SportsDataIO · Capability
NFL API — NFL v3 Play-by-Play
NFL API — NFL v3 Play-by-Play. 6 operations. Lead operation: Play By Play [Live & Final]. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Sportsdataio business surface.
What You Can Do
GET
Nflv3pbpplaybyplaylivefinal
— Play By Play [Live & Final]
/v1/v3/nfl/pbp/{format}/playbyplay/{gameid}
GET
Nflv3pbpplaybyplaybyteamlivefinal
— Play By Play - by Team [Live & Final]
/v1/v3/nfl/pbp/{format}/playbyplay/{season}/{week}/{hometeam}
GET
Nflv3pbpplaybyplaydelta
— Play By Play Delta
/v1/v3/nfl/pbp/{format}/playbyplaydelta/{season}/{week}/{minutes}
GET
Nflv3pbpplaybyplayfinal
— Play By Play [Final]
/v1/v3/nfl/pbp/{format}/playbyplayfinal/{gameid}
GET
Nflv3pbpplaybyplaybyteamfinal
— Play By Play - by Team [Final]
/v1/v3/nfl/pbp/{format}/playbyplayfinal/{season}/{week}/{hometeam}
GET
Nflv3pbpplaybyplaysimulation
— Play By Play Simulation
/v1/v3/nfl/pbp/{format}/simulatedplaybyplay/{numberofplays}
MCP Tools
play-play-live-final
Play By Play [Live & Final]
read-only
idempotent
play-play-team-live-final
Play By Play - by Team [Live & Final]
read-only
idempotent
play-play-delta
Play By Play Delta
read-only
idempotent
play-play-final
Play By Play [Final]
read-only
idempotent
play-play-team-final
Play By Play - by Team [Final]
read-only
idempotent
play-play-simulation
Play By Play Simulation
read-only
idempotent
Capability Spec
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
label: NFL API — NFL v3 Play-by-Play
description: 'NFL API — NFL v3 Play-by-Play. 6 operations. Lead operation: Play By Play [Live & Final]. Self-contained Naftiko
capability covering one Sportsdataio business surface.'
tags:
- Sportsdataio
- NFL v3 Play-by-Play
created: '2026-05-19'
modified: '2026-05-19'
binds:
- namespace: env
keys:
SPORTSDATAIO_API_KEY: SPORTSDATAIO_API_KEY
capability:
consumes:
- type: http
namespace: nfl-nfl-v3-play-by-play
baseUri: https://api.sportsdata.io
description: NFL API — NFL v3 Play-by-Play business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
resources:
- name: v3-nfl-pbp-format-PlayByPlay-gameid
path: /v3/nfl/pbp/{format}/PlayByPlay/{gameid}
operations:
- name: nflv3pbpplaybyplaylivefinal
method: GET
description: Play By Play [Live & Final]
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: format
in: path
type: string
description: Desired response format. Valid entries are <code>JSON</code> or <code>XML</code>.
required: true
- name: gameid
in: path
type: string
description: The GameID of a NFL game. GameIDs can be found in the Games API. Valid entries are <code>14620</code>
or <code>16905</code>
required: true
- name: v3-nfl-pbp-format-PlayByPlay-season-week-hometeam
path: /v3/nfl/pbp/{format}/PlayByPlay/{season}/{week}/{hometeam}
operations:
- name: nflv3pbpplaybyplaybyteamlivefinal
method: GET
description: Play By Play - by Team [Live & Final]
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: format
in: path
type: string
description: Desired response format. Valid entries are <code>JSON</code> or <code>XML</code>.
required: true
- name: season
in: path
type: string
description: Year of the season and the season type. If no season type is provided, then the default is regular
season.
required: true
- name: week
in: path
type: string
description: 'Week of the season. Valid values are as follows: Preseason 0 to 4, Regular Season 1 to 17, Postseason
1 to 4.'
required: true
- name: hometeam
in: path
type: string
description: 'Abbreviation of the home team. Example: <code>WAS</code>.'
required: true
- name: v3-nfl-pbp-format-PlayByPlayDelta-season-week-minutes
path: /v3/nfl/pbp/{format}/PlayByPlayDelta/{season}/{week}/{minutes}
operations:
- name: nflv3pbpplaybyplaydelta
method: GET
description: Play By Play Delta
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: format
in: path
type: string
description: Desired response format. Valid entries are <code>JSON</code> or <code>XML</code>.
required: true
- name: season
in: path
type: string
description: Year of the season and the season type. If no season type is provided, then the default is regular
season.
required: true
- name: week
in: path
type: string
description: 'Week of the season. Valid values are as follows: Preseason 0 to 4, Regular Season 1 to 17, Postseason
1 to 4.'
required: true
- name: minutes
in: path
type: string
description: Only returns player statistics that have changed in the last X minutes. You specify how many minutes
in time to go back. Valid entries are:<br>
required: true
- name: v3-nfl-pbp-format-PlayByPlayFinal-gameid
path: /v3/nfl/pbp/{format}/PlayByPlayFinal/{gameid}
operations:
- name: nflv3pbpplaybyplayfinal
method: GET
description: Play By Play [Final]
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: format
in: path
type: string
description: Desired response format. Valid entries are <code>JSON</code> or <code>XML</code>.
required: true
- name: gameid
in: path
type: string
description: The GameID of a NFL game. GameIDs can be found in the Games API. Valid entries are <code>14620</code>
or <code>16905</code>
required: true
- name: v3-nfl-pbp-format-PlayByPlayFinal-season-week-hometeam
path: /v3/nfl/pbp/{format}/PlayByPlayFinal/{season}/{week}/{hometeam}
operations:
- name: nflv3pbpplaybyplaybyteamfinal
method: GET
description: Play By Play - by Team [Final]
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: format
in: path
type: string
description: Desired response format. Valid entries are <code>JSON</code> or <code>XML</code>.
required: true
- name: season
in: path
type: string
description: Year of the season and the season type. If no season type is provided, then the default is regular
season.
required: true
- name: week
in: path
type: string
description: 'Week of the season. Valid values are as follows: Preseason 0 to 4, Regular Season 1 to 17, Postseason
1 to 4.'
required: true
- name: hometeam
in: path
type: string
description: 'Abbreviation of the home team. Example: <code>WAS</code>.'
required: true
- name: v3-nfl-pbp-format-SimulatedPlayByPlay-numberofplays
path: /v3/nfl/pbp/{format}/SimulatedPlayByPlay/{numberofplays}
operations:
- name: nflv3pbpplaybyplaysimulation
method: GET
description: Play By Play Simulation
outputRawFormat: json
outputParameters:
- name: result
type: object
value: $.
inputParameters:
- name: format
in: path
type: string
description: Desired response format. Valid entries are <code>JSON</code> or <code>XML</code>.
required: true
- name: numberofplays
in: path
type: string
description: The number of plays to progress in this NFL live game simulation. Example entries are <code>0</code>,
<code>1</code>, <code>2</code>, <code>3</code>, <code>150<
required: true
authentication:
type: apikey
key: Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key
value: '{{env.SPORTSDATAIO_API_KEY}}'
placement: header
exposes:
- type: rest
namespace: nfl-nfl-v3-play-by-play-rest
port: 8080
description: REST adapter for NFL API — NFL v3 Play-by-Play. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed operation, prefixed
with /v1.
resources:
- path: /v1/v3/nfl/pbp/{format}/playbyplay/{gameid}
name: v3-nfl-pbp-format-playbyplay-gameid
description: REST surface for v3-nfl-pbp-format-PlayByPlay-gameid.
operations:
- method: GET
name: nflv3pbpplaybyplaylivefinal
description: Play By Play [Live & Final]
call: nfl-nfl-v3-play-by-play.nflv3pbpplaybyplaylivefinal
with:
format: rest.format
gameid: rest.gameid
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- path: /v1/v3/nfl/pbp/{format}/playbyplay/{season}/{week}/{hometeam}
name: v3-nfl-pbp-format-playbyplay-season-week-hometeam
description: REST surface for v3-nfl-pbp-format-PlayByPlay-season-week-hometeam.
operations:
- method: GET
name: nflv3pbpplaybyplaybyteamlivefinal
description: Play By Play - by Team [Live & Final]
call: nfl-nfl-v3-play-by-play.nflv3pbpplaybyplaybyteamlivefinal
with:
format: rest.format
season: rest.season
week: rest.week
hometeam: rest.hometeam
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- path: /v1/v3/nfl/pbp/{format}/playbyplaydelta/{season}/{week}/{minutes}
name: v3-nfl-pbp-format-playbyplaydelta-season-week-minutes
description: REST surface for v3-nfl-pbp-format-PlayByPlayDelta-season-week-minutes.
operations:
- method: GET
name: nflv3pbpplaybyplaydelta
description: Play By Play Delta
call: nfl-nfl-v3-play-by-play.nflv3pbpplaybyplaydelta
with:
format: rest.format
season: rest.season
week: rest.week
minutes: rest.minutes
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- path: /v1/v3/nfl/pbp/{format}/playbyplayfinal/{gameid}
name: v3-nfl-pbp-format-playbyplayfinal-gameid
description: REST surface for v3-nfl-pbp-format-PlayByPlayFinal-gameid.
operations:
- method: GET
name: nflv3pbpplaybyplayfinal
description: Play By Play [Final]
call: nfl-nfl-v3-play-by-play.nflv3pbpplaybyplayfinal
with:
format: rest.format
gameid: rest.gameid
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- path: /v1/v3/nfl/pbp/{format}/playbyplayfinal/{season}/{week}/{hometeam}
name: v3-nfl-pbp-format-playbyplayfinal-season-week-hometeam
description: REST surface for v3-nfl-pbp-format-PlayByPlayFinal-season-week-hometeam.
operations:
- method: GET
name: nflv3pbpplaybyplaybyteamfinal
description: Play By Play - by Team [Final]
call: nfl-nfl-v3-play-by-play.nflv3pbpplaybyplaybyteamfinal
with:
format: rest.format
season: rest.season
week: rest.week
hometeam: rest.hometeam
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- path: /v1/v3/nfl/pbp/{format}/simulatedplaybyplay/{numberofplays}
name: v3-nfl-pbp-format-simulatedplaybyplay-numberofplays
description: REST surface for v3-nfl-pbp-format-SimulatedPlayByPlay-numberofplays.
operations:
- method: GET
name: nflv3pbpplaybyplaysimulation
description: Play By Play Simulation
call: nfl-nfl-v3-play-by-play.nflv3pbpplaybyplaysimulation
with:
format: rest.format
numberofplays: rest.numberofplays
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- type: mcp
namespace: nfl-nfl-v3-play-by-play-mcp
port: 9090
transport: http
description: MCP adapter for NFL API — NFL v3 Play-by-Play. One tool per consumed operation, routed inline through this
capability's consumes block.
tools:
- name: play-play-live-final
description: Play By Play [Live & Final]
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: true
call: nfl-nfl-v3-play-by-play.nflv3pbpplaybyplaylivefinal
with:
format: tools.format
gameid: tools.gameid
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- name: play-play-team-live-final
description: Play By Play - by Team [Live & Final]
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: true
call: nfl-nfl-v3-play-by-play.nflv3pbpplaybyplaybyteamlivefinal
with:
format: tools.format
season: tools.season
week: tools.week
hometeam: tools.hometeam
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- name: play-play-delta
description: Play By Play Delta
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: true
call: nfl-nfl-v3-play-by-play.nflv3pbpplaybyplaydelta
with:
format: tools.format
season: tools.season
week: tools.week
minutes: tools.minutes
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- name: play-play-final
description: Play By Play [Final]
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: true
call: nfl-nfl-v3-play-by-play.nflv3pbpplaybyplayfinal
with:
format: tools.format
gameid: tools.gameid
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- name: play-play-team-final
description: Play By Play - by Team [Final]
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: true
call: nfl-nfl-v3-play-by-play.nflv3pbpplaybyplaybyteamfinal
with:
format: tools.format
season: tools.season
week: tools.week
hometeam: tools.hometeam
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.
- name: play-play-simulation
description: Play By Play Simulation
hints:
readOnly: true
destructive: false
idempotent: true
call: nfl-nfl-v3-play-by-play.nflv3pbpplaybyplaysimulation
with:
format: tools.format
numberofplays: tools.numberofplays
outputParameters:
- type: object
mapping: $.