---
title: "Get a single play_by_play by id"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/nba/play_by_plays/{id}"
tags: ["NBA"]
---

# Get a single play_by_play by id

`GET /api/v1/nba/play_by_plays/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.stat-api.com`
- URL: `https://api.stat-api.com/api/v1/nba/play_by_plays/{id}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required: Primary Key

## Response `200`

Single play_by_plays row.

- NBAPlayByPlays: Every individual event in every NBA game (regular season, play-in, IST, and playoffs — no preseason) — made and missed shots, rebounds, assists, fouls, turnovers, blocks, steals, substitutions, and timeouts, with the game clock at the moment. Period and score context live on game_possessions (FK game_possession_id).
  - `end_clock` integer, nullable
  - `event_seq` integer, required
  - `event_sub_type` integer, required
  - `event_type` integer, required
  - `game_id` integer, required
  - `game_possession_id` integer, required
  - `home_description` string, required
  - `id` integer, required: Primary Key
  - `nba_event_num` integer, required
  - `neutral_description` string, required
  - `play_id` string, required
  - `player2_id` integer, nullable
  - `player2_team_id` integer, nullable
  - `player3_id` integer, nullable
  - `player3_team_id` integer, nullable
  - `player_id` integer, nullable
  - `possession_seq` integer, required
  - `start_clock` integer, required
  - `team_id` integer, nullable
  - `time_actual` string, date-time, nullable
  - `visitor_description` string, required

## Other responses

- `404`: Row not found.

---

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