Fantasy Football Nerd - Import Yahoo and FleaFlicker Rosters

Import Yahoo and FleaFlicker Rosters

October 17, 2009 22 Total Comments

If you have a team on either Yahoo or FleaFlicker, you can now import that team in the FFN Lineup Analyzer with a single click.

When creating a team, you can specify the league platform along with your League ID and Team ID. There is a guide below the form to show you where to get those two values. If you already have a team created, click the "Edit" link below the team name to modify your team.

Once you've added your league information, you'll find an Import button on the Roster page. Simply click the Import button and FFN will retrieve your roster. It's handy when creating a team or modifying a team after you've added/dropped players in your league.

I have leagues on Yahoo, FleaFlicker, and CBS, however, FFN is unable to retrieve rosters from CBS. I know there are many other platforms out there. If you want to see your league added, please let me know.

Comments

Hmm. Neat idea. Can't seem to get it to work for my Yahoo league, though. Any thoughts?
Submitted by Copernic on October 18, 2009

Same here yahoo leagues seem to be on the fritz
Submitted by C_WIG on October 18, 2009

Copernic - I tried to access your league. C_WIG - I tried to access both of yours. I get the same error from both "You are not allowed to view this page because you are not in this league. (Error #152)". If these are private leagues, FFN won't be able to access them. I'll shoot an email to Yahoo to see if there's a way that FFN can access those rosters, but I won't hold my breath on a response.

Sorry guys. If FFN can't access the league, it can't pull your rosters for you.
Submitted by Nerd on October 18, 2009

Can you get this to work with MyFantasyLeague.com??
Submitted by posty on October 19, 2009

Nerd,
Thanks for trying. I think it is private. Oh well.
J
Submitted by Copernic on October 20, 2009

Yes - I'm pretty sure we can add MyFantasyLeague.com. They're a great bunch of guys over there and they have an API. I'll get that on the schedule asap.
Submitted by Nerd on October 20, 2009

Thanks Nerd, that would be a great addition...
Submitted by posty on October 22, 2009

MyFantasyLeague.com is now available.

Enjoy.
Submitted by Nerd on October 22, 2009

How about ESPN?
Submitted by huevosverdes on October 23, 2009

I don't have a league on ESPN and it's too late to create one. If someone can provide me with their league's URL, I'd be happy to take a look.
Submitted by Nerd on October 23, 2009

It would be great to have Fox Fantasy at some point.
Submitted by stewartd on October 24, 2009

MyFantasyLeague doesn't appear to be working...
Submitted by posty on October 25, 2009

posty - it looks like MyFantasyLeague's API dynamically changes the subdomain. When it does that, they're returning an HTML document with a 302 Found error which is odd considering that it's supposed to be an API. When FFN tries to load the response, it's expecting an XML doc with all the teams in your league.

I'll contact them and see if I can get a more reliable URL for their API.
Submitted by Nerd on October 25, 2009

Thanks Nerd... Please keep us informed...
Submitted by posty on October 26, 2009

It doesn't look like MyFantasyLeague.com has a static, reliable endpoint for their API. It works fine if you know in advance what server of theirs your league is on. I can build in a workaround to find out the server first and then call the API. More to follow.
Submitted by Nerd on October 26, 2009

I think I have the MyFantasyLeague.com work-around in place. FFN will determine the server first and then go get your roster. I've tested and it looks good.
Submitted by Nerd on October 26, 2009

Nerd Nerd he's our man, if he can't fix it noone can!

Btw, I do love the analyzer. I actually don't use it until AFTER I set my lineups for the week. I like to go with my gut and knowledge before I see how I fair vs. the experts.

Great idea Nerd!
Submitted by adeehr on October 26, 2009

Still no go Nerd... I have tried my team ID as 0008 and 8 and I still am getting an empty roster...
Submitted by posty on October 27, 2009

Hi posty - I just tried it with your league id and team id and it worked just fine. I also tried it as you (team Hitmen) and it worked.

After you click on the import button with the MFL logo on it, a box will come up with your team. Click on the green "Import This Team" button to actually import your updated roster.

Also - be sure that you have javascript enabled.

Don't worry about the 0008 or 8 for the team ID. FFN converts it to an integer and also converts the team ID from MFL into an integer for comparison purposes.

Shoot me an email at nerd@fantasyfootballnerd.com if you still experience any difficulties.
Submitted by Nerd on October 28, 2009

Thanks Nerd... For some reason at work, I didn't see the Import MFL logo button, but I do see it on my home computer... Sometimes my work blocks pictures...

Thanks for you help and patience and great work as always...
Submitted by posty on October 28, 2009

Great tool! Very nice work Nerd!

Private Yahoo leagues still not working??

Also, out of curiosity, what fantasy football sites does your Ranking/Analyzer poll to aggregate its rankings?

Submitted by Soulsykk on October 30, 2009

NM, found this info on your site!

"The Nerd compares rankings from sites such as NFL.com, ESPN.com, CBS Sportsline, FOX Sports, Fantasy Football Calculator, Bruno Boys, Fantasy Football Toolbox, Fantasy Sharks, and more to produce the Internet's best fantasy football rankings system."
Submitted by Soulsykk on October 30, 2009

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