# Best hobby, sport and recreation APIs for AI agents (slim)

> Strava MCP Connector + API (E), Ride with GPS API (E) and Ticketmaster Discovery API (E) lead the 6 ranked hobby, sport and recreation APIs. Picks by need, strengths, weaknesses and prices from the Anchor benchmark.

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All 6 ranked hobby, sport and recreation APIs on the Anchor benchmark, with a pick for each need and where each one falls short. Scores come from public evidence, re-checked as vendors change.

- Ranked: 6 · agent-ready (BB or better): 0 · accept x402: 0 · hosted endpoints: 1
- Full ranked table: https://www.anchorterminal.com/categories/hobbies.md
- Head-to-head comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hobbies/index.md (3)
- Methodology: https://www.anchorterminal.com/benchmark/index.md

## The shortlist

| # | Tool | Grade | Score | Best for | Price | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Strava MCP Connector + API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/strava.md) | E | 45.8 | A personal assistant reading one subscriber's training history with consent. | Paid | Hosted |
| 2 | [Ride with GPS API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ride-with-gps.md) | E | 45.2 | An agent planning or reading cycling routes and rides for a consenting person, or running a club's calendar from an organisation account. | $9.99 / mo | Local |
| 3 | [Ticketmaster Discovery API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ticketmaster.md) | E | 42.9 | An agent that finds concerts, sport and shows by keyword, place and date and hands the person a link to buy. | Free | Local |
| 4 | [Chess.com Published-Data API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/chess-com.md) | E | 40.8 | An agent reading a named player's games, ratings and club or tournament history with no setup, or pulling the daily puzzle. | Free | Local |
| 5 | [Rebrickable](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/rebrickable.md) | F | 34.7 | An agent that answers what a person can build from the sets and parts they own, or looks up a set's inventory, with a key the person minted. | Freemium | Local |
| 6 | [Ravelry](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ravelry.md) | F | 16.5 | The only API for a knitter's or crocheter's own projects, stash, queue and the pattern database, so it suits a personal craft agent whose operator holds an account and reads the docs. | Free | Local |

## Picks by need

- Highest score overall: [Strava MCP Connector + API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/strava.md), E, 45.8/100 on the benchmark. Also [Ride with GPS API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ride-with-gps.md), E, 45.2/100.
- Schema & documentation: [Ride with GPS API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ride-with-gps.md), 72/100 on schema & documentation, against 50 for the overall leader.
- Agent ergonomics: [Ticketmaster Discovery API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ticketmaster.md), 63/100 on agent ergonomics, against 49 for the overall leader.
- Maintenance & community: [Ride with GPS API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ride-with-gps.md), 60/100 on maintenance & community, against 40 for the overall leader.
- Transparency & trust: [Ticketmaster Discovery API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ticketmaster.md), 65/100 on transparency & trust, against 59 for the overall leader.

## How to choose

- Read, write or book: Check whether the API only reads a catalogue or a person's records, or can also add an entry, play a move or book a place, since most hobby APIs stop at reading.
- Consent for personal records: Check how a person grants an agent access to their own training log or collection and how it is revoked, because the data is theirs and the terms say who may hold it.
- Rate limits for a personal agent: Check the calls allowed per hour and per day for one app, as a consumer API often allows far fewer than an agent's loop will make.
- Terms on automation: Read whether the API terms forbid AI use, scraping or commercial use, as several hobby services changed those terms in 2024 and 2025.

- How the benchmark tests this category: In this run, public evidence against the published checklist. When the task suites run, the same consenting test account read through each listing, a catalogue searched for a fixed item and, where the API allows, one entry written or one booking made. We check what came back, what the rate limit allowed in an hour and what the terms say about the agent doing it.

Each listing's verdict, strengths and weaknesses: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/hobbies/index.md