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TheSports Matches API

Football match fixtures, results, and live data

TheSports Matches API is one of 9 APIs that TheSports publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Matches. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, pricing, and 2 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 4 operations across 4 paths, and defines 6 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.thesports.com/v1.

4 operations 4 paths 6 schemas 4 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://api.thesports.com/v1
Authentication
API Key
License
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

TheSports Matches API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the query as user_key (ApiKeyAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • ApiKeyAuth — API key for authentication, obtained from TheSports developer portal.

Paths & Operations 4

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 4 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Matches 4

Football match fixtures, results, and live data

GET
/football/match/list
List Matches
listMatches 4 params → 200
GET
/football/match/recent
List Recent Matches
listRecentMatches 2 params → 200
GET
/football/match/detail
Get Match Details
getMatchDetails 2 params → 200
GET
/football/match/lineup
Get Match Lineup
getMatchLineup 2 params → 200

Schemas 6

The contract defines 6 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Match (12 properties), LineupPlayer (4 properties), MatchLineupResponse (3 properties), MatchListResponse (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

LineupPlayer
object
4 properties
MatchDetailsResponse
object
3 properties
TeamLineup
object
3 properties
MatchListResponse
object
3 properties
Match
object
12 properties
MatchLineupResponse
object
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

thesports-matches-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs TheSports publishes across the network.

TheSports Basketball API
TheSports Tennis API
TheSports Esports API
TheSports Competitions API
TheSports Players API
TheSports Standings API
TheSports Statistics API
TheSports Teams API