`search_players`

Pack: thesportsdb · 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/search_players for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search TheSportsDB for players by name. Returns player id, current team, nationality, position, and description. Use search_teams first to find team IDs if needed.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "Cristiano Ronaldo"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/thesportsdb/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

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Response from TheSportsDB player search 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 thesportsdb pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_players