Quickstart
Your first request in under 5 minutes
Four steps from signup to live data — no approval queue, no waiting on sales.
01 Create account
02 Get API key
03 Make first request
04 Go live
Step 1 — Create an account
Sign up, no credit card required
Free-tier keys are self-serve. Create an account and your key is issued instantly from the dashboard.
Step 2 — Authenticate
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
Attach your key as a bearer token on every request. That's the whole auth model.
curl https://api.orbistats.com/v1/football/fixtures \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
Step 3 — Make your first call
GET /v1/football/fixtures
Pull upcoming fixtures for a league and confirm you're getting live data back.
GET /v1/football/fixtures?league=premier-league
{
"league": "Premier League",
"fixtures": 10,
"next_kickoff": "2026-08-30T15:00:00Z"
}
{
"league": "Premier League",
"fixtures": 10,
"next_kickoff": "2026-08-30T15:00:00Z"
}
Step 4 — Go live
Move from sandbox keys to production
Swap your sandbox key for a production key when you're ready — same endpoints, same shapes, live data.
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