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# Get Standings

> Return standings for a competition or competition season.

Canonical tool name: `get_standings`

Family: [Deep Sports Truth Tools](/sports-mcp-server/tools/deep-sports-truth-tools)

## What this tool is best at

Return raw standings plus normalized table rows and group metadata for a competition or competition season.

## Choose this tool when

* Use it for table, ladder, playoff-picture, and current-rank questions.
* Source ownership: GSD Lookup

## Use something smaller or different when

* Do not use it for watchability, event detail, or generic ranking flows that are classification-based instead of table-based.

## Inputs you need

### Plain-English prerequisites

* This tool does not require a prerequisite ID beyond the scoped inputs shown below.

### Required inputs in the public contract

* None.

### Optional inputs in the public contract

| Input                 | What it means                                                                                                                                          |
| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `competitionId`       | Provider ref for one competition scope. Match the namespace to the tool family: GSD refs for sports-truth tools, On refs for watchability-first tools. |
| `competitionSeasonId` | Provider ref for one competition season. Use it when the host needs a season-specific table, ranking, structure, or roster context.                    |
| `language`            | Optional BCP 47 language hint such as `en-US`. Use it when the host needs translated provider output.                                                  |

## Sequencing guidance

| Needed ID or scope | Call this first                                       | Then use                                                                                                      |
| ------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| scope              | [Tool Catalog](/sports-mcp-server/tools/tool-catalog) | Start from the smallest tool that can safely anchor the workflow, then deepen only if the user asks for more. |

## Response highlights

* Raw `standings` payload from the selected source.
* Normalized `rows`, `rowCount`, `groups`, `sourceMode`, and `rowsSourcePath` fields for direct consumption.
* Fallback table extraction from classification or overall refs when the direct standings payload is structurally empty.

## Response shape

| Field                                   | What it means                                                   |
| --------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `data.standings`                        | Raw standings payload selected by the server.                   |
| `data.rows[]`                           | Normalized standings rows for direct host rendering.            |
| `data.rowCount`                         | Total normalized row count before client-side truncation.       |
| `data.groups[]`                         | Grouped standings slices such as conference, division, or tier. |
| `data.sourceMode / data.rowsSourcePath` | How the selected rows were derived and from which source path.  |

## Reuse next

* Reuse provider refs returned by this tool to avoid resolving the same entity again.
* Read `meta.agentHints.recommendedNextTools` and `meta.agentHints.disambiguationOptions` as non-binding host hints.

## Example requests

<CodeGroup>
  ```json JSON-RPC theme={null}
  {
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "tool-call-1",
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "get_standings",
      "arguments": {
        "competitionId": "LEAGUE_ID"
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  ```bash curl theme={null}
  curl "https://sports-mcp-server.etonecarg.com/" \
    -X POST \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $SPORTS_MCP_API_KEY" \
    -H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -H "mcp-protocol-version: 2025-03-26" \
    -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "tool-call-1",
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "get_standings",
      "arguments": {
        "competitionId": "LEAGUE_ID"
      }
    }
  }'
  ```

  ```ts TypeScript theme={null}
  const payload = {
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "id": "tool-call-1",
      "method": "tools/call",
      "params": {
        "name": "get_standings",
        "arguments": {
          "competitionId": "LEAGUE_ID"
        }
      }
    };

  const response = await fetch("https://sports-mcp-server.etonecarg.com/", {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.SPORTS_MCP_API_KEY!}`,
      Accept: "application/json, text/event-stream",
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
      "mcp-protocol-version": "2025-03-26",
    },
    body: JSON.stringify(payload),
  });

  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import json
  import os

  import requests

  payload = {
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": "tool-call-1",
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "get_standings",
      "arguments": {
        "competitionId": "LEAGUE_ID"
      }
    }
  }

  response = requests.post(
      "https://sports-mcp-server.etonecarg.com/",
      headers={
          "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SPORTS_MCP_API_KEY']}",
          "Accept": "application/json, text/event-stream",
          "Content-Type": "application/json",
          "mcp-protocol-version": "2025-03-26",
      },
      json=payload,
      timeout=30,
  )

  response.raise_for_status()
  print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Related tools

### Previous-step tools

* [`get_competition_structure`](/sports-mcp-server/tool-reference/get_competition_structure)
* [`get_competition_hub`](/sports-mcp-server/tool-reference/get_competition_hub)

### Next-step tools

* [`get_rankings`](/sports-mcp-server/tool-reference/get_rankings)

### Alternative tools

* No common alternatives.

## Prompt patterns this tool fits

* Use `get_standings` when the host already knows the right scope and needs this job directly.

## Common mistakes

* Calling `get_standings` before the host has the right provider refs or bounded window.
* Using `get_standings` when a smaller sibling tool would answer the question more directly.