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Realtime Sports API

io.github.ahunter135/realtime-sports-api · v1.0.0

Scores, play-by-play, schedules, box scores and odds: NFL, college football, NBA, MLB, NHL, soccer

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Last check

Reachable, 14 tools, protocol 2025-06-18 · checked 2026-10-17

Test & rating

B 85/100

What it does: 14 tools · 14 read, 0 write · Messaging

Test call list_leagues: needs a key: tool error: This tool needs a free Realtime Sports API key (no credit card): https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/signup?utm_source=mcp (971 ms)

How the rating is made
  • Answers without login: +30
  • Speed of first answer: +10
  • Lists tools: +10
  • Tool descriptions: +15
  • Parameter descriptions: +7
  • Read/write annotations: +5
  • Safe test call: +8
  • More than 80 tools: 0

Tested 2026-10-17. Fixed rules, no AI model. Grade A needs a successful real call.

Install

Remote URL
https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/mcp

Tools

14 tools listed at last check
  • list_leagues List the leagues this API monitors live, with the sport and league slugs every other tool needs. 29 leagues monitored live: NFL, college football, NBA, men's college basketball, MLB, NHL and 23 soccer competitions.
  • get_live_events Games in progress right now for a league, with score, period/clock and status. Empty list when nothing is live. Data is typically 20-30 s behind live play.
  • get_events The league's current scoreboard window: recent, live and upcoming games. For specific dates or weeks use get_schedule.
  • get_event Full details for one game: teams, score, status, venue, season/week, broadcasts, officials.
  • get_plays Play-by-play for a game, oldest first, paginated. Use a larger limit (up to 300 here) to get more plays per call; check pagination.hasNextPage.
  • get_box_score Team totals and player statistics for a game (basketball, soccer, baseball, football). Not available before kickoff.
  • get_odds Current spread, moneyline and total for a game from a single source book. Returns null when no odds are available.
  • get_schedule Games in a date range (start_date/end_date, YYYY-MM-DD, at most 31 days, US Eastern calendar days like most US schedules) or, for NFL and college football, a season week (season + week). Up to 200 games.
  • list_teams Teams in a league (paginated; college football has 800+ teams across divisions).
  • get_team One team: names, record, standing summary, venue.
  • get_team_roster Current roster for a team, grouped by position.
  • search_athletes Find players by name within a league; returns athlete ids and teams.
  • get_injuries Current injury report grouped by team (empty in the off-season). Pass team_id for that team's complete report.
  • get_news Latest news headlines for a league (optionally one team), with links.

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