Categories

Coverage
Sport Event Statuses
Shot Types
Probabilities

Integration
Event Types
Pagination
Standings / Tournaments

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Coverage

What leagues or tournaments do you cover?

You can find all the leagues we cover, as well as a breakdown of data offered, via our Coverage Matrix.

How will a sport event behave when it is not covered with live scores?

When a sport_event is not covered live, the status and match_status will remain as not_started until results are entered post-match.

Why do different groups have coverage information for a tournament?

The notion of “groups” is versatile and is used to distinguish between playoffs, and our tournaments structures and is therefore necessary to describe coverage at a group level for consistency.

What competitions will have event zone data in the Timeline endpoints?

Zone data will be available for the following competitions:

HBL (German Handball League)

Bundesliga: sr:competition:149
2nd Bundesliga: sr:competition:921
DHB Pokal: sr:competition:57
Supercup: sr:competition:434
All Star Game: sr:competition:2488

EHF

EHF club competitions (EHF Champions League M/W, EHF European League M/W, EHF Cup M/W)
EHF national team competitions (EHF Euro M/W, EHF Eurocup M/W, various EHF Qualification matches etc.)

HBF (German Handball League Women)

Women Bundesliga: sr:competition:245
2nd Bundesliga Women: sr:competition:33055
Super Cup Women: sr:competition:612
DHB Pokal Women: sr:competition:58

HLA (Austrian Handball League)

HL: sr:competition:85
HLA 2: sr:competition:25705
Super Cup: sr:competition:2312

Which competitions have manager information available?

Manager information is currently only available for German Bundesliga Men's and Women's competitions.

Integration

How can I find the values for various enum data points within the API?

Many enum values are listed in the FAQ below. For the most up-to-date values, please see the Schema section of the OpenAPI specification here

What format are date fields presented in?

Date values are presented in the ISO 8601 standard format.

Timestamp fields are in UTC. These could include scheduled start times or play-by-play event timestamps. Examples: scheduled="2024-02-11T23:30:00+00:00", created_at="2024-02-11T23:43:20+00:00"

Date-only fields reflect local league convention and are not UTC-adjusted. These could include season start dates and birth dates. Examples: start_date="2024-08-16", date_of_birth="1984-09-22"

How do I locate the TTL (Time to Live)/cache on an API endpoint?

The cache (in seconds) can be accessed in the returned header information on each RESTful API call, under cache-control.

ex. cache-control: max-age=1, public, s-maxage=1 or
cache-control: public, must-revalidate, max-age=120

Sport Event Statuses

What are the valid `sport_event_status` – `status` values?

not_started – The match is scheduled to be played
started - The match has begun
live – The match is currently in progress
postponed – The match has been postponed to a future date
suspended - The match has been suspended
match_about_to_start - The match is about to begin
delayed – The match has been temporarily delayed and will be continued. Typically appears prior to match start
interrupted - The match began, but coverage has stopped for a short time. Note that match scores may not be updated during this period, the last recorded match score will be displayed instead
cancelled – The match has been cancelled and will not be played
ended – The match is over
closed – The match results have been confirmed

What are the valid match_status values?

1st_extra
1st_half
2nd_extra
2nd_half
abandoned
aet
ap
awaiting_extra
awaiting_extra_time
awaiting_penalties
cancelled
ended
extra_time_halftime
halftime
interrupted
not_started
overtime
pause
penalties
postponed
start_delayed
started

Event Types

What are the possible event types logged?

blue_card
break_start
match_ended
match_started
penalty_missed
penalty_shootout
period_score
period_start
red_card
save
score_change
seven_m_awarded
seven_m_missed
shot_blocked
shot_off_target
shot_on_target
shot_saved
steal
substitution
suspension
suspension_over
technical_ball_fault
technical_rule_fault
timeout
timeout_over
yellow_card

What are the possible event zones in the timeline endpoints?

unknown
wing_left
wing_right
six_meter_centre
nine_meter_centre
nine_meter_left
nine_meter_right
six_meter_left
six_meter_right
back_court

Shot Types

What are the possible shot types logged?

fast_break
breakthrough
direct_free_throw
pivot

Pagination

How can I tell if an endpoint is paginated?

To determine if a RESTful API endpoint uses pagination, visit the endpoint's page on our developer portal, its OpenAPI specification, or check the X-Result and X-Max-Results headers in the API response.

X-Result: This header indicates the number of items returned for this request.
X-Max-Results: This header specifies the total number of items available for a specified request.

If both headers are present and the response data is truncated (i.e., X-Result value is less than X-Max-Results), you can infer that pagination is in use. To fetch the remaining data, make use of the limit and start query string parameters.

In the below Season Summary response, the header specifies 100 sports events are returned (x-result), but 381 sport events are available (x-max-results). Make an additional API request – such as appending &start=100 to the end of your call – to obtain additional events.

Response Header Sample
< HTTP/2 200 
< content-type: application/json
< content-length: 1725369
< date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 21:06:18 GMT
< x-amzn-requestid: c10fe405-ce81-46fb-a3db-38d153dd2a6c
< x-offset: 0
< x-amz-apigw-id: BNAvVGCUliAEKJA=
< cache-control: max-age=300, public, s-maxage=300
< x-result: 100
< etag: "341dc78002bc578c62a6878519ba0404"
< x-max-results: 381
< link: <https://schemas.sportradar.com/sportsapi/soccer/v4/schemas/season_summaries.json#>; rel="describedBy"
< x-amzn-trace-id: Root=1-673514c8-7a887f81636af0110ecce2d3
< x-amzn-remapped-date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 21:06:17 GMT
< vary: Accept-Encoding
< x-cache: Hit from cloudfront
< via: 1.1 f2f0cb8191da3bf07a9ca31ece94ab68.cloudfront.net (CloudFront)
< x-amz-cf-pop: IAD61-P4
< x-amz-cf-id: 1cyji-XQZuBlAUsR8QoHdNLWD-jn1HvBC-ShaCMhXl5mMDiFTDRVyQ==
< age: 16

Why can't I find a particular match in the Daily Summaries, Season Summaries or Sport Events Updated endpoints?

These endpoints support pagination and return a select number of results by default. To return more matches, include an additional query string parameter. Visit an endpoint page for minimum and maximum result values.

Probabilities

What are markets, and which ones are available?

A market represents a betting option for which we provide probability data. Over time, additional markets may be added to the API.

Currently, we offer one market: 3-way, which indicates the probability of each possible outcome — home win, away win, or draw.

What are the valid outcomes for probabilities?

home_team_winner
away_team_winner
draw

Standings / Tournaments

What are the possible standings types I can observe in the Standings endpoint?

Listed below are the values for standing – type.

total
home
away
first_half_total
first_half_home
first_half_away
second_half_total
second_half_home
second_half_away

What are the valid tournament types?

group
playoff

What are the possible values for `cup_round` – `state` in the Season Links endpoint?

Listed below are the values and definitions for cup_round - state. These can be leveraged to determine the status of a cup round.

empty - A matchup has been created but neither the match details nor the competitors are known.
unseeded_fixture - Match details are known but competitors are unknown.
partial_seeded - One competitor is known.
partial_seeded_fixture - Match details and one competitor are known.
seeded - Both competitors are known.
seeded_fixture - Match details and both competitors are known.
unstarted - Match(es) have been added.
on_going - The first match has started.
decided - The last match has ended.
winner - The winner is known.
cancelled – The matchup has been cancelled.

How are group IDs delivered in the stage array with the various types?

With the type of "league" they will have a sr:league prefix.
With the type of "cup" they will have a sr:cup prefix.