# Yahoo Sports API Scraper (`rl1987/yahoo-sports-api-scraper`) Actor

Scrape public Yahoo Sports data (scores, schedules, standings, teams, players and game box scores) by league via the app's public mrest API. No account needed.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rl1987/yahoo-sports-api-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [R.L.](https://apify.com/rl1987) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.50 / 1,000 scores/schedule rows

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.
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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

## Yahoo Sports API Scraper

Scrape public Yahoo Sports data — scores & schedules, standings, teams, players and game box
scores — by league. No account or API key is required: the actor talks directly to the public
`mrest.sports.yahoo.com` API used by the Yahoo Sports Android app.

### What it extracts

| Mode | Endpoint (all `GET`, no auth) | Record |
|------|-------------------------------|--------|
| `scores` | `/sport/{league}/gamesWrapped?date=&tz=` (or `?week=`) | Games: home/away teams, scores, status, start time, odds, venue |
| `standings` | `/sport/{league}/standingsTable` | Standings rows: team, W/L/T, Pct, GB, PF/PA, division/conference, streak |
| `teams` | `/sport/{league}/teams` | Team list: id, name, abbreviation, colors, conference/division |
| `team` | `/team/{id}` + `/team/{id}/seasonStatRanks` | Team detail + current record/rank + stat rankings |
| `player` | `/athlete/{id}` | Player bio: height/weight, DOB, college, draft info |
| `game` | `/game/{id}/details` | Box score: per-period scores, stat leaders, team stat comparisons |

### Input

- **league** (required) — a Yahoo sport symbol (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, Premier League, etc.).
- **mode** (required) — `scores`, `standings`, `teams`, `team`, `player`, or `game`.
- **date** — for `scores` (YYYY-MM-DD or relative like `2 days`); defaults to today.
- **week** — week number for week-based leagues (NFL/NCAAF/CFL).
- **season** — optional season year for standings/team (best-effort passthrough).
- **team** — team id or name for `team` mode (e.g. `nfl.t.2`, `Buffalo Bills`, `BUF`).
- **player** / **game** — ids for the corresponding modes.
- **maxItems** — max records (0 = unlimited).

Example inputs:

```json
{ "league": "nfl", "mode": "scores", "date": "2026-09-13" }
{ "league": "nfl", "mode": "standings" }
{ "league": "soccer.l.fbgb", "mode": "teams" }
{ "league": "nfl", "mode": "team", "team": "Buffalo Bills" }
{ "league": "nfl", "mode": "game", "game": "nfl.g.20260913019" }
{ "league": "nfl", "mode": "player", "player": "nfl.p.29369" }
```

### Output

Flat records with a `type` field (`score`, `standings`, `team`, `player`, `game`) in a single
dataset. Pay-per-result pricing: each pushed record is charged per its type.

### Notes

- The underlying API is the app's own public endpoint, so no authentication or TLS bypass is
  needed. Residential proxy is the default (Apify Proxy) for reliability/scale.
- Data is served from Yahoo's CDN with `cache-control` of 5–15 minutes; a re-run within that
  window returns the same cached result.
- Leagues that are out of season (e.g. NBA in September) legitimately return empty `Games[]`.

### Terms of service

This actor scrapes publicly available sports data. Ensure your use complies with Yahoo's
terms of service and applicable law.

# Actor input Schema

## `league` (type: `string`):

The sports league to scrape (Yahoo sport symbol). Common leagues are listed; you can also type any other symbol such as soccer.l.fbes.

## `mode` (type: `string`):

What to scrape: games/scores, standings, the team list, a single team, a single player, or a single game box score.

## `date` (type: `string`):

Date for scores/schedule mode (YYYY-MM-DD, or a relative value like '2 days'). Defaults to today when empty.

## `week` (type: `integer`):

Week number for week-based leagues (NFL/NCAAF/CFL) in scores mode. Overrides `date` when set.

## `season` (type: `string`):

Optional season year (e.g. 2026) for standings/team modes. The public API returns the current season by default; this is a best-effort passthrough.

## `team` (type: `string`):

Team id or name for `team` mode (e.g. 'nfl.t.2', 'Buffalo Bills' or 'BUF'). Resolved via the league's team list.

## `player` (type: `string`):

Player id for `player` mode (e.g. 'nfl.p.29369'). Ids are returned in score/team/game records.

## `game` (type: `string`):

Game id for `game` mode (e.g. 'nfl.g.20260913019'). Ids are returned in scores records.

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

Maximum number of records to return. 0 = unlimited.

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

Proxy settings. Residential proxy is used by default.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "league": "nfl",
  "mode": "scores",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Dataset of scraped records.

# 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 = {
    "date": "",
    "season": "",
    "team": "",
    "player": "",
    "game": ""
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("rl1987/yahoo-sports-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "date": "",
    "season": "",
    "team": "",
    "player": "",
    "game": "",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("rl1987/yahoo-sports-api-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 '{
  "date": "",
  "season": "",
  "team": "",
  "player": "",
  "game": ""
}' |
apify call rl1987/yahoo-sports-api-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,rl1987/yahoo-sports-api-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/UIp4EgVuv5KzLeuci/builds/C8XHDLlrsL2hgslgH/openapi.json