---
updatedAt: 2025-11-18T16:12:28.000Z
agentTools:
  siteIndex: https://developer.sportradar.com/llms.txt
  projectIndex: https://developer.sportradar.com/basketball/v7/llms.txt
---

# League Hierarchy

**NBA League Hierarchy** League, conference, division, and team identification and association information.

<Callout icon="⏱️" theme="default">
  ### Update Frequency

  300s Time To Live / Cache
</Callout>

# OpenAPI definition

```json
{
  "openapi": "3.1.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "nba",
    "version": "7"
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://api.sportradar.com/nba/"
    }
  ],
  "components": {
    "securitySchemes": {
      "sec0": {
        "type": "apiKey",
        "in": "header",
        "name": "x-api-key"
      }
    }
  },
  "security": [
    {
      "sec0": []
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/{access_level}/v7/{language_code}/league/hierarchy.{format}": {
      "get": {
        "summary": "League Hierarchy",
        "description": "**NBA League Hierarchy** League, conference, division, and team identification and association information.",
        "operationId": "nba-league-hierarchy",
        "parameters": [
          {
            "name": "access_level",
            "in": "path",
            "description": "The access level of your API key",
            "schema": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "trial",
                "production"
              ],
              "default": "trial"
            },
            "required": true
          },
          {
            "name": "language_code",
            "in": "path",
            "description": "2-letter code for supported languages<br><br>`br` (Brazilian Portuguese), `de` (German), `el` (Greek), `en` (English), `es` (Spanish), `fr` (French), `id` (Indonesian), `it` (Italian), `ja` (Japanese), `ko` (Korean), `ru` (Russian), `tl` (Tagalog), `tr` (Turkish), `zh` (simplified Chinese)",
            "schema": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "br",
                "de",
                "el",
                "en",
                "es",
                "fr",
                "id",
                "it",
                "ja",
                "ko",
                "ru",
                "tl",
                "tr",
                "zh"
              ],
              "default": "en"
            },
            "required": true
          },
          {
            "name": "format",
            "in": "path",
            "description": "Format returned",
            "schema": {
              "type": "string",
              "enum": [
                "json",
                "xml"
              ],
              "default": "json"
            },
            "required": true
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "200",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "examples": {
                  "Result": {
                    "value": "{\n    \"league\": {\n        \"id\": \"4353138d-4c22-4396-95d8-5f587d2df25c\",\n        \"name\": \"NBA\",\n        \"alias\": \"NBA\"\n    },\n    \"conferences\": [\n        {\n            \"id\": \"7fe7e212-de01-4f8f-a31d-b9f0a95731e3\",\n            \"name\": \"WESTERN CONFERENCE\",\n            \"alias\": \"WESTERN\",\n            \"divisions\": [\n                {\n                    \"id\": \"f074cb3e-90cf-42e1-8067-cdbcd99ec230\",\n                    \"name\": \"Pacific\",\n                    \"alias\": \"PACIFIC\",\n                    \"teams\": [\n                        {\n                            \"id\": \"583ec825-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c\",\n                            \"name\": \"Warriors\",\n                            \"market\": \"Golden State\",\n                            \"alias\": \"GSW\",\n                            \"sr_id\": \"sr:team:3428\",\n                            \"reference\": \"1610612744\",\n                            \"venue\": {\n                                \"id\": \"938016dc-9e1d-4abc-88f5-3a7d772332e6\",\n                                \"name\": \"Chase Center\",\n                                \"capacity\": 18064,\n                                \"address\": \"1 Warriors Way\",\n                                \"city\": \"San Francisco\",\n                                \"state\": \"CA\",\n                                \"zip\": \"94158\",\n                                \"country\": \"USA\",\n                                \"sr_id\": \"sr:venue:44446\"\n                            }\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"id\": \"583ecae2-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c\",\n                            \"name\": \"Lakers\",\n                            \"market\": \"Los Angeles\",\n                            \"alias\": \"LAL\",\n                            \"sr_id\": \"sr:team:3427\",\n                            \"reference\": \"1610612747\",\n                            \"venue\": {\n                                \"id\": \"792ec100-691e-5e16-8ef8-79b2b6ee38ba\",\n                                \"name\": \"Crypto.com Arena\",\n                                \"capacity\": 18997,\n                                \"address\": \"1111 S. Figueroa Street\",\n                                \"city\": \"Los Angeles\",\n                                \"state\": \"CA\",\n                                \"zip\": \"90015\",\n                                \"country\": \"USA\",\n                                \"sr_id\": \"sr:venue:6008\"\n                            }\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"id\": \"583ecdfb-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c\",\n                            \"name\": \"Clippers\",\n                            \"market\": \"LA\",\n                            \"alias\": \"LAC\",\n                            \"sr_id\": \"sr:team:3425\",\n                            \"reference\": \"1610612746\",\n                            \"venue\": {\n                                \"id\": \"792ec100-691e-5e16-8ef8-79b2b6ee38ba\",\n                                \"name\": \"Crypto.com Arena\",\n                                \"capacity\": 18997,\n                                \"address\": \"1111 S. Figueroa Street\",\n                                \"city\": \"Los Angeles\",\n                                \"state\": \"CA\",\n                                \"zip\": \"90015\",\n                                \"country\": \"USA\",\n                                \"sr_id\": \"sr:venue:6008\"\n                            }\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"id\": \"583ecfa8-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c\",\n                            \"name\": \"Suns\",\n                            \"market\": \"Phoenix\",\n                            \"alias\": \"PHX\",\n                            \"sr_id\": \"sr:team:3416\",\n                            \"reference\": \"1610612756\",\n                            \"venue\": {\n                                \"id\": \"1d2e59b2-2479-5f84-a6a7-e82f65dd8442\",\n                                \"name\": \"Footprint Center\",\n                                \"capacity\": 18422,\n                                \"address\": \"201 E. Jefferson Street\",\n                                \"city\": \"Phoenix\",\n                                \"state\": \"AZ\",\n                                \"zip\": \"85004\",\n                                \"country\": \"USA\",\n                                \"sr_id\": \"sr:venue:6938\"\n                            }\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"id\": \"583ed0ac-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c\",\n                            \"name\": \"Kings\",\n                            \"market\": \"Sacramento\",\n                            \"alias\": \"SAC\",\n                            \"sr_id\": \"sr:team:3413\",\n                            \"reference\": \"1610612758\",\n                            \"venue\": {\n                                \"id\": \"2e687b9a-c7a7-487c-85b4-43479abc8458\",\n                                \"name\": \"Golden 1 Center\",\n                                \"capacity\": 17608,\n                                \"address\": \"500 David J. Stern Walkway\",\n                                \"city\": \"Sacramento\",\n                                \"state\": \"CA\",\n                                \"zip\": \"95814\",\n                                \"country\": \"USA\",\n                                \"sr_id\": \"sr:venue:6942\"\n                            }\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }\n            ]\n        }\n    ]\n}\n"
                  }
                },
                "schema": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "league": {
                      "type": "object",
                      "properties": {
                        "id": {
                          "type": "string",
                          "example": "4353138d-4c22-4396-95d8-5f587d2df25c"
                        },
                        "name": {
                          "type": "string",
                          "example": "NBA"
                        },
                        "alias": {
                          "type": "string",
                          "example": "NBA"
                        }
                      }
                    },
                    "conferences": {
                      "type": "array",
                      "items": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                          "id": {
                            "type": "string",
                            "example": "7fe7e212-de01-4f8f-a31d-b9f0a95731e3"
                          },
                          "name": {
                            "type": "string",
                            "example": "WESTERN CONFERENCE"
                          },
                          "alias": {
                            "type": "string",
                            "example": "WESTERN"
                          },
                          "divisions": {
                            "type": "array",
                            "items": {
                              "type": "object",
                              "properties": {
                                "id": {
                                  "type": "string",
                                  "example": "f074cb3e-90cf-42e1-8067-cdbcd99ec230"
                                },
                                "name": {
                                  "type": "string",
                                  "example": "Pacific"
                                },
                                "alias": {
                                  "type": "string",
                                  "example": "PACIFIC"
                                },
                                "teams": {
                                  "type": "array",
                                  "items": {
                                    "type": "object",
                                    "properties": {
                                      "id": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "583ec825-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c"
                                      },
                                      "name": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "Warriors"
                                      },
                                      "market": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "Golden State"
                                      },
                                      "alias": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "GSW"
                                      },
                                      "sr_id": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "sr:team:3428"
                                      },
                                      "reference": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "1610612744"
                                      },
                                      "venue": {
                                        "type": "object",
                                        "properties": {
                                          "id": {
                                            "type": "string",
                                            "example": "938016dc-9e1d-4abc-88f5-3a7d772332e6"
                                          },
                                          "name": {
                                            "type": "string",
                                            "example": "Chase Center"
                                          },
                                          "capacity": {
                                            "type": "integer",
                                            "example": 18064,
                                            "default": 0
                                          },
                                          "address": {
                                            "type": "string",
                                            "example": "1 Warriors Way"
                                          },
                                          "city": {
                                            "type": "string",
                                            "example": "San Francisco"
                                          },
                                          "state": {
                                            "type": "string",
                                            "example": "CA"
                                          },
                                          "zip": {
                                            "type": "string",
                                            "example": "94158"
                                          },
                                          "country": {
                                            "type": "string",
                                            "example": "USA"
                                          },
                                          "sr_id": {
                                            "type": "string",
                                            "example": "sr:venue:44446"
                                          }
                                        }
                                      }
                                    }
                                  }
                                }
                              }
                            }
                          }
                        }
                      }
                    }
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "deprecated": false
      }
    }
  },
  "x-readme": {
    "headers": [],
    "explorer-enabled": true,
    "proxy-enabled": true
  },
  "x-readme-fauxas": true
}
```