Schedules and scores.
First call in 30 seconds.
Every game's schedule, status, and final score for the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, college, and 11 soccer leagues, in one JSON shape. Pre-game odds, stats, and injury reports come with the same key. No sales calls, no contracts. Start for $9.
- 1Enter email
- 2Start for $9
- 3Make your first call
$ curl "https://api.clearsportsapi.com/api/v1/nfl/games" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"
{
"games": [
{
"game_key": "2026206KCBUF",
"week": 6,
"away_team_abbreviation": "KC",
"home_team_abbreviation": "BUF",
"status": "SETTLED",
"home_score": 27,
"away_score": 24
},
…
],
"count": 321
}Same fields for every league. Odds for the same game_key come from /nfl/game-odds.
Every league we cover, one schema.
NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, college, and 11 soccer leagues. The same clean JSON for schedules, scores, stats, and odds in every one, plus injury reports for the NFL, NBA, and NHL.
Try it
See the shape of the data.
Switch leagues and the games JSON keeps the same fields: status, kickoff, and final score. Odds attach on game_key. Open the playground with your key to hit the live API.
Sample payload · Same fields in every league · trimmed
{
"games": [
{
"game_key": "2026206KCBUF",
"league": "NFL",
"week": 6,
"away_team_abbreviation": "KC",
"home_team_abbreviation": "BUF",
"time_utc": "2026-10-11T20:25:00Z",
"season": 2026,
"season_type": "regular",
"away_team_id": "nfl_kc",
"home_team_id": "nfl_buf",
"status": "SETTLED",
"home_score": 27,
"away_score": 24
},
{
"game_key": "2026206CHIDET",
"league": "NFL",
"week": 6,
"away_team_abbreviation": "CHI",
"home_team_abbreviation": "DET",
"time_utc": "2026-10-13T00:15:00Z",
"season": 2026,
"season_type": "regular",
"away_team_id": "nfl_chi",
"home_team_id": "nfl_det",
"status": "PENDING",
"home_score": 0,
"away_score": 0
}
],
"count": 321
}What other sports data providers charge
Sportradar
$500+/mo
Custom contracts, sales calls required
SportsDataIO
$599/mo
Scrambled data on free tier
Unabated API
$3,000/mo
Personal use only at that price
ClearSports
$9 to $399/mo
Real data. Self-serve. Ship today.
The honest comparison.
| Feature | Sportradar | SportsDataIO | The Odds API | ClearSports ✦ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $500+/mo | $599/mo | $19/mo | $9 to start |
| Setup process | Sales call + contract | Scrambled trial data | Self-serve | Self-serve, real data |
| Time to first API call | Days / weeks | Hours | Minutes | 30 seconds |
| Odds data | Multi-sportsbook | Multi-sportsbook | Multi-sportsbook | Multi-sportsbook |
| Stats + Injuries + News | Yes (premium) | Yes (paid) | Odds only | Odds, stats, injuries, news |
| Normalized schema | Varies by sport | Partial | Simple | Unified across all sports |
Starting price
Sportradar
$500+/moSportsDataIO
$599/moThe Odds API
$19/moClearSports
$9 to startSetup process
Sportradar
Sales call + contractSportsDataIO
Scrambled trial dataThe Odds API
Self-serveClearSports
Self-serve, real dataTime to first API call
Sportradar
Days / weeksSportsDataIO
HoursThe Odds API
MinutesClearSports
30 secondsOdds data
Sportradar
Multi-sportsbookSportsDataIO
Multi-sportsbookThe Odds API
Multi-sportsbookClearSports
Multi-sportsbookStats + Injuries + News
Sportradar
Yes (premium)SportsDataIO
Yes (paid)The Odds API
Odds onlyClearSports
Odds, stats, injuries, newsNormalized schema
Sportradar
Varies by sportSportsDataIO
PartialThe Odds API
SimpleClearSports
Unified across all sportsWho it's for.
Common setups, and the plan each one fits.
Pick'em & Contest Apps
Open picks from the schedule, lock them at kickoff, and grade them from status and final scores. Player stats and injury reports are there when you add fantasy scoring.
Discord & Telegram Bots
Post the day's slate and final scores to a channel. One games call per league returns the whole season, so the bot filters by date on its side.
AI / LLM Agent Builders
Consistent JSON with stable field names makes ClearSports straightforward to wire into an agent or RAG pipeline as a sports-data tool.
Content Sites
Schedules, final scores, stats, and odds feed your templates directly, so preview and recap pages can refresh themselves.
Betting Models & Handicappers
Pre-game moneyline, spread, and total from about 10 US books, each line timestamped, plus injuries and matchup stats in the same schema. No scraper to maintain.
Startups
Build on real data for $9. No contract. Upgrade when your traffic grows.
Plans by monthly credits.
Tryout
- 1,000 API calls
- All sports: NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, Soccer
- Teams, games, schedules
- Fresh data
- Same data as every other plan
Starter
- All major sports: NFL, NCAAF, NBA, MLB, NHL, Soccer
- Fresh data
- Teams, games, stats, injuries, news
- Odds current snapshot
- 100,000 credits / month
Pro
- All major sports: NFL, NCAAF, NBA, MLB, NHL, Soccer
- Fresh data
- Current pre-game odds. No stored history
- 1,000,000 credits / month
Business
- Everything in Pro
- 10,000,000 credits / month
- Priority support
1,000 calls on Tryout will not survive a Sunday of NFL odds + injury polling. Starter is the working NFL tier. Promo code STARTER30 is 30% off the first month.