// Handball match details API
One match
Score, half-time, date, venue, crowd, referees and shootout of one finished match.
GEThttps://api.handballapi.com/v1/matches/{id}
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Parameters1
| name | type | what it does | |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string | required | Match id (mt_...) |
Returns14 fields
| field | type | what it holds |
|---|---|---|
id | string | Our id for the record. Permanent. |
date_utc | datetime | Throw-off in UTC, ending Z. |
kickoff_local | datetime|null | Throw-off in the league's own time, with its offset; null where only the date is published or the match is international. |
timezone | string|null | The league's time zone (IANA name), or null for international and history rows. |
status | string | finished, or awarded when the result was given at the table. |
competition | object | id (cp_), name, country and season, such as 2026/27. |
home | object | team_id (tm_), name, goals, and ht: goals at half-time, null where not published. |
away | object | The same for the away team. |
venue | string|null | The hall, where published. |
attendance | integer|null | The crowd, where published. |
referees | string[]|null | The referees' names, where published. |
shootout | object|null | home and away goals in a 7m shootout, or null. |
discipline | string | indoor, beach or wheelchair handball. |
player_lines | integer | How many player lines the match has: call its /players. |
Example answerGET /v1/matches/mt_r42fra39
200one record
{
"data": {
"id": "mt_r42fra39",
"date_utc": "2026-10-30T20:30:00Z",
"kickoff_local": "2026-10-30T21:30:00+01:00",
"timezone": "Europe/Berlin",
"status": "finished",
"competition": {
"id": "cp_vdaq0xgv",
"name": "Verbandsliga WEIBLICH, HVW Frauen Verbandsliga Staffel 3",
"country": "de",
"season": "2026/27"
},
"home": {
"team_id": "tm_pd7mgxmj",
"name": "HSG HOHENLIMBURG II",
"goals": 20,
"ht": null
},
"away": {
"team_id": "tm_vkcq92se",
"name": "SGH Unna Massen",
"goals": 29,
"ht": null
},
"venue": "SPH HAGEN-EMST",
"attendance": null,
"referees": [
"Gavin Naeve",
"Achim Menn",
"Eleni Dewenter"
],
"shootout": null,
"discipline": "indoor",
"player_lines": 29
},
"meta": {
"took_ms": 1
}
}