---
title: "List teams"
method: POST
path: "/v1/list_teams"
tags: ["Static reference"]
---

# List teams

`POST /v1/list_teams`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://mcp.puckapi.com`
- URL: `https://mcp.puckapi.com/v1/list_teams`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `x-api-key`
  - HTTP bearer

Use when you need team abbreviations, or to see all 32 active NHL teams with city, conference, division, and arena. Excludes historical franchises (ATL, ARI). Cheapest tool at 1 credit.

## Request body

- object
  - `conference` 'Eastern' | 'Western': Filter by conference
  - `division` string: Filter by division
  - `league` 'nhl' | 'pwhl' | 'ohl' | 'whl' | 'qmjhl' | 'echl' | 'ahl' | 'ushl': League. Defaults to nhl. One of: nhl, pwhl, ohl, whl, qmjhl, echl, ahl, ushl.

## Response `200`

The result, wrapped in data.

- object
  - `data` object, required
    - `teams` object[], required
      - `abbrev` string, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `city` string
      - `conference` string, required
      - `division` string, required
      - `arena` string
    - `count` number, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid arguments.
- `401`: Missing or invalid API key.
- `402`: Not enough credits.
- `429`: Rate limited.

---

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