The fflr package is used to query the ESPN Fantasy Football API. Get data on fantasy football league members, teams, and individual athletes.

This package has been tested with a narrow subset of possible league settings. If a function doesn’t work as intended, please file an issue on GitHub.

Installation

[!IMPORTANT]
As of 2024-05-17, fflr was removed from CRAN for failure to comply with the policy on internet resources. This issue arose when ESPN changed their API format and adjusted endpoints to account for the end of the 2023 NFL season. I hope to work with CRAN to get the package published again before the 2024 season, but it may not be possible.

The most recent development version can always be installed from GitHub:

# install.packages("remotes")
remotes::install_github("k5cents/fflr")

Usage

library(fflr)
packageVersion("fflr")
#> [1] '2.3.1'

Data is only available for public leagues. See this help page on how to make a private league public

Functions require a unique leagueId, which can be found in any ESPN page URL.

https://fantasy.espn.com/football/league?leagueId=42654852

Use ffl_id() to set a default fflr.leagueId option. Your .Rprofile file can set this option on startup.

ffl_id(leagueId = "42654852")
#> Temporarily set `fflr.leagueId` option to 42654852
#> [1] "42654852"

The leagueId argument defaults to ffl_id() and can be omitted once set.

league_info()
#> # A tibble: 1 × 6
#>         id seasonId name             isPublic  size finalScoringPeriod
#>      <int>    <int> <chr>            <lgl>    <int>              <int>
#> 1 42654852     2024 FFLR Test League TRUE         4                 17
league_teams()
#> # A tibble: 4 × 6
#>   teamId abbrev name              logo                                            logoType memberId
#>    <int> <fct>  <chr>             <chr>                                           <chr>    <chr>   
#> 1      1 AUS    Austin Astronauts https://g.espncdn.com/lm-static/logo-packs/cor… VECTOR   {22DFE7…
#> 2      2 BOS    Boston Buzzards   https://g.espncdn.com/lm-static/logo-packs/cor… VECTOR   {22DFE7…
#> 3      3 CHI    Chicago Crowns    https://g.espncdn.com/lm-static/logo-packs/cor… VECTOR   {22DFE7…
#> 4      4 DEN    Denver Devils     https://g.espncdn.com/lm-static/logo-packs/cor… VECTOR   {22DFE7…

The scoringPeriodId argument can be used to get data from past weeks.

all_rost <- team_roster(scoringPeriodId = 1)
all_rost$CHI[, 5:13][-7]
#> # A tibble: 16 × 8
#>    lineupSlot playerId firstName lastName     proTeam position projectedScore actualScore
#>    <fct>         <int> <chr>     <chr>        <fct>   <fct>             <dbl>       <dbl>
#>  1 QB          3918298 Josh      Allen        Buf     QB                23.6           NA
#>  2 RB          4430807 Bijan     Robinson     Atl     RB                18.6           NA
#>  3 RB          4239996 Travis    Etienne Jr.  Jax     RB                14.3           NA
#>  4 WR          4262921 Justin    Jefferson    Min     WR                18.1           NA
#>  5 WR          4569618 Garrett   Wilson       NYJ     WR                16.4           NA
#>  6 TE          3116365 Mark      Andrews      Bal     TE                13.1           NA
#>  7 FLEX        4426515 Puka      Nacua        LAR     WR                17.1           NA
#>  8 D/ST         -16033 Ravens    D/ST         Bal     D/ST               3.94          NA
#>  9 K             15683 Justin    Tucker       Bal     K                  8.23          NA
#> 10 BE          4432708 Marvin    Harrison Jr. Ari     WR                15.4           NA
#> 11 BE          4429160 De'Von    Achane       Mia     RB                13.9           NA
#> 12 BE          4258173 Nico      Collins      Hou     WR                14.4           NA
#> 13 BE          4360438 Brandon   Aiyuk        SF      WR                13.5           NA
#> 14 BE          4567048 Kenneth   Walker III   Sea     RB                16.0           NA
#> 15 BE          3042519 Aaron     Jones        Min     RB                13.7           NA
#> 16 BE          4429615 Zay       Flowers      Bal     WR                14.8           NA

There are included objects for NFL teams and players.

nfl_teams
#> # A tibble: 33 × 6
#>    proTeamId abbrev location   name       byeWeek conference
#>        <int> <fct>  <chr>      <chr>        <int> <chr>     
#>  1         0 FA     <NA>       Free Agent      NA <NA>      
#>  2         1 Atl    Atlanta    Falcons         14 NFC       
#>  3         2 Buf    Buffalo    Bills            7 AFC       
#>  4         3 Chi    Chicago    Bears           14 NFC       
#>  5         4 Cin    Cincinnati Bengals         10 AFC       
#>  6         5 Cle    Cleveland  Browns           9 AFC       
#>  7         6 Dal    Dallas     Cowboys          9 NFC       
#>  8         7 Den    Denver     Broncos          9 AFC       
#>  9         8 Det    Detroit    Lions            6 NFC       
#> 10         9 GB     Green Bay  Packers         14 NFC       
#> # ℹ 23 more rows

[!NOTE]
The fflr project is released with a Contributor Code of Conduct. By contributing, you agree to abide by its terms.