Sports and path prefixes
Every path starts with a sport prefix. Use one of the eleven below, exactly as written.
Sport prefixes
| Prefix | Documented by |
|---|---|
/football |
Football API |
/american-football |
NFL & NCAAF API |
/nba |
NBA & NCAAB API |
/baseball |
MLB & NCAA API |
/nhl |
NHL & NCAAH API |
/cricket |
Cricket API |
/basketball |
Basketball API |
/hockey |
Hockey API |
/rugby |
Rugby API |
/volleyball |
Volleyball API |
/handball |
Handball API |
Which basketball or hockey prefix to use
Basketball and hockey each have two prefixes, covering different competitions.
| If you want | Use |
|---|---|
| The NBA and 35+ NCAA Division I conferences | /nba |
| 340+ basketball leagues worldwide | /basketball |
| The NHL and 10+ NCAA Division I conferences | /nhl |
| 170+ hockey leagues in 30+ countries | /hockey |
Pick the one whose competitions you cover.
/american-football covers the NFL and NCAA FBS, and
/baseball covers MLB and NCAA Division I. Each of those sports has one
prefix.
Putting a path together
Take the endpoint from the sport's own documentation and add the prefix.
| Sport's own API | Through All Sports |
|---|---|
https://soccer.highlightly.net/matches |
https://sports.highlightly.net/football/matches |
https://american-football.highlightly.net/standings |
https://sports.highlightly.net/american-football/standings |
https://cricket.highlightly.net/players/{id} |
https://sports.highlightly.net/cricket/players/{id} |
Parameters and the response do not change. Only the base URL and the prefix do, and on RapidAPI the key and the x-rapidapi-host header too, which
Authentication
covers.
Which endpoints exist for a given sport is in endpoint coverage.
