espn_wnba_transactions: *Get ESPN WNBA Transactions*

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Get ESPN WNBA Transactions

Description

Get ESPN WNBA Transactions

Get ESPN WNBA Transactions

Usage

espn_wnba_transactions(season = most_recent_wnba_season(), limit = 100, ...)

Arguments

season	Season year (numeric, e.g. 2025). Defaults to the most recent WNBA season.
limit	Maximum number of transactions to return (integer). Default 100.
...	Additional arguments; currently unused but retained for forward compatibility. Proxy configuration should use options(wehoop.proxy = ...).

Details

Calls the ESPN site-v2 endpoint ⁠https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/wnba/transactions?season={year}&limit={limit}⁠. Releases have a NULL to_team_id; those are stored as NA. Returns an empty tibble rather than erroring when no transactions are available.

Value

A wehoop_data tibble with one row per transaction:

col_name	types	description
transaction_id	character	Unique identifier for transaction.
date	character	Date in YYYY-MM-DD format.
type	character	Record type / category.
description	character	Long-form description text.
team_id	character	Unique team identifier.
athlete_id	character	Unique athlete identifier (ESPN).
athlete_name	character	Athlete display name (ESPN).
from_team_id	character	Unique identifier for from team.
to_team_id	character	Unique identifier for to team.

Author(s)

Saiem Gilani

See Also

Other ESPN WNBA Functions: espn_wnba_athletes_index(), espn_wnba_award(), espn_wnba_calendar(), espn_wnba_coach_season(), espn_wnba_coaches(), espn_wnba_conferences(), espn_wnba_draft(), espn_wnba_draft_athlete_detail(), espn_wnba_draft_pick(), espn_wnba_draft_rounds(), espn_wnba_franchise(), espn_wnba_franchises(), espn_wnba_freeagents(), espn_wnba_futures(), espn_wnba_game_all(), espn_wnba_game_odds(), espn_wnba_game_official_detail(), espn_wnba_game_play(), espn_wnba_game_play_personnel(), espn_wnba_game_player_box(), espn_wnba_game_probabilities(), espn_wnba_game_propbets(), espn_wnba_game_team_linescores(), espn_wnba_game_team_roster_entry(), espn_wnba_injuries(), espn_wnba_leaders(), espn_wnba_news(), espn_wnba_player_awards(), espn_wnba_player_career_stats(), espn_wnba_player_eventlog_v2(), espn_wnba_player_info(), espn_wnba_player_overview(), espn_wnba_player_seasons(), espn_wnba_player_stats(), espn_wnba_position(), espn_wnba_positions(), espn_wnba_powerindex(), espn_wnba_scoreboard(), espn_wnba_season_awards(), espn_wnba_season_group(), espn_wnba_season_groups(), espn_wnba_season_info(), espn_wnba_season_leaders(), espn_wnba_season_ranking(), espn_wnba_season_rankings(), espn_wnba_season_type(), espn_wnba_season_types(), espn_wnba_season_week(), espn_wnba_season_weeks(), espn_wnba_seasons(), espn_wnba_standings(), espn_wnba_team(), espn_wnba_team_injuries(), espn_wnba_team_news(), espn_wnba_team_record(), espn_wnba_team_record_detail(), espn_wnba_team_schedule(), espn_wnba_team_season_roster(), espn_wnba_team_season_statistics(), espn_wnba_team_stats(), espn_wnba_teams(), espn_wnba_venues(), espn_wnba_week_ranking(), espn_wnba_week_rankings()

Examples

  espn_wnba_transactions(season = 2025, limit = 10)

wehoop documentation built on Aug. 25, 2026, 1:06 a.m.