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updatedAt: 2025-09-25T18:16:32.000Z
agentTools:
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---
# Season Links
Provides information about linked cup rounds for a given season.
Use this feed to compile full advancement brackets for relevant seasons/tournaments. Links between all matches and rounds are available when competitors (TBD vs. TBD) are not yet known.
### Update Frequency
300s Time To Live / Cache
***
## Data Points
| Attribute | Parent Element | Type | Description |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `end_date` | `season_stages_groups_cup_rounds` - `stage` | Date | End date of a season's stage
ex. `2024-05-19` |
| `order` | `season_stages_groups_cup_rounds` - `stage` | Integer | Order of a stage within a season |
| `phase` | `season_stages_groups_cup_rounds` - `stage` | String | Name of a season's stage
ex. `final_phase`, `knockout_stage`, `playoffs`
See the **enum\_phase** entry in our [Aussie Rules OpenAPI spec](https://api.sportradar.com/australianrules/trial/v3/openapi/swagger/index.html) for a complete list of valid `phase` enum values |
| `start_date` | `season_stages_groups_cup_rounds` - `stage` | Date | Start date of a season's stage
ex. `2023-08-11` |
| `type` | `season_stages_groups_cup_rounds` - `stage` | String | Type of a season's stage
`cup`, `league` |
| `year` | `season_stages_groups_cup_rounds` - `stage` | String | Year of a season's stage
ex. `2024` |
| Attribute | Parent Element | Type | Description |
| ------------ | ----------------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `id` | `stages` - `groups` - `group` | String | Unique ID for a stage or season's group
ex. `sr:cup:157578` |
| `group_name` | `stages` - `groups` - `group` | String | Abbreviated name of a sport event's group
ex. `Final Series` |
| `order` | `stages` - `groups` - `group` | Integer | Order of the `cup_round` within the stage |
> Cup round info may reside within `cup_round` or `linked_cup_rounds`. Linked cup round info signifies `parent` or `child` rounds associated with the parent `cup_round`.
| Attribute | Parent Element | Type | Description |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `id` | `stages` - `groups` - `cup_rounds` - `cup_round` | String | Unique ID for a stage or season's cup round
ex. `sr:cup_round:2230005` |
| `name` | `stages` - `groups` - `cup_rounds` - `cup_round` | String | Name of a stage or season's cup round
ex. `preliminary_finals` or `grand_finals` |
| `order` | `stages` - `groups` - `cup_rounds` - `cup_round` | Integer | Order number for a game in a stage or season's cup round |
| `state` | `stages` - `groups` - `cup_rounds` - `cup_round` | String | State/status of a game in a stage or season's cup round
ex. `ended`, `decided`, `unstarted`, `cancelled`, `winner` |
| `type` | `stages` - `groups` - `cup_rounds` - `cup_round` | String | Type of a stage or season's cup round
ex. `parent` or `child` |
| `winner_id` | `stages` - `groups` - `cup_rounds` - `cup_round` | String | Unique ID for the winner of a stage or season's cup round
ex. `sr:competitor:794830` |
| Attribute | Parent Element | Type | Description |
| ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `id` | `cup_rounds` - `sport_events` - `sport_event` | String | Unique ID of a sport event
ex. `sr:sport_event:52986477` |
| `order` | `cup_rounds` - `sport_events` - `sport_event` | Integer | Order of the `sport_event` within the `cup_round` |
| `start_time` | `cup_rounds` - `sport_events` - `sport_event` | Date | Start time of a sport event
ex. `2024-03-26T20:00:00+00:00` |
| `start_time_confirmed` | `cup_rounds` - `sport_events` - `sport_event` | Boolean | Signifies the start time of a sport event is confirmed when `true` |
# OpenAPI definition
```json
{
"openapi": "3.1.0",
"info": {
"title": "australian-rules-football",
"version": "3"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.sportradar.com/australianrules/"
}
],
"components": {
"securitySchemes": {
"sec0": {
"type": "apiKey",
"in": "header",
"name": "x-api-key"
}
}
},
"security": [
{
"sec0": []
}
],
"paths": {
"/{access_level}/v3/{language_code}/seasons/{season_id}/stages_groups_cup_rounds.{format}": {
"get": {
"summary": "Season Links",
"description": "Provides information about linked cup rounds for a given season.\n\nUse this feed to compile full advancement brackets for relevant seasons/tournaments. Links between all matches and rounds are available when competitors (TBD vs. TBD) are not yet known.",
"operationId": "aussie-rules-season-links",
"parameters": [
{
"name": "access_level",
"in": "path",
"description": "The access level of your API key
`trial`, `production`",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"trial",
"production"
],
"default": "trial"
},
"required": true
},
{
"name": "language_code",
"in": "path",
"description": "2-letter code for supported languages
`en` (English)
English is the only fully supported language for this API. Click [here](https://api-docs.sportradar.us/misc/Sportradar_API_Languages.xlsx) for valid language codes and a tabular list of available languages per competition.",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"default": "en"
},
"required": true
},
{
"name": "season_id",
"in": "path",
"description": "Unique Id of a season, found in the [Seasons](https://developer.sportradar.com/aussie-rules-football/reference/aussie-rules-seasons) endpoint
**Note:** The API provides a maximum of 3 seasons per competition — 2 previous seasons and 1 current season.
**Example:** `sr:season:128479`",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"default": "sr:season:128479"
},
"required": true
},
{
"name": "format",
"in": "path",
"description": "Format returned
`json`, `xml`",
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"xml",
"json"
],
"default": "json"
},
"required": true
}
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"200": {
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"Result": {
"value": "{\n \"generated_at\": \"2023-05-15T15:16:24.555Z\",\n \"stages\": [\n {\n \"end_date\": \"2023-05-15\",\n \"groups\": [\n {\n \"cup_rounds\": [\n {\n \"id\": \"string\",\n \"linked_cup_rounds\": [\n {\n \"id\": \"string\",\n \"name\": \"string\",\n \"order\": 0,\n \"state\": \"string\",\n \"type\": \"parent\",\n \"winner_id\": \"string\"\n }\n ],\n \"name\": \"string\",\n \"order\": 0,\n \"sport_events\": [\n {\n \"id\": \"string\",\n \"order\": 0,\n \"replaced_by\": \"string\",\n \"resume_time\": \"2023-05-15T15:16:24.555Z\",\n \"start_time\": \"2023-05-15T15:16:24.555Z\",\n \"start_time_confirmed\": true\n }\n ],\n \"state\": \"string\",\n \"winner_id\": \"string\"\n }\n ],\n \"group_name\": \"string\",\n \"id\": \"string\",\n \"order\": 0\n }\n ],\n \"order\": 0,\n \"phase\": \"1st_part_of_season_1st_leg\",\n \"start_date\": \"2023-05-15\",\n \"type\": \"cup\",\n \"year\": \"string\"\n }\n ]\n}"
}
},
"schema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"generated_at": {
"type": "string",
"example": "2023-05-15T15:16:24.555Z"
},
"stages": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"end_date": {
"type": "string",
"example": "2023-05-15"
},
"groups": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"cup_rounds": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"example": "string"
},
"linked_cup_rounds": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"example": "string"
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"example": "string"
},
"order": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0,
"default": 0
},
"state": {
"type": "string",
"example": "string"
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"example": "parent"
},
"winner_id": {
"type": "string",
"example": "string"
}
}
}
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"name": {
"type": "string",
"example": "string"
},
"order": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0,
"default": 0
},
"sport_events": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"example": "string"
},
"order": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0,
"default": 0
},
"replaced_by": {
"type": "string",
"example": "string"
},
"resume_time": {
"type": "string",
"example": "2023-05-15T15:16:24.555Z"
},
"start_time": {
"type": "string",
"example": "2023-05-15T15:16:24.555Z"
},
"start_time_confirmed": {
"type": "boolean",
"example": true,
"default": true
}
}
}
},
"state": {
"type": "string",
"example": "string"
},
"winner_id": {
"type": "string",
"example": "string"
}
}
}
},
"group_name": {
"type": "string",
"example": "string"
},
"id": {
"type": "string",
"example": "string"
},
"order": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0,
"default": 0
}
}
}
},
"order": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0,
"default": 0
},
"phase": {
"type": "string",
"example": "1st_part_of_season_1st_leg"
},
"start_date": {
"type": "string",
"example": "2023-05-15"
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"example": "cup"
},
"year": {
"type": "string",
"example": "string"
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"deprecated": false
}
}
},
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"explorer-enabled": true,
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"x-readme-fauxas": true
}
```