# Sleeper Fantasy Sports Scraper (`crawlerbros/sleeper-fantasy-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Sleeper (sleeper.app) fantasy football & basketball data - NFL/NBA players, league info, rosters, members, drafts, draft picks, user profiles, and trending waiver-wire adds/drops. Public JSON API, no login required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/sleeper-fantasy-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Integrations
- **Stats:** 7 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 results

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Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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# README

## Sleeper Fantasy Sports Scraper

Scrape [Sleeper](https://sleeper.com) fantasy football & basketball data — NFL/NBA players, league info, rosters, league members, drafts, draft picks, user profiles, and trending waiver-wire adds/drops. HTTP-only via the public `api.sleeper.app` JSON API. No login, no API key, no cookies.

### What this actor does

- **17 modes:** `players`, `playersByIds`, `trendingPlayers`, `playerOwnership`, `league`, `leagueRosters`, `leagueUsers`, `leagueMatchups`, `leagueTransactions`, `leagueTradedPicks`, `leagueDrafts`, `playoffBracket`, `user`, `userLeagues`, `draft`, `draftPicks`, `userDrafts`
- **Two sports:** NFL and NBA
- **Player search:** by name, position, team, roster status, active-only
- **Trending waiver wire:** most-added / most-dropped players over a configurable lookback window
- **Ownership / start rates:** percent-owned and percent-started for any sport/season/week, regular season or playoffs
- **League intelligence:** settings, roster counts, scoring type, roster/team records with win-loss and points
- **Weekly matchups:** per-roster points, starters, and starter-by-starter scoring for any week
- **Transaction log:** waiver claims and trades per week, with added/dropped players and waiver bid
- **Traded draft picks:** every future pick that has changed hands, by round and season
- **League drafts:** every draft (past or in-progress) a league has ever run
- **Playoff bracket:** winners (championship) or losers (consolation) bracket, round by round
- **Draft history:** full draft settings plus every pick with the drafted player attached
- **Empty fields are omitted**

### Output per record

Fields vary by `recordType`:

- **player** — `playerId`, `sport`, `fullName`, `firstName`, `lastName`, `position`, `positions[]`, `team`, `status`, `active`, `age`, `birthDate`, `height`, `weightLbs`, `college`, `yearsExp`, `jerseyNumber`, `depthChartPosition`, `depthChartOrder`, `injuryStatus`, `injuryBodyPart`, `injuryNotes`, `searchRank`, `espnId`, `yahooId`, `headshotUrl`, `playerUrl`
- **trendingPlayer** — `playerId`, `sport`, `trendType`, `count`, `fullName`, `position`, `team`, `status`, `headshotUrl`, `playerUrl`
- **playerOwnership** — `playerId`, `sport`, `season`, `seasonType`, `week`, `percentOwned`, `percentStarted`, `fullName`, `position`, `team`, `headshotUrl`, `playerUrl`
- **league** — `leagueId`, `name`, `sport`, `season`, `seasonType`, `status`, `totalRosters`, `numTeams`, `playoffTeams`, `playoffWeekStart`, `tradeDeadline`, `waiverBudget`, `pointsPerReception`, `rosterPositions[]`, `draftId`, `previousLeagueId`, `avatarUrl`, `leagueUrl`
- **roster** — `leagueId`, `rosterId`, `ownerId`, `ownerDisplayName`, `wins`, `losses`, `ties`, `pointsFor`, `pointsAgainst`, `waiverBudgetUsed`, `totalMoves`, `playersCount`, `players[]`, `starters[]`, `leagueUrl`
- **leagueUser** — `leagueId`, `userId`, `displayName`, `teamName`, `isOwner`, `avatarUrl`, `leagueUrl`
- **matchup** — `leagueId`, `week`, `matchupId`, `rosterId`, `ownerDisplayName`, `points`, `customPoints`, `starters[]`, `startersPoints[]`, `playersCount`, `players[]`, `leagueUrl`
- **transaction** — `leagueId`, `week`, `transactionId`, `type`, `status`, `createdAt`, `addedPlayerIds[]`, `droppedPlayerIds[]`, `rosterIds[]`, `waiverBid`, `notes`, `draftPicksTradedCount`, `leagueUrl`
- **tradedPick** — `leagueId`, `round`, `season`, `originalRosterId`, `currentOwnerRosterId`, `previousOwnerRosterId`, `leagueUrl`
- **bracketMatch** — `leagueId`, `bracketType`, `matchId`, `round`, `team1RosterId`, `team2RosterId`, `winnerRosterId`, `loserRosterId`, `placementForPosition`, `leagueUrl`
- **user** — `userId`, `username`, `displayName`, `isBot`, `avatarUrl`
- **draft** — `draftId`, `leagueId`, `sport`, `season`, `seasonType`, `status`, `type`, `teams`, `rounds`, `startTime`, `scoringType`, `draftUrl`
- **draftPick** — `draftId`, `round`, `pickNo`, `draftSlot`, `rosterId`, `pickedByUserId`, `isKeeper`, `playerId`, `playerName`, `position`, `team`, `headshotUrl`, `draftUrl`

Every record also carries `recordType` and `scrapedAt`.

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `mode` | string | `players` | One of the 16 modes above |
| `sport` | string | `nfl` | `nfl` or `nba` |
| `nameSearch` | string | – | Player name substring (mode=players) |
| `position` | string | – | Position filter (mode=players) |
| `team` | string | – | Team abbreviation filter (mode=players) |
| `status` | string | – | Roster status filter (mode=players) |
| `activeOnly` | bool | `false` | Only active players (mode=players) |
| `playerIds` | array | – | Sleeper player IDs (mode=playersByIds); duplicates are deduped |
| `trendType` | string | `add` | `add` or `drop` (mode=trendingPlayers) |
| `lookbackHours` | int | `24` | Trending window (mode=trendingPlayers) |
| `seasonType` | string | `regular` | `regular` or `post` (mode=playerOwnership) |
| `leagueId` | string | – | League ID (mode=league/leagueRosters/leagueUsers/leagueMatchups/leagueTransactions/leagueTradedPicks/leagueDrafts/playoffBracket) |
| `week` | int | `1` | Fantasy week / waiver round, 1-18 (mode=leagueMatchups/leagueTransactions/playerOwnership) |
| `bracketType` | string | `winners` | `winners` or `losers` (mode=playoffBracket) |
| `draftId` | string | – | Draft ID (mode=draft/draftPicks) |
| `username` | string | – | Sleeper username (mode=user/userLeagues/userDrafts) |
| `season` | string | – | 4-digit season; auto-resolved if omitted (mode=userLeagues/userDrafts/playerOwnership) |
| `maxItems` | int | `25` | Hard cap on emitted records |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | AUTO | Optional; only used as an automatic fallback on 403/429 |

#### Example: browse NFL quarterbacks

```json
{ "mode": "players", "sport": "nfl", "position": "QB", "activeOnly": true, "maxItems": 20 }
```

#### Example: most-added NFL players this week

```json
{ "mode": "trendingPlayers", "sport": "nfl", "trendType": "add", "lookbackHours": 48, "maxItems": 25 }
```

#### Example: waiver-wire ownership / start rates

```json
{ "mode": "playerOwnership", "sport": "nfl", "season": "2025", "week": 1, "seasonType": "regular", "maxItems": 50 }
```

#### Example: league rosters

```json
{ "mode": "leagueRosters", "leagueId": "289646328504385536" }
```

#### Example: draft picks

```json
{ "mode": "draftPicks", "draftId": "289646328508579840", "maxItems": 100 }
```

#### Example: week 1 matchups (scores)

```json
{ "mode": "leagueMatchups", "leagueId": "289646328504385536", "week": 1 }
```

#### Example: week 1 waiver/trade transactions

```json
{ "mode": "leagueTransactions", "leagueId": "289646328504385536", "week": 1 }
```

#### Example: playoff bracket

```json
{ "mode": "playoffBracket", "leagueId": "289646328504385536", "bracketType": "winners" }
```

#### Example: all drafts a league has run

```json
{ "mode": "leagueDrafts", "leagueId": "289646328504385536" }
```

### Use cases

- **Fantasy tools** — build waiver-wire trackers, trade analyzers, or start/sit apps on top of live Sleeper data
- **League dashboards** — pull standings, rosters, and points-for/against for a custom league site
- **Draft recaps** — generate shareable draft-grade reports pick-by-pick
- **Player research** — cross-reference injury status, depth chart, and search-rank popularity
- **Content/media** — power trending-player newsletters or social posts

### FAQ

**Do I need a Sleeper account?** No. Every endpoint used here is Sleeper's public, unauthenticated REST API.

**Where do I find a league ID / draft ID?** They appear in the URL when you open a league or draft on sleeper.com (e.g. `sleeper.com/leagues/<leagueId>`), or via `mode=userLeagues` / `mode=userDrafts` with a username.

**Why is `season` optional?** If omitted, the actor calls Sleeper's `/state/<sport>` endpoint and uses the current season (or the most recently completed one during the off-season) automatically.

**What are `positions[]` vs `position`?** Some players are fantasy-eligible at multiple positions (e.g. a flex-eligible RB/WR). `position` is the primary (first-listed) eligibility; `positions[]` lists all of them.

**Why do some players have no `headshotUrl`?** Team-defense entries (`DEF`) use the team abbreviation instead of a numeric player ID, so no individual headshot exists.

**How fresh is the data?** Sleeper updates player status/injury data multiple times daily during the season; trending data is near-real-time.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

What to fetch.

## `sport` (type: `string`):

Used by players / playersByIds / trendingPlayers / playerOwnership / userLeagues / userDrafts modes.

## `nameSearch` (type: `string`):

Case-insensitive substring match against the player's full name.

## `position` (type: `string`):

Filter to a single fantasy position. NFL: QB/RB/WR/TE/K/P/DEF/OL/OT/OG/LS/DL/LB/DB/LEO/K-P. NBA: PG/SG/SF/PF/C.

## `team` (type: `string`):

Filter to a single NFL or NBA team abbreviation.

## `status` (type: `string`):

Filter to a single roster status. NFL and NBA use different status vocabularies.

## `activeOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Only emit players currently marked active on a roster.

## `playerIds` (type: `array`):

Sleeper numeric player IDs, e.g. `4046` (Patrick Mahomes).

## `trendType` (type: `string`):

Waiver-wire adds or drops.

## `lookbackHours` (type: `integer`):

Trending window in hours.

## `leagueId` (type: `string`):

Sleeper league ID (used by mode=league / leagueRosters / leagueUsers / leagueMatchups / leagueTransactions / leagueTradedPicks / leagueDrafts / playoffBracket).

## `week` (type: `integer`):

Fantasy week / waiver round number (1-18, covers regular season plus playoffs).

## `seasonType` (type: `string`):

Regular season or postseason/playoffs ownership data.

## `bracketType` (type: `string`):

Winners bracket (championship side) or losers bracket (consolation side).

## `draftId` (type: `string`):

Sleeper draft ID (used by mode=draft / draftPicks).

## `username` (type: `string`):

Sleeper username (used by mode=user / userLeagues / userDrafts).

## `season` (type: `string`):

4-digit season year, e.g. `2025`. If omitted, the actor uses Sleeper's current (or most recently completed) season for the chosen sport.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Hard cap on emitted records.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional. Sleeper's public API is not blocked from Apify's datacenter IPs; this is only used as an automatic fallback if the API starts returning 403/429 responses.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "players",
  "sport": "nfl",
  "activeOnly": false,
  "playerIds": [],
  "trendType": "add",
  "lookbackHours": 24,
  "week": 1,
  "seasonType": "regular",
  "bracketType": "winners",
  "maxItems": 25,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `sleeperRecords` (type: `string`):

Dataset containing all scraped Sleeper records.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "mode": "players",
    "sport": "nfl",
    "activeOnly": false,
    "playerIds": [],
    "trendType": "add",
    "lookbackHours": 24,
    "week": 1,
    "seasonType": "regular",
    "bracketType": "winners",
    "maxItems": 25,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/sleeper-fantasy-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "mode": "players",
    "sport": "nfl",
    "activeOnly": False,
    "playerIds": [],
    "trendType": "add",
    "lookbackHours": 24,
    "week": 1,
    "seasonType": "regular",
    "bracketType": "winners",
    "maxItems": 25,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("crawlerbros/sleeper-fantasy-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "mode": "players",
  "sport": "nfl",
  "activeOnly": false,
  "playerIds": [],
  "trendType": "add",
  "lookbackHours": 24,
  "week": 1,
  "seasonType": "regular",
  "bracketType": "winners",
  "maxItems": 25,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call crawlerbros/sleeper-fantasy-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,crawlerbros/sleeper-fantasy-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/4q299NKnnWt5fHEca/builds/C01yp1rp6iu5Wwr3b/openapi.json