NFL v3 Stats

sportsdata · Media

Media No Auth Free & Open entertainment

NFL rosters, player stats, team stats, and fantasy stats API.

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Legacy Box Scores Active

This method returns box scores for all games that are either in-progress or have been updated within the last 30 minutes.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/sportsdata.io/nfl-v3-stats/1.0/{format}/ActiveBoxScores

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/sportsdata.io/nfl-v3-stats/1.0/{format}/ActiveBoxScores"

import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/sportsdata.io/nfl-v3-stats/1.0/{format}/ActiveBoxScores",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/sportsdata.io/nfl-v3-stats/1.0/{format}/ActiveBoxScores';

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/sportsdata.io/nfl-v3-stats/1.0/{format}/ActiveBoxScores"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/sportsdata.io/nfl-v3-stats/1.0/{format}/ActiveBoxScores")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/sportsdata.io/nfl-v3-stats/1.0/{format}/ActiveBoxScores";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Teams (All)

Gets all teams, including pro bowl teams.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/sportsdata.io/nfl-v3-stats/1.0/{format}/AllTeams

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/sportsdata.io/nfl-v3-stats/1.0/{format}/AllTeams"

import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/sportsdata.io/nfl-v3-stats/1.0/{format}/AllTeams",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/sportsdata.io/nfl-v3-stats/1.0/{format}/AllTeams';

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/sportsdata.io/nfl-v3-stats/1.0/{format}/AllTeams"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/sportsdata.io/nfl-v3-stats/1.0/{format}/AllTeams")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/sportsdata.io/nfl-v3-stats/1.0/{format}/AllTeams";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Are Games In Progress

Returns true if there is at least one game being played at the time of the request or false if there are none.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/sportsdata.io/nfl-v3-stats/1.0/{format}/AreAnyGamesInProgress

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/sportsdata.io/nfl-v3-stats/1.0/{format}/AreAnyGamesInProgress"

import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/sportsdata.io/nfl-v3-stats/1.0/{format}/AreAnyGamesInProgress",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/sportsdata.io/nfl-v3-stats/1.0/{format}/AreAnyGamesInProgress';

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/sportsdata.io/nfl-v3-stats/1.0/{format}/AreAnyGamesInProgress"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/sportsdata.io/nfl-v3-stats/1.0/{format}/AreAnyGamesInProgress")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/sportsdata.io/nfl-v3-stats/1.0/{format}/AreAnyGamesInProgress";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with NFL v3 Stats?

NFL v3 Stats is a Media API. Developers commonly use media APIs for:

storing and delivering images, video, and audio
building digital asset management and media libraries
transcoding and optimising media for the web
adding video streaming and playback to your app
automating content tagging and metadata extraction

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. NFL v3 Stats is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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