---
title: "Get a FIDE player"
method: GET
path: "/api/fide/player/{playerId}"
tags: ["FIDE"]
---

# Get a FIDE player

`GET /api/fide/player/{playerId}`

Get information about a FIDE player.

## Path parameters

- `playerId` integer, required

## Response `200`

The information about the FIDE player.

- FIDEPlayer
  - `id` integer, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `title` 'GM' | 'WGM' | 'IM' | 'WIM' | 'FM' | 'WFM' | 'NM' | 'CM' | 'WCM' | 'WNM' | 'LM' | 'BOT' — only appears if the user is a titled player or a bot user
  - `federation` string, required
  - `year` integer, nullable
  - `inactive` integer
  - `standard` integer
  - `rapid` integer
  - `blitz` integer
  - `gender` 'M' | 'F' — FIDE uses mandatory binary gender.
  - `photo` FIDEPlayerPhoto
    - `small` string, required — URL of a small (100x100) thumbnail of the photo
    - `medium` string, required — URL of a medium (500x500) version of the photo
    - `credit` string — If set, then you should make it appear next to the photo

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