FPL API

This is a simple python API wrapper for the Fantasy Premier League game. It scrapes the official FPL site to retrieve data and present it in JSON format.

Documentation

The API design is inspired by the Fantasy Premier League API Endpoints: A Detailed Guide by Frenzel Timothy. The guide shows all endpoint that are implemented in this API wrapper.

Installation

Run the following command to download the most recent release:

pip install git+https://github.com/C-Roensholt/fpl-api.git 

To install a specific version:

pip install git+https://github.com/C-Roensholt/fpl-api.git@v0.0.1

Usage

A basic example of how to use the API could be:

from fplapi import fplAPI

# Initialize API connection
client = fplAPI()

# Extract metadata
fpl_data = client.get_fpl_data()
fixtures = client.get_fixtures()

# Get first 10 players data
player_detailed_data_list = []
for player in fpl_data["elements"][:10]:
    player_detailed_data = client.get_player_detailed_data(element_id=player["id"])
    player_detailed_data_list.append(player_detailed_data)