`search_players`

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

Search for players by name. Returns player name, team, nationality, position, description, and thumbnail URL.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Player name or partial name to search for

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "Cristiano Ronaldo"
}

curl

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

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_players', {
  "query": "Cristiano Ronaldo"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "LeBron James"
}

Response shape

Always returns: total, players

Field	Type	Description
`total`	integer	Total number of players found
`players`	array	List of players matching the search query

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "total": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Total number of players found"
    },
    "players": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of players matching the search query",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "TheSportsDB player ID"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Player name"
          },
          "team": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Current team name"
          },
          "nationality": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Player nationality"
          },
          "position": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Playing position"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Player description in English"
          },
          "thumbnail_url": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Player thumbnail image URL"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "id",
          "name"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "total",
    "players"
  ]
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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