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# Get a FIDE player

GET https://lichess.org/api/fide/player/{playerId}

Get information about a FIDE player.


Reference: https://lichess.ferndocs.com/api-reference/api-reference/fide/player-get

## Request

### Path parameters

- `playerId` (double, required) — The FIDE player ID.

## Response

### 200

The information about the FIDE player.

- `id` (integer, required)
- `name` (string, required)
- `federation` (string, required)
- `title` (enum, optional) — only appears if the user is a titled player or a bot user
  - Allowed values: `GM`, `WGM`, `IM`, `WIM`, `FM`, `WFM`, `NM`, `CM`, `WCM`, `WNM`, `LM`, `BOT`
- `year` (double, optional, nullable)
- `inactive` (integer, optional)
- `standard` (integer, optional)
- `rapid` (integer, optional)
- `blitz` (integer, optional)

## Examples

### example player

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": 35009192,
  "name": "Erigaisi Arjun",
  "federation": "IND",
  "title": "GM",
  "year": 2003,
  "standard": 2771,
  "rapid": 2708,
  "blitz": 2750
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python example player
import requests

url = "https://lichess.org/api/fide/player/1.1"

response = requests.get(url)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript example player
const url = 'https://lichess.org/api/fide/player/1.1';
const options = {method: 'GET'};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go example player
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://lichess.org/api/fide/player/1.1"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby example player
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://lichess.org/api/fide/player/1.1")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java example player
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://lichess.org/api/fide/player/1.1")
  .asString();
```

```php example player
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://lichess.org/api/fide/player/1.1');

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp example player
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://lichess.org/api/fide/player/1.1");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift example player
import Foundation

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://lichess.org/api/fide/player/1.1")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```

### example player without all values

**Response**

```json
{
  "id": 8700761,
  "name": "Hampus, Sorensen",
  "federation": "ZAM",
  "year": {}
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python example player without all values
import requests

url = "https://lichess.org/api/fide/player/1.1"

response = requests.get(url)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript example player without all values
const url = 'https://lichess.org/api/fide/player/1.1';
const options = {method: 'GET'};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go example player without all values
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://lichess.org/api/fide/player/1.1"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby example player without all values
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://lichess.org/api/fide/player/1.1")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java example player without all values
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://lichess.org/api/fide/player/1.1")
  .asString();
```

```php example player without all values
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://lichess.org/api/fide/player/1.1');

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp example player without all values
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://lichess.org/api/fide/player/1.1");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift example player without all values
import Foundation

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://lichess.org/api/fide/player/1.1")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```