---
title: "Get character races"
method: GET
path: "/universe/races"
tags: ["Universe"]
---

# Get character races

`GET /universe/races`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://esi.evetech.net`
- URL: `https://esi.evetech.net/universe/races`
- Auth: none declared. Required headers: `X-Compatibility-Date`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/evemonk/apis/eve-stable-infrastructure-esi-tranquility/docs/universe/races/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Get a list of character races

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## Headers

- `Accept-Language` 'en' | 'de' | 'fr' | 'ja' | 'ru' | 'zh' | 'ko' | 'es'
- `If-None-Match` string
- `X-Compatibility-Date` '2025-12-16', date, required
- `X-Tenant` string

## Response `200`

OK

- object[]
  - `alliance_id` integer, required: The alliance generally associated with this race
  - `description` string, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `race_id` integer, required

## Other responses

- `default`: Error

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