Get a team

Free

A team's name, tag, country and type, the competitions it has played in over the last year, and its squad size.

GEThttps://api.rugbyapi.com/v1/teams/{id}

Parameters

Name	What it does	Example
`id`path, required	The ID in the path.	tm_1KTEF3F

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

Included.

Archive

Included.

Live

Included.

Response fields

Field	Meaning
`id, name, short_name`	Permanent team ID and names
`tag`	The short code shown on scoreboards, for example MO
`country, type`	Country, and club or national side
`competitions`	ID and name of each competition played in over the last year
`squad_size`	Players currently listed

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).
`404`	`not_found`	No team 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/teams/tm_1KTEF3F \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"

$ch = curl_init('https://api.rugbyapi.com/v1/teams/tm_1KTEF3F');
curl_setopt_array($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/teams/tm_1KTEF3F",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_KEY"},
)
data = r.json()

const r = await fetch('https://api.rugbyapi.com/v1/teams/tm_1KTEF3F', {
  headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer YOUR_KEY' }
});
const data = await r.json();

200ResponseExample from the live archive, lists cut to 3

{
  "id": "tm_1KTEF3F",
  "name": "Ospreys",
  "short_name": null,
  "tag": "OSP",
  "country": "Wales",
  "type": "club",
  "competitions": [
    {
      "id": "cp_383QJ5X",
      "name": "Challenge Cup"
    },
    {
      "id": "cp_2EW9542",
      "name": "United Rugby Championship"
    }
  ],
  "squad_size": 72
}

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