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SportsDataIO NHL v3 Play-by-Play API

The NHL v3 Play-by-Play API from SportsDataIO — 3 operation(s) for nhl v3 play-by-play.

SportsDataIO NHL v3 Play-by-Play API is one of 33 APIs that SportsDataIO publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include NHL v3 Play-by-Play. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 3 operations across 3 paths, and defines 8 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.sportsdata.io.

3 operations 3 paths 8 schemas 3 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://api.sportsdata.io
Authentication
API Key, API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

SportsDataIO NHL v3 Play-by-Play API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key (apiKeyHeader). An API key is passed in the query as key (apiKeyQuery). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 3

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 3 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

NHL v3 Play-by-Play 3
GET
/v3/nhl/pbp/{format}/PlayByPlay/{gameid}
Play By Play [Live & Final]
nhl_v3_pbp_play_by_play__live___final 2 params → 200401
GET
/v3/nhl/pbp/{format}/PlayByPlayDelta/{date}/{minutes}
Play By Play Delta
nhl_v3_pbp_play_by_play_delta 3 params → 200401
GET
/v3/nhl/pbp/{format}/PlayByPlayFinal/{gameid}
Play By Play [Final]
nhl_v3_pbp_play_by_play__final 2 params → 200401

Schemas 8

The contract defines 8 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Game (45 properties), Play (23 properties), ScoringPlay (15 properties), Penalty (13 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Series
object
4 properties
PlayByPlay
object
2 properties
Unauthorized
object
4 properties
Play
object
23 properties
Penalty
object
13 properties
Period
object
7 properties
Game
object
45 properties
ScoringPlay
object
15 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

sportsdataio-nhl-v3-play-by-play-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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