Best esports APIs in 2026 (compared)
The right esports API depends on what you are building: match schedules and results, live data under an official license, bookmaker odds, or DFS player props. This page compares six options on what each one publicly states about data types, free access, pricing, and signup.
We are KashRock, one of the six. Facts about the others come from their own pages, checked on September 29, 2026. Where a page did not state something, the table says so rather than guessing.
| API | Titles | Data types | Free tier | Pricing | Self-serve |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquipedia | Wiki-covered titles | Stats: wiki data and match results | MediaWiki API free. LiquipediaDB API: 60 requests per hour, approved request. | Not stated in the API terms | MediaWiki API yes. LiquipediaDB by request. |
| PandaScore | LoL, CS2, Dota 2, MLBB, StarCraft 2, StarCraft: Brood War, Wild Rift, Rocket League, Rainbow Six Siege, Overwatch, King of Glory, EA Sports FC, Call of Duty | Stats, live, historical. Odds and props not listed on the pricing page. | Fixtures plan: €0 per videogame, 1,000 requests per hour | Historical from €400 per month per videogame. Live Basic from €1,000 per month per videogame. Live Pro on request. | Free plan yes. Paid plans through sales. |
| GRID | LoL, VALORANT, CS2, Dota 2, Rainbow Six Siege | Live data, odds (CS2, LoL, Dota 2, VALORANT), widgets | None stated | Custom-priced per use case | No. Contact sales. |
| Abios | Not itemized on its site | Stats, odds including player props, live scoreboards | None stated | Not published | No. Contact sales. |
| OddsPapi | Esports listed among 60+ sports | Odds: pre-match, live, historical from 300+ bookmakers | Free historical data; limits not stated | Built from bookmakers, sports, and request volume | Account sign-in available |
| KashRock | CS2, Valorant, LoL, Dota 2, Call of Duty, Rainbow Six Siege, MLBB, Deadlock | Stats, odds, DFS props, live player stats | Sandbox: 500 requests per UTC day, every sport, no card | Hobby $29, Builder $99, Pro $199 per month | Yes. Instant key. |
Which one fits which job
- Schedules, brackets, and results:Liquipedia and PandaScore's free Fixtures plan are the lowest-cost starting points. Read PandaScore's stats-plan restriction on betting use before building a props product on it.
- Officially licensed live data: GRID sells live data supplied under agreements with rights holders. Expect a sales process and custom pricing.
- Bookmaker odds across many sports: OddsPapi lists esports inside a much larger sports feed. Confirm esports market depth on a real key before committing.
- Enterprise odds and props for operators: Abios lists odds including player props, through its sales team.
- DFS props, odds, and stats on one schema with an instant key: that is what KashRock is built for. Start with the free esports API, then see the esports odds API and pricing.
Provider details change. Confirm current terms on each provider's site before you build. KashRock is an independent data provider, not a sportsbook.
