Try API

The Try API is an interactive tool to run GET requests against the Event API using credentials you validate in the workspace. You can select an endpoint, fill path and query parameters, run the request, and inspect the JSON response. Response search and copy-to-clipboard are available.

Open the Try API from the workspace by clicking Try API in the Explore pane (after validating your Event API username and secret). You can also go directly to /try.

• Event API GET endpoints only
• Path parameters and query parameters with sensible defaults where defined in the spec
• Subscription endpoints: after a successful response, a link appears to open the WebSocket viewer with the returned token

Open Try API

Game schedule

In the Try API you can switch to View game schedule. The game schedule shows a calendar and list of games for your credentialed account. You can filter by date range, team ID, location ID, season type, and week number. From a game you can subscribe to live data and open the WebSocket viewer with one click.

The schedule is powered by the Game Schedule endpoint (GET /v1/data/schedule/games). Optional filters map to query parameters such as type, team_id, location_id, seasonType, and weekNumber.

Open Try API and choose "View game schedule".

WebSocket viewer

The WebSocket viewer connects to the Event API Live Data V2 WebSocket using a subscription token. You get the token by calling a game subscription endpoint (e.g. from Try API or from the game schedule). The viewer shows incoming and outgoing messages in real time, with search and expand/collapse. In the viewer you can see box score data and shot locations as messages stream in.

The viewer is available at /try/websocket when opened with a token query parameter (typically from the Try API or game schedule "Subscribe & open WebSocket" action). See Live Data V2 (WebSocket) for connection URL, parameters, and message shapes.

Live Data V2 docs →

Mock game

The Mock game lets you run a simulated live game in the ShotTracker development environment (devapi.shottracker.com). You can start a game, record shots, and subscribe to live data—useful for testing your integration without a real event. Open it from the workspace Explore pane via Mock game (after validating Event API credentials).

How to start a game

1. Open the workspace and validate your Event API credentials.
2. Click Mock game in the Explore pane to open the mock game window.
3. Choose a game duration (e.g. 2, 5, or 10 minutes).
4. Click Start game. The game is scheduled and then started; the court and shot list appear and the timer runs.

How to add a shot

1. With the game live, click a spot on the half-court diagram to set the shot location (Step 1). The location determines 2pt vs 3pt.
2. Click Make or Miss (Step 2) to record the result. The shot is sent to the API and appears in the "This game" list.

Updating and deleting shots

You can edit or remove a shot after it’s recorded:

• Edit: In the "This game" list, click the shot you want to change. An edit panel appears: change Make/Miss or the assigned player, then click Save. The correction is sent to the API.
• Delete: With the shot selected in the edit panel, click Delete shot to remove it from the game.

Mock games are only available in the development environment (devapi.shottracker.com). When a game is live, the window shows a subscribe URL and WebSocket URL so you can attach your client or the built-in WebSocket viewer.