Get a player

Parameters

Name	What it does	Example
`id`path, required	The ID in the path.	pl_2TS991Z

Any other parameter is refused with a 422 naming the ones this endpoint takes, so a typo never silently returns everything.

What each plan returns

Free key

Not included. Returns 403 with the upgrade link.

Archive

Included.

Live

Included.

Response fields

Field	Meaning
`id, name`	Permanent player ID and name
`first_name, last_name`	Where published
`birth_date, nationality`	Where published, otherwise null
`position`	Usual position, or null
`height_cm, weight_kg`	Where published, otherwise null
`team`	Current team ID and name
`status`	As the source lists it

Errors you can get

Status	Code	When
`400`	`key_in_address`	The key was put in the address. Send it in a header (see Authentication).
`401`	`missing_key`	No Authorization: Bearer header, or the key was rotated (invalid_key, revoked_key).
`403`	`plan_required`	Your plan is below Archive.
`404`	`not_found`	No player with that ID (bad_id if it is not in our format).
`429`	`daily_limit`	Today's lookups are used. Resets at 00:00 UTC.

Every error has the same shape. All error codes

Try it live

Runs this call from your browser with your own key and shows what comes back.

Your key Get a free key

curl https://api.rugbyapi.com/v1/players/pl_2TS991Z \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"

$ch = curl_init('https://api.rugbyapi.com/v1/players/pl_2TS991Z');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER     => ['Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY'],
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
]);
$data = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);

import requests

r = requests.get(
    "https://api.rugbyapi.com/v1/players/pl_2TS991Z",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_KEY"},
)
data = r.json()

const r = await fetch('https://api.rugbyapi.com/v1/players/pl_2TS991Z', {
  headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer YOUR_KEY' }
});
const data = await r.json();

200ResponseExample from the live archive, lists cut to 3

{
  "id": "pl_2TS991Z",
  "name": "Tom Bowen",
  "first_name": "Tom",
  "last_name": "Bowen",
  "birth_date": null,
  "nationality": null,
  "position": null,
  "height_cm": null,
  "weight_kg": null,
  "team": {
    "id": "tm_179VXFK",
    "name": "Cardiff Rugby"
  },
  "status": "active"
}

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