Returns franchise-level metadata for a WNBA franchise. Franchise IDs are stable across relocations and rebrands.
Value
A single-row tibble.
| col_name | types | description |
| id | character | ESPN franchise identifier. |
| uid | character | ESPN UID string. |
| slug | character | URL-safe identifier. |
| location | character | Franchise location. |
| name | character | Franchise name. |
| nickname | character | Common nickname. |
| abbreviation | character | Short abbreviation. |
| display_name | character | Full display name. |
| short_display_name | character | Short display name. |
| color | character | Primary color (hex, no leading '#'). |
| is_active | logical | Whether franchise is currently active. |
| league | character | League slug ("wnba"). |
| logo | character | Primary logo URL. |
| logo_dark | character | Dark-mode logo URL. |
| venue_ref | character | $ref to franchise's primary venue. |
| team_ref | character | $ref to the current team for franchise. |
See also
Other ESPN WNBA Functions:
espn_wnba_athlete_awards(),
espn_wnba_athlete_career_stats(),
espn_wnba_athlete_eventlog(),
espn_wnba_athlete_eventlog_v2(),
espn_wnba_athlete_gamelog(),
espn_wnba_athlete_info(),
espn_wnba_athlete_overview(),
espn_wnba_athlete_seasons(),
espn_wnba_athlete_splits(),
espn_wnba_athlete_statisticslog(),
espn_wnba_athlete_stats(),
espn_wnba_athletes_index(),
espn_wnba_award(),
espn_wnba_calendar(),
espn_wnba_coach_season(),
espn_wnba_coaches(),
espn_wnba_conferences(),
espn_wnba_draft(),
espn_wnba_draft_athlete_detail(),
espn_wnba_draft_athletes(),
espn_wnba_draft_pick(),
espn_wnba_draft_rounds(),
espn_wnba_draft_status(),
espn_wnba_event_broadcasts(),
espn_wnba_event_competitor_leaders(),
espn_wnba_event_competitor_linescores(),
espn_wnba_event_competitor_records(),
espn_wnba_event_competitor_roster(),
espn_wnba_event_competitor_roster_entry(),
espn_wnba_event_competitor_score(),
espn_wnba_event_competitor_statistics(),
espn_wnba_event_odds(),
espn_wnba_event_official_detail(),
espn_wnba_event_officials(),
espn_wnba_event_play(),
espn_wnba_event_play_personnel(),
espn_wnba_event_player_box(),
espn_wnba_event_powerindex(),
espn_wnba_event_predictor(),
espn_wnba_event_probabilities(),
espn_wnba_event_propbets(),
espn_wnba_event_situation(),
espn_wnba_franchises(),
espn_wnba_freeagents(),
espn_wnba_futures(),
espn_wnba_game_all(),
espn_wnba_game_rosters(),
espn_wnba_injuries(),
espn_wnba_leaders(),
espn_wnba_news(),
espn_wnba_pbp(),
espn_wnba_player_box(),
espn_wnba_player_stats(),
espn_wnba_position(),
espn_wnba_positions(),
espn_wnba_powerindex(),
espn_wnba_scoreboard(),
espn_wnba_season_awards(),
espn_wnba_season_draft(),
espn_wnba_season_group(),
espn_wnba_season_group_children(),
espn_wnba_season_group_teams(),
espn_wnba_season_groups(),
espn_wnba_season_info(),
espn_wnba_season_leaders(),
espn_wnba_season_ranking(),
espn_wnba_season_rankings(),
espn_wnba_season_type(),
espn_wnba_season_types(),
espn_wnba_season_week(),
espn_wnba_season_weeks(),
espn_wnba_seasons(),
espn_wnba_standings(),
espn_wnba_team(),
espn_wnba_team_box(),
espn_wnba_team_injuries(),
espn_wnba_team_leaders(),
espn_wnba_team_news(),
espn_wnba_team_record(),
espn_wnba_team_record_detail(),
espn_wnba_team_roster(),
espn_wnba_team_schedule(),
espn_wnba_team_season_profile(),
espn_wnba_team_season_roster(),
espn_wnba_team_season_statistics(),
espn_wnba_team_stats(),
espn_wnba_teams(),
espn_wnba_transactions(),
espn_wnba_venues(),
espn_wnba_week_ranking(),
espn_wnba_week_rankings()
Examples
# \donttest{
espn_wnba_franchise(franchise_id = 17)
#> ── ESPN WNBA Franchise from ESPN.com ─────────────────────────── wehoop 3.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-05-22 07:30:49 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 16
#> id uid slug location name nickname abbreviation display_name
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <lgl> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 17 s:40~l:59~f:17 las-ve… Las Veg… Aces NA LV Las Vegas A…
#> # ℹ 8 more variables: short_display_name <chr>, color <chr>, is_active <lgl>,
#> # league <chr>, logo <chr>, logo_dark <chr>, venue_ref <chr>, team_ref <chr>
# }