# FanDuel DFS API: slates, salaries and player data

FanDuel API (https://fanduelapi.com) is an independent API for FanDuel Sportsbook data: every player prop and game market FanDuel lists in NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, college basketball and college football, normalized per player and stat with over and under prices in American and decimal odds, plus every line and price move with its timestamp, over REST, webhooks and MCP with one key. FanDuel API is an independent data service operated by FF API Inc. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by FanDuel.

Source page: https://fanduelapi.com/fanduel-dfs-api (this is its markdown version, https://fanduelapi.com/fanduel-dfs-api.md).

## Free offer

- Free plan: 100 credits a month, data delayed 5 minutes, no card. REST and MCP on every plan.
- Real-time data starts at Developer, $49 a month for 10,000 credits.
- Get a free key: https://fanduelapi.com/sign-up?ref=ai-claudebot

## Quickstart

1. Create a free account at https://fanduelapi.com/sign-up?ref=ai-claudebot and create an API key in the dashboard (https://fanduelapi.com/dashboard/keys). Keys start with `fd_`. Store it as `FANDUEL_API_KEY`.
2. Make a first call with curl:

```bash
curl "https://fanduelapi.com/api/v1/props?sport=nba&stat=points&limit=5" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FANDUEL_API_KEY"
```

3. Or with Python (`pip install requests`):

```python
import os
import time
from datetime import datetime, timezone

import requests

BASE = "https://fanduelapi.com/api/v1"
SESSION = requests.Session()
SESSION.headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {os.environ['FANDUEL_API_KEY']}"


def get(path, **params):
    """GET one endpoint and return its data list, waiting out rate limits."""
    while True:
        r = SESSION.get(f"{BASE}{path}", params=params, timeout=10)
        if r.status_code == 429:
            time.sleep(int(r.headers.get("Retry-After", "5")))
            continue
        r.raise_for_status()
        return r.json()["data"]


def price(odds):
    """American odds as text. A suspended market can come back with no price."""
    return "off" if odds is None else f"{odds:+d}"

props = get("/props", sport="nba", stat="points")
for p in props:
    print(f"{p['player']:<26} {str(p['line']):>5}  over {price(p['over_american']):>5}  under {price(p['under_american']):>5}")
```

4. Stay current with `GET /api/v1/changes?since=<cursor>` instead of re-reading every prop. Full reference: https://fanduelapi.com/openapi.json and https://fanduelapi.com/llms-full.txt.

## Use it from Claude (MCP)

Claude Code, with your key read from the shell:

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user fanduelapi https://fanduelapi.com/api/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $FANDUEL_API_KEY"
```

Claude on the web or desktop: Settings, Connectors, Add custom connector, then paste https://fanduelapi.com/api/mcp. Without a key it gives the keyless tools (search_docs, fetch_doc, get_sample_props). Setup for other agents: https://fanduelapi.com/mcp.

## Pricing

| Plan | Price | Credits a month | Calls a minute | Includes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | Free | 100 | 20 | REST and MCP access, Data delayed 5 minutes |
| Developer | $49/month | 10,000 | 60 | Real-time data, Line move history, Change stream |
| Production | $149/month | 50,000 | 120 | Real-time data, Line move history, Webhooks, Priority support |
| Scale | $499/month | 250,000 | 180 | Real-time data, Full line move history, Webhooks, Bulk export, Priority support |

Cancel paid plans any time from the billing portal. Details: https://fanduelapi.com/pricing

## This page

[FanDuel API](https://fanduelapi.com/)/ DFS salaries

DFS salaries

# FanDuel DFS API: slates and salaries

FanDuel daily fantasy slates with the salary cap, start time and game count, and every player on a slate with salary, position, fantasy points per game and injury status, highest salary first. In the same key and shape as the Sportsbook props, so a salary and a prop line sit side by side.

[Get a free API key](https://fanduelapi.com/sign-up)[Read the docs](https://fanduelapi.com/docs)

FanDuel API is an independent data service operated by FF API Inc. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by FanDuel.

## Two endpoints

GET /api/v1/dfs/slates

sport, started=true to include slates already under way, limit and offset

GET /api/v1/dfs/slates/{id}/players

position, team, injured=true or false, limit and offset

Sample slate, not live data

```
{
  "id": "<slate id>",
  "sport": "NBA",
  "label": "Main",
  "starts_at": "2026-11-07T00:10:00Z",
  "salary_cap": 60000,
  "games": 8,
  "started": false,
  "final": false
}
```

Sample slate player, not live data

```
{
  "id": "<slate id>-<player id>",
  "slate_id": "<slate id>",
  "player_id": "<player id>",
  "name": "Sample Guard",
  "position": "PG",
  "positions": [
    "PG"
  ],
  "team": "SMP",
  "salary": 9800,
  "fppg": 48.6,
  "injury_status": null,
  "injury_details": null,
  "removed": false
}
```

## Salary next to the prop line

Points per thousand dollars of salary against the FanDuel points line is a quick way to see which salaries the market disagrees with. The script below reads the first NBA slate, its players and the points board, three requests in all.

Python

```
import os, requests

S = requests.Session()
S.headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {os.environ['FANDUEL_API_KEY']}"
API = "https://fanduelapi.com/api/v1"

slate = S.get(f"{API}/dfs/slates", params={"sport": "NBA"}, timeout=20).json()["data"][0]
players = S.get(f"{API}/dfs/slates/{slate['id']}/players", params={"limit": 200}, timeout=20).json()["data"]
points = {p["player"]: p for p in S.get(f"{API}/props", params={"sport": "nba", "stat": "points", "limit": 200}, timeout=20).json()["data"]}

print(f"{slate['label']}: cap {slate['salary_cap']:,}, {slate['games']} games")
for p in players:
    prop = points.get(p["name"])
    if prop and p["salary"]:
        print(f"{p['name']:<24} {p['position']:<3} ${p['salary']:>6,}  fppg {p['fppg']}  points line {prop['line']}  "
              f"{prop['line'] / p['salary'] * 1000:.2f} pts per $1k")
```

## Scoring and the rest of the book

Fantasy points follow FanDuel's published scoring, which the free calculators apply: [NBA](https://fanduelapi.com/fanduel-nba-scoring), [NFL](https://fanduelapi.com/fanduel-nfl-scoring), [MLB](https://fanduelapi.com/fanduel-mlb-scoring) and [NHL](https://fanduelapi.com/fanduel-nhl-scoring). The prop side is on [the player props API](https://fanduelapi.com/fanduel-player-props-api) and [NFL props](https://fanduelapi.com/fanduel-nfl-props); box scores to settle a lineup come from `/api/v1/game-logs`.

## Questions

## Related

- [Player props API Every FanDuel Sportsbook player prop as one JSON record: player, stat, line, over and under in American and decimal odds, filters and move history.](https://fanduelapi.com/fanduel-player-props-api)
- [NFL props FanDuel NFL player props for passing, rushing and receiving as JSON: the stats covered, the request for one game, and how each prop is graded.](https://fanduelapi.com/fanduel-nfl-props)
- [NBA props FanDuel NBA player props for points, rebounds, assists, threes and combos as JSON, with a sample slate and the request that returns it.](https://fanduelapi.com/fanduel-nba-props)
- [Python example Working Python code for FanDuel Sportsbook player props: authenticate with a key, list props, read a prop's move history and poll for changes.](https://fanduelapi.com/fanduel-api-python)
- [Pricing Free on delayed data, then real time from the Developer plan.](https://fanduelapi.com/pricing)

## Make your first call in a few minutes

Sign up, create a key in the dashboard, and send it as a Bearer token. The free plan needs no card.

[Get a free API key](https://fanduelapi.com/sign-up)

## FAQ

### Is there a free plan?

Yes. Free includes API access with delayed data, enough to build and test a model.

### Is this affiliated with FanDuel?

No. This is an independent data service operated by FF API Inc. and is not affiliated with or endorsed by FanDuel.

### Which sports are covered?

NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB and college sports as FanDuel lists them, starting with player props.

### How do I cancel?

From the billing portal in your dashboard, at any time.

### How do I get a free key?

Sign up at https://fanduelapi.com/sign-up?ref=ai-claudebot. Free plan: 100 credits a month, data delayed 5 minutes, no card. REST and MCP on every plan.

### Can an AI agent sign up for me?

Yes. The agent sends POST https://fanduelapi.com/api/v1/agent/signup with your email and what you are building (add "ref": "ai-claudebot"), you approve the emailed link, and the agent collects the key. Details: https://fanduelapi.com/connect.