Riot Games API

Official League of Legends, Valorant, and Teamfight Tactics data

8.8 / 10Very GoodVerified

Esports League of Legends Valorant Teamfight Tactics

Starting PriceFree

Free TierYes

Live DataYes

WebSocketYes

Commercial UseYes

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Overview

The Riot Games API is the official developer platform for accessing data from Riot Games titles, including League of Legends, Valorant, Teamfight Tactics, and Legends of Runeterra. It provides summoner profiles, match history, champion mastery, ranked data, live game spectating data, and tournament information. The API is free to use with a generous rate limit system based on development and production keys. Riot also offers the Riot Data Dragon for static game data and the Clash API for tournament organization.

Pros

Official Riot Games data source
Completely free with generous limits
Covers LoL, Valorant, TFT, and LoR
WebSocket for live game data
Excellent documentation
Active developer community
OpenAPI specification available

Cons

Riot games only
Rate limits can be restrictive for high-volume apps
No webhooks
Production key requires application review
Regional endpoint complexity
No odds/betting data

Best For

League of Legends appsValorant applicationsEsports stat trackingSummoner lookup toolsTournament platforms

Not Ideal For

Non-Riot esportsBetting applicationsHigh-volume commercial platformsNon-esports applications

Specifications

REST APIYes

GraphQLNo

WebSocketYes

WebhooksNo

OpenAPI SpecYes

Player StatsYes

Team StatsYes

Odds DataNo

Historical DataSeason 3+ (2013) for match data, full competitive history

Request Limits20 requests/second, 100 requests/2 minutes (development)

Commercial UseYes

RedistributionNo

White LabelNo

SDKs

JavaC#PythonJavaScriptGoPHPKotlin

Leagues

League of Legends Championship Series (LCS)League of Legends European Championship (LEC)League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK)Valorant Champions Tour (VCT)World Championship

Last verified: 2026-08-15

Our Verdict

8.8/ 10

Riot Games API is a top-tier sports API that excels in league of legends apps and valorant applications. With an overall score of 8.8/10, it stands out for its official riot games data source and completely free with generous limits.

Editorial: 9.0/10Benchmark: 8.5/10How we score →

Data verified: 2026-08-15

✓ Pricing checked✓ Coverage checked✓ Docs checked

Coverage

Sports Supported

EsportsLeague of LegendsValorantTeamfight Tactics

Live DataYes

Historical DataSeason 3+ (2013) for match data, full competitive history

Player StatsYes

Team StatsYes

Odds DataNo

Leagues & Competitions

League of Legends Championship Series (LCS)League of Legends European Championship (LEC)League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK)Valorant Champions Tour (VCT)World Championship

5 leagues and competitions covered

Developer Experience

API Paradigms

✓REST

✗GraphQL

✓WebSocket

✗Webhooks

SDKs

JavaC#PythonJavaScriptGoPHPKotlin

Documentation

View Documentation →OpenAPI spec availableChangelog →Status Page →

Commercial Terms

✓Commercial use

✗Redistribution

✗White-label

Rate limit: 20 requests/second, 100 requests/2 minutes (development)

Pricing Plans

Development

Free

100/2min, 20/1sec

Full API access
All endpoints
Personal use
Development key

Production

Free

3,000/2min, 100/1min (varies)

Production key
Higher rate limits
All game data
Free for compliant apps

Enterprise

Free

Custom

Custom rate limits
Commercial licensing
Dedicated support
SLA

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