# Fanfare NBA Live Game Detail

> Fanfare NBA Live Game Detail is a paid API for AI agents from fanfare.run, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns live NBA game data including current score, period, game clock, and game status for a specific game ID.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://fanfare.run/nba/game/:game_id
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/fanfare-nba-live-game-detail-d14020fb
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_DJvQWVeZBsxxytmsCbQQe

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability fanfare-nba-live-game-detail-d14020fb
```

Example prompt: What's the current score, period, and time remaining in the NBA game with ESPN ID 401585581?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need real-time in-game updates for a specific NBA game — score, period, and clock — identified by ESPN game ID. Prefer this over schedule endpoints when the game is actively in progress and you need live status rather than pre-game or historical data.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or non-existent game_id returns an error or empty response
- Game not yet started may return pre-game status with no live clock data
- Stale or delayed data if the upstream ESPN feed is lagging
- Payment failure (402) if USDC balance is insufficient

## How this service works

Live NBA game detail — current score, period, clock, and game status. Use for real-time in-game updates.

## Output

Returns live game details including home and away team scores, current period number, game clock countdown, and overall game status (e.g., in-progress, halftime, final) for the requested NBA game.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "pathParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "game_id"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "game_id": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "ESPN game ID"
      }
     }
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {}
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/fanfare-nba-live-game-detail-d14020fb/health.json
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