Get WNBA schedule for a specific year/date from ESPN's API

Get WNBA schedule for a specific year/date from ESPN's API

Usage

espn_wnba_scoreboard(season)

Arguments

season

Either numeric or character

Value

Returns a tibble

col_name	types	description
matchup	character	Matchup.
matchup_short	character	Matchup short.
season	integer	Season identifier (4-digit year or 'YYYY-YY' string).
season_type	integer	Season type (1=pre-season, 2=regular season, 3=postseason, 4=off-season for ESPN; or string label for WNBA Stats).
season_slug	character	Season slug.
game_id	integer	Unique game identifier.
game_uid	character	Game uid.
game_date	Date	Game date (YYYY-MM-DD).
attendance	integer	Reported attendance.
status_name	character	Status label.
broadcast_market	character	Broadcast market label (e.g. 'national', 'home').
broadcast_name	character	Broadcast name.
start_date	character	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD).
game_date_time	POSIXct	Game start date/time (ISO 8601).
home_team_name	character	Home team name.
home_team_logo	character	Home team logo URL.
home_team_abb	character	Home team's team abb.
home_team_id	integer	Unique identifier for the home team.
home_team_location	character	Home team's team location.
home_team_full_name	character	Full home team name (e.g. 'Las Vegas Aces').
home_team_color	character	Home team primary color (hex).
home_score	integer	Home team score at the time of the play.
home_win	integer	Home team's win.
home_record	character	Home win-loss record.
away_team_name	character	Away team name.
away_team_logo	character	Away team logo URL.
away_team_abb	character	Away team's team abb.
away_team_id	integer	Unique identifier for the away team.
away_team_location	character	Away team's team location.
away_team_full_name	character	Full away team name (e.g. 'Las Vegas Aces').
away_team_color	character	Away team primary color (hex).
away_score	integer	Away team score at the time of the play.
away_win	integer	Away team's win.
away_record	character	Away win-loss record.

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_athletes(), espn_wnba_draft_pick(), espn_wnba_draft_rounds(), espn_wnba_draft_status(), espn_wnba_event_broadcasts(), espn_wnba_event_odds(), espn_wnba_event_officials(), espn_wnba_event_powerindex(), espn_wnba_event_predictor(), espn_wnba_event_probabilities(), espn_wnba_event_propbets(), espn_wnba_event_situation(), espn_wnba_franchise(), 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_powerindex(), espn_wnba_season_awards(), 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_roster(), espn_wnba_team_schedule(), espn_wnba_team_season_profile(), espn_wnba_team_season_roster(), espn_wnba_team_stats(), espn_wnba_teams(), espn_wnba_transactions(), espn_wnba_venues(), espn_wnba_week_ranking(), espn_wnba_week_rankings()

Author

Saiem Gilani.

Examples

# Get schedule from date 2022-08-31
# \donttest{
  try(espn_wnba_scoreboard (season = "20220831"))
#> ── ESPN WNBA Scoreboard Information from ESPN.com ────────────── wehoop 3.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-05-19 01:33:18 UTC
#> # A tibble: 2 × 37
#>   matchup          matchup_short season season_type season_slug game_id game_uid
#>   <chr>            <chr>          <int>       <int> <chr>         <int> <chr>   
#> 1 Connecticut Sun… CON @ CHI       2022           3 post-season  4.01e8 s:40~l:…
#> 2 Seattle Storm a… SEA @ LV        2022           3 post-season  4.01e8 s:40~l:…
#> # ℹ 30 more variables: game_date <date>, attendance <int>,
#> #   play_by_play_available <lgl>, status_name <chr>, broadcast_market <chr>,
#> #   broadcast_name <chr>, start_date <chr>, broadcast <chr>, highlights <lgl>,
#> #   game_date_time <dttm>, home_team_name <chr>, home_team_logo <chr>,
#> #   home_team_abb <chr>, home_team_id <int>, home_team_location <chr>,
#> #   home_team_full_name <chr>, home_team_color <chr>, home_score <int>,
#> #   home_win <int>, home_record <chr>, away_team_name <chr>, …
# }