API_key

Gain insights into using API-Football in Python to retrieve soccer data, including setting up an account, using endpoints, and integrating widgets into applications or websites.

Getting Soccer Data with API-Football in Python.png

​​This course is a hands-on guide for programmatically using API-Football to retrieve the required association football (soccer) data. Here, you’ll learn about the different resources that API-Football provides, including endpoints and widgets. 

You’ll review the basics, like setting up an account and getting the required API key. Then, you’ll learn about different endpoints and how to use each one. You’ll also learn about widgets and how to use them directly in any application or website.

Getting Soccer Data with API-Football in Python

## Request structure
The request of an API-Football endpoint contains a header and an endpoint.
### Header structure
The header contains two elements:
- `x-rapidapi-host` is either `v3.football.api-sports.io` or `api-football-v1.p.rapidapi.com`, depending on the platform you have signed up with. In our case, it will be `v3.football.api-sports.io` since we signed up using the API-Football website.
- `x-rapidapi-key` is the API key of the user.
### Endpoint structure
The endpoint consists of the base URI and query parameters, depending on the endpoint the user is trying to access. We will look at these base URIs and the query parameters in the upcoming lessons.
## Response structure
The response contains a header and a JSON response object.
### Header structure
The header contains four elements:

- `x-ratelimit-requests-limit` tells the user about the number of requests allocated per day according to our subscription.

- `x-ratelimit-requests-remaining` provides information about the number of remaining requests per day according to our subscription.

- `X-RateLimit-Limit` contains the maximum number of API calls per minute.

- `X-RateLimit-Remaining` tells the user about the number of API calls remaining before reaching the limit per minute.

### The JSON response
The JSON element of the response provides the user with the required information for which the endpoint was called. The information is different for different endpoints. We will look at the response parameters for each endpoint in the upcoming lessons.

The user may receive an error message in the response which will look like this:

# Request structure
The request of an API-Football endpoint contains a header and an endpoint.
## Header structure
The header contains two elements:
- `x-rapidapi-host` is either `v3.football.api-sports.io` or `api-football-v1.p.rapidapi.com`, depending on the platform you have signed up with. In our case, it will be `v3.football.api-sports.io` since we signed up using the API-Football website.
- `x-rapidapi-key` is the API key of the user.
## Endpoint structure
The endpoint consists of the base URI and query parameters, depending on the endpoint the user is trying to access. We will look at these base URIs and the query parameters in the upcoming lessons.
# Response structure
The response contains a header and a JSON response object.
## Header structure
The header contains four elements:

- `x-ratelimit-requests-limit` tells the user about the number of requests allocated per day according to our subscription.

- `x-ratelimit-requests-remaining` provides information about the number of remaining requests per day according to our subscription.

- `X-RateLimit-Limit` contains the maximum number of API calls per minute.

- `X-RateLimit-Remaining` tells the user about the number of API calls remaining before reaching the limit per minute.

## The JSON response
The JSON element of the response provides the user with the required information for which the endpoint was called. The information is different for different endpoints. We will look at the response parameters for each endpoint in the upcoming lessons.

The user may receive an error message in the response which will look like this:

Let's look at the generic request and response structure for the endpoints.

Introduction

Endpoints

Endpoints: Teams

Endpoints: Standings

Endpoints: Fixtures

Endpoints: Players

Widgets

Conclusion

Request and Response Structure

Request structure

Header structure