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The API is a paid add-on — the MCP server has a free tier

The full reference is below, examples and all. Every /v1 call needs a key: sign in with Google, create one in your account, and start on 10 free points. 1 call = 1 point = 1 cent. The same key opens the MCP server, where the reference tools and the last week of results answer with no key at all.

Sign in & get a key
API — REST JSON v1 · read-only

Read-only access to the whole database — the same queries the site runs, as JSON. Base URL https://fdb4.io. Authenticate with Authorization: Bearer <key>. Every endpoint is GET; nothing here writes.

Base URL fdb4.io v1
Endpoints 12 all GET
Rate limit 120/min per key
Format JSON UTF-8
MCP server — a separate page, and a free tier 11 tools · 6 free

The same database spoken to AI clients over the Model Context Protocol, at https://fdb4.io/mcp. It is priced differently from this page, which is why it has one of its own: 6 of its 11 tools answer with no key at all — the country, competition and team lookups, the no-draw run a team is on, and the last few days of results — while the draw models, the all-time leaderboard, head-to-head records and the archive behind that week cost a point each, from this same balance. Nothing on /v1 is free.

MCP server & free tools ›
Endpoints 12
/v1/tournaments/{id} GET

One competition with its coverage span, every edition (newest first, with the champion where one is decided) and the all-time winners ranking. Accepts a numeric id or a slug.

request
curl -sS "https://fdb4.io/v1/tournaments/norway-cup" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FDB_API_KEY" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"
example response

Illustrative shape — a couple of rows, not live data.

{
    "data": {
        "id": 53,
        "name": "Norwegian Football Cup",
        "slug": "norway-cup",
        "type": "cup",
        "country": {
            "id": 44,
            "name": "Norway",
            "fifa_code": "NOR"
        },
        "matches_count": 13111,
        "draws_count": 854,
        "draw_percent": 6.51,
        "coverage": {
            "editions": 120,
            "first_year": 1902,
            "last_year": 2025
        },
        "editions": [
            {
                "id": 8801,
                "year": 2025,
                "name": "Norwegian Football Cup 2025",
                "matches_count": 127,
                "champion": {
                    "id": 1907,
                    "slug": "rosenborg",
                    "name": "Rosenborg"
                }
            },
            {
                "id": 8802,
                "year": 2026,
                "name": "Norwegian Football Cup 2026",
                "matches_count": 12,
                "champion": null
            }
        ],
        "winners": [
            {
                "rank": 1,
                "id": 1907,
                "slug": "rosenborg",
                "name": "Rosenborg",
                "titles": 12,
                "runner_up_count": 4,
                "years": [
                    1960,
                    1964,
                    "…"
                ]
            }
        ]
    }
}
parameters
Name Type Description
id path Numeric competition id or slug (e.g. 53 or norway-cup).
Getting a key
  1. Sign in with Google — no password, no form, nothing to wait for.
  2. Create a key in your account. It is shown once, so store it somewhere safe.
  3. Send it on every request as Authorization: Bearer <key> — to https://fdb4.io/v1 or to https://fdb4.io/mcp.
On sign-up 10 pts free, no card
Every month +2 pts if you sign in
Per call 1 pt = 1 cent
Referrals 10% of every point

1 call = 1 point = 1 cent, on the API and on the paid half of the MCP server — the free MCP tools cost nothing whether or not you hold a key. Out of points? Top up — you pick the amount, there are no packages and no subscription. Bring someone with you and earn 10% of every point they are ever credited. No refunds, ever: the product is data, and data cannot be returned.

Existing keys not attached to an account are not charged until migrated.

Errors 3
401 No valid key

The bearer token is missing, unknown, revoked or expired.

402 Out of points

The account behind the key has fewer than one point left. 1 call = 1 point = 1 cent. New accounts get 10 free points and +2 every month you sign in. Existing keys not attached to an account are not charged until migrated.

{
    "error": {
        "code": "insufficient_balance",
        "balance": 0,
        "top_up_url": "https://fdb4.io/account/balance",
        "monthly_grant": 2
    }
}
429 Rate limited

Over the per-minute limit. The response carries a Retry-After header; a throttled request costs no points.