This MCP server provides access to comprehensive sports data from the BALLDONTLIE API, covering multiple major sports and leagues.
From the registry: Provides access to live sports data and analytics from BALLDONTLIE: The Sports API
Please install the `mcp-balldontlieapi` MCP server into my current AI client (that's you).
Required prerequisites (do these first if not already done):
- **BALLDONTLIE API key** — Sign up for a free API key (https://app.balldontlie.io)
Canonical MCP server config (HTTP transport):
- url: `https://mcp.balldontlie.io/mcp`
- headers:
- `Authorization`: `<your-api-key>`
Note: Hosted remote MCP server. Can also be run locally from source (http://localhost:3000/mcp).
Add this MCP server to my current client's config in the correct format for you. If you need secrets or credentials I haven't provided, ASK me — do not invent values or leave raw placeholders. After adding it, tell me how to verify the server is connected.BACKEND_API_URLrequiredBALLDONTLIE API base URLDD_AGENT_HOSTrequiredDataDog agent hostname for APM tracing