Fantasy football,
on the wire.

Lineups, formations and real-time points

Poll fixture lineups as soon as team sheets drop, or stream match events via SSE to recalculate leaderboard standings the moment a goal or assist happens.

// 1. Fetch confirmed lineups with tactical formations (45-60m before kickoff)
curl "https://api.kickoffapi.com/api/v1/fixtures/lineups?fixture=12534" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

{
  "get": "fixtures/lineups",
  "results": 2,
  "response": [
    {
      "team": { "id": 33, "name": "Manchester United" },
      "formation": "4-2-3-1",
      "startXI": [
        { "player": { "id": 882, "name": "B. Fernandes", "number": 8, "pos": "M", "grid": "3:2" } },
        { "player": { "id": 904, "name": "R. Hojlund", "number": 9, "pos": "F", "grid": "4:1" } }
      ],
      "substitutes": [ ... ]
    }
  ]
}

// 2. Fetch live match events for real-time fantasy points scoring
curl "https://api.kickoffapi.com/api/v1/fixtures/events?fixture=12534" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

{
  "get": "fixtures/events",
  "results": 3,
  "response": [
    {
      "time": { "elapsed": 34, "extra": null },
      "team": { "id": 33, "name": "Manchester United" },
      "player": { "id": 904, "name": "R. Hojlund" },
      "assist": { "id": 882, "name": "B. Fernandes" },
      "type": "Goal",
      "detail": "Normal Goal"
    }
  ]
}

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