Game Details

Get detailed information for a specific basketball game

GET /game

Game Details

cURL

curl --request GET \
  --url https://v1.basketball.sportsapipro.com/game \
  --header 'x-api-key: <api-key>'

V1 Legacy Endpoint — This is a V1 API endpoint. For new integrations, we recommend using the Basketball V2 API which provides richer data and more endpoints.

Overview

Returns detailed information for a specific game including lineups, statistics, play-by-play events, and betting information.

Query Parameters

gameId · integer · required

The unique game identifier

lastUpdateId · integer

For efficient polling - returns only updates since this ID

Code Examples

cURL

curl -X GET "https://v1.basketball.sportsapipro.com/game?gameId=12345" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Response Structure

game · object

Detailed game object

Show Properties

id · integer

Game identifier

statusText · string

Current game status

homeCompetitor · object

Home team with score and statistics

awayCompetitor · object

Away team with score and statistics

lineups · object

Starting lineups for both teams

events · array

Game events (baskets, fouls, timeouts)

odds · object

Current betting odds

Use the lastUpdateId parameter when polling for live game updates to receive only changed data.

Authorizations

x-api-key · string · header · required

Your SportsAPI Pro API key

Query Parameters

gameId · integer · required

Game ID

Example:

12345

lastUpdateId · integer

For efficient polling

Response

200

Game details retrieved successfully