snooker.org API

This is the API interface to the snooker.org installation of ScoreKeeper.

It is free for non-commercial use as long as you mention the original source. Please contact us if you want to use it commercially.

Services

1. Info (this page)
   • URL format: api.snooker.org
   • Example: api.snooker.org
   • Output: HTML
2. Event
   • URL format: api.snooker.org/?e=[Event ID]
   • Example: api.snooker.org/?e=398 (Shanghai Masters Qualifiers 2015)
   • Output: Event info as JSON (one-dimensional)
3. Match
   • URL format: api.snooker.org/?e=[Event ID]&r=[Round ID]&n=[Match number]
   • Example: api.snooker.org/?e=397&r=1&n=5 (Riga Open 2015, qual round 1, Mulholland v Arpat)
   • Output: Match info as JSON (one-dimensional)
4. Player
   • URL format: api.snooker.org/?p=[Player ID]
   • Example: api.snooker.org/?p=1 (Mark J Williams)
   • Output: Player info as JSON (one-dimensional)
5. Events in a season
   • URL format: api.snooker.org/?t=5&s=[Season]
   • Example: api.snooker.org/?t=5&s=2015 (2015/2016)
   • Output: Event info as JSON (two-dimensional)
   • Note: All seasons: -1
6. Matches of an event
   • URL format: api.snooker.org/?t=6&e=[Event ID]
   • Example: api.snooker.org/?t=6&e=398 (Shanghai Masters qualifiers)
   • Output: Match info as JSON (two-dimensional)
7. Ongoing matches (including those between sessions)
   • URL format: api.snooker.org/?t=7
   • Example: api.snooker.org/?t=7
   • Output: Match info as JSON (two-dimensional)
8. Matches for a player in a season
   • URL format: api.snooker.org/?t=8&p=[Player ID]&s=[Season]
   • Example: api.snooker.org/?t=8&p=1&s=2015 (Mark J Williams, 2015/2016)
   • Output: Match info as JSON (two-dimensional)
   • Note: All seasons: -1
9. Players in an event
   • URL format: api.snooker.org/?t=9&e=[Event ID]
   • Example: api.snooker.org/?t=9&e=403 (Shanghai Masters 2015)
   • Output: Player info as JSON (two-dimensional)
10. Players
    • URL format: api.snooker.org/?t=10&st=[p|a]&s=[Season]
    • Example: api.snooker.org/?t=10&st=p&s=2015 (Pro players in 2015)
    • Output: Player info as JSON (two-dimensional)
    • Note: All seasons: -1
11. Rankings
    • URL format: api.snooker.org/?rt=[Ranking type]&s=[Season]
    • Example: api.snooker.org/?rt=MoneyRankings&s=2015 (Money rankings, 2015)
    • Output: Ranking list as JSON (two-dimensional)
    • Note: Available ranking types
12. Round info for a season or an event (current season used if both are missing)
    • URL format: api.snooker.org/?t=12(&e=[Event ID]|&s=[Season])
    • Examples: api.snooker.org/?t=12&s=2017 (The 2017/2018 season); api.snooker.org/?t=12&e=403 (Shanghai Masters 2015)
    • Output: Round info as JSON (two-dimensional)
13. Seeding for an event
    • URL format: api.snooker.org/?t=13&e=[Event ID]
    • Example: api.snooker.org/?t=13&e=403 (Shanghai Masters 2015)
    • Output: Event seeding as JSON (two-dimensional)
14. Upcoming matches
    • URL format: api.snooker.org/?t=14
    • Example: api.snooker.org/?t=14
    • Output: Match info as JSON (two-dimensional)

Known applications

• BlackPocket Snooker (Android app providing live scores, results, a calendar and more)
• Lik (Android app providing live scores, results, rankings, a calendar and more)
• Snooker-ICAL (generates an ICAL file for import into calendar applications)
• SnookerLive (Telegram bot for score updates)
• SnookerStats (Android app for personal use which displays data from the API in human readable form)
• Snooker tracker (Alexa Skills: Ask for the frame score of current matches)
• World Snooker Online (iOS app providing live scores (with notifications), rankings, results, a calendar and more)
• comperank (Collection of snooker data)
• Snooker calendars (various calendars you can subscribe to)
• @snookerbot (Mastodon)
• Snooker Live (iOS app providing notification from selected matches, and also upcoming matches, live scores, results and rankings)

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