Basketball APIs - Translations Update
November 18th, 2025
We've added translation support for 6 languages in our NBA API.
Use the below codes in the language_code parameter for each API request to access the new translations. Our translations can include teams, players, and play-by-play descriptions.
- Greek:
el - Indonesian:
id - Japanese:
ja - Korean:
ko - Tagalog:
tl - Turkish:
tr
NCAA TranslationsTranslations for NCAA Men's and NCAA Women's Basketball APIs have been deprecated due to minimal usage. Contact your Sportradar sales representative for available options in adding or restoring language support.
☑️ Sample Requests:
- Game Play-by-Play -
https://api.sportradar.com/nba/trial/v8/{language_parameter}/games/{game_id}/pbp.json
🔢 Versions
- NBA API v8, NBA API v7, NBA API v5
- NCAA Men's Basketball API v8, NCAAMB v7, NCAAMB v4 (deprecated translations)
- NCAA Women's Basketball API v8, NCAAWB v7, NCAAWB v3 (deprecated translations)
🔁 Endpoints Affected
- All endpoints supporting translations (teams, players, and play-by-play descriptions)
⚙️ Return Sample
{
"id": "c01573f7-6f4a-4eff-ab56-4698e5fcf37d",
"clock": "00:26",
"updated": "2023-11-09T02:33:02Z",
"description": "시모네 폰테키오 공격 리바운드",
"wall_clock": "2023-11-09T00:33:54Z",
"sequence": 1699490034100,
"home_points": 26,
"away_points": 29,
"clock_decimal": "00:26.70",
"created": "2023-11-09T00:33:54Z",
"number": 145,
"event_type": "rebound",
"attribution": {
"name": "재즈",
"market": "유타",
"id": "583ece50-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c",
"team_basket": "left",
"sr_id": "sr:team:3434",
"reference": "1610612762"
},
"location": {
"coord_x": 326,
"coord_y": 483,
"action_area": "outsideleft"
},
"possession": {
"name": "재즈",
"market": "유타",
"id": "583ece50-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c",
"sr_id": "sr:team:3434",
"reference": "1610612762"
},
"on_court": {
"home": {
"name": "페이서스",
"market": "인디애나",
"id": "583ec7cd-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c",
"sr_id": "sr:team:3419",
"reference": "1610612754",
"players": [
{
"full_name": "베네딕트 마투린",
"jersey_number": "00",
"id": "3f98b652-71d4-4a40-949d-41c33dddd15d",
"sr_id": "sr:player:2080229",
"reference": "1631097"
},
{
"full_name": "앤드루 넴하드",
"jersey_number": "2",
"id": "02acc094-76ab-4b3e-b51d-a351a9bab6b9",
"sr_id": "sr:player:1592278",
"reference": "1629614"
},
{
"full_name": "아론 네스미스",
"jersey_number": "23",
"id": "90d63a71-e4fe-411c-9773-2e74b5e1cb3b",
"sr_id": "sr:player:1593872",
"reference": "1630174"
},
{
"full_name": "제일런 스미스",
"jersey_number": "25",
"id": "689cb3b0-a7cc-45b5-860d-007597029c8c",
"sr_id": "sr:player:1491980",
"reference": "1630188"
},
{
"full_name": "버디 힐드",
"jersey_number": "7",
"id": "795f46f2-c78d-4f1d-9ee2-4331c1cc8184",
"sr_id": "sr:player:996305",
"reference": "1627741"
}
]
},
"away": {
"name": "재즈",
"market": "유타",
"id": "583ece50-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c",
"sr_id": "sr:team:3434",
"reference": "1610612762",
"players": [
{
"full_name": "라우리 마르카넨",
"jersey_number": "23",
"id": "583d7994-36f9-4a9a-b527-c18704406981",
"sr_id": "sr:player:1141204",
"reference": "1628374"
},
{
"full_name": "콜린 섹스턴",
"jersey_number": "2",
"id": "80b5cccf-203b-4482-92aa-76d1598216be",
"sr_id": "sr:player:1296148",
"reference": "1629012"
},
{
"full_name": "켈리 올리닉",
"jersey_number": "41",
"id": "8e288d6e-50b8-404b-812b-823ae5bab61f",
"sr_id": "sr:player:607622",
"reference": "203482"
},
{
"full_name": "Talen Horton-Tucker",
"jersey_number": "5",
"id": "b0b79700-15f3-4981-8d81-73534bbdd0ab",
"sr_id": "sr:player:1493507",
"reference": "1629659"
},
{
"full_name": "시모네 폰테키오",
"jersey_number": "16",
"id": "fda266ab-06e1-4591-80fa-73f027979b63",
"sr_id": "sr:player:927466",
"reference": "1631323"
}
]
}
},
"statistics": [
{
"type": "rebound",
"rebound_type": "offensive",
"team": {
"name": "재즈",
"market": "유타",
"id": "583ece50-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c",
"sr_id": "sr:team:3434",
"reference": "1610612762"
},
"player": {
"full_name": "시모네 폰테키오",
"jersey_number": "16",
"id": "fda266ab-06e1-4591-80fa-73f027979b63",
"sr_id": "sr:player:927466",
"reference": "1631323"
}
}
]
},
{
"id": "3e128504-20b0-48f7-8159-00ca0870c51c",
"clock": "00:02",
"updated": "2023-11-09T02:33:02Z",
"description": "베네딕트 마투린 3점 스텝백 점프샷 성공",
"wall_clock": "2023-11-09T00:34:59Z",
"sequence": 1699490099500,
"home_points": 29,
"away_points": 29,
"clock_decimal": "00:02.70",
"created": "2023-11-09T00:35:01Z",
"number": 151,
"event_type": "threepointmade",
"qualifiers": [
{
"qualifier": "fromturnover"
}
],
"attribution": {
"name": "페이서스",
"market": "인디애나",
"id": "583ec7cd-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c",
"team_basket": "right",
"sr_id": "sr:team:3419",
"reference": "1610612754"
},
"location": {
"coord_x": 961,
"coord_y": 30,
"action_area": "outsideleft"
},
"possession": {
"name": "재즈",
"market": "유타",
"id": "583ece50-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c",
"sr_id": "sr:team:3434",
"reference": "1610612762"
},
"on_court": {
"home": {
"name": "페이서스",
"market": "인디애나",
"id": "583ec7cd-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c",
"sr_id": "sr:team:3419",
"reference": "1610612754",
"players": [
{
"full_name": "베네딕트 마투린",
"jersey_number": "00",
"id": "3f98b652-71d4-4a40-949d-41c33dddd15d",
"sr_id": "sr:player:2080229",
"reference": "1631097"
},
{
"full_name": "앤드루 넴하드",
"jersey_number": "2",
"id": "02acc094-76ab-4b3e-b51d-a351a9bab6b9",
"sr_id": "sr:player:1592278",
"reference": "1629614"
},
{
"full_name": "아론 네스미스",
"jersey_number": "23",
"id": "90d63a71-e4fe-411c-9773-2e74b5e1cb3b",
"sr_id": "sr:player:1593872",
"reference": "1630174"
},
{
"full_name": "제일런 스미스",
"jersey_number": "25",
"id": "689cb3b0-a7cc-45b5-860d-007597029c8c",
"sr_id": "sr:player:1491980",
"reference": "1630188"
},
{
"full_name": "버디 힐드",
"jersey_number": "7",
"id": "795f46f2-c78d-4f1d-9ee2-4331c1cc8184",
"sr_id": "sr:player:996305",
"reference": "1627741"
}
]
},
"away": {
"name": "재즈",
"market": "유타",
"id": "583ece50-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c",
"sr_id": "sr:team:3434",
"reference": "1610612762",
"players": [
{
"full_name": "라우리 마르카넨",
"jersey_number": "23",
"id": "583d7994-36f9-4a9a-b527-c18704406981",
"sr_id": "sr:player:1141204",
"reference": "1628374"
},
{
"full_name": "콜린 섹스턴",
"jersey_number": "2",
"id": "80b5cccf-203b-4482-92aa-76d1598216be",
"sr_id": "sr:player:1296148",
"reference": "1629012"
},
{
"full_name": "켈리 올리닉",
"jersey_number": "41",
"id": "8e288d6e-50b8-404b-812b-823ae5bab61f",
"sr_id": "sr:player:607622",
"reference": "203482"
},
{
"full_name": "Talen Horton-Tucker",
"jersey_number": "5",
"id": "b0b79700-15f3-4981-8d81-73534bbdd0ab",
"sr_id": "sr:player:1493507",
"reference": "1629659"
},
{
"full_name": "시모네 폰테키오",
"jersey_number": "16",
"id": "fda266ab-06e1-4591-80fa-73f027979b63",
"sr_id": "sr:player:927466",
"reference": "1631323"
}
]
}
},
"statistics": [
{
"type": "fieldgoal",
"made": true,
"shot_type": "jump shot",
"shot_type_desc": "stepback",
"three_point_shot": true,
"points": 3,
"shot_distance": 24.11,
"team": {
"name": "페이서스",
"market": "인디애나",
"id": "583ec7cd-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c",
"sr_id": "sr:team:3419",
"reference": "1610612754"
},
"player": {
"full_name": "베네딕트 마투린",
"jersey_number": "00",
"id": "3f98b652-71d4-4a40-949d-41c33dddd15d",
"sr_id": "sr:player:2080229",
"reference": "1631097"
}
}
]
}, <event id="6f7ef064-15c6-40dd-be86-c520b008fb5d" clock="10:40" updated="2023-11-09T02:32:46Z" wall_clock="2023-11-09T00:12:23Z" sequence="1699488743900" home_points="5" away_points="0" number="21" event_type="twopointmiss">
<description>Hindi tumama ang dalawang puntos na driving layup ni Jordan Clarkson</description>
<qualifiers>
<qualifier name="pointsinthepaint"/>
</qualifiers>
<attribution name="Jazz" market="Utah" id="583ece50-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c" team_basket="left" sr_id="sr:team:3434" reference="1610612762"/>
<location coord_x="92" coord_y="222" action_area="inthepaint"/>
<on_court>
<home name="Pacers" market="Indiana" id="583ec7cd-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c" sr_id="sr:team:3419" reference="1610612754">
<player full_name="Bennedict Mathurin" jersey_number="00" id="3f98b652-71d4-4a40-949d-41c33dddd15d" sr_id="sr:player:2080229" reference="1631097"/>
<player full_name="Tyrese Haliburton" jersey_number="0" id="254e42d7-df01-4c68-9264-bca06c83c2c1" sr_id="sr:player:1493497" reference="1630169"/>
<player full_name="Myles Turner" jersey_number="33" id="323f9ef8-ecdd-41a7-859e-dd3db48ba913" sr_id="sr:player:852046" reference="1626167"/>
<player full_name="Bruce Brown" jersey_number="11" id="fc058e75-1015-4bbe-8fab-925d5f6d83fb" sr_id="sr:player:1172650" reference="1628971"/>
<player full_name="Obi Toppin" jersey_number="1" id="ed000754-fb2c-4778-be6d-40cfc2400bd7" sr_id="sr:player:1315510" reference="1630167"/>
</home>
<away name="Jazz" market="Utah" id="583ece50-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c" sr_id="sr:team:3434" reference="1610612762">
<player full_name="Lauri Markkanen" jersey_number="23" id="583d7994-36f9-4a9a-b527-c18704406981" sr_id="sr:player:1141204" reference="1628374"/>
<player full_name="Keyonte George" jersey_number="3" id="4a4459df-6307-4d10-b4cd-c69e9bf8b11d" sr_id="sr:player:2439805" reference="1641718"/>
<player full_name="Jordan Clarkson" jersey_number="00" id="03d77214-5780-4715-8df2-13de3af5ea2d" sr_id="sr:player:607936" reference="203903"/>
<player full_name="John Collins" jersey_number="20" id="28a2e698-9f33-4d4d-9a5d-9bea66ee42a1" sr_id="sr:player:1141198" reference="1628381"/>
<player full_name="Ochai Agbaji" jersey_number="30" id="a7466782-6f87-414f-9458-7fea82922e00" sr_id="sr:player:1491422" reference="1630534"/>
</away>
</on_court>
<statistics>
<fieldgoal made="false" shot_type="layup" shot_type_desc="driving" shot_distance="6.93">
<team name="Jazz" market="Utah" id="583ece50-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c" sr_id="sr:team:3434" reference="1610612762"/>
<player full_name="Jordan Clarkson" jersey_number="00" id="03d77214-5780-4715-8df2-13de3af5ea2d" sr_id="sr:player:607936" reference="203903"/>
</fieldgoal>
</statistics>
</event>
<event id="ec386103-188b-4d26-a775-04a0105c643d" clock="10:20" updated="2023-11-09T02:32:48Z" wall_clock="2023-11-09T00:13:06Z" sequence="1699488786700" home_points="7" away_points="0" number="31" event_type="teamtimeout">
<description>60 segundo timeout ng Jazz</description>
<qualifiers>
<qualifier name="team"/>
<qualifier name="mandatory"/>
</qualifiers>
<attribution name="Jazz" market="Utah" id="583ece50-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c" team_basket="left" sr_id="sr:team:3434" reference="1610612762"/>
<on_court>
<home name="Pacers" market="Indiana" id="583ec7cd-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c" sr_id="sr:team:3419" reference="1610612754">
<player full_name="Bennedict Mathurin" jersey_number="00" id="3f98b652-71d4-4a40-949d-41c33dddd15d" sr_id="sr:player:2080229" reference="1631097"/>
<player full_name="Tyrese Haliburton" jersey_number="0" id="254e42d7-df01-4c68-9264-bca06c83c2c1" sr_id="sr:player:1493497" reference="1630169"/>
<player full_name="Myles Turner" jersey_number="33" id="323f9ef8-ecdd-41a7-859e-dd3db48ba913" sr_id="sr:player:852046" reference="1626167"/>
<player full_name="Bruce Brown" jersey_number="11" id="fc058e75-1015-4bbe-8fab-925d5f6d83fb" sr_id="sr:player:1172650" reference="1628971"/>
<player full_name="Obi Toppin" jersey_number="1" id="ed000754-fb2c-4778-be6d-40cfc2400bd7" sr_id="sr:player:1315510" reference="1630167"/>
</home>
<away name="Jazz" market="Utah" id="583ece50-fb46-11e1-82cb-f4ce4684ea4c" sr_id="sr:team:3434" reference="1610612762">
<player full_name="Lauri Markkanen" jersey_number="23" id="583d7994-36f9-4a9a-b527-c18704406981" sr_id="sr:player:1141204" reference="1628374"/>
<player full_name="Keyonte George" jersey_number="3" id="4a4459df-6307-4d10-b4cd-c69e9bf8b11d" sr_id="sr:player:2439805" reference="1641718"/>
<player full_name="Jordan Clarkson" jersey_number="00" id="03d77214-5780-4715-8df2-13de3af5ea2d" sr_id="sr:player:607936" reference="203903"/>
<player full_name="John Collins" jersey_number="20" id="28a2e698-9f33-4d4d-9a5d-9bea66ee42a1" sr_id="sr:player:1141198" reference="1628381"/>
<player full_name="Ochai Agbaji" jersey_number="30" id="a7466782-6f87-414f-9458-7fea82922e00" sr_id="sr:player:1491422" reference="1630534"/>
</away>
</on_court>
</event>