Categories

Coverage
Sport Event Statuses
Pagination
Past Season Data
Player Data

Integration
Event Types
Probabilities
Standings / Tournaments

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Coverage

What leagues do you cover, and at what level?

Coverage information can be found via our Coverage Matrix.

How do I find out the coverage for a particular match?

Find the node called coverage in any Summary, Lineups, or Timeline endpoint. The attribute coverage - live reports whether Sportradar has live coverage of a match.

Within the coverage node is a coverage property type and value. Use these attributes to determine whether a match includes:

Boxscore coverage (property type="boxscore") - Rugby Union only
Match clock values (property type="match_clock") - Rugby Union only
Lineups (property type="lineups") - Union, League, & Sevens

<sport_event id="sr:sport_event:513632" start_time="2008-04-13T14:00:00+00:00" start_time_confirmed="true">
	<sport_event_context>
    --snip--
	</sport_event_context>
	<coverage live="true">
		<properties>
			<property type="boxscore" value="true"/>
			<property type="match_clock" value="true"/>
			<property type="lineups" value="true"/>
		</properties>
	</coverage>

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.

What statistics are available when Boxscore is marked as true?

When boxscore is available, the following statistics are available live:

Penalties Conceded, Total Scrums, Scrums Won, Scrums Lost, Lineouts Won, Turnovers Won.

Post-match the following statistics are available for competitors and players:

Meters Run, Clean Breaks, Carries, Tackles Missed, Try Assists, Tackles, Offloads, Passes.

Matches with these additional team and player statistics are indicated by <property type="boxscore" value="true"/>

Please note that for Rugby Union Champions Cup, we can only provide team boxscore due to source restrictions.

Why do different groups have coverage information for a competition?

The notion of “groups” is versatile and is used to distinguish between playoffs, and our competition structures and is therefore necessary to describe coverage at a group level for consistency. Generally, however, within a competition in Rugby, there will be no difference between competition coverage.

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 began, but has been suspended to a later time
match_about_to_start – The match is about to begin
delayed – The match has been temporarily delayed and will be continued
cancelled – The match has been cancelled and will not be played
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
ended – The match is over
closed – The match results have been confirmed
abandoned - The match began, but was then cancelled

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

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

Event Types

What are the possible event types logged?

match_started
match_ended
period_start
break_start
score_change
penalty_awarded
period_score
change_of_possession
ball_kicked
line_out
line_out_won
ball_recycled
scrum
kick_to_touch
scrum_reset
scrum_won
try
conversion
turnover
denied_try
penalty
drop_out
yellow_card
red_card
tap_and_go
drop_goal
substitution

What are the possible player event types logged?

scorer
substituted_in (League and Union only)
substituted_out (League and Union only)

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

Past Season Data

How do I access past seasons results and stats?

Use the Seasons endpoint to locate the season_id for the season you want to access. Use that season_id to interrogate the various seasons endpoints.

Standings / Tournaments

What are the possible standings types in the Standings endpoint?

total
home
away
first_half_total
first_half_home
first_half_away
second_half_total
second_half_home
second_half_away

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.

When are bonus points tallied for Rugby Union?

Bonus points for Rugby Union matches are entered the following morning after a match, and will be reflected in the Season Standings endpoint.

For more information on how these are calculated, see this Rugby Union bonus points system article.

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.

Player Data

What are the valid player positions/types?

FB – Full-back
FH – Fly-half (only used in rugby union)
SH – Scrum-half
C - Centre
PR - Prop
L – Lock (alternative name for second row. Only used in rugby union)
BR – Back row
W – Wing or winger
HB – Half-back
N8 – Number 8 (only used in rugby union)
HO - Hooker
SR – Second row (used in rugby union and rugby league, but in rugby union, it’s also known as lock)
FL – Flanker (only used in rugby union)
LF – Loose forward (only used in rugby league but these players are now often back rows or props)
UB – Utility back
UF – Utility forward
Back – same as utility back
Outside Back – a name the encompasses someone who can play at centre, wing or full-back
SO – Stand-off (only used in rugby league, often just known as a half-back)
FR – Front row forward – someone who can play as a prop or hooker
Threequarter - a name the encompasses someone who can play at centre or wing
Forward – same as utility forward