API Basics
Core API concepts, response patterns, environments, limits, and errors across ALT Sports Data.
API Basics
API Basics is the shared layer behind every ALT Sports Data workflow. Start here when you want to understand how the platform is organized, how responses are shaped, and what changes between demo and production usage.
What lives here
- Core concepts for navigating 29+ leagues across 5 sport categories
- Normalized data structures that stay consistent across feeds
- Environment guidance for moving from demo exploration to production
- Operational reference for limits, errors, and response handling
Understanding the Data Model
Learn the hierarchy from category to market outcome and how it maps across sports.
Response Format
See how ALT Sports Data keeps list, detail, and metadata responses consistent.
Environments
Understand the difference between demo exploration and production integrations.
Rate Limits
Review quotas, headers, and retry guidance before you scale up.
Error Handling
Understand common failure modes and how to recover from them.