Push Draft Picks

Syntax

https://api.sportradar.com/draft/nba/{access_level}/stream/en/picks/subscribe

Parameters

Parameter	Description
`access_level`	Defines the access level of your API key `production`, `trial`

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Authorization
Place your API key in the header for each request (x-api-key)

Optional Query String Parameters

By default, a Push feed will provide all data available for all in progress games. If needed, you can filter the data returned by including query strings.

Each query string parameter can be added with a preceding ampersand (&).

Parameter	Description
`draft`	Draft id Example: `draft=sd:draft:e04e45a4-7a76-470c-a3ee-ed6bd56583f1`

Code Samples

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
require 'openssl'

url = URI("https://api.sportradar.com/draft/nba/trial/stream/en/picks/subscribe")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["x-api-key"] = "`{your_api_key}`"  # Replace with your actual key

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

import requests
import json

headers = {
    'x-api-key': 'your_api_key'  # Replace with your actual key
}

r = requests.get(
    "https://api.sportradar.com/draft/nba/trial/stream/en/picks/subscribe",
    headers=headers,
    allow_redirects=False
)

redirect_url = r.headers['Location']
r = requests.get(redirect_url, stream=True, headers=headers)

for line in r.iter_lines():
    # filter out keep-alive new lines
    if line:
        decoded_line = line.decode('utf-8')
        print(json.loads(decoded_line))

curl -L -X GET 'https://api.sportradar.com/draft/nba/trial/stream/en/picks/subscribe' \
  -H 'x-api-key: `{your_api_key}`'

Samples with Query String Params

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
require 'openssl'

url = URI("https://api.sportradar.com/draft/nba/trial/stream/en/picks/subscribe?&draft=sd:draft:e04e45a4-7a76-470c-a3ee-ed6bd56583f1")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["x-api-key"] = "`{your_api_key}`"  # Replace with your actual key

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

import requests
import json

headers = {
    'x-api-key': 'your_api_key'  # Replace with your actual key
}

r = requests.get("https://api.sportradar.com/draft/nba/trial/stream/en/picks/subscribe",
    params = {'draft': 'sd:draft:e04e45a4-7a76-470c-a3ee-ed6bd56583f1'},
    allow_redirects=False)

redirect_url = r.headers['Location']
r = requests.get(redirect_url, stream=True)

for line in r.iter_lines():
    # filter out keep-alive new lines
    if line:
        decoded_line = line.decode('utf-8')
        print(json.loads(decoded_line))

curl -L -X GET 'api.sportradar.com/draft/nba/trial/stream/en/picks/subscribe?&draft=sd:draft:e04e45a4-7a76-470c-a3ee-ed6bd56583f1'
  -H 'x-api-key: `{your_api_key}`'

Response Sample

The above commands return json like this.

Data Points

Draft Info

Attribute	Parent Element	Type	Description
`end_date`	`draft`	Date	End date of a draft ex. `2022-06-23`
`id`	`draft`	GUID	Unique ID of a draft ex. `01c63362-299c-48a0-b725-63fa18fca261`
`start_date`	`draft`	Date	Start date of a draft ex. `2022-06-23`
`status`	`draft`	String	Status of a draft `scheduled`, `inprogress`, `complete`, `closed`
`alias`	`pick` - `team`	String	Draft team alias ex. `DEN` (Denver)
`id`	`pick` - `team`	GUID	Unique ID of a draft team ex. `583ed102-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c`
`market`	`pick` - `team`	String	Draft team market name ex. `Denver`
`name`	`pick` - `team`	String	Draft team name ex. `Nuggets`
`year`	`draft`	Integer	Year of a draft

Pick Info

Attribute	Parent Element	Type	Description
`id`	`pick`	GUID	Unique ID of a draft pick ex. `ca6b8dae-e835-49e4-9638-b30cdd3969a8`
`number`	`pick`	Integer	Number of a draft pick within a round
`overall`	`pick`	Integer	Overall number of a draft pick
`traded`	`pick`	Boolean	Signifies a traded draft pick
`id`	`pick` - `trades`	GUID	Unique ID of a trade ex. `3fc4ffa0-fe54-4d9a-bf53-e85df0e2cefd`

Round Info

Attribute	Parent Element	Type	Description
`end_date`	`round`	Date	End date of a round ex. `2022-06-23`
`id`	`round`	GUID	Unique ID of a round ex. `27b93f2c-95fb-4ba6-80ea-d50c95f7d1a4`
`number`	`round`	Integer	Number of a round
`start_date`	`round`	Date	Start date of a round ex. `2022-06-23`
`status`	`round`	String	Status of a round ex. `closed`

Broadcast

Attribute	Parent Element	Type	Description
`channel`	`broadcast`	String	Name of the draft's broadcast channel
`network`	`broadcast`	String	Name of the draft's broadcast network ex. `ABC, ESPN`

League

Attribute	Parent Element	Type	Description
`alias`	`league`	String	Alias of a league ex. `NBA`
`id`	`league`	GUID	Unique ID of a league ex. `4353138d-4c22-4396-95d8-5f587d2df25c`
`name`	`league`	String	Name of a league ex. `NBA`

Metadata

Attribute	Parent Element	Type	Description
`draft`	`metadata`	GUID	Unique ID of a draft ex. `sd:draft:e04e45a4-7a76-470c-a3ee-ed6bd56583f1`
`league`	`metadata`	String	Alias of a league ex. `NBA`
`locale`	`metadata`	String	Language code ex. `en` (English)
`operation`	`metadata`	String	Operation of an update `update`, `delete`
`version`	`metadata`	String	Version of the API ex. `v7`

Prospects

Attribute	Parent Element	Type	Description
`birth_place`	`prospect`	String	Birthplace of a prospect ex. `Cedar Rapids, IA, USA`
`experience`	`prospect`	String	Experience of a college prospect ex. `JR` or `SR`
`first_name`	`prospect`	String	First name of a prospect ex. `Keegan`
`height`	`prospect`	Integer	Height in inches
`id`	`prospect`	GUID	Unique prospect/draft ID of a player ex. `0245fbf2-e24f-41a7-8322-d39caf6d2b37`
`last_name`	`prospect`	String	Last name of a prospect ex. `Murray`
`league_id`	`prospect`	GUID	The NBA API ID of a player. This will appear once the player has been drafted and exported to the NBA API. Typically, it happens the day after they are drafted. ex. `7494fbb4-5ac7-43ee-b91a-8859532f548b`
`name`	`prospect`	String	Full name of a prospect ex. `Keegan Murray`
`position`	`prospect`	String	Position of a prospect See our FAQ for a list of valid positions
`source_id`	`prospect`	GUID	Unique player ID from a prospect's source (for example, the NCAA Men's Basketball API) ex. `be83df8e-0fb6-4ee5-9c1c-4151a5223680`
`top_prospect`	`prospect`	Boolean	Signifies a top prospect
`weight`	`prospect`	Integer	Weight in lbs

Team

Attribute	Parent Element	Type	Description
`alias`	`pick` - `team`	String	Abbreviation of a team ex. `SAC` (Sacramento)
`id`	`pick` - `team`	GUID	Unique ID of a team ex. `583ed0ac-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c`
`market`	`pick` - `team`	String	Market name of a team ex. `Sacramento`
`name`	`pick` - `team`	String	Team name ex. `Kings`