playersnhl.players

Every individual who has played in the NHL — current rosters, AHL call-ups, free agents, and retired players, with their shooting hand, position, and home country.

Full field reference (35 columns) → Data Dictionary Query in GraphQL →

⚠️ This endpoint is documented but not yet live. Calls return 503 until data is wired in.

GET/api/v1/nhl/playersList players for NHL

Requires one of: team_id or roster_status — requests satisfying none of these return 400.

Parameters

team_idquerybigintoptional

Filter to players whose current team_id matches. Null team_id rows (free agents, retired) are excluded when this filter is applied.

roster_statusquerystringoptional

Filter by canonical roster status. NHL source granularity is coarse: "active" (on a current team roster), "free_agent" (no team), "inactive" (not currently rostered); injured_reserve appears where derivable. The "on a team now" set is {active, injured_reserve}. Values: active, injured_reserve, inactive, free_agent.

limitqueryintegeroptionaldefault 50

Page size. Defaults to 50; max 5000.

from_idquerybigintoptional

Return rows with id strictly greater than this value; page using the previous response's `next_from_id`. Omit on the first page.

Restores the documented defaults (trial keys only accept the unchanged defaults).

Request

curl -sS --compressed \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
  'https://api.stat-api.com/api/v1/nhl/players?team_id=1'

Responses

200players rows matching the declared filter set, wrapped in { players, limit, next_from_id }. next_from_id is the last row's id on a full page — pass it back via ?from_id= to walk the full result; null marks the terminal page.application/jsonshow example ▸

400No declared filter set was satisfied — response body matches MissingRequiredFiltersError; pick one combo from the accepted-sets hint and resend.application/json

503Coming soon — handler returns 503 until data is wired in.

Response Schema(35 fields)show schema ▸

Field	Type	References	Description
idkey	bigint	—	Primary Key
draft_team_id	bigintnullable		— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
league_id	stringnullable	—	Official NHL player identifier e.g. — (all-null in sample)
league_player_id	integer	—	Official NHL player ID (issued by the league) e.g. — (all-null in sample)
team_id	bigintnullable		— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
birth_city	stringnullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
birth_country	stringnullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
birth_date	datenullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
birth_state	stringnullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
catches	stringnullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
college	stringnullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
draft_overall_pick	integernullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
draft_pick	integernullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
draft_round	integernullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
draft_year	integernullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
experience	integernullable	—	Years of NHL experience e.g. — (all-null in sample)
first_name	string	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
full_name	string	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
height	integernullable	—	Height in inches e.g. — (all-null in sample)
injury_body_part	stringnullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
injury_notes	stringnullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
injury_start_date	timestamptznullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
injury_status	stringnullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
jersey	stringnullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
last_name	string	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
nationality	stringnullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
photo_url	stringnullable	—	URL to player headshot image e.g. — (all-null in sample)
position_category	stringnullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
primary_position	string	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
rookie_year	integernullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
roster_status	stringnullable	—	Canonical roster status, shared across leagues. NHL source granularity is coarse: "active" (on a current api-web team roster), "free_agent" (no team), "inactive" (not currently rostered); injured_reserve where derivable. The "on a team now" set is {active, injured_reserve}.
shoots	stringnullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
weight	integernullable	—	Weight in pounds e.g. — (all-null in sample)
youth_league	stringnullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
youth_team	stringnullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)

GET/api/v1/nhl/players/{id}Get a single player by id

Parameters

idpathbigintrequired

Primary key (id) of the player row.

Restores the documented defaults (trial keys only accept the unchanged defaults).

Request

curl -sS --compressed \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
  'https://api.stat-api.com/api/v1/nhl/players/{pk_value}'

Responses

200Single player row.application/jsonshow example ▸

404Row not found.

503Coming soon — handler returns 503 until data is wired in.

Response Schema(35 fields)show schema ▸

Field	Type	References	Description
idkey	bigint	—	Primary Key
draft_team_id	bigintnullable		— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
league_id	stringnullable	—	Official NHL player identifier e.g. — (all-null in sample)
league_player_id	integer	—	Official NHL player ID (issued by the league) e.g. — (all-null in sample)
team_id	bigintnullable		— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
birth_city	stringnullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
birth_country	stringnullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
birth_date	datenullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
birth_state	stringnullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
catches	stringnullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
college	stringnullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
draft_overall_pick	integernullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
draft_pick	integernullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
draft_round	integernullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
draft_year	integernullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
experience	integernullable	—	Years of NHL experience e.g. — (all-null in sample)
first_name	string	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
full_name	string	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
height	integernullable	—	Height in inches e.g. — (all-null in sample)
injury_body_part	stringnullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
injury_notes	stringnullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
injury_start_date	timestamptznullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
injury_status	stringnullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
jersey	stringnullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
last_name	string	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
nationality	stringnullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
photo_url	stringnullable	—	URL to player headshot image e.g. — (all-null in sample)
position_category	stringnullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
primary_position	string	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
rookie_year	integernullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
roster_status	stringnullable	—	Canonical roster status, shared across leagues. NHL source granularity is coarse: "active" (on a current api-web team roster), "free_agent" (no team), "inactive" (not currently rostered); injured_reserve where derivable. The "on a team now" set is {active, injured_reserve}.
shoots	stringnullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
weight	integernullable	—	Weight in pounds e.g. — (all-null in sample)
youth_league	stringnullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)
youth_team	stringnullable	—	— e.g. — (all-null in sample)