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by jaywalk 1547 days ago
ESPN has a surprisingly comprehensive JSON API that isn't locked down. If you're only using it for a hobby app, you won't run into any issues. It's been around for quite a while.
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zouhair 1547 days ago
Shutdown for almost 8 years[0].

[0]: http://www.espn.com/apis/devcenter/blog/read/publicretiremen...

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mad_vill 1547 days ago
I thought they shutdown their public api.
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jaywalk 1547 days ago
Officially, yes. But here's the NFL scores API, for example: http://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/football/nfl/sc...

It's a "private" API for their website, but like I said it's been around for a while and using it in a hobby app isn't going to be an issue. Using it commercially is just begging for trouble, though.

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