta` | | `golf` | `pga`, `lpga` | ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `sport` | String (required) | One of above. | | `league` | String (required) | League identifier (see table). | | `mode` | String (required) | `scoreboard`, `standings`, `teams`, `news`. | | `date` | String | `YYYYMMDD` for scoreboard mode. Default today. | ### Output (scoreboard) ```json { "kind": "game", "sport": "basketball", "league": "nba", "id": "401705108", "date": "2026-05-27T23:00Z", "name": "Boston Celtics at New York Knicks", "status": "STATUS_FINAL", "awayTeam": "Boston Celtics", "awayScore": "108", "homeTeam": "New York Knicks", "homeScore": "112", "venue": "Madison Square Garden", "city": "New York", "broadcast": "ESPN", "url": "https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/..." } ```` ### Pricing $0.0005/record. If this actor helped you, please leave a review on the Apify Store. # Actor input Schema ## `sport` (type: `string`): Sport to query via ESPN public site API. ## `league` (type: `string`): League identifier (e.g. nba, wnba, college-football, nfl, mlb, nhl, fifa.world, eng.1, ger.1, esp.1, mma, atp, lpga). See README for combos. ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to fetch. ## `date` (type: `string`): Optional; defaults to today. ## `debug` (type: `boolean`): Verbose logging. ## Actor input object example ```json { "sport": "basketball", "league": "nba", "mode": "scoreboard", "debug": false } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): Game/standing/team/news rows. Game: id, date, status, awayTeam, homeTeam, scores. Standing: team, wins, losses, gb. News: headline, published, byline, url. # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "league": "nba", "date": "" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("gio21/espn-public-api-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "league": "nba", "date": "", } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("gio21/espn-public-api-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "league": "nba", "date": "" }' | apify call gio21/espn-public-api-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=gio21/espn-public-api-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "ESPN Scraper - Scores, Standings, Teams, News", "description": "Scrape ESPN scoreboards, standings, team rosters, schedules across NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, F1, MLS.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "niV5ICXlEDB6lumvj" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/gio21~espn-public-api-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-gio21-espn-public-api-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/gio21~espn-public-api-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-gio21-espn-public-api-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/gio21~espn-public-api-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-gio21-espn-public-api-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "sport", "league", "mode" ], "properties": { "sport": { "title": "Sport", "enum": [ "basketball", "football", "baseball", "hockey", "soccer", "f1", "mma", "tennis", "golf" ], "type": "string", "description": "Sport to query via ESPN public site API.", "default": "basketball" }, "league": { "title": "League", "type": "string", "description": "League identifier (e.g. nba, wnba, college-football, nfl, mlb, nhl, fifa.world, eng.1, ger.1, esp.1, mma, atp, lpga). See README for combos." }, "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "scoreboard", "standings", "teams", "news" ], "type": "string", "description": "What to fetch.", "default": "scoreboard" }, "date": { "title": "Date YYYYMMDD (scoreboard)", "type": "string", "description": "Optional; defaults to today." }, "debug": { "title": "Debug logs", "type": "boolean", "description": "Verbose logging.", "default": false } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```