# ⚽ Flashscore Live Scores & Results Scraper (`hipersoft/flashscore-scraper`) Actor

Scrape live scores, fixtures and results from Flashscore across football, tennis, basketball, hockey and 20+ sports. Pick your sports and day and export one clean row per match: teams, score, league, country, status, kick-off time and match URL as JSON, CSV or Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hipersoft/flashscore-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [hiper soft](https://apify.com/hipersoft) (community)
- **Categories:**
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.0015 / match scraped

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## ⚽ Flashscore Live Scores & Results Scraper

Scrape **live scores, fixtures and results** from **Flashscore** into clean, structured **JSON, CSV or Excel**. Pick your **sports** and the **day** you want — today, yesterday or tomorrow — and pull every match, **one tidy row per game**: **home and away teams, the score, league, country, status, kick-off time and the match URL**. Covers **football, tennis, basketball, ice hockey and 20+ more sports**. Built for sports data feeds, betting models, stats dashboards, alerts and automations.

### Features

- ⚽ **20+ sports** — football, tennis, basketball, ice hockey, American football, baseball, handball, rugby, volleyball, cricket, darts, snooker and more, all from one Actor.
- 🔴 **Live, finished & upcoming** — each match carries a clear status: `live`, `finished` or `scheduled`.
- 🗓️ **Any day** — collect today's matches, yesterday's results or tomorrow's fixtures.
- 🏆 **League & country** — every match is tagged with its competition and country.
- 🔢 **Scores parsed** — numeric home and away scores ready for analysis.
- ⏰ **Kick-off time** — exact start time as an ISO 8601 timestamp.
- 🔗 **Direct match URL** — a ready-to-open link to each match on Flashscore.
- 📄 **Volume control** — set `maxItems` to balance coverage and cost.

### Input

```json
{
  "sports": ["football", "tennis"],
  "day": "today",
  "maxItems": 500
}
```

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `sports` | One or more sports to scrape (e.g. `football`, `tennis`, `basketball`). Each sport's matches for the day are collected and combined. |
| `day` | Which day's matches to collect: `today`, `yesterday` or `tomorrow`. |
| `maxItems` | Maximum matches to collect across all sports (0 = no limit). |
| `maxConcurrency` | How many requests to run in parallel. Leave at the default unless you have a reason to change it. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Proxy settings. Not required by default. |

#### How to use

Choose one or more `sports` and a `day`, then run. The Actor collects every match for those sports on that day and writes one clean row per game. Set `maxItems` to control how much you collect.

### Use cases

- Power a live-scores widget, app or dashboard with fresh match data.
- Feed structured results into betting, prediction or fantasy models.
- Build and refresh a historical results dataset for stats and analysis.
- Track fixtures and kick-off times across many competitions at once.
- Route new results and live updates into alerts, spreadsheets or a database.

### What you get

Each match is one dataset record:

```json
{
  "matchId": "8j6icgee",
  "sport": "football",
  "league": "CAF Champions League - Qualification",
  "country": "Africa",
  "homeTeam": "Aigle Noir (Bur)",
  "awayTeam": "Al-Hilal Omdurman (Sud)",
  "homeScore": 0,
  "awayScore": 2,
  "status": "finished",
  "statusCode": 3,
  "startTime": "2026-09-05T13:00:00.000Z",
  "startTimestamp": 1788613200,
  "url": "https://www.flashscore.com/match/8j6icgee/",
  "leagueUrl": "https://www.flashscore.com/football/africa/caf-champions-league/"
}
```

#### Output schema

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `matchId` | string | Unique identifier for the match. |
| `sport` | string | Sport the match belongs to (e.g. `football`). |
| `league` | string | Competition / league name. |
| `country` | string | Country or region of the competition. |
| `homeTeam` | string | Home team (or first player) name. |
| `awayTeam` | string | Away team (or second player) name. |
| `homeScore` | integer | Home score. `null` before a match starts. |
| `awayScore` | integer | Away score. `null` before a match starts. |
| `status` | string | Match status: `live`, `finished` or `scheduled`. |
| `statusCode` | integer | Numeric status code behind the status label. |
| `startTime` | string | Kick-off time (ISO 8601). |
| `startTimestamp` | integer | Kick-off time as a Unix timestamp (seconds). |
| `url` | string (URL) | Direct link to the match on Flashscore. |
| `leagueUrl` | string (URL) | Link to the competition page on Flashscore. |

### Related Actors

- [ESPN Sports Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/espn-sports-scraper)
- [TheSportsDB Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/thesportsdb-scraper)
- [MLB StatsAPI Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/mlb-statsapi-scraper)
- [TVMaze Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/tvmaze-scraper)

### FAQ

**Do I need a Flashscore account?**
No. Just choose your sports and day and run.

**Which sports are supported?**
Football, tennis, basketball, ice hockey, American football, baseball, handball, rugby union and league, volleyball, cricket, darts, snooker, futsal, floorball, table tennis, badminton, water polo, beach volleyball and esports.

**Can I get live scores?**
Yes. Matches in progress are returned with status `live` and their current score. Re-run the Actor to refresh.

**Can I collect past results or upcoming fixtures?**
Yes. Set `day` to `yesterday` for results or `tomorrow` for fixtures.

**How many matches can I collect?**
As many as the selected sports and day return. Use `maxItems` to control volume and cost.

**What export formats are supported?**
JSON, CSV, Excel and XML, plus the Apify API for programmatic access.

**Can I use this with n8n?**
Yes. Use the [Apify node for n8n](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/n8n) to run this Actor and pull its dataset straight into an n8n workflow — trigger it on a schedule, then route match rows to a database, spreadsheet or messaging step.

**Can I connect it to other tools?**
This Actor connects with almost any cloud service or web app thanks to [integrations on the Apify platform](https://apify.com/integrations). It works with [Make](https://apify.com/integrations/make), [Zapier](https://apify.com/integrations/zapier), [Slack](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/slack), [Airbyte](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/airbyte), [GitHub](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/github), [Google Drive](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/drive) and [many more](https://apify.com/integrations), plus the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2), JavaScript/Python clients and MCP. Or use [webhooks](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/webhooks) to trigger an action whenever a run finishes.

### Notes

Returns only public Flashscore match data — the same information any visitor can see. This is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to Flashscore; "Flashscore" is a trademark of its respective owner. Original clean-room implementation.

# Actor input Schema

## `sports` (type: `array`):

One or more sports to scrape. Choose from the list — for example football, tennis or basketball. Each sport's matches for the selected day are collected and combined.

## `day` (type: `string`):

Which day's matches to collect: today, yesterday or tomorrow.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of matches to collect across all selected sports (0 = no limit; collect everything the feeds return).

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

How many requests to run in parallel. Leave at the default unless you have a reason to change it.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings. Not required by default. If you experience reduced results, enable Apify Proxy for the most reliable access.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "sports": [
    "football"
  ],
  "day": "today",
  "maxItems": 500,
  "maxConcurrency": 3,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

The results as dataset items.

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "sports": [
        "football"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("hipersoft/flashscore-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "sports": ["football"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hipersoft/flashscore-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "sports": [
    "football"
  ]
}' |
apify call hipersoft/flashscore-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,hipersoft/flashscore-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/f8iz3N7iZmkioafh5/builds/f8KLOmHC2XSc9UpFp/openapi.json