Automatic imports save you selecting each game in a competition. They are optional: you can always use Find fixtures to add individual events without creating a rule.
Create an automatic import
Open Content → Sports fixtures → Find fixtures.
Choose Manage automatic imports → Add automatic import.
Search for a competition, use the sport filter if needed and choose Set up.
Leave Automatically add fixtures on to add available upcoming fixtures and new ones as they become available.
Choose venues if you want new fixtures assigned automatically.
Choose whether to publish new fixtures automatically, then choose Save automatic additions.
Choose the right publishing option
No venues selected: new fixtures are saved as unassigned drafts in Your fixtures.
Venues selected, automatic publication off: new fixtures are assigned but saved unpublished for review.
Venues selected, automatic publication on: new fixtures may appear on those venues’ websites without review.
Automatic publication is off by default. Choose venues before enabling it. A venue’s existing decision to hide a fixture is preserved.
Change or pause a rule
Open Manage automatic imports and select the rule for your competition. Change the venues or publishing option, or turn Automatically add fixtures off to pause it.
Changes apply to fixtures not yet processed by that rule. They do not rewrite existing assignments or publication. Pausing keeps fixtures already added. Hidden or removed fixtures are not added back.
When will fixtures appear?
Imports run in the background. Upcoming fixtures can only be added once SportsDB supplies them with a confirmed start time. A competition appearing in the directory does not guarantee upcoming fixtures are available.
Shared daily schedule checks start at 02:00 UK time. Competitions used by automatic imports also receive season checks. Large updates can take time; you do not need to refresh before using the dashboard.
Refresh is different from automatic import
An automatic import adds fixtures. A manual refresh checks the times of fixtures already imported.
If you know a schedule has changed and it still looks outdated, open Your fixtures → Fixture updates → Refresh imported fixtures. This checks live and upcoming imported fixtures in the background. Manual time edits, venue choices and publication are preserved. The result shows how many fixtures were checked or updated. Requests are limited to one every 15 minutes.
Troubleshoot missing fixtures
Check that the rule is active, search Find fixtures and check Your fixtures with the correct date filters. For an unassigned fixture, choose venues in Your fixtures. Changing a rule does not retrospectively assign fixtures it already processed.
If the fixture or competition is still missing, use Report a fixture issue and include its name, expected date and start time. Avoid repeatedly refreshing: unavailable or unconfirmed provider data cannot be filled in by a refresh.