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Football API for Developers

One REST API for football (soccer) data: live scores, fixtures and results, standings, match statistics and bookmaker odds — including the corner, card and Asian-handicap markets other APIs leave out. Clean JSON, a free key in under a minute, paid plans from $5/mo.

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60 requests / hour on the free tier · live in under a minute

GET /v1/fixtures?status=live 
curl https://api.5dollarfootballapi.com/v1/fixtures?status=live
  -H "Authorization: Bearer fb_live_your_key"
{
  "success": 1,
  "data": [
    {
      "id": 422841891,
      "league": { "id": 4160026622, "name": "Premier League" },
      "teams": {
        "home": { "id": 3062883119, "name": "Arsenal" },
        "away": { "id": 3810675759, "name": "Chelsea" }
      },
      "kickoff_utc": "2026-08-22T16:30:00+00:00",
      "status": "in_play",
      "goals":   { "home": 2, "away": 1, "half_home": 1, "half_away": 0 },
      "corners": { "home": 7, "away": 3, "half_home": 4, "half_away": 1 },
      "cards": {
        "home": { "yellow": 1, "red": 0 },
        "away": { "yellow": 2, "red": 0 }
      }
    }
  ]
}
Data types

Everything in the football API

Each data type has its own page with the endpoint, a sample response and what it covers.

Live Scores API

Poll real-time football scores, in-play status, goals, corners and cards across thousands of competitions (full coverage...

GET /v1/fixtures?status=live

Fixtures API

Fixtures and results by date, league or season, with goals, corners and cards on every row. From $5/mo.

GET /v1/fixtures?start_time=1783814400

Standings API

League tables by season — plus corner and card league tables you will not find on other cheap APIs. From $5/mo.

GET /v1/standings?league=3120672213&type=total

Statistics API

Live match statistics: attacks, dangerous attacks, shots on/off target and possession — full-time and first-half. From $...

GET /v1/fixtures/{id}/statistics

Football Odds API

One endpoint for European 1X2, Asian handicap, goal line, corner and card odds — pre-match and in-play, with opening, cu...

GET /v1/fixtures/{id}/odds

Corner Stats API

The corner data other APIs skip: full-time and half-time corner counts, corner-line odds, timestamped corner events, and...

GET /v1/fixtures/{id}/odds?market=corner

Asian Handicap Odds API

Asian handicap lines with opening, closing and in-play values — for goals and corners. From $5/mo.

GET /v1/fixtures/{id}/odds?market=asian

Goal Line Odds API

Over/under goal lines with opening, closing and in-play values across thousands of competitions (full coverage on Ultra)...

GET /v1/fixtures/{id}/odds?market=goalline

Cards API

Yellow and red cards per fixture, plus card league tables ranking teams by bookings. From $5/mo.

GET /v1/standings?league=3120672213&type=card

From the API, right now

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Not screenshots — these rows render the API's own JSON. Click any match for statistics, events and bookmaker odds.

In play

26-10-20 Deportivo Riestra 0–0 Union Santa Fe 26-10-20 Sporting San Jose 3–1 AD San Carlos 26-10-20 Toluca (W) 0–0 Santos Laguna (W) 26-10-20 Libertad Asuncion (W) 2–0 Universidad de Chile (W) 26-10-20 LDU Quito (W) 0–0 Olimpia Asuncion (W) 26-10-19 Corinthians 1–1 Vitoria

Kicking off next

26-10-20 Sporting San Miguelito 0–0 Tauro FC 26-10-20 Antigua GFC 0–0 Xelaju 26-10-20 Racing United FC 0–0 Waterhouse 26-10-20 Deportivo Pasto 0–0 Alianza 26-10-20 Leon (W) 0–0 Atlante (W) 26-10-20 Escorpiones de Belen FC 0–0 Puntarenas

Rendered from GET /v1/fixtures?status=live and GET /v1/fixtures?date=today

Any language

Call the football API from anything with an HTTP client

Plain REST and JSON — no SDK required. Send your key as a Bearer header and read the response. Official clients exist for Python and Node.js if you want typed errors, retries and pagination handled for you.

Python SDK → Node.js SDK → API reference → 
curl "https://api.5dollarfootballapi.com/v1/fixtures?status=live" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer fb_live_your_key"
import requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://api.5dollarfootballapi.com/v1/fixtures",
    params={"status": "live"},
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer fb_live_your_key"},
)
for m in r.json()["data"]:
    print(m["teams"]["home"]["name"], m["goals"]["home"], "-", m["goals"]["away"], m["teams"]["away"]["name"])
const res = await fetch("https://api.5dollarfootballapi.com/v1/fixtures?status=live", {
  headers: { Authorization: "Bearer fb_live_your_key" },
});
const { data } = await res.json();
for (const m of data) {
  console.log(m.teams.home.name, m.goals.home, "-", m.goals.away, m.teams.away.name);
}
$ctx = stream_context_create(['http' => [
    'header' => 'Authorization: Bearer fb_live_your_key',
]]);
$json = file_get_contents('https://api.5dollarfootballapi.com/v1/fixtures?status=live', false, $ctx);

foreach (json_decode($json, true)['data'] as $m) {
    echo "{$m['teams']['home']['name']} {$m['goals']['home']}-{$m['goals']['away']} {$m['teams']['away']['name']}\n";
}

Every endpoint

16 endpoints, all returning paginated JSON. Each links to its reference with parameters and a sample response.

List fixtures GET /v1/fixtures
Get a fixture GET /v1/fixtures/{id}
Fixture odds GET /v1/fixtures/{id}/odds
List bookmakers GET /v1/bookmakers
Odds movement history GET /v1/fixtures/{id}/odds/history
Fixture events GET /v1/fixtures/{id}/events
Fixture statistics GET /v1/fixtures/{id}/statistics
Standings GET /v1/standings
List countries GET /v1/countries
List leagues GET /v1/leagues
Get a league GET /v1/leagues/{id}
League fixtures GET /v1/leagues/{id}/fixtures
Get a team GET /v1/teams/{id}
Team fixtures GET /v1/teams/{id}/fixtures
China Sports Lottery GET /v1/chinasportslottery
Account status GET /v1/status

What's on every fixture

  • Goals, corners and cards — full-time and half-time
  • Live in-play statistics: attacks, shots, possession
  • Odds with opening, closing and in-play values — never deleted
  • Corner-line, Asian-corner and card-line markets no other cheap API carries
  • Team, league and country names in 21 languages via ?lang=
  • Transparent X-RateLimit-* headers on every response

Plans at a glance

  • Free — $0 · 60 requests / hour · top-5 leagues with every Bet365 odds market
  • Pro — $5/mo · 10 requests / min · 137 competitions, batch odds on fixture lists, 12 months of history
  • Ultra — $25/mo · 40 requests / min · all leagues, 20 bookmakers, history to 2014 for supported competitions
Full pricing →
Coverage

The competitions behind the API

Free covers the five big European leagues. Pro adds the top flight in 84 countries, 34 second divisions and the continental cups. Ultra covers all 1,600+ leagues and cups.

Premier League API Bundesliga API La Liga API Champions League API MLS API (Major League Soccer) World Cup API Serie A API Ligue 1 API Eredivisie API Primeira Liga API Europa League API Copa Libertadores API Brasileirão API EFL Championship API Saudi Pro League API Liga MX API Scottish Premiership API Süper Lig API J-League API K League 1 API A-League API Belgian Pro League API Swiss Super League API Austrian Bundesliga API Greek Super League API Eliteserien API Allsvenskan API Danish Superliga API Indian Super League API UEFA Conference League API UEFA Nations League API AFC Champions League API Ligue 2 API All competitions →
Use cases

What developers build with the football API

01

Live score apps & match centres

Poll one endpoint for every in-play match, then pull events, statistics and odds per fixture.

GET /v1/fixtures GET /v1/fixtures/{id} GET /v1/fixtures/{id}/events
02

Betting & prediction models

Results and odds back to 2014 for supported competitions — opening, closing and in-play lines, with tick-level history on Ultra — for building and backtesting models.

GET /v1/fixtures/{id}/odds GET /v1/fixtures/{id}/odds/history GET /v1/fixtures/{id}/statistics
03

Fantasy & stats products

Season tables, team form and per-match statistics, plus corner and card league tables for the markets fantasy sites usually skip.

GET /v1/standings GET /v1/teams/{id}/fixtures GET /v1/fixtures/{id}/statistics
04

Media, dashboards & widgets

League fixture lists, tables and team names in 21 languages, ready to render on a site or in an internal dashboard.

GET /v1/leagues/{id}/fixtures GET /v1/standings GET /v1/leagues

Frequently asked questions

A football API is a web service that returns football (soccer) data as JSON over HTTP — fixtures, live scores, standings, match statistics and bookmaker odds — so you can build apps, models and dashboards without scraping. You authenticate with a key, call an endpoint such as /v1/fixtures, and get structured data back.

It depends on the coverage, odds depth, history and price you need. We keep an honest comparison of the main providers, us included. The short version: we bundle the odds, corner and card data others price separately, from $5/mo.

Compare the best football APIs

Yes. A free key covers the five big European leagues with live scores, fixtures, standings and every Bet365 odds market at 60 requests / hour, no card required. The wider league list and batch odds on fixture lists start at $5/mo.

Free football API

JSON, every time, with a top-level success flag. Fixture rows carry goals, corners and cards for full time and half time; the odds endpoint returns 1X2, Asian handicap, goal line, corner and card markets with opening, closing and in-play values. Team, league and country names are available in 21 languages via ?lang=.

The free tier covers the five big European leagues. Pro ($5/mo) covers 137 competitions — the top flight in 84 countries, 34 second divisions and the continental cups. Ultra ($25/mo) covers all 1,600+ leagues and cups.

Full league list with ids

It varies, and we measure it rather than assert it: for every competition, the share of finished matches in the last 12 months with corner counts, a corner line, pre-match odds, an event timeline and live statistics, plus season-by-season history to the first season on record, recounted nightly. Results, odds, events and live statistics exceed 99% overall; corner lines cover about half of finished matches, since bookmakers price corners for fewer competitions. Check the league you need before building on it.

Data quality, measured per league

A different business model, not different data. We run on thin margins and make it work on volume — pricing for every developer, not a handful of premium accounts. That is also why there are no add-ons or per-league packs: one flat price keeps the model simple. The price is not a teaser or an introductory rate; it is how the business is built.

European 1X2, Asian handicap, goal line (over/under), corner line, corner Asian handicap, card lines and both teams to score (BTTS) — pre-match and in-play, with opening, current and live values. Bet365 comes with every plan, and 18 more bookmakers are available on Ultra.

See what every bookmaker carries, per market

Yes: build the data into commercial websites, apps, models and internal tools, display scores, statistics and odds to your end users, and cache responses. On the $0 plans — Free, Community Access and Education Access — a public-facing product (website, app, bot or published dataset) must include “Football data by 5DollarFootballAPI” with a link to the site. Attribution is optional on paid plans and for private or internal use. The one hard line is reselling or redistributing the raw data itself as a competing feed.

The full usage terms, in plain English

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