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ESPN API

Consume ESPN Public API for sports data

Overview

This node interacts with the ESPN Public API to retrieve detailed information about a specific college football athlete based on their unique Athlete ID. It allows users to fetch athlete details, optionally filtered by additional parameters such as week number and groups. This is useful for sports analysts, fantasy football enthusiasts, or developers building sports-related applications who need up-to-date athlete data from college football.

Use Case Examples

  1. Fetch detailed stats and profile information for a college football athlete by providing their Athlete ID.
  2. Retrieve athlete data filtered by a specific week of the season to analyze performance trends.
  3. Use the groups filter to narrow down athlete data to specific categories or classifications.

Properties

Name Meaning
Athlete ID The unique identifier of the athlete to retrieve details for.
Week Optional week number to filter the athlete data (relevant for NFL/College Football).
Groups Optional comma-separated list of groups to filter the athlete data.

Output

JSON

  • athlete - Detailed information about the specified athlete, including stats and profile data.

Dependencies

  • Requires access to the ESPN Public API via HTTP GET requests.

Troubleshooting

  • Common issues include invalid or missing Athlete ID, resulting in errors or empty responses. Ensure the Athlete ID is correct and provided.
  • Network or API access issues may cause request failures. Verify network connectivity and API availability.
  • Incorrect usage of optional filters like week or groups may lead to unexpected results or no data returned.

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