ESPN integration
ESPN data, in your warehouse.
A built-in ingestr connector: add credentials, pick tables, schedule it.
name: raw.teams
type: ingestr
parameters:
source_connection: espn
source_table: 'teams'
destination: snowflake
incremental_strategy: merge$ bruin run assets/raw/espn.asset.yml
- extract · ESPN teamsincremental
- load · snowflake raw.teamsmerged
- checks · not_null, unique
Loaded and checked. Downstream models can run.
How it connects
Connected in three steps.
ESPN exposes a set of unauthenticated JSON endpoints at site.api.espn.com that cover scores, teams, standings, and news. These endpoints are unofficial and can change without notice. No authentication is required. The default configuration targets NFL data with sport=football and league=nfl.
- 01
Add a ESPN connection with its credentials.
- 02
Pick the tables to load and how: replace, append or merge.
- 03
Bruin runs it on your schedule and checks every load.
Connection parameters
- sport
- ESPN sport slug. Defaults to football.
- league
- ESPN league slug. Defaults to nfl.
- season
- Optional season year passed to scoreboard and standings requests.
- limit
- Optional request limit for scoreboard and news. Defaults to 100.
- baseurl
- Overrides the ESPN API base URL. Defaults to https://site.api.espn.com.
Tables
5 tables, ready to load.
teamsscoreboardcompetitorsstandingsnews
The platform
Part of the Bruin platform.
Data in, ready for everything downstream: the models, the checks, the lineage and the AI layer.
01 · Move
02 · Model & govern
03 · Use
Frequently asked
Questions about ESPN.
Does Bruin have a built-in ESPN integration?
Yes. Built-in ingestr source.
Which ESPN tables can Bruin load?
teams, scoreboard, competitors, standings, news.
Where can ESPN data go?
Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, Redshift, ClickHouse, Postgres, DuckDB, MotherDuck, Microsoft Fabric and more, plus files on S3 and GCS.
How fresh is the data?
As fresh as your schedule. Incremental loads append, merge or replace a time window, every few minutes if you like.
Do we need Bruin Cloud?
No. The Bruin CLI and ingestr run locally, in CI or in your own orchestrator. Bruin Cloud adds scheduling, lineage, alerts and the AI data analyst on top.
Ready to connect ESPN?
$100 in credits and 50 AI tasks. No credit card.
A demo walks through your own data.