specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: TheSportsDB
providerId: sportsdb
created: '2026-06-25'
modified: '2026-06-25'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Sports
- Sports Data
- Plans
- Subscription
- Patreon
description: >-
  TheSportsDB offers a free, rate-limited sports API tier using a shared test
  API key, plus paid subscription tiers that unlock the full premium JSON data,
  the V2 API including 2-minute livescores and video highlight links, higher
  data limits, higher rate limits, and a dedicated production API key. Paid
  tiers are billed monthly (with annual and lifetime billing options) and have
  historically been offered through Patreon.
notes: >-
  Verify current tier names, prices, and billing options on the TheSportsDB
  pricing page; annual and lifetime pricing are offered but not itemized here.
sources:
- https://www.thesportsdb.com/pricing
- https://www.thesportsdb.com/documentation
plans:
- id: sportsdb-free
  name: Free
  type: free
  description: >-
    Free V1 sports API using the shared test API key, with most queries limited
    and a 30 requests/minute rate limit.
  entries:
  - label: API Requests
    name: requests
    type: rate
    metric: requests
    limit: 30
    timeFrame: minute
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: free
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Search Teams, Players, Events, Venues
  - name: Lookups by ID
  - name: Leagues, Seasons, Standings
  - name: Events and Schedules
- id: sportsdb-single-developer
  name: Single Developer
  type: subscription
  description: >-
    Full premium JSON sports data, the V2 API with 2-minute livescores (Soccer,
    NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL) and YouTube highlight links, higher data limits, and a
    dedicated production API key.
  entries:
  - label: Monthly Subscription
    name: single_developer
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $9 per month
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: API Requests
    name: requests
    type: rate
    metric: requests
    limit: 100
    timeFrame: minute
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Full Premium JSON Data
  - name: V2 API
  - name: 2-Minute Livescores
  - name: YouTube Highlight Links
  - name: Dedicated Production API Key
- id: sportsdb-small-business
  name: Small Business
  type: subscription
  description: >-
    All Single Developer features with no limit on returned data, a higher rate
    limit, a private API key, and dedicated email support.
  entries:
  - label: Monthly Subscription
    name: small_business
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $20 per month
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: API Requests
    name: requests
    type: rate
    metric: requests
    limit: 120
    timeFrame: minute
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: included
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: No Limit on Returned Data
  - name: Private API Key
  - name: Dedicated Email Support
  - name: 2-Minute Livescores
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com