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# Discover tracked singles matches across admitted tours

GET https://api.datafortennis.com/v2/live/matches

Limited engineering preview. Canonical own IDs; raw commentary and provider endpoints are private. No statistical quality or live SLA claim.

Reference: https://docs.datafortennis.com/api-reference/list-live-matches

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Private development credential: keyId.secret; rotate/revoke through the offline operations CLI.

## Request

### Query parameters

- `limit` (string, optional)
- `cursor` (string, optional)
- `status` (enum, optional)
  - Allowed values: `scheduled`, `warmup`, `live`, `suspended`, `finished`, `retired`, `walkover`, `cancelled`, `unknown`
- `tour` (enum, optional)
  - Allowed values: `atp`, `wta`, `itf`
- `gender` (enum, optional)
  - Allowed values: `men`, `women`
- `category` (string, optional)

## Response

### 200

Canonical observed data

- `data` (list of LiveMatch, required)
- `meta` (V2LiveMatchesGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaMeta, required)
- `page` (V2LiveMatchesGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaPage, required)
- `error` (V2LiveMatchesGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaError, required, nullable)

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Request rejected or operational discovery unavailable

- `data` (ErrorData, required, nullable)
- `meta` (ErrorMeta, required, nullable)
- `page` (ErrorPage, required, nullable)
- `error` (ErrorError, required)

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Request rejected or operational discovery unavailable

- `data` (ErrorData, required, nullable)
- `meta` (ErrorMeta, required, nullable)
- `page` (ErrorPage, required, nullable)
- `error` (ErrorError, required)

### 403 Forbidden Error

Request rejected or operational discovery unavailable

- `data` (ErrorData, required, nullable)
- `meta` (ErrorMeta, required, nullable)
- `page` (ErrorPage, required, nullable)
- `error` (ErrorError, required)

### 503 Service Unavailable Error

Request rejected or operational discovery unavailable

- `data` (ErrorData, required, nullable)
- `meta` (ErrorMeta, required, nullable)
- `page` (ErrorPage, required, nullable)
- `error` (ErrorError, required)

## Types

### LiveMatch

- `id` (string, required)
- `match_id` (string, required)
- `player_ids` (list of string, required)
- `player_names` (list of string, required)
- `tournament_id` (string, required, nullable)
- `edition_id` (string, required, nullable)
- `draw_id` (string, required, nullable)
- `tournament_name` (string, required, nullable)
- `tour` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `atp`, `wta`, `itf`
- `gender` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `men`, `women`
- `discipline` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `singles`
- `category` (string, required, nullable)
- `prediction_eligible` (boolean, required)
- `best_of` (enum, required, nullable)
  - Allowed values: `3`, `5`
- `round` (string, required, nullable)
- `scheduled_start` (string, required, nullable)
- `status` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `scheduled`, `warmup`, `live`, `suspended`, `finished`, `retired`, `walkover`, `cancelled`, `unknown`
- `interruption_reason` (enum, required, nullable)
  - Allowed values: `rain`, `medical`, `toilet_break`, `interruption`, `cancelled`
- `score_revision` (string, required)
- `prediction_input_revision` (string, required)
- `score` (LiveMatchScore, required)
- `score_observed_at` (string, required)
- `source_last_observed_at` (string, required)
- `score_received_at` (string, required)
- `enrichment_deadline_at` (string, required)
- `point_id` (string, required, nullable)
- `point_sequence` (integer, required, nullable)
- `point_revision` (integer, required, nullable)
- `statistics` (list of LiveMatchStatisticsItems, required)
- `availability` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `observed`, `stale`
- `winner_player_id` (string, optional, nullable)
- `winner_basis` (enum, optional, nullable)
  - Allowed values: `provider`, `completed_score`
- `result_reason` (enum, optional, nullable)
  - Allowed values: `normal`, `retired`, `walkover`, `cancelled`
- `status_updated_at` (string, optional, nullable)

### V2LiveMatchesGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaMeta

- `scope` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `observed_live`, `prediction_history`
- `pagination` (enum, optional)
  - Allowed values: `dynamic`
- `retention_days` (enum, optional)
  - Allowed values: `180`

### V2LiveMatchesGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaPage

- `limit` (integer, required)
- `next_cursor` (string, required, nullable)

### V2LiveMatchesGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaError

### ErrorData

### ErrorMeta

### ErrorPage

### ErrorError

- `code` (string, required)
- `message` (string, required)
- `request_id` (string, required)

### LiveMatchScore

- `sets` (list of LiveMatchScoreSetsItems, required)
- `points` (LiveMatchScorePoints, required, nullable)
- `server_side` (enum, required, nullable)
  - Allowed values: `1`, `2`
- `points_kind` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `normal`, `tiebreak`, `unknown`

### LiveMatchStatisticsItems

- `code` (string, required)
- `side_no` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `1`, `2`
- `period` (string, required)
- `numerator` (double, required, nullable)
- `denominator` (double, required, nullable)
- `value` (double, required, nullable)
- `unit` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `ratio`, `percent`, `count`, `km_h`, `seconds`
- `basis` (enum, required)
  - Allowed values: `verified_point_prefix`, `provider_snapshot`
- `point_sequence` (integer, required, nullable)

### LiveMatchScoreSetsItems

- `set` (integer, required)
- `side1_games` (integer, required)
- `side2_games` (integer, required)

### LiveMatchScorePoints

- `side1` (string, required)
- `side2` (string, required)

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "string",
      "match_id": "string",
      "player_ids": [
        "string"
      ],
      "player_names": [
        "string"
      ],
      "tournament_id": "string",
      "edition_id": "string",
      "draw_id": "string",
      "tournament_name": "string",
      "tour": "atp",
      "gender": "men",
      "discipline": "singles",
      "category": "string",
      "prediction_eligible": true,
      "best_of": 3,
      "round": "string",
      "scheduled_start": "string",
      "status": "scheduled",
      "interruption_reason": "rain",
      "score_revision": "string",
      "prediction_input_revision": "string",
      "score": {
        "sets": [
          {
            "set": 1,
            "side1_games": 1,
            "side2_games": 1
          }
        ],
        "points": {
          "side1": "string",
          "side2": "string"
        },
        "server_side": 1,
        "points_kind": "normal"
      },
      "score_observed_at": "string",
      "source_last_observed_at": "string",
      "score_received_at": "string",
      "enrichment_deadline_at": "string",
      "point_id": "string",
      "point_sequence": 1,
      "point_revision": 1,
      "statistics": [
        {
          "code": "string",
          "side_no": 1,
          "period": "string",
          "numerator": 1.1,
          "denominator": 1.1,
          "value": 1.1,
          "unit": "ratio",
          "basis": "verified_point_prefix",
          "point_sequence": 1
        }
      ],
      "availability": "observed",
      "winner_player_id": "string",
      "winner_basis": "provider",
      "result_reason": "normal",
      "status_updated_at": "string"
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "scope": "observed_live",
    "pagination": "dynamic",
    "retention_days": 180
  },
  "page": {
    "limit": 1,
    "next_cursor": "string"
  },
  "error": {}
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.datafortennis.com/v2/live/matches"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.datafortennis.com/v2/live/matches';
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.datafortennis.com/v2/live/matches"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.datafortennis.com/v2/live/matches")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.datafortennis.com/v2/live/matches")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://api.datafortennis.com/v2/live/matches', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.datafortennis.com/v2/live/matches");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <token>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.datafortennis.com/v2/live/matches")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```