API-FOOTBALL
Get information about Football Leagues & Cups
- Authentication
- API Key
- HTTPS
- Yes
- CORS
- Yes
- Category
- Sports & Fitness
- Documentation / URL
- https://www.api-football.com/documentation-v3
Overview
API-FOOTBALL provides football league/cup data — key-based (a missing key returns 403, verified).
Quick Start
Status (add the key header):
curl "https://v3.football.api-sports.io/status" \
-H "x-apisports-key: YOUR_KEY"{ "errors": { "token": "Missing application key, Check our documentation on how to add your API key in headers." } }Authentication
- Register at api-football.com → API key.
- Send it as the
x-apisports-keyheader (missing → 403, verified).
Rate Limits & Notes
- Free tier with limits (check the docs); paid plans scale.
- Leagues, fixtures, teams, players.
FAQ
Is API-FOOTBALL free? Free tier with limits; more is paid.
Why 403? Missing/invalid keys return 403 (verified) — register for a key.
What’s the auth style?
x-apisports-key header.
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