Matches
Retrieve a list of matches.
- Refresh interval
- Once a minute
- Pagination
- limit and offset
- Detail
- General information only
Querying
At least one primary query parameter must be specified before you can retrieve data.
timezone, limit and offset are secondary and do
not count on their own.
Combine timezone with date to get matches relevant to your own
location rather than UTC.
Teams can be filtered by id through homeTeamId and awayTeamId,
or by name through homeTeamName and awayTeamName. Country and
league filters narrow the same list further.
limit sets how many matches come back. When the number of matching games
exceeds it, request the next page by increasing offset. See
Pagination and limits.
The score, period by period
Every match carries a state, and that object holds the state
description and the score.
The score is not a single number. current is the running total,
firstPeriod, secondPeriod and thirdPeriod carry
each period on its own, and overTime and penalties cover a
game that went past regulation. Every one of them is a string in the
4 - 4 home and away form rather than a pair of numbers.
Match states
| State | Meaning |
|---|---|
Not started |
Match has not been started yet. |
1st period |
In the first period of regular play. |
2nd period |
In the second period of regular play. |
3rd period |
In the third period of regular play. |
Over time |
Level after normal time. Extra time decides the winner. |
Break time |
Short pause between periods, or before overtime. |
Penalties |
Penalty shootout to decide the winner. |
Finished |
Match has been concluded. |
Finished after penalties |
Match has been concluded with the penalty shootout. |
Finished after over time |
Match has been concluded in overtime. |
Postponed |
Prevented from being played. The start time moves to a future moment. |
Suspended |
Was in play and was halted. Will resume from the exact point it stopped. |
Cancelled |
Game will not be played. |
Awarded |
Given to one team when the other forfeits, or after circumstances such as insufficient players, late arrival or a withdrawal. |
Interrupted |
Something arose that stops the game continuing. It will either resume normal play or be abandoned. |
Abandoned |
Ended prematurely by the officials and cannot be resumed or completed, though it may be resumed later from the point it stopped. |
Unknown |
Unknown coverage or state. |
To be announced |
Start time is still to be set, or the competing teams are not yet known. |
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
leagueNameoptional
|
string |
No description in the spec.e.g. DEL
|
leagueIdoptional |
number |
No description in the spec.e.g. 16953
|
dateoptional |
string |
Date that follows the YYYY-MM-DD format.e.g. 2023-10-13
|
timezoneoptional |
stringdefault Etc/UTC
|
Valid timezone identifier.e.g. Europe/London
|
seasonoptional |
number |
No description in the spec.e.g. 2023
|
homeTeamIdoptional
|
number |
No description in the spec.e.g. 223746
|
awayTeamIdoptional
|
number |
No description in the spec.e.g. 214385
|
homeTeamNameoptional
|
string |
No description in the spec.e.g. Frankfurt Lowen
|
awayTeamNameoptional
|
string |
No description in the spec.e.g. Kolner
|
countryCodeoptional
|
string |
No description in the spec.e.g. DE
|
countryNameoptional
|
string |
No description in the spec.e.g. Germany
|
limitoptional |
numberdefault 100
|
No description in the spec.e.g. 100
|
offsetoptional |
numberdefault 0
|
No description in the spec.e.g. 0
|
Request
curl --request GET \
--url 'https://hockey.highlightly.net/matches?leagueName=DEL&leagueId=16953' \
--header 'x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_API_KEY'
const params = new URLSearchParams({
leagueName: 'DEL',
leagueId: '16953'
})
const response = await fetch(`https://hockey.highlightly.net/matches?${params}`, {
headers: {
'x-rapidapi-key': process.env.HIGHLIGHTLY_API_KEY
}
})
if (!response.ok) {
throw new Error(`Highlightly responded ${response.status}`)
}
const data = await response.json()
import os
import requests
response = requests.get(
'https://hockey.highlightly.net/matches',
params={
'leagueName': 'DEL',
'leagueId': '16953',
},
headers={
'x-rapidapi-key': os.environ['HIGHLIGHTLY_API_KEY'],
},
timeout=10,
)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()
Response
dataHockeyMatchResponse[]required29 fields
idnumberrequired
weekstring
datestringrequired
countryHockeyCountryResponserequired3 fields
codestringrequiredCountry code specified by the ISO 3166 standard.
namestringrequired
logostringrequired
awayTeamHockeyTeamResponserequired3 fields
idnumberrequired
logostring
namestringrequired
homeTeamHockeyTeamResponserequired3 fields
idnumberrequired
logostring
namestringrequired
leagueHockeyMatchLeagueResponserequired4 fields
idnumberrequired
seasonnumberrequired
namestringrequired
logostring
stateHockeyMatchStateResponserequired8 fields
descriptionstringrequiredCurrent state of the game.Not started1st period2nd period3rd periodOver timePenaltiesBreak timeAwardedPostponedCancelledInterruptedAbandonedFinishedTo be announcedFinished after penaltiesFinished after over timeUnknown
scoreHockeyMatchScoreResponserequired6 fields
currentstringHome - Away score for the match.
overTimestringHome - Away score in overtime.
penaltiesstringHome - Away score in penalties.
firstPeriodstringHome - Away score in 1st period.
secondPeriodstringHome - Away score in 2nd period.
thirdPeriodstringHome - Away score in 3rd period.
paginationPaginationResponserequired3 fields
totalCountnumberrequiredAvailable number of items, relevant to the provided query.
offsetnumberrequired
limitnumberrequired
planPlanResponserequired2 fields
tierstringrequiredYour current API subscription tier.
messagestringrequiredExplanation message regarding your current tier.
Example response
{
"data": [
{
"id": 291869956,
"week": "1",
"date": "2023-10-13T17:30:00.000Z",
"country": {
"code": "DE",
"name": "Germany",
"logo": "https://example.com/logos/country/DE.png"
},
"awayTeam": {
"id": 223746,
"logo": "https://example.com/logos/team/223746.png",
"name": "Frankfurt Lowen"
},
"homeTeam": {
"id": 223746,
"logo": "https://example.com/logos/team/223746.png",
"name": "Frankfurt Lowen"
},
"league": {
"id": 16953,
"season": 2023,
"name": "DEL",
"logo": "https://example.com/logos/league/16953.png"
},
"state": {
"description": "1st period",
"score": {
"current": "4 - 4",
"overTime": "6 - 4",
"penalties": "17 - 33",
"firstPeriod": "2 - 0",
"secondPeriod": "2 - 1",
"thirdPeriod": "5 - 2"
}
}
}
],
"pagination": {
"totalCount": 490,
"offset": 20,
"limit": 100
},
"plan": {
"tier": "BASIC",
"message": "Some results might be hidden with FREE tier. Check your API coverage for more information: https://rapidapi.com/highlightly-api-highlightly-api-default/api/sport-highlights-api/details"
}
}
Values are the examples declared in the OpenAPI spec, not a captured live response.
Errors
| Status | Description |
|---|---|
400 |
Bad request descriptive error. |
500 |
Internal server error. |