`player`

Pack: balldontlie · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/player for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Single NBA player by ID: name, position, height, weight, jersey, team. Use after players() to confirm.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`id`	number	yes

Example call

Arguments

{
  "id": 237
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/balldontlie/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"player","arguments":{"id":237}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('player', {
  "id": 237
});

Response shape

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Response from balldontlie API /players/{id} endpoint"
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the balldontlie pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "balldontlie": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/balldontlie/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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