Reference Data Loader

This node loads reference data from the API-Sports API, including countries, leagues, teams, and venues. The reference data is cached and can be used by query nodes to populate dropdown selections for building queries.

The node outputs a ReferenceDataPortObject that contains all loaded reference data. Connect this port to query nodes (Team Statistics, Fixtures, etc.) to enable smart dropdown-based query building.

Performance Note: Loading teams can take significant time as it requires calling the API for each league. By default, only teams from the first 10 leagues are loaded. For full data, you may need to adjust rate limits and timeouts.

Options

Load Teams
Enable loading of team data. This can take several minutes for many leagues. Teams are loaded for major leagues only (first 10) to limit API calls.
Load Venues
Enable loading of venue data. Not yet implemented.
Cache TTL (seconds)
Time-to-live for cached reference data in seconds. Default is 86400 (24 hours). Query nodes can check if the reference data is stale and prompt for refresh.

Input Ports

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API-Sports connection from the API-Sports Connector node

Output Ports

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Reference data containing countries, leagues, teams, and venues

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Installation

To use this node in KNIME, install the extension Carovex API-Sports Football from the below update site following our NodePit Product and Node Installation Guide:

v5.7
Plugin provider: Carovex
Plugin version: 1.0.0.202601281127
On NodePit since: 2026-02-05
Last update: 2026-02-19
KNIME versions: From v5.5 to v5.7

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