---
title: "Get a single player by id"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/nfl/players/{id}"
tags: ["NFL"]
---

# Get a single player by id

`GET /api/v1/nfl/players/{id}`

## Request

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

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required: Primary Key

## Response `200`

Single players row.

- NFLPlayers: Every individual who has played in the NFL — current rosters, free agents, retired veterans — plus team-defense entries used for fantasy and DST scoring.
  - `birth_city` string, nullable
  - `birth_country` string, nullable
  - `birth_date` string, date, nullable
  - `birth_state` string, nullable
  - `college` string, nullable: College or last football affiliation before turning pro.
  - `draft_number` string, nullable: Pick number within the round; null or `UDFA` if undrafted.
  - `draft_round` string, nullable: Draft round (1-7); null or `UDFA` if undrafted.
  - `draft_year` string, nullable: Calendar year the player was drafted; null or `UDFA` if undrafted.
  - `experience` integer, nullable: Years of NFL experience (rookies = 0).
  - `first_name` string, required
  - `full_name` string, required
  - `full_position_list` string, nullable: All positions the player is eligible at (semicolon-joined when multiple, e.g., `RB;WR`).
  - `gsis_id` string, required: Game Statistics and Information System ID (e.g. 00-0028830)
  - `height` integer, nullable: Height in inches.
  - `id` integer, required: Primary Key
  - `is_team` boolean, required: True for synthetic team-level entities (DST, team defense). Used to distinguish team defense 'players' from individual players.
  - `jersey` string, nullable: Jersey number with the player's current team (string to preserve leading zeros and special codes).
  - `last_name` string, required
  - `league_player_id` string, nullable: Official NFL player ID (UUID) from nfl.com
  - `nfl_slug` string, nullable: URL slug used on nfl.com (e.g., `patrick-mahomes`).
  - `overall_pick` integer, nullable: Overall pick number across all rounds (1-262); null if undrafted.
  - `position_group` string, nullable: Broad position group (e.g., `OFFENSE`, `DEFENSE`, `ST`).
  - `primary_position` string, required: Primary roster position (e.g., QB, WR, RB, CB).
  - `profile_pic_url` string, nullable: URL to player profile picture image
  - `roster_status` string, nullable: Canonical roster status, shared across leagues. NFL has the richest source vocabulary. The "on a team now" set is {active, injured_reserve, practice_squad, reserve, suspended}; free_agent/waived/retired/inactive are off-roster.
  - `team_id` integer, nullable: Current NFL team (FK to `teams`); null for free agents and retired players.
  - `weight` integer, nullable: Weight in pounds.

## Other responses

- `404`: Row not found.

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