ESPN Live Scores, Schedules & Game Odds Scraper
Get live scores, final results and upcoming fixtures for 16 leagues across basketball, football, baseball, hockey and soccer, with optional per-game leaders, odds, attendance and headlines.
Open in Apify Store$0.99 / 1K on Free
Short answer
ESPN Live Scores, Schedules & Game Odds Scraper is an Apify Store Actor for ESPN data that returns 20 published output fields, including league, status, statusDetail, date. It lists $0.99 per 1,000 results on the Free plan (pay per event), $0.49 on the Business plan. It takes 15 input settings; one is required (mode). It covers 4 of the 7 core ESPN fields this site tracks. Last updated Nov 3, 2026.
From the public Store listing and published build schema, synced 2026-11-12.What it returns
20 fields from the published dataset schema. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read the dataset through the Apify API.
recordTypegameIdleaguesportstatusstatusDetaildatedateLocalseasonYearweekshortNamehomeTeamawayTeamvenuebroadcastsattendanceoddsheadlinesourceUrlscrapedAt
Not in the schema among the core ESPN fields: home, away, game. The field matrix shows which other tools return them.
How it differs from the other ESPN Actors
Among the 2 catalogue Actors for ESPN with a published schema, only this one returns gameId, seasonYear, week, venue, broadcasts, attendance, odds.
Pick another Actor if you need
| Actor | Fields it adds | Price / 1K |
|---|---|---|
| ESPN Scores, Standings, Teams & News by League | homeScore, awayScore | $0.99 |
Input
| Setting | Type | Required | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mode | string | Yes | scoreboard | What to return: games for a scoreboard, a schedule, the league team directory, one record per sportsbook odds line, or a full game detail record. |
| sport | string | No | any | Optional sport filter. Use it with League = All supported leagues to cover every supported competition in one sport. |
| league | string | No | – | Competition to read. Choose All supported leagues only with a specific sport when you need broad coverage. Defaults to NBA when omitted. |
| date | string | No | – | A day (YYYY-MM-DD or YYYYMMDD), a month (YYYY-MM), or a year (YYYY). Leave empty to use today, or use Season / Week instead. (mode=scoreboard, schedule, odds, gameDetail) |
| startDate | string | No | – | First day of a custom window (YYYY-MM-DD or YYYYMMDD). Requires End date. (mode=scoreboard, schedule, odds, gameDetail) |
| endDate | string | No | – | Last day of a custom window (YYYY-MM-DD or YYYYMMDD). Maximum 366 days. (mode=scoreboard, schedule, odds, gameDetail) |
| season | integer | No | – | ESPN season year, for example 2024. Use it with Week for a single football week, or alone for the whole season. (mode=scoreboard, schedule, odds, gameDetail) |
| seasonType | string | No | 2 | Which part of the season to read when Season is set. (mode=scoreboard, schedule, odds, gameDetail) |
| week | integer | No | – | Week number for football and other week-based competitions. Requires Season. (mode=scoreboard, schedule, odds, gameDetail) |
| team | string | No | – | Keep only games or teams matching this ESPN team ID, abbreviation, or name, for example 13, LAL, or Lakers. Prefix with a league code to disambiguate: nba:LAL. (mode=scoreboard, schedule, teams, odds, gameDetail) |
Show the other 5 settings
| Setting | Type | Required | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| eventIds | array | No | [] | ESPN event IDs for game detail or odds, for example 401585183. Leave empty to discover games from the date or season. (mode=odds, gameDetail) |
| status | string | No | any | Keep only games in this state. Postponed and cancelled games are reported as their own values. |
| includeDetails | boolean | No | false | Add leaders, odds, attendance, officials, article text, team stats, player stats and injuries to each game. (mode=scoreboard, schedule) |
| maxItems | integer | No | 100 | Hard cap on records returned across all selected leagues. |
| timezone | string | No | UTC | IANA timezone used for today/yesterday/tomorrow and for dateLocal, for example America/New_York. |
Example input
Built from the input form's published example values and defaults.
{
"mode": "scoreboard",
"sport": "any",
"league": "nba",
"date": "20240115",
"seasonType": "2",
"eventIds": [],
"status": "any",
"includeDetails": false,
"maxItems": 3,
"timezone": "UTC"
} Run it from code or an AI agent
The same run through the Apify API, with the example input. You need an Apify API token; the run is billed to your account at the Store price.
Python
from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run_input = {
"mode": "scoreboard",
"sport": "any",
"league": "nba",
"date": "20240115",
"seasonType": "2",
"eventIds": [],
"status": "any",
"includeDetails": False,
"maxItems": 3,
"timezone": "UTC"
}
run = client.actor("nimbryxo-studio/espn-live-scores-schedules-and-game-odds-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
if run is None:
raise RuntimeError("The Actor run was not found.")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
print(item) pip install apify-client
JavaScript
import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: "<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>" });
const input = {
"mode": "scoreboard",
"sport": "any",
"league": "nba",
"date": "20240115",
"seasonType": "2",
"eventIds": [],
"status": "any",
"includeDetails": false,
"maxItems": 3,
"timezone": "UTC"
};
const run = await client.actor("nimbryxo-studio/espn-live-scores-schedules-and-game-odds-scraper").call(input);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items); npm install apify-client
cURL
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/nimbryxo-studio~espn-live-scores-schedules-and-game-odds-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items" -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"mode":"scoreboard","sport":"any","league":"nba","date":"20240115","seasonType":"2","eventIds":[],"status":"any","includeDetails":false,"maxItems":3,"timezone":"UTC"}' Waits for the run and returns the dataset items (runs over 300 seconds return HTTP 408; start an async run instead).
MCP (AI agents)
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=nimbryxo-studio/espn-live-scores-schedules-and-game-odds-scraper",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
} Adds this Actor as a tool in an MCP client that takes a remote server URL (Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code) through Apify's hosted MCP server. OAuth sign-in also works without the header. Clients that only start local servers can wrap the URL with npx mcp-remote.
What a run costs
The result rate falls on higher Apify plans. Each figure is the published per-result rate times the number of results.
| Apify plan | Per 1,000 | 10,000 results | 100,000 results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | $0.99 | $9.90 | $99 |
| Starter plan | $0.82 | $8.20 | $82 |
| Scale plan | $0.66 | $6.60 | $66 |
| Business plan | $0.49 | $4.90 | $49 |
- Every run also has a start event, charged per GB of memory (minimum one): $0.10 on Free, $0.03 on Business. At its default memory of 4 GB a run starts at $0.40 on Free. Fewer, larger runs keep this small.
- The Free plan includes $5 of monthly usage (Apify pricing, checked 2026-11-11); at the Free rate that covers at most about 5,050 results, less start events and platform usage.
- Worked example: 10,000 results in one run on the Free plan cost $10.30 ($9.90 for results + $0.40 start), plus Apify platform usage (compute), billed separately by Apify.
- Pay per event. Platform usage (compute) is billed by Apify on top of the event prices. Compare other tools in the cost estimator.
Where it fits among ESPN routes
It ranks 1 of 2 catalogue Actors for ESPN on the published formula (fields, price, reliability, freshness). Its line is highlighted on the map.
- 1 ESPN Live Scores, Schedules & Game Odds Scraper 20 output fields, pay per event 4 of 7 core fields
$0.99 / 1K - 2 ESPN Scores, Standings, Teams & News by League 11 output fields, pay per event 3 of 7 core fields
$0.99 / 1K - + 6 other Store tools, combined Reference only 5 of 7 core fields
from $0.05 / 1K - API No public ESPN API No open API fields not compared
Stops are fields. A ring means the field is in that route's published output schema; no ring means the line passes without it. Bold labels are the core fields for this website, the rest are fields that differ between routes. A white capsule means every data line stops there. The red line is the official API; its field coverage is not compared. A crossed red line means there is no open official API.
Official route: No public ESPN API
No open API. ESPN offers no public developer API; the former developer site developer.espn.com now redirects to the ESPN homepage.
No official API is offered.
Other Store tools for ESPN
Reference only, from their public listings.
| Tool | Fields | Price / 1K |
|---|---|---|
| ESPN Sports Scraper | 99 | $3.00 |
| ESPN Scores Scraper | 21 | $2.00 |
| ESPN Scoreboard Scraper: NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL & Soccer Scores | 7 | $1.00 |
| ESPN Scraper: Scores, Odds, Standings | 42 | $0.93 |
| ESPN Scraper: Scores, Odds, Injuries, Stats & Fantasy | 2 | $1.00 |
What people use it for
- track game scores and schedules
- review game details and odds
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Questions people ask
How much does ESPN Live Scores, Schedules & Game Odds Scraper cost?
The published result rate depends on your Apify plan: $0.99 per 1,000 on Free, $0.82 per 1,000 on Starter, $0.66 per 1,000 on Scale, $0.49 per 1,000 on Business. So 10,000 results cost about $9.90 on the Free plan and $4.90 on Business, plus a start fee of $0.10 per run per GB of memory on Free. Platform usage is billed separately.
What data does ESPN Live Scores, Schedules & Game Odds Scraper return?
Its published output schema lists 20 fields: recordType, gameId, league, sport, status, statusDetail, date, dateLocal, seasonYear, week, shortName, homeTeam, and 8 more. A listed field is not guaranteed to be filled in every row.
What input does ESPN Live Scores, Schedules & Game Odds Scraper need?
Required: mode. Optional settings include sport, league, date, startDate, endDate, season.
What are the alternatives to ESPN Live Scores, Schedules & Game Odds Scraper for ESPN?
2 catalogue Actors cover ESPN. Close alternatives: ESPN Scores, Standings, Teams & News by League. The ESPN page compares all of them field by field.
How do I run ESPN Live Scores, Schedules & Game Odds Scraper from Python or the API?
Use the Apify API client: in Python, ApifyClient(token).actor("nimbryxo-studio/espn-live-scores-schedules-and-game-odds-scraper").call(run_input=...), then read the run's default dataset (run.default_dataset_id); in JavaScript the same call is client.actor("nimbryxo-studio/espn-live-scores-schedules-and-game-odds-scraper").call(input). Without a client, POST the input JSON to https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/nimbryxo-studio~espn-live-scores-schedules-and-game-odds-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items with your API token. Ready-to-paste code with the example input is on this page.
Sources
- ESPN Live Scores, Schedules & Game Odds Scraper on Apify Store
- Published build with input and output schema (JSON)
- No public ESPN API documentation
Cite this page
Scraper Finder. "ESPN Live Scores, Schedules & Game Odds Scraper." https://scraperfinder.com/catalogue/espn-live-scores-schedules-and-game-odds-scraper/ (data checked 2026-11-12).
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