# play\_by\_play

For: READ

The `play_by_play` message type contains a list of events that have occurred in the current period.

This message is sent whenever an event occurs for that period occurs. This means that an event in period 4 will not result in the period 1 event list being sent.

```
{

    "periodId": 4,
    "type": "play_by_play",
    "timestamp": "2021-02-03T00:19:40.354050",
    "fixtureId": "b25692de-ac17-11e8-98d0-529269fb1459",
    "compressedData": "eJzt3UtzG8cRB/CvktKZTM17ZvcYn3JA2VXRzeUDCCxMxhSWxYdcrpS/ewai5TDYFXoW3cAO6H9VDpEMURS4P8xMTz9+/M+H1f3y6elD+7cPTw/94/OHq7996D532+d/rne/Z2JjmuZmfR03S3+tdbe8TtY310oZ49ZhaWzn//wjH+8+dV/+kNL5FeHa2I/Ktqppdfrfa357+PKap5ebp+e755fnu367+4/511//U//y+l1s83//7fXbUMsmqpvV8nqz2ujdt5GuU3djrjcmKb3RN81mrXd/5qF7fOq3f3zr3SYm15B/5jl/10/Py08Pr9+6UdfKXevwUfnW2Varv+f3QCn7x5e/69dfvrzLv1zd96tfdn/qh49aLdS ... "
}
```

**Bold** fields are required

| Field              | Type    | Description                                                                       |
| ------------------ | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **periodId**       | integer | The unique identifier of the period. Overtime periods start at 11. 1 = 1 OT1 = 11 |
| **compressedData** | string  | The `compressedData` key is a base64 encoded zlib compressed JSON string.         |

```
        [
            {
                "class": "sport",
                "eventId": "279299bd-7fa5-11ea-8359-00224d6a23e5",
                "eventTime": "2019-06-23T03:09:18",
                "eventType": "substitution",
                "subType": "out",
                "entityId": "0a970bca-fcf1-11e8-8eb2-f2801f1b9fd1",
                "personId": "2ef7849a-fcf1-11e8-8eb2-f2801f1b9fd1",
                "timestamp": "2020-04-16T05:43:10.279003",
                "periodId": 4,
                "clock": "PT10M0S",
                "success": true,
                "scores": {
                    "0a970bca-fcf1-11e8-8eb2-f2801f1b9fd1": "64",
                    "0a970e5e-fcf1-11e8-8eb2-f2801f1b9fd1": "68"
                }
            }, {
                "class": "sport",
                "eventId": "279299bf-7fa5-11ea-8359-00224d6a23e5",
                "eventTime": "2019-06-23T03:09:18",
                "eventType": "substitution",
                "subType": "in",
                "entityId": "0a970bca-fcf1-11e8-8eb2-f2801f1b9fd1",
                "personId": "2ef7836e-fcf1-11e8-8eb2-f2801f1b9fd1",
                "timestamp": "2020-04-16T05:43:10.279063",
                "periodId": 4,
                "clock": "PT10M0S",
                "success": true,
                "scores": {
                    "0a970bca-fcf1-11e8-8eb2-f2801f1b9fd1": "64",
                    "0a970e5e-fcf1-11e8-8eb2-f2801f1b9fd1": "68"
                }
            },
            ..... other events ...
        ]

    
```

**Bold** fields are required

| Field | Type                                           | Description                                                                                              |
| ----- | ---------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| array | An array containing the events in this period. |                                                                                                          |
| **X** | object                                         | An object containing information about a specific event. See the section for event for more information. |