Is there a free football API tier?

Yes, the Hobby tier is free with 100 requests per day and no credit card.

What data does Kickoffapi provide?

Live scores, fixtures, results, deep player and team statistics, lineups, head-to-head and in-play odds across 900+ leagues.

Kickoffapi

WHY KICKOFFAPI

Built for the 90th minute

Enterprise-grade infrastructure under every request — tuned for the moments when everyone refreshes at once.

01 / LATENCY

Sub-second, always

Global Redis caching serves static data in milliseconds and live data the moment our sync workers see it.

MEDIAN RESPONSE · 24MS

02 / COVERAGE

900+ leagues, all tiers

From the Premier League to the J-League — fixtures, line-ups and tables updated continuously, no per-league setup.

EVERY CONFEDERATION

03 / DEPTH

Beyond the score

Player ratings, possession, formations, head-to-head history — a century of football, queryable in one call.

100+ STAT TYPES

04 / RELIABILITY

Never goes dark

Resilient architecture with automated fallback syncing keeps the wire printing even when upstreams stutter.

99.9% SLA ON ENTERPRISE

05 / DX

Developer first

Predictable JSON schemas, a sandbox you can hit before signup, and strict REST conventions throughout.

OPENAPI SPEC INCLUDED

06 / BILLING

Predictable pricing

Transparent tiers via Stripe. Exceed your limit and overage bills per block — your app is never cut off.

NO SALES CALLS REQUIRED

TWO WAYS TO CONSUME

Pull it, or let it push you

One clean REST API for everything, plus WebSocket feeds on Pro and above for the moments that can't wait.

REST — every plan200 · 24ms

$ curl -G "https://api.kickoffapi.com/api/v1/fixtures" \
    -d "live=all" -H "x-api-key: YOUR_KEY"

{
  "fixture": { "id": 1035039, "status": "2H" },
  "teams": { "Arsenal", "Man United" },
  "goals": { "home": 2, "away": 1 }
}

WEBSOCKET — Pro & abovestreaming

const ws = new WebSocket("wss://api.kickoffapi.com/v1/events")

14:32:01  SUB   MUN · Mainoo → Mount
14:32:08  GOAL  ARS 2–1 MUN · Ødegaard 74'
14:32:09  ODDS  1X2 → 1.18 / 8.50 / 21.0
14:32:15  GOAL  INT 2–2 JUV · Vlahović 85'

PRICING

Start free. Scale when it counts.

Every paid plan starts with a 7-day free trial. Pay annually and get 2 months free.

START FOR FREE Hobby — $0 forever. 100 requests a day, every endpoint, no card required. Get your free key →

Starter

For new production apps.

$19

/ MO · 7-DAY TRIAL

Choose Starter

20,000 requests / day
Real-time live scores
Email support

Pro

For growing user bases.

$39

/ MO · 7-DAY TRIAL

Choose Pro

100,000 requests / day
Real-time live scores
Deep player statistics
WebSocket feeds
Email support

Ultra

For high scale.

$99

/ MO · 7-DAY TRIAL

Choose Ultra

500,000 requests / day
Live in-play odds
WebSocket feeds
Priority support

Enterprise Custom limits, the 99.9% uptime SLA backed by service credits, dedicated support, custom data & invoicing. Pricing is negotiable — built around your volume. CUSTOM · LET'S TALK Contact sales

7-DAY FREE TRIALOnce per account, starts when you add a card or PayPal. Hobby stays free forever.

ANNUAL — 2 MONTHS FREEPay yearly and save ~17% on any paid plan.

NEVER CUT OFFExceed your daily limit and extra usage bills per block — your app keeps running. Full pricing & annual options →

HOW WE COMPARE

More wire per dollar

Real-time scores even on entry tiers, and zero per-league configuration.

Feature	Kickoffapi	SportMonks	football-data.org
Free tier	100 req/day, real-time	Test only	Delayed scores
Entry paid plan	$19 / 20k req per day	~€69 / mo	~€99 / mo
League coverage	900+ leagues, all tiers	Per-league selection	12–100 comps
Setup	Instant, no config	Choose leagues	Add-on stack

Comparison based on publicly listed information, June 2026. Product names are trademarks of their respective owners.

WHO'S BEHIND THE WIRE

Built by people who love the game

Kickoffapi is built by a small group of football fans and engineers who got tired of slow, overpriced sports data. We obsess over latency, uptime and clean, predictable JSON so you can ship faster.

Stripe-securedBilling handled by Stripe — no card data ever touches our servers.

99.9% uptime SLAAvailable on Enterprise plans, backed by service credits.

Transparent pricingClear tiers, no hidden fees, no sales calls.

Every goal,
on the wire in 180ms.

Built for the 90th minute

Sub-second, always

900+ leagues, all tiers

Beyond the score

Never goes dark

Developer first

Predictable pricing

Pull it, or let it push you

Start free. Scale when it counts.

Starter

Pro

Ultra

More wire per dollar

Built by people who love the game

Get on the wire