Live Event Detail

Full live event with all betting markets, real-time scores, period scores, match timer, live statistics, and video stream info

Returns a complete in-play event in a single call: live scores, period scores, current period name, match timer, all available live betting markets grouped by category, match statistics (possession, shots, cards, corners, attacks), and video stream info. If the event is not currently in the live feed, the response automatically falls back to prematch event detail.

GET /api/v1/live/event/

eventId · number · required

Event ID from any live listing (e.g. /api/v1/{sport}/live, /api/v1/live/events, /api/v1/live/leagues/{id}).

cURL

curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.sportsapipro.com/v5/live/event/731033889"

const res = await fetch(
  'https://api.sportsapipro.com/v5/live/event/731033889',
  { headers: { 'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' } }
);
const { data } = await res.json();
console.log(data.score, data.timerMinutes, data.currentPeriodName);
console.log('Markets:', data.marketCount);
data.stats.forEach(s => console.log(s.name, s.home, '-', s.away));

import requests

r = requests.get(
    'https://api.sportsapipro.com/v5/live/event/731033889',
    headers={'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'},
)
d = r.json()['data']
print(d['homeTeam'], d['score']['home'], '-', d['score']['away'], d['awayTeam'])
print(d['currentPeriodName'], d['timerMinutes'], "'")

Response

{
  "data": {
    "id": 731033889,
    "sportId": 1,
    "leagueId": 318457,
    "leagueName": "Short Football 4x4",
    "homeTeam": "Ancalites+",
    "awayTeam": "Silures+",
    "homeTeamId": 68543,
    "awayTeamId": 68544,
    "homeImage": "https://images.sportsapipro.com/team/68543.png",
    "awayImage": "https://images.sportsapipro.com/team/68544.png",
    "startTime": 1782370200,
    "startTimeISO": "2026-06-22T11:30:00.000Z",
    "isLive": true,
    "score": { "home": 0, "away": 0 },
    "periodScores": [
      { "period": 1, "name": "1st half", "home": 0, "away": 0 }
    ],
    "currentPeriod": 1,
    "currentPeriodName": "1st half",
    "timerSeconds": 420,
    "timerMinutes": 7,
    "info": null,
    "hasVideo": true,
    "videoId": "19475131",
    "marketCount": 86,
    "marketCategories": [
      { "id": 2, "name": "Popular", "count": 48 },
      { "id": 3, "name": "Total", "count": 30 },
      { "id": 4, "name": "Handicap", "count": 8 },
      { "id": 6, "name": "Goals", "count": 12 },
      { "id": 12, "name": "Result + Total", "count": 12 },
      { "id": 13, "name": "Asian markets", "count": 18 },
      { "id": 1, "name": "All markets", "count": 86 }
    ],
    "markets": [
      {
        "id": 1,
        "name": "Full Time Result",
        "markets": [
          { "type": 1, "odds": 1.92, "isMainLine": false },
          { "type": 2, "odds": 5.9, "isMainLine": false },
          { "type": 3, "odds": 2.565, "isMainLine": false }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": 17,
        "name": "Match Total",
        "markets": [
          { "type": 9, "odds": 2.58, "P": 5.5, "isMainLine": true },
          { "type": 10, "odds": 2.175, "P": 6, "isMainLine": false }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "stats": [
      { "id": 45, "name": "Attacks", "home": "82", "away": "73" },
      { "id": 58, "name": "Dangerous attacks", "home": "60", "away": "38" },
      { "id": 29, "name": "Possession %", "home": "57", "away": "43" },
      { "id": 59, "name": "Shots on target", "home": "7", "away": "1" },
      { "id": 60, "name": "Shots off target", "home": "6", "away": "4" },
      { "id": 26, "name": "Yellow cards", "home": "0", "away": "0" },
      { "id": 70, "name": "Corner", "home": "8", "away": "5" },
      { "id": 71, "name": "Red card", "home": "0", "away": "0" }
    ],
    "odds": {
      "1x2": { "home": 1.92, "draw": 5.9, "away": 2.565 },
      "double_chance": { "12": 1.785, "1X": 1.448, "X2": 1.096 },
      "totals": { "over_5.5": 2.58, "over_6": 2.175, "over_6.5": 1.86 },
      "btts": { "yes": null, "no": 2.28 },
      "handicap": [
        { "type": "home", "odds": 1.66 },
        { "type": "away", "odds": 2.22 }
      ]
    },
    "matchInfo": {
      "round": "Round 21",
      "venue": "The Home of The Matildas (Bundoora)"
    }
  }
}

Fields

Field	Type	Description
isLive	boolean	true when served from the live feed. false when the event has fallen back to prematch detail.
score	object	{ home, away } current full-time score.
periodScores	array	One entry per period: { period, name, home, away }.
currentPeriod	number	Current period number (1, 2, …).
currentPeriodName	string	"1st half", "2nd half", "Half Time", "Extra Time", etc.
timerSeconds / timerMinutes	number | null	Match clock.
info	string | null	Extra status (e.g. "Penalties 3-2", "Delayed").
hasVideo / videoId	boolean / string	Live video stream availability and identifier.
marketCount	number	Total live betting markets in this response.
marketCategories	array	Category groupings (Popular, Total, Handicap, Goals, …) with counts.
markets	array	All market groups with { type, odds, P?, isMainLine } selections.
stats	array	Live match statistics (possession, shots, cards, corners, attacks).
odds	object	Pre-parsed quick-access main odds: 1x2, double_chance, totals, btts, handicap.
matchInfo	object	Round and venue (and weather when available).

Cache TTL: 5 seconds. If the event is no longer live, the response transparently falls back to the same shape as Event Detail (no score / timer* / stats).

Related

• Live — list endpoints to discover live event IDs
• Event Detail — prematch equivalent with 1,000+ markets
• Data Models — full field reference and caching