`search_teams`

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

Search for sports teams by name. Returns team name, sport, league, country, stadium, description, and badge URL.

Parameters

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

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "Manchester United"
}

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_teams","arguments":{"query":"Manchester United"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_teams', {
  "query": "Manchester United"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "Lakers"
}

Response shape

Always returns: total, teams

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

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "total": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Total number of teams found"
    },
    "teams": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of teams matching the search query",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "TheSportsDB team ID"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Team name"
          },
          "sport": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Sport type (e.g., Soccer)"
          },
          "league": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "League name"
          },
          "country": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Team country"
          },
          "stadium": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Stadium name"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Team description in English"
          },
          "badge_url": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Team badge image URL"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "id",
          "name"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "total",
    "teams"
  ]
}

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.

search_teams