Sportradar · Schema

Sportradar Sport Event

Schema for a Sportradar sport event representing a scheduled or completed game, match, or competition across any sport. Sport events are the fundamental data entity in Sportradar's API, identified by a Sportradar URN (e.g., sr:match:12345).

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Properties

Name Type Description
id string Unique Sportradar URN identifier for the sport event in the format sr:match:{id} or sr:game:{id}.
scheduled string Scheduled start time of the sport event in ISO 8601 format (UTC).
start_time_confirmed boolean Whether the scheduled start time has been officially confirmed.
status string Current status of the sport event.
competitors array List of teams or players competing in the sport event.
tournament object The tournament or league this event belongs to.
season object The season this event is part of.
round object Round information for tournament or league play.
venue object The venue where the sport event takes place.
coverage object Coverage information for the sport event.
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JSON Schema

sportradar-sport-event-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://developer.sportradar.com/schemas/sport-event.json",
  "title": "Sportradar Sport Event",
  "description": "Schema for a Sportradar sport event representing a scheduled or completed game, match, or competition across any sport. Sport events are the fundamental data entity in Sportradar's API, identified by a Sportradar URN (e.g., sr:match:12345).",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["id", "scheduled", "competitors"],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique Sportradar URN identifier for the sport event in the format sr:match:{id} or sr:game:{id}.",
      "pattern": "^sr:(match|game|stage|season):[0-9]+$",
      "example": "sr:match:12345678"
    },
    "scheduled": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Scheduled start time of the sport event in ISO 8601 format (UTC)."
    },
    "start_time_confirmed": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the scheduled start time has been officially confirmed."
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Current status of the sport event.",
      "enum": [
        "not_started",
        "live",
        "ended",
        "closed",
        "cancelled",
        "postponed",
        "interrupted",
        "abandoned",
        "delayed",
        "unknown"
      ]
    },
    "competitors": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of teams or players competing in the sport event.",
      "minItems": 2,
      "maxItems": 2,
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/$defs/Competitor"
      }
    },
    "tournament": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/Tournament",
      "description": "The tournament or league this event belongs to."
    },
    "season": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/Season",
      "description": "The season this event is part of."
    },
    "round": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Round information for tournament or league play.",
      "properties": {
        "type": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Type of round (e.g., group, round_of_16, final)."
        },
        "number": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Round number within the competition."
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Human-readable round name."
        }
      }
    },
    "venue": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/Venue",
      "description": "The venue where the sport event takes place."
    },
    "coverage": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Coverage information for the sport event.",
      "properties": {
        "live": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Whether live coverage is provided."
        },
        "type": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Coverage type (e.g., sportradar, basic)."
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "Competitor": {
      "type": "object",
      "title": "Competitor",
      "description": "A team or player participating in a sport event.",
      "required": ["id", "name", "qualifier"],
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Unique Sportradar competitor URN (e.g., sr:competitor:12345 or sr:team:12345).",
          "pattern": "^sr:(competitor|team|player):[0-9]+$"
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Competitor name (team or player full name)."
        },
        "abbreviation": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Short abbreviation for the competitor (e.g., LAL for Los Angeles Lakers).",
          "maxLength": 10
        },
        "qualifier": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Role in the event: home team/player or away team/player.",
          "enum": ["home", "away"]
        },
        "country": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Country of the competitor."
        },
        "country_code": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.",
          "pattern": "^[A-Z]{2,3}$"
        },
        "gender": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Gender of the competitor or team (male, female, mixed).",
          "enum": ["male", "female", "mixed"]
        }
      }
    },
    "Tournament": {
      "type": "object",
      "title": "Tournament",
      "description": "A sports tournament or league competition.",
      "required": ["id", "name"],
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Unique Sportradar tournament/competition URN.",
          "pattern": "^sr:(tournament|competition|season):[0-9]+$"
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Tournament or competition name (e.g., NBA, Premier League)."
        },
        "sport": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "The sport this tournament belongs to.",
          "properties": {
            "id": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Sportradar sport identifier."
            },
            "name": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Sport name (e.g., Basketball, Soccer, Football)."
            }
          }
        },
        "category": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Geographic or organizational category.",
          "properties": {
            "id": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Category identifier."
            },
            "name": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Category name (e.g., USA, England, International)."
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "Season": {
      "type": "object",
      "title": "Season",
      "description": "A competition season or campaign.",
      "required": ["id", "name"],
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Unique Sportradar season URN."
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Season name or label (e.g., NBA 2024/2025)."
        },
        "start_date": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "date",
          "description": "Season start date."
        },
        "end_date": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "date",
          "description": "Season end date."
        },
        "year": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Season year label (e.g., 2024, 2024/2025)."
        }
      }
    },
    "Venue": {
      "type": "object",
      "title": "Venue",
      "description": "A sports venue where events take place.",
      "required": ["id", "name"],
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Unique Sportradar venue URN.",
          "pattern": "^sr:venue:[0-9]+$"
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Venue name (e.g., Madison Square Garden)."
        },
        "city": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "City where the venue is located."
        },
        "country": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Country where the venue is located."
        },
        "country_code": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 or alpha-3 country code.",
          "pattern": "^[A-Z]{2,3}$"
        },
        "capacity": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Seating capacity of the venue.",
          "minimum": 0
        },
        "map_coordinates": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Geographic coordinates in 'latitude,longitude' format."
        }
      }
    }
  }
}