---
title: "Get a tournament bracket"
method: GET
path: "/tournaments/{identifier}/bracket"
tags: ["Tournament Discovery"]
---

# Get a tournament bracket

`GET /tournaments/{identifier}/bracket`

Returns the rounds, bracket nodes, and participant display map for a tournament, resolved by slug. Empty until the tournament starts and matches are generated. A tournament you may not view answers 404. Requires tournaments.tournament_public:read.

## Path parameters

- `identifier` string, required — Tournament slug.

## Response `200`

The tournament bracket.

- TournamentBracketResponse — Tournament bracket response envelope.
  - `bracket` TournamentBracket, required — Rounds, nodes, and participant display data.
    - `rounds` object[], required — Round documents, ordered by round number ascending.
    - `nodes` object[], required — Bracket node documents (slots, results, and links).
    - `display` object, required — Participant ID -> { name, avatarUrl, seed } display map.
    - `disqualified` string[], required — Participant IDs currently disqualified.
    - `grandFinalAdvantage` TournamentGrandFinalAdvantage — Grand-final advantage rule granted to the winners-bracket champion.
      - `type` 'NONE' | 'WIN_HEADSTART' | 'MAP_SELECTION' | 'BRACKET_RESET', required — Which advantage the winners-bracket champion carries into the grand final.
      - `winHeadstart` number — Map/game wins pre-credited to grand-final slot 1. Only meaningful when `type` is WIN_HEADSTART; a WIN_HEADSTART carrying no value pre-credits nothing.
  - `timestamp` string, required — Response generation time (ISO 8601).

## Other responses

- `401` — Missing or invalid API key.
- `403` — API key lacks the required permission.
- `404` — Resource not found.
- `429` — Rate limited.
- `500` — Internal server error.

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