`players`

Pack: balldontlie · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/balldontlie/mcp

NBA player roster — search by name substring or filter by team. Returns ID, first/last name, position, height, weight, jersey number, and team. Use to resolve a player name to a numeric player_id required by stats/season_averages.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	no	Name substring.
`team_ids`	array	no
`items`	number	no
`cursor`	number	no
`per_page`	number	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "LeBron"
}

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":"players","arguments":{"query":"LeBron"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('players', {
  "query": "LeBron"
});

More examples

{
  "team_ids": [
    1,
    2
  ],
  "per_page": 25
}

Response shape

Full JSON Schema

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

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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