`search_players`

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

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, or use one-click install buttons:

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_players