Frequently asked questions for Olympics v1
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Coverage
What is your depth of coverage for the Olympics?
The Olympic Medals API provides a real-time medal table for all participating countries as events conclude. This includes gold, silver, and bronze totals and country ranking information.
It does not include detailed data about individual events, athlete medal counts, or specific event results at this time.
For broader Olympic data coverage beyond the medal table, click here.
Integration
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