// Find referees
Find referees
Free key and every planMCP: find_referees
Referees by part of the name or by country, with matches held and dates.
GEThttps://api.handballapi.com/v1/referees
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Parameters5
| name | type | what it does | |
|---|---|---|---|
q | string | optional | Part of the name, 3 characters or more |
country | string | optional | Country code dksesihrcztrgrbrdeskrseschihfhistory |
per_page | integer | optional | Rows per page, 1 to 200 (100) |
page | integer | optional | Page number, from 1. Wins over cursor |
cursor | string | optional | The next_cursor from the previous answer |
Returns6 fields
| field | type | what it holds |
|---|---|---|
referee_id | string | Our id for the referee (rf_). Permanent. |
name | string | The name as published. |
countries | string[] | Matches, results, first and latest dates and player lines, by country. |
matches | integer | Matches with a line for the player. |
first_match | date | The first match held. |
last_match | date | The latest match held. |
Example answerGET /v1/referees?country=de&per_page=3
2003 of 1,778 rows
{
"data": [
{
"referee_id": "rf_gx6900ew",
"name": "Wolfgang Tecker",
"countries": [
"de"
],
"matches": 12,
"first_match": "2026-10-03",
"last_match": "2026-10-30"
},
{
"referee_id": "rf_madb3sne",
"name": "Christian Hannes",
"countries": [
"ihf",
"de"
],
"matches": 11,
"first_match": "2019-06-09",
"last_match": "2026-10-11"
},
{
"referee_id": "rf_wrjwtqv7",
"name": "Dirk Krölls",
"countries": [
"de"
],
"matches": 9,
"first_match": "2026-10-03",
"last_match": "2026-10-18"
}
],
"meta": {
"count": 3,
"next_cursor": "cDI",
"page": 1,
"per_page": 3,
"total": 1778,
"total_pages": 593,
"next_page": 2,
"prev_page": null,
"took_ms": 45
}
}