# TheRundown Sports Data API via KiteEndpoints

> TheRundown Sports Data API via KiteEndpoints is a paid API for AI agents from kite-endpoints.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.1/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Retrieves sports betting odds, scores, and game data from TheRundown API, proxied through KiteEndpoints' pay-per-request hub with USDC micropayments.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://kite-endpoints.vercel.app/api/therundown-therundown-v1
- Price: $0.1/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/therundown-sports-data-api-via-kiteendpoints-d84dcde5
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_vQsG14s-OncfqyTGofwlV

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 therundown-sports-data-api-via-kiteendpoints-d84dcde5 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Pull the latest betting odds and point spreads from TheRundown for tonight's NFL games so I can see who's favored and by how much.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need structured sports betting odds, scores, or schedules from TheRundown and want to pay per-request in USDC without a monthly subscription. Ideal for agents needing occasional sports data lookups without committing to TheRundown's direct API subscription tier.

## Known failure modes

- Missing or invalid sport/league parameter returns error
- Date out of supported range returns empty results
- TheRundown upstream API outage causes 502/503 errors
- Invalid game ID returns not found error
- Insufficient USDC balance triggers 402 payment required before data is returned

## How this service works

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## Output

Returns structured sports data from TheRundown including game schedules, live or final scores, betting odds (spread, moneyline, over/under), and team/event metadata for the requested sport and time range.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "example": {
  "result": {
   "data": "example response"
  }
 },
 "properties": {
  "result": {
   "type": "object",
   "description": "API response data"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

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