Sleeper NFL Trending Players Scraper

Sleeper NFL Trending Players Scraper

Scrape Sleeper NFL fantasy trending players in minutes. Get add/drop counts over any lookback window, straight from the public API. No login, no API key. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

Sleeper's official API needs an app registration and OAuth, and rate-limits you. This reads the public trending endpoints directly, filtered by direction and lookback hours, and returns each player in one fixed schema. Perfect for fantasy football research, waiver-wire analysis, and trend tracking.

Who uses it	What they scrape Sleeper for
Fantasy football analysts	Which players are being added or dropped the most this week
DFS players	Spot waiver-wire pickups before their price rises
Sports data startups	Feed trending player data into their own apps or dashboards
Content creators	Back articles or videos with real add/drop numbers

What it does

This Actor collects Sleeper NFL trending players by add or drop direction over a configurable lookback window, and returns each player as a flat row.

• 📈 Trending adds: get the most-added players over any lookback window.
• 📉 Trending drops: get the most-dropped players over any lookback window.
• ⏱️ Configurable lookback: set hours from 1 to 168 to match your league's waiver cycle.
• 🔢 Max records: cap the output from 1 to 1,000,000 rows per run.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

What you can do with Sleeper data

📊 Track waiver-wire trends.

A fantasy analyst runs the Actor every Tuesday morning with direction=add and hours=24 to see which players are being picked up after waivers clear.

🚨 Spot breakout candidates.

A DFS player sets direction=add and hours=6 to catch players being added right after injury news breaks.

📉 Identify drop candidates.

A league manager runs direction=drop and hours=48 to see which players are being cut across thousands of leagues.

🔁 Feed a data pipeline.

A developer schedules the Actor hourly and pushes the JSON output to a database for a real-time trend dashboard.

Why choose this scraper

	What you get
No login or API key	Uses Sleeper's public JSON endpoints, no OAuth or app registration.
Flat, clean schema	Every player comes back as one row with consistent fields.
Export anywhere	CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML for your own analysis or pipeline.
Fast and cheap	Runs on Apify's infrastructure, scales to a million records.

How it compares

This Actor focuses on trending add/drop data only, while the competitors below offer either the same trending data or broader Sleeper fantasy data.

Feature	ParseForge	Sleeper NFL Trending Players Scraper - Fantasy Data	Sleeper Fantasy Sports Scraper
Trending add/drop counts	Yes	Yes	Yes
Configurable lookback window	Yes	Yes	Not listed
Direction filter (adds or drops)	Yes	Not listed	Not listed
Max records limit	Yes	Not listed	Not listed
Full player stats and projections	Not listed	Not listed	Yes
League, roster, and draft data	Not listed	Not listed	Yes

Configure the run

Drive the Actor with a direction (adds or drops), a lookback window in hours, and a maximum record count. Filters run as each player is read so only matches reach your dataset. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

{
 "maxItems": 10
}

A larger pull:

{
 "maxItems": 200
}

Pricing

Pay-per-result: $0.0085 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

Results collected	Approximate cost
100 results	$0.85
1,000 results	$8.50
10,000 results	$85.00

New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.

Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

Run it

1. Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
2. Open the Sleeper NFL Trending Players Scraper.
3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.

Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.

Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to Sleeper through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/sleeper-nfl-fantasy-scraper"

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

Troubleshooting

Why am I getting no results?

Check the direction and hours inputs. If hours is too small or the direction has no trending players in that window, the API returns an empty list. Try increasing hours to 24 or 48.

Why is the output missing player names?

Sleeper's trending endpoint sometimes returns only player IDs. The Actor enriches with names when available, but if a player is very new or obscure, the name may be blank.

Can I get more than 100 records?

Sleeper's API typically caps trending results at around 100 per direction. Setting maxItems higher will not return more data.

Why did the run fail with a timeout?

The public API can be slow during peak hours. Try reducing maxItems or increasing the Actor's timeout in the run settings.

FAQ

Question	Answer
Do I need a Sleeper API key?	No. This Actor uses Sleeper's public JSON endpoints, which require no authentication.
What does the output look like?	Each record is a flat row with the player ID, name, position, team, and add/drop count for the selected direction and lookback window.
Can I get both adds and drops in one run?	No, the Actor returns one direction per run. Run it twice with direction=add and direction=drop if you need both.
What is the maximum lookback window?	The hours input accepts any integer, but Sleeper's API typically returns data for up to 7 days (168 hours).
How many records can I get?	You can set maxItems from 1 to 1,000,000. The API usually returns fewer than 100 trending players per direction.
Does this include player stats or projections?	No, this Actor only returns trending add/drop counts. For full player stats, use a different Sleeper scraper.
Is this legal?	Yes, it reads public data from Sleeper's API. Always respect their terms of service and rate limits.
Can I schedule this to run automatically?	Yes, use Apify's scheduler to run it hourly, daily, or weekly and store results in a dataset.
What formats can I export to?	CSV, JSON, Excel, and XML are all supported from the Apify dataset.
Does it work for basketball or other sports?	No, this Actor is NFL-only. For NBA or other sports, use a different Sleeper scraper.

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🆘 Need help? Email parseforge@protonmail.com with your run ID, your input, and what you expected.

⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Sleeper, Inc. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.