Getting Soccer Data with API-Football in Python

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.

Beginner

22 Lessons

1h 30min

Certificate of Completion

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.

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40 Playgrounds

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Course Overview

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.

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Python

Api

Api Integration

Api Football

What You'll Learn

Learn about API-Football and its endpoints.

Learn how to retrieve football feed using API-Football in Python.

Learn how to use the widgets provided by API-Football in Python.

Get hands-on experience creating data requests and display widgets using API-Football in Python.

What You'll Learn

Learn about API-Football and its endpoints.

Course Content

Introduction

Get familiar with integrating API-Football features into applications for real-time soccer data.

Introduction to the Course

Get Started

Endpoints

Discover the logic behind requesting and retrieving soccer data using API-Football endpoints.

Request and Response Structure Endpoints for Back-end

Endpoints: Teams

Break apart the functionality of team information and statistics endpoints to enhance applications.

Teams Information Teams Statistics

Endpoints: Standings

Find out about retrieving standings for leagues or teams using API-Football.

Standings

Endpoints: Fixtures

Solve problems in retrieving comprehensive soccer fixtures data, including matches, stats, and events.

Fixtures Fixtures: Head to Head Fixtures: Statistics Fixtures: Events Fixtures: Lineups Fixtures: Players Statistics

Endpoints: Players

4 Lessons

Tackle retrieving soccer player data, squad details, top scorers, and top assist providers.

Widgets

4 Lessons

Practice using widgets for live scores, fixtures, detailed match info, and standings.

Conclusion

1 Lesson

Get familiar with API-Football's key aspects and explore further using its documentation.

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