What it returns
Every NFL game and play since 1999, including the current season, updated daily. Game results with spread, total, venue and weather, or every play with down, distance, field position, players, yards, EPA and win probability. Data from nflverse.
Request
POST https://api.pushbuild.com/nfl-play-by-play/run with a JSON body. Send your key in the X-API-Key header.
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
output | string: games, plays | games: one row per game with final score. plays: every play (without seasons, gameIds or player, the latest season only). Default: "games". |
seasons | list of strings | Season start years, e.g. 2026. 1999 onward. Empty means all seasons for games. |
week | integer | Week number; playoffs continue the count (e.g. 19-22). |
seasonType | string: REG, POST | Regular season or postseason. |
team | string | Team abbreviation, e.g. KC, PHI, SF. Matches home or away. |
gameIds | list of strings | nflverse game ids from the games output, e.g. 2026_06_LAC_KC. |
playType | string: pass, run, punt, field_goal, kickoff, extra_point, qb_kneel, qb_spike, no_play | Plays output only. |
player | string | Passer, rusher or receiver name as abbreviated, e.g. P.Mahomes. Plays output only. |
dateFrom | string | Earliest game date. |
dateTo | string | Latest game date. |
maxItems | integer | Maximum items to return (1-500). Default: 100. |
offset | integer | Rows to skip, for paging. Default: 0. |
Example
curl -X POST https://api.pushbuild.com/nfl-play-by-play/run \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"maxItems": 20}'Response
{"count": 20, "truncated": false, "seconds": 1.4, "items": [ { ... } ]}Each call returns up to 500 items. Records that fail validation or are not found are flagged in the items and not charged.
Pricing
Pay only for results returned: $0.16 per 1,000 rows. No charge for errors or empty searches.
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