Dates and times

Everything is UTC

Field	Format	Zone
`strTimestamp` (events, schedules, live scores)	`2026-10-10T11:30:00`	UTC, though the text has no zone
`dateEvent`, `strTime`	`2026-10-10`, `11:30:00`	UTC
`strTimeStamp` (TV listings; note the capital S)	`2026-10-10 11:30:00` (a space, not `T`)	UTC
`dateEventLocal`, `strTimeLocal`	`2026-10-10`, `16:30:00`	the venue's local time; often missing for future events
`strEventTime` (live scores)	`16:00`
`dateUpdated`, `updated`, `date`	`2026-09-24 10:00:07`	not stated

For example, a game in Los Angeles at 4 pm (strTimeLocal: 16:00:00) has strTimestamp: …T23:00:00: 4 pm PDT is 23:00 UTC.

"Saturday's games" in your time zone

eventsday.php?d= returns the events whose UTC date is d. In the Americas, evening games fall on the next UTC day, so one request for a local date misses some games and includes some from the day before.

To get the events of a local calendar day:

Convert the start and end of the local day to UTC. For Toronto on 4 Oct 2026, that's 04:00 UTC on 4 Oct to 04:00 UTC on 5 Oct.
Request every UTC date in that range: eventsday.php?d=2026-10-04 and ?d=2026-10-05.
Keep the events whose strTimestamp falls inside the range.

For time zones ahead of UTC (e.g. Tokyo), the range starts on the previous UTC date instead.

Event status

strStatus is a short code. The codes differ by sport. TheSportsDB documents them on its data page:

Meaning	Codes
Not started	`NS`, `TBD` (time to be defined)
In play (soccer)	`1H`, `HT`, `2H`, `ET` (extra time), `BT` (break), `P` (penalties in progress)
In play (basketball, American football)	`Q1`–`Q4`, `OT`, `HT`, `BT`
In play (ice hockey)	`P1`–`P3`, `OT`, `PT` (penalties), `BT`
In play (handball, rugby)	`1H`, `HT`, `2H`, `ET`, `BT`, `PT`
In play (baseball)	`IN1`–`IN9` (innings)
In play (volleyball)	`S1`–`S5` (sets)
Finished	`FT`, `AET` (after extra time), `PEN` (after penalties), `AOT` (after overtime), `AP` (after penalties)
Awarded	`AWD`, `AW`, `WO` (walkover)
Postponed	`PST`, `POST`
Suspended or interrupted	`SUSP`, `INT`, `INTR`
Cancelled	`CANC`
Abandoned	`ABD`

The same idea is spelled differently by different sports: postponed is PST in soccer and POST elsewhere, and interrupted is INT or INTR. Treat an unrecognised code as unknown, rather than as finished or not started.

Older events often have no strStatus, even with a final score.
strPostponed (yes/no) is a separate flag.
In live scores, strProgress is the minute, or Final.

Round numbers and stages

intRound is usually the round or matchday number. Some values are stage codes instead:

`intRound`	Stage
125	Quarter-final
150	Semi-final
160	Playoff
170	Playoff semi-final
180	Playoff final
200	Final
400	Qualifier
500	Pre-season

For example, the 2017 FA Cup final is recorded with intRound: "200", the EFL play-off finals with 180, and NBA pre-season games with 500. Values not in this list are ordinary round numbers.

Live scores can be stale

The live feeds (v1 livescore.php, v2 livescore/…) can keep listing a game after it ends. On 5 Oct 2026 the feed still showed an ice hockey game from the previous day, in its third period. Check updated before showing a score as live.