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Livescores Changes

Update Time: 2026-07-09 10:19

Introduction

• This API endpoint returns livescore changes for basketball matches updated in the last 15 seconds — only the fields that changed since the last update are meaningful.

• You can use it with the Livescore for today endpoint to obtain full match information such as team names and league details.

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Request

Path: /sport/basketball/livescores/changes
Method: GET
Calls: This interface is limited to 1 second/call;
Recommend Calls: 2~10 seconds/call

Response

Parameter	Value	Description
matchId	string	Unique ID of the match.
status	int	0: Not started 1: First quarter 2: Second quarter 3: Third quarter 4: Fourth quarter 5: First OT 6: Second OT 7: Third OT 50: Half-time -1: Finished -2: TBD -3: Interrupted -4: Cancelled -5: Postponed
quarterRemainTime	string	Remaining time in the current quarter, e.g. 06:43.
homeScore	int	Total score of the home team.
awayScore	int	Total score of the away team.
homeFirstQuarterScore	int	Score of the home team in the 1st quarter.
awayFirstQuarterScore	int	Score of the away team in the 1st quarter.
homeSecondQuarterScore	int	Score of the home team in the 2nd quarter.
awaySecondQuarterScore	int	Score of the away team in the 2nd quarter.
homeThirdQuarterScore	int	Score of the home team in the 3rd quarter.
awayThirdQuarterScore	int	Score of the away team in the 3rd quarter.
homeFourthQuarterScore	int	Score of the home team in the 4th quarter.
awayFourthQuarterScore	int	Score of the away team in the 4th quarter.
overTimeCount	int	Number of overtime periods played.
homeFirstOverTimeScore	int	Score of the home team in the 1st overtime.
awayFirstOverTimeScore	int	Score of the away team in the 1st overtime.
homeSecondOverTimeScore	int	Score of the home team in the 2nd overtime.
awaySecondOverTimeScore	int	Score of the away team in the 2nd overtime.
homeThirdOverTimeScore	int	Score of the home team in the 3rd overtime.
awayThirdOverTimeScore	int	Score of the away team in the 3rd overtime.
hasStats	boolean	true: match stats data is available false: match stats data is not available
explain	string	The latest live-text event description for the match, e.g. [Spurs] [SAS] Team Timeout: Regular.

Example Request

Example Response

• This API endpoint returns livescore changes for basketball matches updated in the last 15 seconds — only the fields that changed since the last update are meaningful. \n\n • You can use it with the Livescore for today endpoint to obtain full match information such as team names and league details.

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