Balldontlie

liveSports

balldontlie.io NBA API — query NBA teams, players, games, stats, and season averages.

8tools
0msauth
free tier50 calls/day
🔑Authentication

BYO key only — free key at app.balldontlie.io. Pass _apiKey on the gateway URL.

Config with credentials
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-balldontlie": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/balldontlie/mcp?_apiKey=your_balldontlie_key"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Get an API key →

Tools

teams

All teams.

No parameters required.

▶Try it
team

Single team.

No parameters required.

▶Try it
players

Players.

No parameters required.

▶Try it
player

Single player.

No parameters required.

▶Try it
games

Games.

No parameters required.

▶Try it
game

Single game.

No parameters required.

▶Try it
season_averages

Season averages.

No parameters required.

▶Try it
stats

Stats.

No parameters required.

▶Try it

Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/balldontlie/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/balldontlie/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"teams","arguments":{}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("teams", {});
ask_pipeworx
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("balldontlie");