---
title: "Player Details - by Injured"
method: GET
path: "/v3/nfl/projections/{format}/InjuredPlayers"
tags: ["NFL v3 Projections"]
---

# Player Details - by Injured

`GET /v3/nfl/projections/{format}/InjuredPlayers`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.sportsdata.io`
- URL: `https://api.sportsdata.io/v3/nfl/projections/{format}/InjuredPlayers`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key`
  - API key in query parameter `key`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/sportsdata/apis/nfl-api/docs/v3/nfl/projections/:format/InjuredPlayers/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

This endpoint provides all currently injured NFL players, along with injury details.

## Path parameters

- `format` 'JSON' | 'XML', required

## Response `200`

Success

- Player[]
  - `PlayerID` integer: The unique PlayerID of the player as assigned by SportsDataIO. Note: this ID will stay with the player throughout their entire career.
  - `Team` string, nullable: The abbreviation [Key] of the team that the player is on. Note: If this player is a free agent; this field is NULL.
  - `Number` integer, nullable: Player's jersey number
  - `FirstName` string, nullable: Player's first name
  - `LastName` string, nullable: Player's last name
  - `Position` string, nullable: The primary position of the player. Possible Values: C; CB; DB; DE; DL; DT; FB; FS; G; ILB; K; KR; LB; LS; NT; OL; OLB; OT; P; QB; RB; S; SS; T; TE; WR.
  - `Status` string, nullable: The player's current status. Possible values include Active, Inactive, Injured Reserve, Physically Unable to Perform, Practice Squad, Suspended, Non Football Injury, Non-Football Illness, Commissioner Exempt List, Exempt/Left Team, Paternity, Bereavement, Reserve/COVID-19, and Voluntary Opt Out. Inactive indicates that this player is a free agent. Active indicates that this player is on his team's active roster.
  - `Height` string, nullable: Height in feet, inches
  - `Weight` integer, nullable: Player's weight in pounds
  - `BirthDate` string, nullable: Player's date of birth
  - `College` string, nullable: College team the player played for prior to turning professional
  - `Experience` integer, nullable: Number of years experience. Note: This number is incremented every year; in the Spring; when we load the rookies following the NFL Draft. Rookies will have Experience = 0; while second year players will have Experience = 2.
  - `FantasyPosition` string, nullable: The player's fantasy football position. Possible values: QB; RB; WR; TE; DL; LB; DB; K; P; OL.
  - `Active` boolean, nullable: Whether or not the player is on the active roster of the NFL team (True/False)
  - `PositionCategory` string, nullable: The category of the player's position (OFF; DEF; ST)
  - `Name` string, nullable: Player's full name
  - `Age` integer, nullable: The player's current age
  - `ExperienceString` string, nullable: The player's experience converted to a string
  - `BirthDateString` string, nullable: The player's date of birth converted to a string
  - `PhotoUrl` string, nullable: This field is deprecated. Note: Headshots are now delivered through IMAGN. Please see our Headshots products for further information.
  - `ByeWeek` integer, nullable: The week the player is on bye for the upcoming or current season
  - `UpcomingGameOpponent` string, nullable: The opposing team the player is playing against in the upcoming week
  - `UpcomingGameWeek` integer: The week of the player's upcoming game (this will be the upcoming week unless the player is on Bye that week, which would bump it to the next week)
  - `ShortName` string, nullable: The first initial and last name of the player (J. Doe)
  - `AverageDraftPosition` number, nullable: The average draft position of the player in re-draft leagues
  - `DepthPositionCategory` string, nullable: The category (Offense, Defense or Special Teams) of the players DepthPositionCategory (OFF, DEF, ST)
  - `DepthPosition` string, nullable: The position this player is listed at on his team's depth chart (e.g. QB; LWR; RDE; LILB, K)
  - `DepthOrder` integer, nullable: The order this player is at his position (1 = Starter; 2 = Backup; 3 = 3rd String; 4 = 4th String; 5 = 5th String)
  - `DepthDisplayOrder` integer, nullable: The display order of the positions (for display purposes)
  - `CurrentTeam` string, nullable: The team who currently employs this player. This value is null when this player is unemployed (for example a free agent or retired player).
  - `CollegeDraftTeam` string, nullable: The team who drafted this player. Note: If this player was an Undrafted Free Agent; then it's the team who first signed him as a rookie.
  - `CollegeDraftYear` integer, nullable: The year this player entered the NFL as a rookie
  - `CollegeDraftRound` integer, nullable: The round this player was drafted in
  - `CollegeDraftPick` integer, nullable: The overall pick in the draft this player was selected
  - `IsUndraftedFreeAgent` boolean: Whether this player was an undrafted free agent. This value is True if the player was not drafted.
  - `HeightFeet` integer, nullable: The feet component of a player's height (if player is 6'3", then this value would be 6)
  - `HeightInches` integer, nullable: The inches component of a player's height (if player is 6'3", then this value would be 3)
  - `UpcomingOpponentRank` integer, nullable: The player's upcoming opponent's rank in fantasy points allowed
  - `UpcomingOpponentPositionRank` integer, nullable: The player's upcoming opponent's rank in fantasy points allowed to his fantasy position
  - `CurrentStatus` string, nullable: The player's current status. Possible values include Active, Inactive, Injured Reserve, Physically Unable to Perform, Practice Squad, Suspended, Non Football Injury, Non-Football Illness, Commissioner Exempt List, Exempt/Left Team, Paternity, Bereavement, Reserve/COVID-19, and Voluntary Opt Out. Inactive indicates that this player is a free agent. Active indicates that this player is on his team's active roster. Can also include injury status.
  - `UpcomingSalary` integer, nullable: The player's salary for the upcoming week in accordance with a $50,000 salary cap. This is used for daily fantasy sports salary cap contests. Salaries represent those published by DraftKings. When DraftKings doesn't publish a salary for a given game; the most recent DraftKings salary is used. We recommend using our new DFS endpoints instead.
  - `FantasyAlarmPlayerID` integer, nullable: The player's cross reference PlayerID to the FantasyAlarm news feed
  - `SportRadarPlayerID` string, nullable: The player's cross reference PlayerID to the SportRadar API
  - `RotoworldPlayerID` integer, nullable: The player's cross reference PlayerID to the Rotoworld news feed
  - `RotoWirePlayerID` integer, nullable: The player's cross reference PlayerID to the RotoWire news feed
  - `StatsPlayerID` integer, nullable: The player's cross reference PlayerID to the STATS data feeds
  - `SportsDirectPlayerID` integer, nullable: The player's cross reference PlayerID to the SportsDirect data feeds, now part of Nielsen GraceNote
  - `XmlTeamPlayerID` integer, nullable: The player's unique PlayerID for cross reference use with XML Team data feeds
  - `FanDuelPlayerID` integer, nullable: The player's cross reference PlayerID to FanDuel
  - `DraftKingsPlayerID` integer, nullable: The player's cross reference PlayerID to DraftKings
  - `YahooPlayerID` integer, nullable: The player's unique PlayerID for cross reference use with Yahoo
  - `InjuryStatus` string, nullable: The player's current injury status, in the form of likelihood that player plays (Probable, Questionable, Doubtful, Out)
  - `InjuryBodyPart` string, nullable: The body part that is injured for the player (Knee; Groin; Calf; Hamstring; etc.)
  - `InjuryStartDate` string, nullable: The day that the player's injury started or was first discovered
  - `InjuryNotes` string, nullable: A brief description of the player's injury and expected availability
  - `FanDuelName` string, nullable: The player's full name in FanDuel's daily fantasy sports platform
  - `DraftKingsName` string, nullable: The player's full name in DraftKings' daily fantasy sports platform
  - `YahooName` string, nullable: The player's name in Yahoo's daily fantasy sports platform
  - `FantasyPositionDepthOrder` integer, nullable: The order this player is at his team's FantasyPosition
  - `InjuryPractice` string, nullable: This field is deprecated
  - `InjuryPracticeDescription` string, nullable: This field is deprecated
  - `DeclaredInactive` boolean: Whether the player has been declared inactive. This value is updated in the hours leading up to game start time; as teams announce their inactive players. Note: This is only updated for offensive skill position players (QB; RB; WR; TE).
  - `UpcomingFanDuelSalary` integer, nullable: The player's FanDuel salary for the upcoming week. Note: We recommend using our new DFS endpoints instead.
  - `UpcomingDraftKingsSalary` integer, nullable: The player's DraftKings salary for the upcoming week. Note: We recommend using our new DFS endpoints instead.
  - `UpcomingYahooSalary` integer, nullable: The player's Yahoo salary for the upcoming week. We recommend using our new DFS endpoints instead.
  - `TeamID` integer, nullable: The unique ID of the team that the player is on. Note: If the player is a free agent; this field is NULL
  - `GlobalTeamID` integer, nullable: A globally unique ID for this team. This value is guaranteed to be unique across all sports/leagues.
  - `FantasyDraftPlayerID` integer, nullable: The player's cross reference PlayerID to FantasyDraft
  - `FantasyDraftName` string, nullable: The player's full name in FantasyDraft's daily fantasy sports platform
  - `UsaTodayPlayerID` integer, nullable: The player's cross reference PlayerID to USA Today headshot data feeds
  - `UsaTodayHeadshotUrl` string, nullable: The player's headshot URL as provided by USA Today. License from USA Today is required.
  - `UsaTodayHeadshotNoBackgroundUrl` string, nullable: The player's transparent background headshot URL as provided by USA Today. License from USA Today is required.
  - `UsaTodayHeadshotUpdated` string, nullable: The last updated date of the player's headshot as provided by USA Today. License from USA Today is required.
  - `UsaTodayHeadshotNoBackgroundUpdated` string, nullable: The last updated date of the player's transparent background headshot as provided by USA Today. License from USA Today is required.

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized

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