# Sports Schedule Lookup via x402 Micropayment

> Sports Schedule Lookup via x402 Micropayment is a paid API for AI agents from x402helper.xyz, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-31).

Returns upcoming or live sports game schedules for major leagues (MLB, NHL, NFL, NBA, EPL) filtered by league and optional date, paid per-call via USDC micropayment.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://x402helper.xyz/89e509/sports/schedule?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-31
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/sports-schedule-lookup-via-x402-micropayment-a9aea196
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_IBFNyDYdJhQlOH4d0eSgT

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 sports-schedule-lookup-via-x402-micropayment-a9aea196
```

Example prompt: What NBA games are scheduled for October 15, 2025? Give me up to 20 results.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need structured sports game schedules for the five major supported leagues (MLB, NHL, NFL, NBA, EPL) and want per-call micropayment pricing with no subscription. Prefer this over subscription sports APIs when cost-per-call economics fit your usage pattern, or when you need agent-native x402 payment flow.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required 'league' query parameter returns a validation error
- Invalid league key (not one of mlb, nhl, nfl, nba, epl) returns an enum mismatch error
- Malformed date string returns a date parsing error
- Payment not completed or insufficient USDC balance returns 402 Payment Required
- No games found for the given date/league combination returns empty result set
- Limit exceeds 100 returns a validation error

## How this service works

X402 micropayments server — AI agents pay USDC for OFAC screening, rates, and billing verification.

## Output

A JSON object with a success flag and a result object containing the list of scheduled or live games for the requested league, including match details such as teams, times, and game status, up to the specified limit (default 50, max 100).

## 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"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "league"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "date": {
       "type": "string",
       "default": null,
       "description": "Optional day filter as an ISO date such as 2025-10-01. Omit for live and current games."
      },
      "limit": {
       "type": "integer",
       "default": null,
       "maximum": 100,
       "minimum": 1,
       "description": "Max records to return, default 50"
      },
      "league": {
       "enum": [
        "mlb",
        "nhl",
        "nfl",
        "nba",
        "epl"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "default": null,
       "description": "League key. One of the supported major leagues."
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "result": {},
  "success": true
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/sports-schedule-lookup-via-x402-micropayment-a9aea196/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
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