How APIs Have Changed the Consumption of Gaming Data
                     HOW APIS HAVE CHANGED 
THE CONSUMPTION OF 
GAMING DATA
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‍In‍the‍last‍four‍years,‍social‍media‍has‍revolutionized‍how‍people‍watch‍and‍
interact‍with‍sports.‍Facebook‍has‍a‍user‍base‍that‍would‍equate‍to‍the‍
population‍of‍the‍world’s‍second-largest‍country,‍while‍Instagram‍enables‍the‍
photo‍and‍video‍sharing‍of‍200‍million‍active‍users‍per‍month.‍In‍the‍last‍two‍
years,‍apps‍have‍put‍the‍world‍right‍at‍our‍fingertips.‍From‍running‍daily‍errands‍
to‍conducting‍sophisticated‍business-specific‍processes,‍applications‍are‍
providing‍endless‍potential.‍Application‍programming‍interfaces‍(APIs)‍are‍the‍
disruptive‍technology‍that‍has‍made‍all‍this‍possible.‍And‍recent‍global‍sports‍
events‍offer‍a‍great‍opportunity‍to‍see‍this‍technology‍unfold‍in‍action.‍Sports‍
data‍APIs‍turned‍the‍tournament‍into‍a‍truly‍multi-screen‍event,‍as‍fans‍were‍
able‍to‍view,‍chat,‍vote‍and‍bet‍simultaneously‍across‍digital‍devices.
 What Are APIs?
APIs‍are‍the‍“backbone”‍of‍digital‍interactions.‍They‍allow‍applications‍to‍
communicate‍with‍one‍another,‍enabling‍users‍to‍perform‍complex‍functions‍
such‍as‍book-making‍and‍betting.‍APIs‍are‍the‍bridge‍between‍applications‍
such‍as‍Facebook‍and‍Twitter‍and‍the‍platforms‍like‍Amazon‍and‍Google‍that‍
host‍them.‍They‍are‍crucial‍to‍the‍future‍of‍the‍tech‍industry‍and‍have‍changed‍
the‍way‍we‍interact‍with‍the‍world‍around‍us.
 Sports API: Opening up the tournament to everyone
The‍‘Fan-to-Fan’‍API‍allowed‍app‍users‍to‍track‍friends’‍teams‍and‍players‍and‍to‍
share‍content,‍such‍as‍score‍updates‍or‍highlights.‍The‍‘Player-to-Fan’‍API‍allowed‍
visitors‍to‍build‍up‍their‍own‍profiles‍and‍connect‍with‍friends,‍enabling‍them‍to‍
discuss‍the‍game,‍select‍a‍team‍and‍even‍bet‍on‍the‍outcome‍of‍the‍match.
 Fantasy API: Creating a multi-platform fantasy sports experience
In‍2016,‍India‍hosted‍the‍season-long‍Indian‍Premier‍League‍(IPL),‍a‍cricket‍
tournament‍that‍is‍watched‍by‍millions‍of‍people‍around‍the‍world.‍The‍
competition‍was‍broadcast‍on‍television,‍but‍with‍the‍rise‍of‍online‍streaming‍
services,‍fans‍were‍able‍to‍watch‍the‍matches‍on‍their‍laptops,‍smartphones‍or‍
tablets‍while‍at‍work‍or‍school.‍The‍Fantasy‍sports‍API‍enabled‍users‍to‍build‍
fantasy‍teams‍around‍players‍in‍the‍IPL‍or‍any‍other‍leagues.‍Each‍team‍could‍
hold‍multiple‍players,‍and‍users‍could‍create‍their‍own‍rules‍and‍create‍their‍own‍
leagues.‍With‍the‍API‍for‍sports,‍fans‍were‍able‍to‍create‍their‍own‍fantasy‍sports‍
experience,‍whether‍they‍were‍at‍work,‍school‍or‍even‍while‍they‍were‍sleeping.
 Betting API: Providing a fully transactional 
betting experience
In‍the‍same‍year‍as‍the‍World‍Cup‍and‍IPL,‍
Australia‍hosted‍the‍Twenty20‍Cricket‍World‍Cup.‍
This‍was‍the‍first‍time‍that‍cricket‍was‍played‍in‍
Twenty20‍format,‍making‍it‍a‍very‍new‍and‍
exciting‍event‍for‍fans‍to‍watch.‍And‍thanks‍to‍an‍
API,‍they‍too‍were‍able‍to‍watch‍the‍tournament‍
on‍a‍range‍of‍devices.‍The‍Betting‍API‍enabled‍fans‍
to‍engage‍in‍fully‍transactional‍betting‍around‍the‍
tournament.‍Users‍could‍create‍accounts,‍deposit‍
tournament‍funds‍and‍withdraw‍bets.‍They‍could‍
even‍choose‍to‍have‍funds‍held‍offline‍so‍that‍they‍
could‍bet‍without‍being‍connected‍to‍the‍internet.
 Gaming API: Blending real-life and digital gaming experiences together
The‍final‍three-year‍period‍in‍which‍the‍world‍saw‍significant‍sports‍API‍usage‍
was‍in‍2017.‍China‍hosted‍the‍year-long‍World‍Baseball‍Classic,‍while‍the‍Asia-
Pacific‍Rim‍Championship‍and‍the‍Asian‍Championship‍were‍held‍in‍the‍same‍
year‍in‍2019.‍The‍same‍API‍that‍had‍allowed‍fans‍to‍watch‍the‍World‍Cup‍and‍IP‍
Bart‍Cup‍on‍their‍mobile‍devices‍also‍allowed‍them‍to‍create‍and‍engage‍with‍
personalized‍gaming‍experiences.‍The‍Gaming‍API‍enabled‍fans‍to‍create‍
customized‍gaming‍experiences‍around‍their‍favorite‍sports‍stars.‍Gamers‍could‍
create‍their‍own‍fantasy‍leagues,‍choose‍their‍favorite‍players‍and‍create‍
interactive‍fantasy‍games.‍They‍could‍even‍create‍fantasy‍games‍for‍different‍
sports.
APIs‍are‍central‍to‍the‍changes‍
happening‍in‍the‍sports‍industry.‍It’s‍
important‍to‍understand‍how‍they‍affect‍
fans‍and‍athletes,‍as‍well‍as‍how‍they’re‍
impacting‍the‍way‍you‍watch‍live‍sports.‍
APIs‍are‍making‍it‍easier‍than‍ever‍
before‍to‍follow‍your‍favorite‍teams‍and‍
players,‍enjoy‍their‍games‍anywhere‍you‍
want‍and‍interact‍with‍other‍fans.‍
They’re‍also‍helping‍to‍bring‍new‍technologies‍like‍virtual‍reality‍and‍block‍chain‍
into‍the‍mainstream.‍And‍that‍is‍why‍it‍becomes‍all‍the‍more‍critical‍to‍invest‍in‍a‍
trusted‍sports‍data‍feed‍provider‍to‍nourish‍sports‍content.‍Data‍Sports‍Group‍
has‍a‍full-fledged‍sports‍content‍catalogue‍where‍our‍customers‍can‍access‍our‍
API‍service‍along‍with‍in-depth‍high-quality‍sports‍statistics‍and‍live‍scores‍in‍a‍
unified‍format‍across‍all‍sports.
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