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To be able to connect to Ably channel you will need to know the Fixture ID. You can get the fixtures with available feeds using the MS Match State Platform Schedule API.
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var sourceId = "GeniusPremium";
var sportId = 17; // American Football
var from = DateTime.UtcNow.ToString("s");
var to = DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(2).ToString("s");
var baseUrl = "https://platform.matchstate.api.geniussports.com/api/v1";
var url = $"{baseUrl}/sources/{sourceId}/sports/{sportId}/schedule?from={from}&to={to}";
var httpClient = new HttpClient();
httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Authorization", "{ACCESS_TOKEN}");
httpClient.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "{API_KEY}");
var response = await httpClient.GetAsync(url);
var responseBody = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
var schedule = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<JArray>(responseBody);
var fixtureId = schedule[0]["fixtureId"].ToString(); |
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Important: The FIXTURE_ID should be scheduled in a period of 7 days in the future, by the MS Match State Platform Schedule API in order for the Access Control API to return a channel & token.
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