iSports API – Sports API Documentation & Example Responses for Developers

Player Profile

Update Time: 2026-07-09 16:29

Introduction

• This API endpoint returns basketball player profile information. All players are returned by default.

• Note: The request must include the parameter cmd=new, e.g. http://api.isportsapi.com/sport/basketball/player?api_key=&cmd=new.

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Request

Path: /sport/basketball/player
Method: GET
Calls: This interface is limited to 300 seconds/call;
Recommend Calls: 1 day/call
Parameters:

Parameter	Value	Required	Description
cmd	string	true	Fixed value new. Required for this endpoint to return data correctly.
day	string	false	Returns player data that has been added or modified within the specified number of days, e.g. day=1 or day=2.

Response

Parameter	Value	Description
playerId	string	Unique ID of the player.
number	int	Jersey number. Returns 0 if not available.
name	string	Player name.
teamId	string	Unique ID of the team the player belongs to.
place	string	Position of the player, e.g. Forward. Returns empty if not available.
birthday	int	Player's date of birth (Unix timestamp, GMT+0). Returns 0 if not available.
height	int	Height, unit: cm, e.g. 192. Returns 0 if not available.
weight	int	Weight, unit: kg, e.g. 77. Returns 0 if not available.
photo	string	Player photo URL. The image is hosted for reference only — please save it locally rather than calling this URL directly in production. Returns empty if not available.
nbaAge	long	Years since the player joined the NBA. Returns 0 for non-NBA players.
salary	string	Salary, unit: ten thousand USD, e.g. 3565. Returns empty if not available.
country	string	Player's nationality/country.
isNational	boolean	true: player is on a national team roster false: player is not on a national team roster

Example Request

Example Response

• This API endpoint returns basketball player profile information. All players are returned by default.\n\n • Note: The request must include the parameter cmd=new, e.g. http://api.isportsapi.com/sport/basketball/player?api_key=&cmd=new.

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