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API-American Football

NFL and college football API with live scores and stats

7.1 / 10GoodVerified
Starting PriceFree
Free TierYes
Live DataYes
WebSocketNo
Commercial UseYes

Overview

API-American Football provides comprehensive American football data covering NFL, NCAA, and other leagues. It offers live scores, fixtures, results, standings, player statistics, team statistics, and odds. Part of the API-Sports ecosystem, it is designed for football score apps and fantasy platforms.

Quick answer: API-American Football covers the NFL and college football with live scores, stats and standings via the API-Sports platform — one subscription shares its quota with their other sport APIs.

Pros

  • American football focused
  • NFL and NCAA coverage
  • Player and team stats
  • Odds data
  • Part of API-Sports ecosystem

Cons

  • American football only
  • No streaming
  • Limited historical depth on free tier
  • No GraphQL

Best For

NFL appsCollege football appsFantasy footballFootball score trackers

Not Ideal For

Multi-sport appsNon-US sportsBudget hobby projectsGraphQL-based projects

Specifications

REST APIYes
GraphQLNo
WebSocketNo
WebhooksNo
OpenAPI SpecYes
Player StatsYes
Team StatsYes
Odds DataYes
Historical Data2020+ for NFL
Request Limits100 requests/day (free), up to 500,000/month (Pro)
Commercial UseYes
RedistributionNo
White LabelNo

SDKs

PythonPHPNode.js

Leagues

NFLNCAACFLXFLUFL
Last verified: 2026-08-08

Our Verdict

7.1/ 10

API-American Football is a solid choice for nfl apps and college football apps, with an overall score of 7.1/10. While it performs well in most areas, consider american football only when making your decision.

Editorial: 7.2/10Benchmark: 7.0/10How we score →
Data verified: 2026-08-08
✓ Pricing checked✓ Coverage checked✓ Docs checked

Coverage

Sports Supported

American Football
Live DataYes
Historical Data2020+ for NFL
Player StatsYes
Team StatsYes
Odds DataYes

Leagues & Competitions

NFLNCAACFLXFLUFL

5 leagues and competitions covered

Developer Experience

API Paradigms

✓REST
✗GraphQL
✗WebSocket
✗Webhooks

SDKs

PythonPHPNode.js

Documentation

View Documentation →OpenAPI spec available

Commercial Terms

✓Commercial use
✗Redistribution
✗White-label
Rate limit: 100 requests/day (free), up to 500,000/month (Pro)

Pricing Plans

Free

Free

100/day

  • NFL data
  • Basic scores

Starter

$24.99/month

50,000/month

  • All leagues
  • Stats
  • Odds

Pro

$99.99/month

500,000/month

  • Everything
  • Priority support

Try API-American Football for your next project

Start with the free tier, integrate in minutes with their well-documented API, and upgrade only when you outgrow the limits.