# OPTA API Documentation MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to access OPTA football API documentation with ease, or when you want to query soccer match data, events, fixtures, and statistics using natural language. It provides intelligent access to API documentation with automatic authentication, allowing users to get answers to specific endpoint queries. Ideal for developers and researchers seeking to leverage soccer data through a user-friendly interface.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/sportsanalytics-world-opta-api-docs  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/sportsanalytics-world-opta-api-docs

## Description

Provides intelligent access to OPTA football API documentation with automatic authentication, allowing users to query specific endpoint documentation and get answers about soccer match data, events, fixtures, and statistics through natural language.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.85
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** security
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/gfwibo51oc)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/sportsanalytics-world/OPTA_api_docs>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "sportsanalytics-world-opta-api-docs"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/sportsanalytics-world-opta-api-docs` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/sportsanalytics-world-opta-api-docs/pull`

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