Which leagues support teams?

All 29 monitored leagues returned data when we checked on 2026-10-04.

Yes. The Free plan is $0 with 125 calls per month (1,000 in the first 30 days) at 1 request per second, no card required. Every successful call counts as one call.

Can I get updates pushed instead of polling?

Webhooks are included on every paid plan (Starter, Growth, Pro, Scale). WebSocket is included on paid plans, and the Free plan gets a 500-message monthly preview.

Teams API

Teams in a league (paginated) and single-team detail: names, abbreviation, colors, logos, record, standing summary and home venue. Data is aggregated from public sources and is typically 20-30 seconds behind live play (about 1 second after our source). There is no SLA.

College football lists 800+ teams across all divisions; use the group endpoint for FBS only.

Paths and parameters

GET/api/v1/sports/{sport}/leagues/{league}/teams

List teams. Paginated. College football has 800+ teams across all divisions; for FBS only use the group endpoint (/seasons/{season}/types/2/groups/80/teams).

sport (path, required): Sport slug: football, basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer.
league (path, required): League slug, e.g. nfl, college-football, nba, mens-college-basketball, mlb, nhl, eng.1, usa.1.
limit (query): Maximum teams to return (default 50, max 200).
page (query): Page number (1-based).

GET/api/v1/sports/{sport}/leagues/{league}/teams/{teamId}

Get a team

sport (path, required): Sport slug: football, basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer.
league (path, required): League slug, e.g. nfl, college-football, nba, mens-college-basketball, mlb, nhl, eng.1, usa.1.
teamId (path, required): Team id, as returned by the teams endpoints.

Live example

Request

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $RSA_API_KEY" \
  "https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/football/leagues/nfl/teams?limit=1"

Response captured from live data at 2026-10-05 02:14 UTC (refreshed every few minutes). Long arrays are trimmed; meta.rateLimit values are illustrative for a Free key.

Response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "22",
      "uid": "s:20~l:28~t:22",
      "slug": "arizona-cardinals",
      "location": "Arizona",
      "name": "Cardinals",
      "nickname": "Cardinals",
      "abbreviation": "ARI",
      "displayName": "Arizona Cardinals",
      "shortDisplayName": "Cardinals",
      "color": "a40227",
      "alternateColor": "ffffff",
      "logos": [
        {
          "href": "https://realtimesportsapi.com/api/images/proxy?id=GgcVSgNPTUMITUgaFFQVVVQXBVwOHV5LRQBZD1lbBllDXR0HVl9AUlxGAl8ASkoYVg",
          "width": 500,
          "height": 500,
          "alt": "",
          "rel": [
            "full",
            "default"
          ],
          "lastUpdated": "2024-06-25T18:43Z"
        },
        {
          "href": "https://realtimesportsapi.com/api/images/proxy?id=GgcVSgNPTUMITUgaFFQVVVQXBVwOHV5LRQBZD1lbBllDXR0HVl9AUlxEB0wbDxUXQ1MXFl0E",
          "width": 500,
          "height": 500,
          "alt": "",
          "rel": [
            "full",
            "dark"
          ],
          "lastUpdated": "2024-06-25T18:43Z"
        },
        {
          "href": "https://realtimesportsapi.com/api/images/proxy?id=GgcVSgNPTUMITUgaFFQVVVQXBVwOHV5LRQBZD1lbBllDXR0HVl9AUlxGEE4GFl8UXltLAhwCQF5KQQtf",
          "width": 500,
          "height": 500,
          "alt": "",
          "rel": [
            "full",
            "scoreboard"
          ],
          "lastUpdated": "2024-06-25T18:44Z"
        },
        "... 14 more"
      ],
      "league": {},
      "venue": {
        "id": "3970",
        "name": "State Farm Stadium",
        "city": "Glendale",
        "state": "AZ",
        "indoor": true,
        "grass": true
      },
      "isActive": true,
      "isAllStar": false
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "pagination": {
      "page": 1,
      "pageSize": 1,
      "pageCount": 32,
      "total": 32
    },
    "rateLimit": {
      "limit": 125,
      "remaining": 124,
      "reset": 1793491200000
    }
  }
}

Fields

Field	Type	Notes
id	string
uid	string
slug	string
location	string
name	string
nickname	string
abbreviation	string
displayName	string
shortDisplayName	string
color	string
alternateColor	string
logos	object[]
record	string
standingSummary	string
league	object
venue	object
isActive	boolean
isAllStar	boolean

League support

Checked against live data on 2026-10-04: 29 available, 0 limited, 0 seasonal or not verified, 0 not available.

NFL

Available

College Football

Available

NBA

Available

Men's College Basketball

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

Women's Champions League

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

World Cup Qualifying (UEFA)

Available

World Cup Qualifying (CONMEBOL)

Available

World Cup Qualifying (AFC)

Available

World Cup Qualifying (CAF)

Available

World Cup Qualifying (CONCACAF)

Available

Code samples

curl

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $RSA_API_KEY" \
  "https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/football/leagues/nfl/teams?limit=1"

JavaScript (fetch)

const res = await fetch("https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/football/leagues/nfl/teams?limit=1", {
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.RSA_API_KEY}` }
});
const { success, data, meta } = await res.json();
console.log(data, meta.rateLimit);

Python (requests)

import os, requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/football/leagues/nfl/teams?limit=1",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['RSA_API_KEY']}"},
    timeout=10,
)
body = res.json()
print(body["data"])

MCP prompt (Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT)

Using the Realtime Sports MCP server (https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/mcp), call list_teams with sport "football" and league "nfl" and list the teams for NFL.

Connect the hosted MCP server first: setup guide. Each tool call counts as one API call.

Rate limits and pricing

Plan	Price	Calls	Rate	WebSocket	Webhooks
Free	$0	125/mo (1,000 first 30 days)	1/s	500 msgs/mo	No
Starter	$29/mo ($290/yr)	10,000/mo	5/s	Shares monthly pool	Shares monthly pool
Growth	$49/mo ($490/yr)	25,000/mo	10/s	Shares monthly pool	Shares monthly pool
Pro	$99/mo ($990/yr)	50,000/mo	20/s	100,000 msgs/mo	25,000/mo
Scale	$299/mo ($2,990/yr)	500,000/mo	100/s	500,000 msgs/mo	100,000/mo

Every successful REST call counts as one call. Over the limit you get HTTP 429 with a Retry-After header. No SLA. Full pricing.

FAQ

What does the teams endpoint return?: Teams in a league (paginated) and single-team detail: names, abbreviation, colors, logos, record, standing summary and home venue.
Which leagues support teams?: All 29 monitored leagues returned data when we checked on 2026-10-04.
Is it free to try?: Yes. The Free plan is $0 with 125 calls per month (1,000 in the first 30 days) at 1 request per second, no card required. Every successful call counts as one call.
How fresh is the data?: Data is aggregated from public sources and is typically 20-30 seconds behind live play (about 1 second after our source). There is no SLA.
Can I get updates pushed instead of polling?: Webhooks are included on every paid plan (Starter, Growth, Pro, Scale). WebSocket is included on paid plans, and the Free plan gets a 500-message monthly preview.