ESPN Scores, Standings, Teams & News by League
Pull live and recent scores, league standings, team rosters, news headlines, and full game boxscores for NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, Premier League, La Liga, F1, UFC, PGA Golf, ATP Tennis, and more.
Open in Apify Store$0.99 / 1K on Free
Short answer
ESPN Scores, Standings, Teams & News by League is an Apify Store Actor for ESPN data that returns 11 published output fields, including league, status, date, mode. It lists $0.99 per 1,000 results on the Free plan (pay per event), $0.49 on the Business plan. It takes 22 input settings; one is required (mode). It covers 3 of the 7 core ESPN fields this site tracks. Last updated Nov 2, 2026.
From the public Store listing and published build schema, synced 2026-11-12.What it returns
11 fields from the published dataset schema. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read the dataset through the Apify API.
recordTypemodesportleaguenamestatushomeTeamawayTeamhomeScoreawayScoredate
Not in the schema among the core ESPN fields: home, away, venue, 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 homeScore, awayScore.
Pick another Actor if you need
| Actor | Fields it adds | Price / 1K |
|---|---|---|
| ESPN Live Scores, Schedules & Game Odds Scraper | gameId, seasonYear, week, venue | $0.99 |
Input
| Setting | Type | Required | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mode | string | Yes | news | What to fetch from ESPN. |
| league | string | No | nba | League slug. The sport is derived automatically. |
| leagues | array | No | – | Optional multi-league override for modes that iterate leagues (scoreboard, odds, standings, teams, teamDetail, news, players, schedule, rankings), e.g. ["nba","nfl"]. |
| datePreset | string | No | today | Date window for scoreboard and odds. ESPN accepts one date per request, so ranges are fetched one day at a time. |
| startDate | string | No | – | First date for datePreset=custom, in YYYYMMDD or YYYY-MM-DD. |
| endDate | string | No | – | Last date for datePreset=custom (inclusive), in YYYYMMDD or YYYY-MM-DD. Maximum 366 days. |
| season | integer | No | – | ESPN season year for standings, schedule, players and rankings (e.g. 2025). Leave blank for the current season. |
| seasonType | string | No | – | Filter a team schedule by season phase (ignored for soccer schedules, which ESPN reports as one league season). |
| teamIds | array | No | – | Teams for teams/teamDetail/schedule/players. Accepts 2, BOS or nba/BOS. Get IDs from mode=teams. |
| eventIds | array | No | – | Games for gameDetail/odds. Accepts 401909904 or nba/401909904. Get IDs from mode=scoreboard. |
Show the other 12 settings
| Setting | Type | Required | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| athleteQueries | array | No | – | Player names to search, e.g. ["LeBron James", "Jannik Sinner"]. |
| athleteIds | array | No | – | ESPN athlete IDs for direct profiles, e.g. ["1966"]. |
| rankingType | string | No | all | Which poll to return. 'all' includes every poll ESPN publishes for the league. |
| statusFilter | string | No | all | Filter scoreboard, odds or schedule rows by game state. |
| liveOnly | boolean | No | false | Keep only in-progress games (scoreboard and odds). |
| newsScope | string | No | league | League news is capped at 50 articles by ESPN. Global pages the ESPN now feed and filters to the selected league. |
| includeTeamDetails | boolean | No | true | Fetch each team's record, venue and next event. Adds one request per team. |
| includeGameDetails | boolean | No | false | Attach the full game summary to every team-sport game. Adds one request per game. |
| includePlayerStats | boolean | No | false | Attach latest season stats to player rows and the player box score to gameDetail. Adds requests per player. |
| includeGameLog | boolean | No | false | Attach the current-season game log to each player. Adds one request per athlete. |
| includePlayByPlay | boolean | No | false | Include the full play-by-play list in gameDetail (scoring plays are always included). |
| maxItems | integer | No | 50 | Hard cap on data records. Notice rows explain unsupported or empty requests. |
Example input
Built from the input form's published example values and defaults.
{
"mode": "news",
"league": "nba",
"datePreset": "today",
"rankingType": "all",
"statusFilter": "all",
"liveOnly": false,
"newsScope": "league",
"includeTeamDetails": false,
"includeGameDetails": false,
"includePlayerStats": false,
"includeGameLog": false,
"includePlayByPlay": false,
"maxItems": 1
} 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": "news",
"league": "nba",
"datePreset": "today",
"rankingType": "all",
"statusFilter": "all",
"liveOnly": False,
"newsScope": "league",
"includeTeamDetails": False,
"includeGameDetails": False,
"includePlayerStats": False,
"includeGameLog": False,
"includePlayByPlay": False,
"maxItems": 1
}
run = client.actor("vexaloom-labs/espn-scores-standings-teams-and-news-by-league").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": "news",
"league": "nba",
"datePreset": "today",
"rankingType": "all",
"statusFilter": "all",
"liveOnly": false,
"newsScope": "league",
"includeTeamDetails": false,
"includeGameDetails": false,
"includePlayerStats": false,
"includeGameLog": false,
"includePlayByPlay": false,
"maxItems": 1
};
const run = await client.actor("vexaloom-labs/espn-scores-standings-teams-and-news-by-league").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/vexaloom-labs~espn-scores-standings-teams-and-news-by-league/run-sync-get-dataset-items" -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"mode":"news","league":"nba","datePreset":"today","rankingType":"all","statusFilter":"all","liveOnly":false,"newsScope":"league","includeTeamDetails":false,"includeGameDetails":false,"includePlayerStats":false,"includeGameLog":false,"includePlayByPlay":false,"maxItems":1}' 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=vexaloom-labs/espn-scores-standings-teams-and-news-by-league",
"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 2 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 scores and standings
- review team and player statistics
- follow sports news
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Questions people ask
How much does ESPN Scores, Standings, Teams & News by League 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 Scores, Standings, Teams & News by League return?
Its published output schema lists 11 fields: recordType, mode, sport, league, name, status, homeTeam, awayTeam, homeScore, awayScore, date. A listed field is not guaranteed to be filled in every row.
What input does ESPN Scores, Standings, Teams & News by League need?
Required: mode. Optional settings include league, leagues, datePreset, startDate, endDate, season.
What are the alternatives to ESPN Scores, Standings, Teams & News by League for ESPN?
2 catalogue Actors cover ESPN. Close alternatives: ESPN Live Scores, Schedules & Game Odds Scraper. The ESPN page compares all of them field by field.
How do I run ESPN Scores, Standings, Teams & News by League from Python or the API?
Use the Apify API client: in Python, ApifyClient(token).actor("vexaloom-labs/espn-scores-standings-teams-and-news-by-league").call(run_input=...), then read the run's default dataset (run.default_dataset_id); in JavaScript the same call is client.actor("vexaloom-labs/espn-scores-standings-teams-and-news-by-league").call(input). Without a client, POST the input JSON to https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/vexaloom-labs~espn-scores-standings-teams-and-news-by-league/run-sync-get-dataset-items with your API token. Ready-to-paste code with the example input is on this page.
Sources
- ESPN Scores, Standings, Teams & News by League on Apify Store
- Published build with input and output schema (JSON)
- No public ESPN API documentation
Cite this page
Scraper Finder. "ESPN Scores, Standings, Teams & News by League." https://scraperfinder.com/catalogue/espn-scores-standings-teams-and-news-by-league/ (data checked 2026-11-12).
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