> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get Participants

> Returns participants (teams) for a specified sport



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json get /participants
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  description: >-
    Odds-API.io is a powerful sports betting odds comparison API, providing
    real-time data from 250+ bookmakers across 10+ sports with near zero
    latency.


    - 250+ bookmakers supported

    - 10+ sports including Football, Basketball, Tennis, Esports and more

    - Real-time odds with close to zero latency

    - Pre-match & In-play odds coverage

    - 99.9% uptime for reliability
  title: Odds-API.io - Real-Time Sports Betting Odds API (v3)
  contact: {}
  version: 3.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.odds-api.io/v3
security: []
paths:
  /participants:
    get:
      tags:
        - Participants
      summary: Get Participants
      description: Returns participants (teams) for a specified sport
      parameters:
        - description: API key for authentication
          name: apiKey
          in: query
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - example: '"football"'
          description: Sport slug (e.g. football)
          name: sport
          in: query
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - example: '"Chelsea"'
          description: Search term to filter by name
          name: search
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/dto.ParticipantDto'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/controllers.ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/controllers.ErrorResponse'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/controllers.ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/controllers.ErrorResponse'
      security:
        - ApiKeyAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    dto.ParticipantDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        name:
          type: string
        sport:
          description: slug format (e.g., "football")
          type: string
    controllers.ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          example: Error message

````