TheSportsDB

Free, community-maintained sports database for developers and hobbyists

6.7 / 10FairVerified

Football Basketball Baseball American Football Ice Hockey Rugby Motorsport Cricket Aussie Rules Volleyball

Starting PriceFree

Free TierYes

Live DataNo

WebSocketNo

Commercial UseYes

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Overview

TheSportsDB is a community-driven sports database offering free access to team, league, player, and event data across multiple sports. Originally created for the Kodi community, it has grown into a widely used open data source with a REST API covering football, basketball, baseball, American football, ice hockey, rugby, motorsport, and more. A paid tier unlocks higher request limits and additional endpoints, making it suitable for both hobby projects and lightweight commercial apps.

Quick answer: TheSportsDB is a free community sports database — teams, players, events and artwork across major sports. The free API key is rate-limited; a small Patreon pledge unlocks faster access.

Pros

Truly free with generous limits
Community-maintained dataset
Wide sport coverage
Simple REST API
No registration required for basic use

Cons

No live or real-time data
Data quality varies by sport
No odds or betting data
Limited player statistics depth

Best For

Hobby projectsStatic reference appsKodi integrationsLearning and prototyping

Not Ideal For

Live score applicationsBetting platformsEnterprise productionReal-time analytics

Specifications

REST APIYes

GraphQLNo

WebSocketNo

WebhooksNo

OpenAPI SpecNo

Player StatsYes

Team StatsYes

Odds DataNo

Historical DataVaries by sport, 2010s onwards for major leagues

Request LimitsUnlimited under fair use; higher limits on paid tiers

Commercial UseYes

RedistributionNo

White LabelNo

SDKs

PHPPythonNode.js

Leagues

Premier LeagueNBANFLMLBNHLFormula 1Serie ALa Liga+2

Last verified: 2026-08-15

Our Verdict

6.7/ 10

TheSportsDB scores 6.7/10 and may be suitable for specific use cases like hobby projects, but we recommend comparing it with higher-rated alternatives before committing.

Editorial: 6.8/10Benchmark: 6.5/10How we score →

Data verified: 2026-08-15

✓ Pricing checked✓ Coverage checked✓ Docs checked

Coverage

Sports Supported

FootballBasketballBaseballAmerican FootballIce HockeyRugbyMotorsportCricketAussie RulesVolleyball

Live DataNo

Historical DataVaries by sport, 2010s onwards for major leagues

Player StatsYes

Team StatsYes

Odds DataNo

Leagues & Competitions

Premier LeagueNBANFLMLBNHLFormula 1Serie ALa LigaMLSANRL

10 leagues and competitions covered

Developer Experience

API Paradigms

✓REST

✗GraphQL

✗WebSocket

✗Webhooks

SDKs

PHPPythonNode.js

Documentation

View Documentation →Changelog →

Commercial Terms

✓Commercial use

✗Redistribution

✗White-label

Rate limit: Unlimited under fair use; higher limits on paid tiers

Pricing Plans

Free

Unlimited (fair use)

All public endpoints
Community data
Attribution required

Patreon Supporter

$2/month

Unlimited

No attribution required
Higher rate limits
Support the project

Pro

$12/month

Unlimited

All endpoints
Priority API keys
Commercial use allowed
Faster responses

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Developer Guides

Build a Live Score App →Caching Sports Data →Rate Limit Handling →Error Handling & Retry →All Developer Guides →

Try TheSportsDB 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.

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