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Access NCAA transfer portal data from On3.com. Retrieve player profiles, transfer statuses, school info, physical measurements, and ratings by cycle year.
curl -X GET 'https://api.parse.bot/scraper/e7af8bec-a6c8-4726-8d93-da0aea185cb3/get_transfer_portal_2026?max_pages=1' \ -H 'X-API-Key: $PARSE_API_KEY'
Retrieve players from the NCAA Transfer Portal wire for a given recruiting cycle. Returns paginated results with 50 players per page. Each player includes position, school, status, physical measurements, and rating information.
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| max_pages | integer | Maximum number of pages to fetch (50 players per page). |
{
"type": "object",
"fields": {
"players": "array of player objects with name, position, school_name, school_location, school_mascot, current_status, entry_date, height, weight, graduation_year, player_rating, slug",
"cycle_year": "string representing the transfer portal cycle year",
"total_players_found": "integer count of players returned"
},
"sample": {
"data": {
"players": [
{
"name": "Michael Harris",
"slug": "michael-harris-87815",
"height": "6-0",
"weight": 185,
"position": "LB",
"entry_date": "2026-05-04T14:22:00",
"school_name": "Maryland",
"player_rating": 89.85,
"school_mascot": "Terrapins",
"current_status": "Committed",
"graduation_year": 2023,
"school_location": "Altamonte Springs, FL"
}
],
"cycle_year": "2026",
"total_players_found": 50
},
"status": "success"
}
}About the on3.com API
The On3 Transfer Portal API exposes one endpoint — get_transfer_portal_2026 — that returns paginated lists of NCAA transfer portal players, up to 50 per page, with 12+ fields per player including name, position, school, entry date, height, weight, current status, and rating information. It covers the 2026 recruiting cycle and is suited for tracking player movement across college programs.
What the API Returns
The get_transfer_portal_2026 endpoint returns structured data on players currently listed in the NCAA Transfer Portal for the 2026 cycle. Each response includes cycle_year, total_players_found, and a players array. Each player object carries identifying fields (name, position), school context (school_name, school_location, school_mascot), portal activity (current_status, entry_date), physical measurements (height, weight), and recruiting evaluation data (rating information).
Pagination and Volume
Results are paginated at 50 players per page. The optional max_pages integer parameter lets you cap how many pages are fetched in a single request, which is useful for sampling the portal or staying within a processing budget. Omitting max_pages returns the full available dataset up to the portal's current roster.
Data Scope
Coverage is scoped to the 2026 transfer portal cycle. The current_status field reflects where a player stands in the portal process — for example, whether they are still available, committed, or withdrawn. entry_date lets you sort or filter players chronologically by when they entered the portal, which is useful for tracking recent activity.
- Track daily transfer portal entries by monitoring
entry_dateandcurrent_statusacross cycles. - Build a positional breakdown of portal availability using
positionandschool_namefields. - Analyze recruiting activity by filtering players by
current_statusto separate committed from available prospects. - Map transfer trends geographically using
school_locationto see which regions produce or lose portal players. - Integrate player
height,weight, and rating data into a prospect ranking or scouting tool. - Alert systems that notify when new players matching a target
positionappear in the portal. - Populate a team roster management tool with real-time transfer portal additions by school mascot and name.
| Tier | Price | Credits/month | Rate limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | 100 | 5 req/min |
| Hobby | $30/mo | 1,000 | 20 req/min |
| Developer | $100/mo | 5,000 | 250 req/min |
One credit = one API call regardless of which marketplace API you call. Exceeding the rate limit returns a 429 response. Authenticate with the X-API-Key header.
Does On3 have an official public developer API?+
What does `current_status` represent in the player response?+
current_status field reflects a player's current standing in the transfer portal — such as whether they remain available, have committed to a new program, or have withdrawn from the portal entirely. It is a point-in-time value based on when the data was last retrieved.Does the API cover transfer portal cycles other than 2026?+
get_transfer_portal_2026). Historical cycles such as 2024 or 2025 are not covered by a separate endpoint at this time. You can fork this API on Parse and revise it to add endpoints targeting other cycle years.Can I filter players by position or school directly in the API request?+
get_transfer_portal_2026 endpoint does not expose server-side filter parameters for position or school. The response returns the full paginated dataset and filtering can be applied client-side using the position, school_name, or school_mascot fields. You can fork this API on Parse and revise it to add server-side filtering if needed.