# GET /v1/competitions/{comp}/standings

```bash
curl "https://api.statshawk.ai/v1/competitions/{comp}/standings" -H "X-API-Key: sk_live_YOUR_KEY"
```

## Parameters

| Name | In | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `comp` | path | yes | string | Competition slug (`nba`, `mlb`, `epl`, …) |

## Responses

- `200`: The default standings: the latest edition with at least one completed contest (mid-season: the live table; offseason: the just-completed season). `season_year` reports the season actually served. (schema: [ApiResponseCompetitionStandings](/docs/reference/data-model.md))
- `401`: Missing or invalid API key (`UNAUTHORIZED`). (schema: [ErrorResponse](/docs/reference/data-model.md))
- `404`: No competition with this slug, or no edition of it has a completed contest yet (schema: [ErrorResponse](/docs/reference/data-model.md))
- `429`: Rate limit (`RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED`) or monthly quota (`QUOTA_EXCEEDED`). (schema: [ErrorResponse](/docs/reference/data-model.md))
- `500`: Internal failure (`INTERNAL_ERROR`, `CACHE_ERROR`). (schema: [ErrorResponse](/docs/reference/data-model.md))
- `501`: Capability not supported for this competition (`NOT_SUPPORTED`). (schema: [ErrorResponse](/docs/reference/data-model.md))
- `502`: Upstream data provider failed (`PROVIDER_ERROR`). (schema: [ErrorResponse](/docs/reference/data-model.md))
- `503`: Auth backend, DB, or providers unavailable (`AUTH_BACKEND_UNAVAILABLE`, `DB_UNAVAILABLE`). (schema: [ErrorResponse](/docs/reference/data-model.md))

Every response carries `X-Request-Id` and, when metered, `X-RateLimit-Limit` / `X-RateLimit-Remaining` / `X-RateLimit-Reset`. Errors use `{"error": {"code", "message"}}`. See [Errors](/docs/getting-started/errors.md).

Full spec: [/openapi.json](/openapi.json) · MCP equivalent: connect to `https://mcp.statshawk.ai/mcp`.