Overview

CollegeFootballData.com API provides detailed statistics, scores, and historical records for American college football (NCAA). You can query team stats, game results, player data, and rankings going back many seasons. An API key is required and available for free after registration.

Beginner Tip

Always include the year parameter in your queries - most endpoints require it, and omitting it will return an error or empty results.

Available Data

The kind of data this API exposes, based on its documentation. We could not call the endpoint to confirm the exact field names.

CollegeFootballData.com data via REST API

Example Response

Illustrative shape only — we were not able to call this endpoint (it requires credentials or exposes no public sample URL), so the fields below show the kind of data this API returns rather than a recorded response.

JSON Response · Illustrative
{
  "match_id": 4521,
  "home_team": "Team A",
  "away_team": "Team B",
  "score": {
    "home": 2,
    "away": 1
  },
  "status": "Full Time",
  "date": "2025-01-15",
  "league": "Premier League"
}

Field Reference

id Unique game identifier
season The year of the season the game belongs to
home_team Name of the home team
away_team Name of the away team
home_points Final score of the home team
away_points Final score of the away team

Implementation Example

Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.

Request
const url = "https://api.collegefootballdata.com/games?year=2023&seasonType=regular";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
  "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
  }
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

What Can You Build?

Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.

Common Errors & Troubleshooting

Generated guidance based on this API's documentation, not observed by us. Treat it as a starting point and check against the provider's own error reference.

401 Unauthorized API key is missing from the Authorization header
Add -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" to every request
Empty response array The year or team parameter does not match any records
Double-check the team name spelling (use the exact name from /teams) and ensure the season year is valid
400 Bad Request Required query parameters like year are missing
Consult the API docs and include all required parameters such as ?year=2023

Metadata Score Breakdown

Estimated from metadata — endpoint not independently tested

This score is estimated from observable metadata — HTTPS support, authentication model, declared CORS, and documentation reachability — because the API requires authentication or exposes no publicly testable endpoint. The five-signal breakdown is only shown for live-tested APIs.

Metadata estimate · endpoint not independently tested

Technical Specifications

Auth API Key
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS UNKNOWN
Category Sports & Fitness
Difficulty Intermediate
Listing details not endpoint-verified

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