Recipe Sports

ESPN scraper API: detail pages as JSON

Send any ESPN page URL with recipe=espn and get title, description, headline and 5 more fields as JSON. No selectors to write, no proxies to pick.

1 page type
8 fields
5 credits a page · $0.50 per 1,000
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recipe=espn

curl -G 'https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape' \
  -H "ApiKey: $UJEEBU_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://africa.espn.com/college-football/recruiting/story/_/id/48503376/2027-college-football-recruiting-class-rankings-top-teams-schools' \
  --data-urlencode 'recipe=espn'

200 OK · JSON

{
    "result": {
        "description": "Where the top 50 classes stand as the latest...",
        "headline": "2027 college football recruiting class rankin...",
        "modified": "2026-10-16T10:15:00Z",
        "published": "2026-10-16T10:15:00Z"
    },
    "success": true
}

What you get from ESPN

The fields of each page type and a real sample from our last validation, shortened.

Detail pages `recipe=espn` 5 credits a page

Field	Type	Example
`article.description`	text	Where the top 50 classes stand as the latest cycle hits the home st...
`article.headline`	text	2027 college football recruiting class rankings Top 50 - ESPN
`article.image`	image URL	https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2026/1015/r1731143_1296x729_16-9.jpg
`article.modified`	date	2026-10-16T10:15:00Z
`article.published`	date	2026-10-16T10:15:00Z
`article.publisher`	text	ESPN
`url`	URL	https://africa.espn.com/college-football/recruiting/story/_/id/4850...
`title`	text	Ranking the top 50 college football recruiting classes for 2027

Sample answer, validated 2026-10-30

{
    "article": {
        "description": "Where the top 50 classes stand as the latest cycle hits the home stretch.",
        "headline": "2027 college football recruiting class rankings Top 50 - ESPN",
        "image": "https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2026/1015/r1731143_1296x729_16-9.jpg",
        "modified": "2026-10-16T10:15:00Z",
        "published": "2026-10-16T10:15:00Z",
        "publisher": "ESPN"
    },
    "url": "https://africa.espn.com/college-football/recruiting/story/_/id/48503376/2027-college-football-recruiting-class-rankings-top-teams-schools",
    "title": "Ranking the top 50 college football recruiting classes for 2027"
}

One call

Send the page URL and the recipe name to the Scrape API. The recipe brings the extract rules and the settings that work on ESPN (JavaScript rendering).

curl -G 'https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape' \
  -H "ApiKey: $UJEEBU_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode 'url=https://africa.espn.com/college-football/recruiting/story/_/id/48503376/2027-college-football-recruiting-class-rankings-top-teams-schools' \
  --data-urlencode 'recipe=espn'

import os, requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape",
    params={"url": "https://africa.espn.com/college-football/recruiting/story/_/id/48503376/2027-college-football-recruiting-class-rankings-top-teams-schools", "recipe": "espn"},
    headers={"ApiKey": os.environ["UJEEBU_API_KEY"]},
    timeout=120,
)
print(r.json()["result"])

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  url: "https://africa.espn.com/college-football/recruiting/story/_/id/48503376/2027-college-football-recruiting-class-rankings-top-teams-schools",
  recipe: "espn",
});
const res = await fetch(`https://api.ujeebu.com/scrape?${params}`, {
  headers: { ApiKey: process.env.UJEEBU_API_KEY },
});
console.log((await res.json()).result);

The answer is {"result": {...}} with the headers Ujb-Recipe and Ujb-Credits. Your own parameters always win over the recipe.

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Price

Same price as the page call, no fee for the recipe. Only successful responses are billed; blocked, timed-out and failed requests are free.

Page type	Credits a page	Per 1,000, Starter	Per 1,000, Pro
Detail page	5	$0.82	$0.50

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FAQ

What does the ESPN recipe return?

JSON with 8 fields from detail page (recipe=espn), for example title, description, headline, image, modified. The answer is {"result": {...}} with the fields shown on this page.

How much does it cost to scrape ESPN?

5 credits a page ($0.50 per 1,000 on Pro, $0.82 on Starter). Same price as the page call, no fee for the recipe. Only successful responses are billed; blocked, timed-out and failed requests are free.

Do I need proxies or a headless browser?

No. The recipe brings the settings that work on ESPN: JavaScript rendering. Send only the URL and recipe=espn.

What happens when ESPN changes its pages?

We check ESPN every day and re-validate the recipe on real pages every week, then fix it when the site changes. Until a fix is live, the API answers 404 "the recipe has no working version" instead of empty data, and that call is free.

Can I change the fields?

Yes. Send your own extract_rules or any setting (js, proxy_type, wait_for) and it wins over the recipe. The developer guide shows the recipe rules to start from.

Developer guide: settings, pagination, troubleshootingHow to scrape ESPN: live status, URL patterns, the recipe rules and runnable code.

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