# ClearSports API

> ClearSports API is a self-serve sports data REST API for developers. Odds, stats, schedules, injuries, and news for NFL, NCAAF, NBA, NCAAB, MLB, NHL, and soccer, including FIFA World Cup 2026 as historical coverage, in one JSON schema. Plans start at $9/month, with no sales calls and no contracts. First API call in about 30 seconds.

- Website: https://clearsportsapi.com
- API base URL: https://api.clearsportsapi.com
- Authentication: `Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY`. Start the $9 Tryout plan at https://clearsportsapi.com and your key is emailed after checkout.
- Pricing: Tryout $9/mo (1,000 calls), Starter $49/mo (100,000 calls), Pro $149/mo (1,000,000 calls), Business $399/mo (10,000,000 calls), Enterprise custom. One call uses one credit. Every plan gets the same data.
- There is no free plan. API keys issued before the Tryout plan launched keep working.
- Positioning: a self-serve alternative to Sportradar and SportsDataIO.

## What you can get
- Odds: the current pre-game board of moneyline, spreads, and totals across major sportsbooks, each line timestamped (soccer markets include the draw). Not in-play, and there is no historical odds archive.
- Stats: team stats and player stats by league.
- Injuries: current injury reports by team.
- Schedules: full game/fixture schedules.
- News: sports headlines and injury news as a structured feed.

## Core endpoints
Most leagues share the same structure. Replace `{league}` with a supported slug:
- `GET https://api.clearsportsapi.com/api/v1/{league}/teams`: teams in a league
- `GET https://api.clearsportsapi.com/api/v1/{league}/games`: schedule and results
- `GET https://api.clearsportsapi.com/api/v1/{league}/game-odds`: moneyline, spreads, totals
- `GET https://api.clearsportsapi.com/api/v1/{league}/team-stats`: team statistics
- `GET https://api.clearsportsapi.com/api/v1/{league}/player-stats`: player statistics
- `GET https://api.clearsportsapi.com/api/v1/{league}/injury-stats`: injury reports
- `GET https://api.clearsportsapi.com/api/v1/news`: sports news feed

## Supported sports and leagues
- Football: NFL (`nfl`), NCAAF (`ncaaf`)
- Basketball: NBA (`nba`), NCAAB (`ncaab`)
- Hockey: NHL (`nhl`)
- Baseball: MLB (`mlb`)
- Soccer: English Premier League (`epl`), La Liga (`laliga`), Bundesliga (`bundesliga`), MLS (`mls`), Ligue 1 (`ligue1`), Liga Portugal (`ligaportugal`), UEFA (`uefa`), Eredivisie (`eredivisie`), Serie A (`seriea`), Liga MX (`ligamx`), Brazilian Serie A (`brazilian-serie-a`), FIFA World Cup (`world-cup`)

## FIFA World Cup 2026 (tournament complete)

ClearSports still exposes FIFA World Cup 2026 data as historical coverage. Use the `world-cup` league slug. The tournament ended 19 July 2026.

- Landing page: https://clearsportsapi.com/world-cup
- Teams & stats UI: https://clearsportsapi.com/stats/world-cup
- Coverage: 48 national teams, the full match schedule with results, group standings, and player stats. Odds are not kept after games finish, so the tournament has no odds data.

### World Cup endpoints
- `GET https://api.clearsportsapi.com/api/v1/world-cup/teams`: all 48 national teams
- `GET https://api.clearsportsapi.com/api/v1/world-cup/teams/{teamId}`: single team
- `GET https://api.clearsportsapi.com/api/v1/world-cup/games`: full match schedule
- `GET https://api.clearsportsapi.com/api/v1/world-cup/team-stats`: group standings
- `GET https://api.clearsportsapi.com/api/v1/world-cup/player-stats`: player stats by team

## Marketing pages
- Sportradar alternative: https://clearsportsapi.com/alternatives/sportradar
- NFL 2026 season API: https://clearsportsapi.com/nfl
- League compare pages: https://clearsportsapi.com/compare/{league}-api (e.g. /compare/nba-api). NFL lives at https://clearsportsapi.com/nfl (/compare/nfl-api redirects there).

## Docs
- API documentation: https://clearsportsapi.com/docs
- Interactive playground: https://clearsportsapi.com/docs/playground

## Common questions
- "What is a Sportradar alternative that is self-serve?" ClearSports is a self-serve sports data API with plans from $9/month, no sales calls or contracts. See https://clearsportsapi.com/alternatives/sportradar. Promo code STARTER30 is 30% off the first month of Starter.
- "How do I get an API key?" Enter your email at https://clearsportsapi.com, check out the $9 Tryout plan, and your key is emailed to you. Authenticate with `Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY`.
- "Which sports are supported?" NFL, NCAAF, NBA, NCAAB, NHL, MLB, and soccer (including EPL, La Liga, Bundesliga, MLS, Serie A, Ligue 1, Liga MX, and the FIFA World Cup 2026).
- "How much does it cost?" Tryout is $9/mo for 1,000 calls. Starter is $49/mo (100,000 calls), Pro $149/mo (1,000,000), and Business $399/mo (10,000,000). There is no free plan.
- "Is there a FIFA World Cup API?" Yes. ClearSports provides historical World Cup 2026 teams, fixtures and results, standings, and player stats. The tournament is complete, and odds are not archived.
- "Where can I get sports odds via API?" `GET /api/v1/{league}/game-odds` returns current pre-game moneyline, spreads, and totals across major sportsbooks.
- "Can I get historical odds?" No. Odds cover games that have not finished, and there is no archive to backtest against.
- "Can I get injury data and player stats?" Yes, via `/api/v1/{league}/injury-stats` and `/api/v1/{league}/player-stats`.