NFL — ESPN core API (v2) — Other

espn_nfl_league_root

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character
abbreviation	character
color	character
display_name	character	Full name of player
gender	character
guid	character
id	character	ID of the player in the 'name' column.
is_tournament	logical
links	character
logos	character
name	character	Name, as reported by MFL but reordered into FirstName LastName instead of Last, First
short_name	character	Player short name (i.e. "F.Last")
slug	character
uid	character
athletes_$ref	character
awards_$ref	character
calendar_$ref	character
draft_$ref	character
events_$ref	character
franchises_$ref	character
group_$ref	character
groups_$ref	character
leaders_$ref	character
notes_$ref	character
rankings_$ref	character
season_$ref	character
season_athletes_$ref	character
season_coaches_$ref	character
season_display_name	character
season_end_date	character
season_futures_$ref	character
season_power_index_leaders_$ref	character
season_power_indexes_$ref	character
season_rankings_$ref	character
season_start_date	character
season_type_$ref	character
season_type_abbreviation	character
season_type_corrections_$ref	character
season_type_end_date	character
season_type_groups_$ref	character
season_type_has_groups	logical
season_type_has_legs	logical
season_type_has_standings	logical
season_type_id	character
season_type_name	character
season_type_slug	character
season_type_start_date	character
season_type_type	integer
season_type_weeks_$ref	character
season_type_year	integer
season_types_$ref	character
season_types_count	integer
season_types_items	character
season_types_page_count	integer
season_types_page_index	integer
season_types_page_size	integer
season_year	integer
seasons_$ref	character
teams_$ref	character
transactions_$ref	character

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_nfl_league_root()

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espn_nfl_seasons

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/seasons

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/seasons?limit=200

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
limit	limit			Y	Maximum number of items to return.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_nfl_seasons()

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espn_nfl_games

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/events

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/events?limit=500

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
dates	dates			Y	Date or date range filter (YYYYMMDD or YYYYMMDD-YYYYMMDD).
limit	limit			Y	Maximum number of items to return.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_nfl_games()

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espn_nfl_game

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/events/{event_id}

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/events/401584793

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
event_id	event_id		Y		event_id path parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character
competitions	character
date	character
id	character	ID of the player in the 'name' column.
links	character
name	character	Name, as reported by MFL but reordered into FirstName LastName instead of Last, First
short_name	character	Player short name (i.e. "F.Last")
time_valid	logical
uid	character
venues	character
league_$ref	character
season_$ref	character
season_type_$ref	character

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_nfl_game(event_id='401584793')

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espn_nfl_teams_core

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/teams

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/teams?limit=1000&page=1

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
limit	limit			Y	Maximum number of items to return.
page	page			Y	page query parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
team_abbreviation	character	Short team abbreviation (e.g. "BOS").
team_alternate_color	character	Secondary team color as a hex string (no leading '#').
team_color	character	Primary team color as a hex string (no leading '#').
team_display_name	character	Full team display name (location + nickname).
team_id	character	ESPN team id (stable join key across ESPN endpoints).
team_is_active	logical	Whether the team is currently active.
team_is_all_star	logical	Whether the entry is an all-star squad rather than a franchise.
team_location	character	Team location / city (e.g. "Boston").
team_logos	character	Pipe-delimited logo image URLs.
team_name	character	Team nickname/mascot (e.g. "Celtics").
team_nickname	character	Team nickname as ESPN labels it (often equals team_name).
team_short_display_name	character	Abbreviated display name for compact UIs.
team_slug	character	URL slug used in ESPN web paths.
team_uid	character	ESPN global UID (encodes sport/league/team).

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_nfl_teams_core()

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espn_nfl_team_core

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/teams/{team_id}

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/teams/4

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
team_id	team_id		Y		team_id path parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character
abbreviation	character
alternate_color	character
color	character
display_name	character	Full name of player
guid	character
id	character	ID of the player in the 'name' column.
is_active	logical	Active contract
is_all_star	logical
links	character
location	character	Either Home if the home team is playing in their home stadium, or Neutral if the game is being played at a neutral location. This still shows as Home for games between the Giants and Jets even though they share the same home stadium.
logos	character
name	character	Name, as reported by MFL but reordered into FirstName LastName instead of Last, First
short_display_name	character
slug	character
uid	character
against_the_spread_records_$ref	character
athletes_$ref	character
awards_$ref	character
coaches_$ref	character
depth_charts_$ref	character
events_$ref	character
franchise_$ref	character
groups_$ref	character
injuries_$ref	character
notes_$ref	character
odds_records_$ref	character
ranks_$ref	character
record_$ref	character
transactions_$ref	character
venue_$ref	character
venue_address_city	character
venue_address_state	character
venue_full_name	character
venue_grass	logical
venue_guid	character
venue_id	character
venue_images	character
venue_indoor	logical
venue_short_name	character

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_nfl_team_core(team_id='4')

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espn_nfl_venues

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/venues

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/venues?limit=1000

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
limit	limit			Y	Maximum number of items to return.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_nfl_venues()

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espn_nfl_venue

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/venues/{venue_id}

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/venues/3663

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
venue_id	venue_id		Y		venue_id path parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character
full_name	character	Full name as per NFL.com
grass	logical
guid	character
id	character	ID of the player in the 'name' column.
images	character
indoor	logical

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_nfl_venue(venue_id='3663')

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espn_nfl_franchises

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/franchises

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/franchises?limit=200

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
limit	limit			Y	Maximum number of items to return.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_nfl_franchises()

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espn_nfl_franchise

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/franchises/{franchise_id}

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/franchises/2

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
franchise_id	franchise_id		Y		franchise_id path parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character
abbreviation	character
color	character
display_name	character	Full name of player
id	character	ID of the player in the 'name' column.
is_active	logical	Active contract
location	character	Either Home if the home team is playing in their home stadium, or Neutral if the game is being played at a neutral location. This still shows as Home for games between the Giants and Jets even though they share the same home stadium.
name	character	Name, as reported by MFL but reordered into FirstName LastName instead of Last, First
short_display_name	character
slug	character
uid	character
team_$ref	character
venue_$ref	character
venue_address_city	character
venue_address_state	character
venue_full_name	character
venue_grass	logical
venue_guid	character
venue_id	character
venue_images	character
venue_indoor	logical
venue_short_name	character

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_nfl_franchise(franchise_id='2')

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espn_nfl_coach

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/coaches/{coach_id}

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/coaches/1

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
coach_id	coach_id		Y		coach_id path parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character
career_records	character
coach_seasons	character
experience	integer
first_name	character	First name of player
id	character	ID of the player in the 'name' column.
last_name	character	Last name of player
uid	character
birth_place_city	character
birth_place_state	character

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_nfl_coach(coach_id='1')

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espn_nfl_coach_record

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/coaches/{coach_id}/record/{record_type}

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/coaches/1/record/0

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
coach_id	coach_id		Y		coach_id path parameter.
record_type	record_type			Y	record_type path parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character
display_value	character
id	character	ID of the player in the 'name' column.
name	character	Name, as reported by MFL but reordered into FirstName LastName instead of Last, First
stats	character
summary	character
type	character
value	double	Total contract value

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_nfl_coach_record(coach_id='1')

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espn_nfl_coach_season

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/coaches/{coach_id}/seasons/{season}

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/coaches/1/seasons/2024

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
coach_id	coach_id		Y		coach_id path parameter.
season	season		Y		season path parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — the output of parse_single_entity; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

No returns table is published for this endpoint: no capture: 404 in nba, nfl, mlb, nhl, wnba, cfb, mbb, wbb with the documented example arguments (2026-10-07).

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_nfl_coach_season(coach_id='1', season=2024)

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espn_nfl_positions

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/positions

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/positions?limit=200

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
limit	limit			Y	Maximum number of items to return.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_nfl_positions()

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espn_nfl_position

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/positions/{position_id}

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/positions/1

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
position_id	position_id		Y		position_id path parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character
abbreviation	character
display_name	character	Full name of player
id	character	ID of the player in the 'name' column.
leaf	logical
name	character	Name, as reported by MFL but reordered into FirstName LastName instead of Last, First
parent_$ref	character

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_nfl_position(position_id='1')

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espn_nfl_tournaments

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/tournaments

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/tournaments?limit=200

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
limit	limit			Y	Maximum number of items to return.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_nfl_tournaments()

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espn_nfl_awards

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/awards

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/awards?limit=200

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
limit	limit			Y	Maximum number of items to return.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
$ref	character

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_nfl_awards()

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espn_nfl_award

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/awards/{award_id}

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/awards/1

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description
award_id	award_id		Y		award_id path parameter.

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
count	integer
items	character
page_count	integer
page_index	integer
page_size	integer

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_nfl_award(award_id='1')

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espn_nfl_standings_core

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/standings

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/standings

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
group_name	character	Group name.
group_abbreviation	character	Group abbreviation.
team_id	character	Team id.
team_name	character	Team name.
team_abbreviation	character	Team abbreviation.
team_display_name	character	Team display name.
team_location	character	Team location.
team_logo	character	Team logo.
clincher	double	Clincher.
differential	double	Differential.
games_behind	double	Games behind.
losses	double	Losses.
playoff_seed	double	Playoff seed.
point_differential	double	Point differential.
points_against	double	Points against.
points_for	double	Points for.
streak	double	Streak.
ties	double	Number of matches the team has drawn.
win_percent	double	Win percent.
wins	double	Wins.
division_losses	double	Number of games the team has lost against opponents within their own division.
division_record	double	The team's composite win-loss-tie record against division opponents, serialized as a numeric value.
division_ties	double	Number of games the team has tied against opponents within their own division.
division_wins	double	Number of games the team has won against opponents within their own division.
overall	character	Overall.
home	character	Home.
road	character	Road.
vs. div.	character	Vs. div..
vs. conf.	character	Vs. conf..

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_nfl_standings_core()

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espn_nfl_leaders_core

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/leaders

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/leaders

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — the output of parse_items; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

No returns table is published for this endpoint: parser: parse_items returns no columns on the live payload (nba, nfl, mlb, nhl, 2026-10-07); its rows sit under keys it does not read (top level: $ref, abbreviation, categories, id, name, type).

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_nfl_leaders_core()

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espn_nfl_league_notes

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/notes

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/notes

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — the output of parse_items; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

No returns table is published for this endpoint: no capture: the page holds zero items (count 0) in nba, nfl, mlb, nhl, wnba, cfb, mbb, wbb with the documented example arguments (2026-10-07).

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_nfl_league_notes()

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espn_nfl_talentpicks

ESPN endpoint.

Endpoint URL: GET https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/talentpicks

Valid URL: https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/nfl/talentpicks

API Parameter	Python	Pattern	Required	Nullable	Description

Returns

return_parsed=True (default) — a tidy polars.DataFrame with the columns below; pass return_as_pandas=True for a pandas.DataFrame.

col_name	type	description
pick_competition_$ref	character
pick_competitor_$ref	character
pick_correct	logical
pick_person_display_name	character
pick_person_first_name	character
pick_person_headshot_alt	character
pick_person_headshot_href	character
pick_person_id	character
pick_person_last_name	character
week_record_display_value	character
week_record_season_$ref	character
week_record_stats	character

return_parsed=False — the raw JSON Dict payload, unparsed.

Example

espn_nfl_talentpicks()

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