# Sports Injury Report Tracker (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, WNBA) (`mrdoe/sports-injury-report-tracker`) Actor

Injury reports for NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and WNBA teams: player, position, status (Out, Questionable, Day-To-Day), injury type, body part, expected return date and latest news. Filter by team and status. No login.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/mrdoe/sports-injury-report-tracker.md
- **Developed by:** [MrDoe](https://apify.com/mrdoe) (community)
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.79 / 1,000 results

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

![Sports Injury Report Tracker (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, WNBA) - NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL injury reports with status and return dates](https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/kE36venAoVchGsE6b/records/sports-injury-report-tracker--hero.png)

### 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

![Sports Injury Report Tracker (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, WNBA) workflow: your input, collection, output](https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/kE36venAoVchGsE6b/records/sports-injury-report-tracker--how-it-works.png)

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)

![Sports Injury Report Tracker (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, WNBA) input form](https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/kE36venAoVchGsE6b/records/sports-injury-report-tracker--input.png)

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

![Sports Injury Report Tracker (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, WNBA) dataset table](https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/kE36venAoVchGsE6b/records/sports-injury-report-tracker--output.png)

`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`.

![Sports Injury Report Tracker (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, WNBA) field map of one record](https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/kE36venAoVchGsE6b/records/sports-injury-report-tracker--fields.png)

A real dataset item:

```json
{
  "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

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

#### Players who are Out in the NBA

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

#### One team across leagues

```json
{
  "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.

# Actor input Schema

## `leagues` (type: `array`):

League codes: nfl, nba, mlb, nhl, wnba. Use \["all"] for every league.

## `teams` (type: `array`):

Only injuries for teams whose name contains one of these words, for example Chiefs, Lakers, Yankees.

## `statuses` (type: `array`):

Only these statuses, for example Out, Doubtful, Questionable, Day-To-Day, Injured Reserve. Leave empty for all.

## `maxInjuries` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of injuries returned for each league. Default is 5 for a quick test; set 0 to return everything available.

## `includeComments` (type: `boolean`):

Add the longer news write-up for each player (larger rows).

## `includeNews` (type: `boolean`):

Also return players marked Active who have a recent status note.

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

Optional. The data is public and works without a proxy.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "leagues": [
    "nfl",
    "nba"
  ],
  "teams": [],
  "statuses": [],
  "maxInjuries": 5,
  "includeComments": false,
  "includeNews": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

No description

# 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 = {
    "leagues": [
        "nfl",
        "nba"
    ],
    "maxInjuries": 5
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("mrdoe/sports-injury-report-tracker").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 = {
    "leagues": [
        "nfl",
        "nba",
    ],
    "maxInjuries": 5,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("mrdoe/sports-injury-report-tracker").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 '{
  "leagues": [
    "nfl",
    "nba"
  ],
  "maxInjuries": 5
}' |
apify call mrdoe/sports-injury-report-tracker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,mrdoe/sports-injury-report-tracker"
        }
    }
}
```

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/hJQPKfUJa4Bm5UXkB/builds/kFOpTbFtSMXJOAXGh/openapi.json