Live¶

GET /live[?league=<league>]

The game state of what is being played now: games in progress or delayed, and those final within the last 2 hours, so a poller sees the final score. Without league, all leagues. There is no date: a game running past midnight is still live.

Suspended games aren't listed (they may resume weeks later); see /fixtures.

'Live' elements such as scores and period are only showing up once they are published by official sources. Hence scores are delayed and they lag the consensus updates.

parameter
`league`	optional	one league, default all
`division`	optional, `cfb` only	`fbs` or `fcs`

curl -H "X-Api-Key: $KEY" "https://fixtures.halfpoint.tech/live"

{
  "updated": "2026-10-29T23:36:43.479Z",
  "fixtures": [
    {
      "id": "nhl-261029-cbj-car",
      "league": "nhl",
      "status": "In Progress",
      "scores": {"total": {"away": 0, "home": 2}, "periods": {"1": {"away": 0, "home": 2}}},
      "period": 1,
      "clock": "4:04"
    },
    {
      "id": "mlb-260925-chc-bos",
      "league": "mlb",
      "status": "In Progress",
      "scores": {"total": {"away": 1, "home": 2}, "periods": {"1": {"away": 1, "home": 0}, "2": {"away": 0, "home": 2}}},
      "period": 7,
      "inning": "Mid 7th",
      "count": {"balls": 0, "strikes": 0, "outs": 3},
      "bases": [1, 3]
    }
  ]
}

field
`id`, `league`, `status`, `detail`	as in `/fixtures`
`scores.total`	`away`, `home`
`scores.periods`	per period (inning, quarter, ...) by number; overtime is the next number, an NHL shootout `5`
`period`	the current period; MLB: the inning
`clock`	NBA, NFL, NCAAF, NHL: time left in the period, `m:ss`. EPL, Bundesliga, LaLiga, Champions League: minutes played incl. stoppage time, `67:00`
`inning`	MLB: `Top 7th`, `Mid 7th`, `Bot 7th`, `End 7th`
`count`	MLB: `balls`, `strikes`, `outs`
`bases`	MLB: occupied bases, e.g. `[1, 3]`

Breaks¶

break	`detail`	`period`	`clock`
halftime (NBA, NFL, NCAAF)	`Halftime`	2	`0:00`
halftime (EPL, Bundesliga, LaLiga, Champions League)	`Halftime`	1	`45:00`
between periods (NBA, NFL, NCAAF)	`End of Period`	the period just finished	`0:00`
NHL intermission	`Intermission`	the period just finished	`0:00`

Ended, not yet final¶

Once a game ends, it stays In Progress with detail Awaiting confirmation until the score is confirmed; then it turns Final.

Poll /live every few seconds; see Polling for answers without a body when nothing changed, or follow the stream.