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Test Crawlora's ESPN athlete API with realistic prefilled parameters. Generate a cURL request, inspect the expected structured JSON response, and open the full docs or pricing page when you are ready to integrate this public web data extraction endpoint into your application.
curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/espn/athlete?sport=football&league=nfl&athlete=3139477" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"| Parameter | Type | Required | Prefilled value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sport | string | Yes | football | Sport key |
| league | string | Yes | nfl | League key (must be valid for the sport) |
| athlete | string | Yes | 3139477 | Numeric ESPN athlete (player) id |
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"sport": "football",
"league": "nfl",
"source_url": "https://site.web.api.espn.com/apis/common/v3/sports/football/nfl/athletes/3139477",
"fetched_at": "2026-07-06T00:00:00Z",
"athlete": {
"id": "3139477",
"full_name": "Patrick Mahomes",
"display_name": "Patrick Mahomes",
"jersey": "15",
"position": "QB",
"age": 30,
"display_height": "6' 3\"",
"display_weight": "225 lbs",
"headshot": "https://a.espncdn.com/i/headshots/nfl/players/full/3139477.png",
"team": {
"id": "12",
"display_name": "Kansas City Chiefs"
}
}
}
}Public Playground
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Returns one athlete's bio/overview (name, position, jersey, physicals, current team) from ESPN's credential-free public JSON. The `sport` enum accepts `football`, `basketball`, `baseball`, `hockey`, and `soccer`. The `league` enum accepts `nfl`, `college-football`, `nba`, `wnba`, `mens-college-basketball`, `womens-college-basketball`, `mlb`, `nhl`, `eng.1`, `esp.1`, `ita.1`, `ger.1`, `fra.1`, `usa.1`, and `uefa.champions`; it must be valid for the chosen sport.
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "OK",
"data": {
"sport": "football",
"league": "nfl",
"source_url": "https://site.web.api.espn.com/apis/common/v3/sports/football/nfl/athletes/3139477",
"fetched_at": "2026-07-06T00:00:00Z",
"athlete": {
"id": "3139477",
"full_name": "Patrick Mahomes",
"display_name": "Patrick Mahomes",
"jersey": "15",
"position": "QB",
"age": 30,
"display_height": "6' 3\"",
"display_weight": "225 lbs",
"headshot": "https://a.espncdn.com/i/headshots/nfl/players/full/3139477.png",
"team": {
"id": "12",
"display_name": "Kansas City Chiefs"
}
}
}
}curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/espn/athlete?sport=<sport>&league=<league>&athlete=<athlete>" \
-H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"