SofaScore Scraper

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Pull SofaScore entities and event data — teams, players, matches, and search results across sports.

What you get

Pull SofaScore entities and event data — teams, players, matches, and search results across sports.

Why use this SofaScore scraper

• Structured sports data — entity IDs, names, sports, countries, and slugs from SofaScore's public endpoints.
• Multiple modes — search entities, or pull event/team/player detail by ID.
• Stable IDs — SofaScore entity IDs join cleanly to fixtures, stats, and external datasets.

Scrape SofaScore data in minutes

{
  "queries": [
    "iphone 15"
  ],
  "maxResults": 10
}

{
  "queries": [
    "running shoes"
  ],
  "maxResults": 10
}

Input parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
mode	No	Entity search, single event, team page, player page. One of: search, event, team, player. Default: search.
queries	No	Search terms (search mode). Example: ['arsenal', 'djokovic']
ids	No	SofaScore numeric IDs.
maxResults	No	Cap. Default: 10.

Output fields

• type
• id
• name
• sport
• country
• slug
• score
• query
• eventId
• startTimestamp
• status
• teamId
• tournament
• error

Example result

{
  "type": 0,
  "id": 2829,
  "name": "Real Madrid",
  "sport": "Football",
  "country": "Spain",
  "slug": "real-madrid",
  "score": 412012.12,
  "query": "real madrid"
}

Common use cases

• Build sports datasets and fan apps
• Enrich betting/fantasy research with fixture data
• Track teams and players across leagues
• Power sports-content pipelines

Compared to alternatives

• vs other SofaScore scrapers on the Store — pay-per-result billing means empty or failed searches cost nothing; you are not charged for a run that returns zero rows.
• vs building your own — no proxy management, markup-change maintenance, or infrastructure to run; paste inputs and consume the dataset.

Limitations

• Coverage matches SofaScore's public index — lower-tier leagues can be sparse.

• Live in-play data is not guaranteed; use scheduled runs for freshness.

• Deep statistics endpoints return only what the public API exposes.

• Use public data lawfully and respect applicable privacy and platform rules.

FAQ

Do I need an account or cookies?

No — the Actor reads public data only. There is no login to configure and no account to risk.

What happens when a search returns nothing?

The run completes with zero (or an explicit error) rows. Per-result billing means you are not charged for empty output.

Can I run it on a schedule?

Yes — attach an Apify schedule or use the saved tasks to re-run the same inputs daily or weekly.

Related guides and Actors

• Compare Sofascore Records Side By Side
• Export Sofascore Records To Csv
• Extract Sofascore Records At Scale
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Last verified: 2026-09

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