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Overview#
The API Sports API is a robust data source offering detailed information on numerous sports, leagues, teams, and players. It provides real-time scores, stats, standings, and historical data, making it a treasure trove for sports enthusiasts, fantasy league managers, and sports analysts. On Pipedream, you can leverage this API to create serverless workflows that respond to various sports events and data updates. Combine it with other apps to craft automated processes, notifications, and data analysis pipelines that enrich your application or feed your sports data obsession.
import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
props: {
api_sports: {
type: "app",
app: "api_sports",
}
},
async run({steps, $}) {
return await axios($, {
url: `https://${this.api_sports.$auth.api_name}.api-sports.io/countries`,
headers: {
"x-apisports-key": `${this.api_sports.$auth.api_key}`,
},
})
},
})
Example Use Cases#
Live Score Updates to Slack: Send instant updates to a Slack channel whenever a goal is scored in a soccer match. This workflow can utilize the Pipedream's built-in Slack app to post messages directly to your workspace, keeping you and your team informed in real-time.
Fantasy Football Alerts: Create a workflow that tracks player statistics and injuries, triggering email alerts using Pipedream's integrated email service. This is perfect for fantasy football managers needing up-to-date info for making critical roster decisions.
Sports Data Aggregation: Build a workflow that collects daily sports statistics and stores them in a Google Sheets document. Pipedream's Google Sheets app can insert rows of fresh data, providing you with a continuously updated dataset for analysis or sharing.
Authentication#
Name Slug: api_sportsAPI Sports uses API keys for authentication. When you connect your API Sports account, Pipedream securely stores the keys so you can easily authenticate to API Sports APIs in both code and no-code steps.
To retrieve your API keys,
- Navigate to your API Sports account and sign in
- Click the Quick Actions menu with the Grid icon on the bottom left
- Go to “API-KEYS”
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