The Blue Alliance API v3
★ Only Publicly Available OpenAPI DocumentIdentity AuthAuthenticationapiKey78 EndpointsREST
For Agents
Programmatically getstatus, getteams. Covers 78 operations with apiKey authentication.
Use for: I need to getstatus, I want to getteams, Search for getteamssimple, Find all getteamskeys
Not supported: Does not handle payments, communications, or crm - use for identity and authentication only.
Overview Information and statistics about FIRST Robotics Competition teams and events. Authentication All endpoints require an Auth Key to be passed in the header `X-TBA-Auth-Key`. If you do not have an auth key yet, you can obtain one from your [Account Page](/account). The API exposes 78 endpoints secured with apiKey authentication.
Install Jentic One Beta
Connect the The Blue Alliance API v3 to your agent
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the The Blue Alliance API v3, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.
Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.
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Step 1: Jentic One Host machine
# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fthebluealliance.com%2Fthebluealliance" | sh2
Step 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fthebluealliance.com%2Fthebluealliance" | sh
jentic register # connects your agent to your Jentic One instanceJentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.
Capabilities
What an agent can do with The Blue Alliance API v3 API.
getStatus
getTeams
Integrate The Blue Alliance API v3 into automated workflows
Query and filter The Blue Alliance API v3 records by parameters
Monitor The Blue Alliance API v3 operational status and events
Use Cases
Patterns agents use The Blue Alliance API v3 API for, with concrete tasks.
★ Identity and Authentication Operations
Use the The Blue Alliance API v3 to perform identity auth operations programmatically. The API provides 78 endpoints covering core functionality including getstatus, getteams, getteamssimple.
Call GET /status to getstatus
Automated TBA Management
Automate tba operations by combining multiple The Blue Alliance API v3 endpoints. Agents can getteams and then getteamssimple in a single workflow.
Call GET /teams/{page_num} to getteams, then verify the result
AI Agent Integration via Jentic
AI agents discover and call The Blue Alliance API v3 endpoints through Jentic without managing credentials directly. An agent searches for the required operation by intent, receives the matching endpoint schema, and executes the call with Jentic-managed authentication. This eliminates the need to read API documentation or handle apiKey tokens manually.
Search Jentic for 'getstatus', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials
Key Endpoints
78 endpoints — overview information and statistics about first robotics competition teams and events.
METHOD
PATH
DESCRIPTION
GET
/status
getStatus
GET
/teams/{page_num}
getTeams
GET
/teams/{page_num}/simple
getTeamsSimple
GET
/teams/{page_num}/keys
getTeamsKeys
GET
/teams/{year}/{page_num}
getTeamsByYear
GET
/teams/{year}/{page_num}/simple
getTeamsByYearSimple
GET
/teams/{year}/{page_num}/keys
getTeamsByYearKeys
GET
/team/{team_key}
getTeam
GET
/status
getStatus
GET
/teams/{page_num}
getTeams
GET
/teams/{page_num}/simple
getTeamsSimple
GET
/teams/{page_num}/keys
getTeamsKeys
GET
/teams/{year}/{page_num}
getTeamsByYear
GET
/teams/{year}/{page_num}/simple
getTeamsByYearSimple
GET
/teams/{year}/{page_num}/keys
getTeamsByYearKeys
GET
/team/{team_key}
getTeam
Why Jentic?
What agents get from Jentic-routed access to this vendor.
Setup
Wiring The Blue Alliance API by hand means passing your API key against www.thebluealliance.com and handling each team and status endpoint yourself. Through Jentic you install once, import The Blue Alliance from the API Directory, store the key once, and your agent calls it.
Permission scoping
The Blue Alliance API is read-only and puts targets like the team key and page number in the URL path (/team/{team_key}, /teams/{year}/{page_num}), so a rule can pin your agent to reads for one team. You choose the operations it may call, so it only reaches the endpoints you include.
Credential isolation
Your Blue Alliance API key is stored once, encrypted, by your own Jentic One instance and injected at execution time. It never enters the agent's prompt, logs, or context.
Intent-based discovery
Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'get details for a team' or 'check the API status', and Jentic returns the matching Blue Alliance operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the reference docs.
Related APIs
Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.
FAQs
Specific to using The Blue Alliance API v3 API through Jentic.
What authentication does the The Blue Alliance API v3 use?
The The Blue Alliance API v3 uses an API key passed in the `X-TBA-Auth-Key` header. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in your Jentic One instance and injected at execution time, so raw secrets never enter the agent context.
Can I getstatus with the The Blue Alliance API v3?
Yes. Use the GET /status endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.
What are the rate limits for the The Blue Alliance API v3?
Rate limits are not specified in the OpenAPI spec. Check the vendor documentation for current limits. Through Jentic, rate limiting is handled automatically with retry logic built into the execution layer.
How do I getstatus through Jentic?
Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate through Jentic One, the self-hosted execution layer, then search for 'getstatus'. Jentic returns the matching The Blue Alliance API v3 operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call - credentials are injected automatically.
How many endpoints does the The Blue Alliance API v3 have?
The The Blue Alliance API v3 exposes 78 endpoints covering tba, list, team operations.
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