---
title: "Search Players"
method: GET
path: "/searchplayers.php"
tags: ["V1 API Search"]
---

# Search Players

`GET /searchplayers.php`

Search for any sports person by their main or alternate name.

## Query parameters

- `p` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- PlayersResponse — Contains a list of players matching the search criteria.
  - `players` PlayerSchema[] — A list of players that match the search criteria.
    - `idPlayer` string — Unique identifier for the player.
    - `idTeam` string — Unique identifier for the team the player belongs to.
    - `strPlayer` string — Name of the player.
    - `strTeam` string — Team name of the player.
    - `strSport` string — Sport type (e.g., Soccer).
    - `strThumb` string — URL to the player's thumbnail image.
    - `strCutout` string — URL to the player's cutout image.
    - `strPosition` string — Position of the player in the team.
    - `strNationality` string — National
    - `dateBorn` string, date — Date of birth of the player.
    - `strStatus` string — Status of the player (e.g., Active, Retired).
    - `strGender` string — Gender of the player.
    - `relevance` string — Relevance score of the player in the search results.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/thesportsdb/apis/search-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/thesportsdb/apis/search-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/thesportsdb/search-api/revisions/e5759aa68b83/schema)