Sports Injury Report Tracker (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, WNBA)

What does Sports Injury Report Tracker (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, WNBA) do?

Sports Injury Report Tracker returns the current injury report for NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and WNBA teams as one flat table. Each row has the league, team, player, position, status such as Out, Doubtful, Questionable or Day-To-Day, injury type, body part, side, expected return date, fantasy status, last update time, a short news note and a player link. Filter by team or status, and choose one league or all of them.

Why use Sports Injury Report Tracker (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, WNBA)?

• Five leagues in one schema, ready for betting and fantasy tools.
• Status, injury type and return date in structured fields, not free text.
• Team and status filters for focused alerts.
• Short news note per player, with optional full write-up.
• Works logged out; no key needed.

What makes this different

Injury pages differ for every league and mix news with injuries. This Actor returns one clean table across five leagues, drops non-injury news by default, and keeps status and return date as separate fields you can filter and alert on.

How it works

1. Your input — choose leagues and optional team or status filters.
2. The Actor collects it — the Actor reads each league's current injury report.
3. Your output — you get one clean row per injured player.

What data can you extract?

The dataset has 19 fields per row:

Field	Type	Description
league	string	League name.
leagueCode	string	League code such as nfl.
team	string	Team name.
teamId	string	Team identifier.
playerId	string	Player identifier.
player	string	Player name.
position	string	Position abbreviation.
status	string	Out, Doubtful, Questionable, Day-To-Day and so on.
injuryType	string	Type of injury.
bodyPart	string	Body part.
detail	string	Extra detail.
side	string	Left, right or not specified.
returnDate	string	Expected return date.
fantasyStatus	string	Fantasy status label.
updatedAt	string	Last update time (ISO 8601).
shortComment	string	Short news note.
longComment	string	Full news write-up when requested.
playerUrl	string	Player page link.
scrapedAt	string	Collection time (ISO 8601).

How to use Sports Injury Report Tracker (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, WNBA)

1. Open the Actor and go to the Input tab.
2. Pick one or more Leagues, optionally filter by Teams or Statuses, and set Max injuries per league.
3. Optionally set filters and a Max results limit.
4. Click Start. A default run finishes in under a minute.
5. Open the Output tab, then download the dataset or connect it to your tools.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
leagues	array	No	[]	League codes: nfl, nba, mlb, nhl, wnba. Use ["all"] for every league.
teams	array	No	[]	Only injuries for teams whose name contains one of these words, for example Chiefs, Lakers, Yankees.
statuses	array	No	[]	Only these statuses, for example Out, Doubtful, Questionable, Day-To-Day, Injured Reserve. Leave empty for all.
maxInjuries	integer	No	5	Maximum number of injuries returned for each league. Default is 5 for a quick test; set 0 to return everything available.
includeComments	boolean	No	false	Add the longer news write-up for each player (larger rows).
includeNews	boolean	No	false	Also return players marked Active who have a recent status note.
proxyConfiguration	object	No	{"useApifyProxy":false}	Optional. The data is public and works without a proxy.

Output Data

status is the team's designation such as Out or Questionable. returnDate is the expected return when one is given, otherwise null. longComment is only filled when Include full player news is on. Fields that do not apply are null.

A real dataset item:

{
  "league": "NFL",
  "leagueCode": "nfl",
  "team": "Arizona Cardinals",
  "teamId": "22",
  "playerId": "638329",
  "player": "Will Johnson",
  "position": "CB",
  "status": "Questionable",
  "injuryType": "Neck",
  "bodyPart": "Head",
  "detail": "Not Specified",
  "side": "Not Specified",
  "returnDate": "2026-09-27",
  "fantasyStatus": "QUESTIONABLE",
  "updatedAt": "2026-09-20T23:21Z",
  "shortComment": "Johnson (neck) is questionable to return Sunday against the Seahawks.",
  "longComment": null,
  "playerUrl": "https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4685408/will-johnson",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-09-21T10:57:42.134Z"
}

Usage Examples

Every NFL injury

{
  "leagues": [
    "nfl"
  ],
  "maxInjuries": 0
}

Players who are Out in the NBA

{
  "leagues": [
    "nba"
  ],
  "statuses": [
    "Out"
  ],
  "maxInjuries": 0
}

One team across leagues

{
  "leagues": [
    "nfl"
  ],
  "teams": [
    "Chiefs"
  ],
  "includeComments": true,
  "maxInjuries": 0
}

Tips for Best Results

• Schedule the Actor before games and diff the results to get status-change alerts.
• Filter statuses to Out and Doubtful to focus on likely absences.
• Default is 5 results for a fast test; set the max to 0 to get everything available.

Known Limitations

• Reports reflect what teams and leagues have published; timing differs by league.
• Return dates are estimates and often missing.
• Soccer and other leagues are not included.
• Preseason and offseason reports can be short.

Integrations

Run it from the Apify API, on a schedule, or from a webhook. Send results straight to Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, Slack or your own database with Apify's built-in integrations.

Export Formats

Download the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, HTML table or RSS from the Output tab or the API.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does it need an account or API key?

No. It reads public injury report data.

Are non-injury updates included?

Not by default. Turn on Include non-injury news to also return players marked Active with a recent note.

Am I charged for failed results?

No. You are only charged for injuries written to the dataset.

Do I need an account or login?

No. The Actor reads public injury report data and needs no account or key.

Am I charged for failed runs or empty results?

You are only charged for results that are actually written to the dataset.

Can I run it on a schedule?

Yes. Create a Task with your input and add a schedule in Apify Console. With monitor mode on, each scheduled run returns only what changed since the previous one.

Support

Questions or a missing field? Open an issue from the Issues tab on this Actor's page and it will be looked at.

Legal / Responsible Use

You are responsible for using the data in line with the source's terms and applicable law. This Actor is not affiliated with any league or team. Injury information is provided as published and is not medical advice.