# State (leaderboard, scoreboard, hole-by-hole)

### Overview

Use these endpoints to consume current golf state snapshots.

This section covers leaderboard and hole-by-hole resources.

REST returns the current snapshot for the requested resource.

WebSocket delivers the same resource inside a CloudEvents envelope.

{% hint style="info" %}
REST state endpoints return the resource payload only.

WebSocket state endpoints wrap that payload in CloudEvents.
{% endhint %}

### WebSocket state message format

Each WebSocket state message contains a CloudEvents envelope.

The resource-specific state snapshot is stored in `data.payload`.

Possible `type` values:

* `Standings.Sport.Golf` for leaderboard endpoints
* `State.Statistics.Golf` for hole-by-hole endpoints

{% code title="WebSocket state message example" overflow="wrap" expandable="true" %}

```json
{
  "specversion": "1.0",
  "id": "0da2b5ba-b92f-42bd-b9d2-0fcd978fec85",
  "source": "/tournaments/1971",
  "type": "State.Statistics.Golf",
  "time": "2026-05-04T14:23:01.123Z",
  "tournamentid": 1971,
  "datacontenttype": "application/json",
  "data": {
    "id": "0da2b5ba-b92f-42bd-b9d2-0fcd978fec85",
    "created_at": "2026-04-24T11:09:15.267Z",
    "payload": {
      "...": "resource-specific state object"
    }
  }
}
```

{% endcode %}

### State object fields

| **Name**          | **Type**           | **Description**                                                                      |
| ----------------- | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `specversion`     | String             | CloudEvents specification version.                                                   |
| `id`              | String (UUID)      | Unique identifier of the WebSocket message.                                          |
| `source`          | String             | Message source. Tournament-scoped state messages use `/tournaments/{tournament_id}`. |
| `type`            | String             | State message type, such as `Standings.Sport.Golf` or `State.Statistics.Golf`.       |
| `time`            | String (date-time) | Timestamp when the message was generated.                                            |
| `tournamentid`    | Integer            | Tournament identifier.                                                               |
| `datacontenttype` | String             | Content type of `data`, for example `application/json`.                              |
| `data`            | Object             | State message body.                                                                  |
| `data.id`         | String (UUID)      | Identifier of the state object version.                                              |
| `data.created_at` | String (date-time) | Timestamp when the state object version was created.                                 |
| `data.payload`    | Object             | Resource payload returned by the specific leaderboard or hole-by-hole endpoint.      |

{% hint style="info" %}
The structure of `data.payload` matches the resource page for the endpoint you consume.
{% endhint %}

### Related pages

* [Stroke Play leaderboard](/live-data/live-data-golf-api-design/ld-golf-api-documentation/state-leaderboard-scoreboard-hole-by-hole/stroke-play-leaderboard.md)
* [REST match play leaderboard](/live-data/live-data-golf-api-design/ld-golf-api-documentation/state-leaderboard-scoreboard-hole-by-hole/match-play-leaderboard.md)
* [Stroke Play hole-by-hole](/live-data/live-data-golf-api-design/ld-golf-api-documentation/state-leaderboard-scoreboard-hole-by-hole/stroke-play-hole-by-hole.md)
* [Match Play hole-by-hole](/live-data/live-data-golf-api-design/ld-golf-api-documentation/state-leaderboard-scoreboard-hole-by-hole/match-play-hole-by-hole.md)


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