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The NFL appears to have an API service here: https://api.nfl.com/docs/getting-started/index.html

Accessing the API endpoints requires obtaining an OAuth2 access token. Which, if I am not mistaken, requires a client_id and client_secret.

I have read through the documentation and I am not sure how I would obtain a client_id and client_secret. Is there something I am missing to create these?

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  • Possible duplicate of [Working example of implementing 'Token Based Authentication' using 'JSON Web Token (i.e. JWT)' in PHP and MySQL?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/29179790/working-example-of-implementing-token-based-authentication-using-json-web-tok) – Paul Sweatte Nov 24 '16 at 15:55
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    It is not a duplicate. It is just that NFL had their Shield API documentation open to public but nowhere does it specify how to get authorization to the API. – ThinkCode Feb 24 '17 at 00:00
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    Did you ever get this figured out? – Tim Wheeler Sep 04 '18 at 19:33
  • wish i coudl figure this out also! – Brock Tillotson Dec 11 '19 at 05:12

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Finally got an answer on this. The documentation does say that the API is public and free for everyone, but they changed that policy and haven't updated the documentation.

Hi Dominic,

Thanks for reaching out. As of Feb. 18th, the NFL has secured the APIs and will only grant access to contractual partners. Unfortunately, if you are NOT a NFL Partner you will no longer have access to the feeds or able to obtain access to this feed.

Thanks, Jonathan Vu Product Operations Manager

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