This endpoint returns all pre-match news articles from your requested season ID. Our Pre-Match News is available at a minimum of 48 hours before the start of a match.
{"data": [ {"id":1376,"fixture_id":18535041,"league_id":8,"title":"Crystal Palace vs. Arsenal FC","type":"prematch" }, {"id":1378,"fixture_id":18535048,"league_id":8,"title":"The Premier League clash, Everton FC vs. Chelsea FC.","type":"prematch" }, {"id":1379,"fixture_id":18535046,"league_id":8,"title":"The match preview, Newcastle United vs. Nottingham Forest.","type":"prematch" },
Field
Description
Type
id
Refers to the unique id of the news article.
integer
fixture_id
Refers to the fixture related to the news article
integer
league_id
Refers to the league related to the news article
integer
title
The title of the news article
string
type
The type of the news, either post-match or pre-match.
string
Name
Required?
Description
api_token
YES
Another option is to provide the API token in the header.
Your unique API token. Ex. ?api_token=YOUR_TOKEN
include
NO
Enrich the API response with more data by using includes. Ex. &include=participants;events
select
NO
Select specific fields on the base entity. Read how to select fields in our tutorial.
filters
NO
Filter the API response on multiple related entities. There are static filters and dynamic filters.
Please find the possibilities in the Static and Dynamic Filter tab.
locale
NO
Translate name fields of the API Response in your selected language. Find more information and which languages are available on our translations page.
Static filters are always the same and filter in one specific way without any custom options. Each static filter is listed below and has a description of how it filters. For more information, please look at our Filters page.
Static Filters
Available on Entity
Description
Example
N/A
N/A
Not available for this endpoint
N/A
The dynamic filters are based on entities and includes. Each dynamic filter uses an entity to filter on and one entity to apply the filter on. Below are examples with explanations of how filters are set up. For more information, please look at our Filters page.
Using an include? Check their respective filters on their entity page. For example if you use &include=fixtures, you can apply fixture-related filters.
Dynamic Filters
Available on Entity
Description
Examples
newsitemLeagues
Leagues
Check this endpoint for all possibilities.
Filter the news items on a selection of leagues separated by a comma.
More information on how to use filters can be found on our tutorials on how to filter. If you want more information on which filters to use you can check out the following endpoint:
We also offer detailed postman documentation with examples and a complete up-to-date version of all our endpoints. Below is a button that lets your fork the collection or import it.
var unirest = require('unirest');
var req = unirest('GET', 'https://api.sportmonks.com/v3/football/news/prematch/seasons/{ID}?api_token=YOUR_TOKEN')
.end(function (res) {
if (res.error) throw new Error(res.error);
console.log(res.raw_body);
});