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Get the current Canisius University men's lacrosse roster via API. Returns player names, jersey numbers, positions, class years, and hometowns.
What is the GoGriffs API?
The GoGriffs Men's Lacrosse Roster API exposes 1 endpoint — get_lacrosse_roster — that returns the full current-season roster for Canisius University men's lacrosse. Each response includes a total player count alongside an array of player objects containing 6 fields: name, jersey number, position, class year, hometown, and home state or province. A typical season roster covers 50 or more players.
No input parameters required.
curl -X GET 'https://api.parse.bot/scraper/49fb77c7-d35c-48e0-937f-dbcf2e707565/get_lacrosse_roster' \ -H 'X-API-Key: $PARSE_API_KEY'
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Typed Python client. Set up the SDK in your uv project, then pull this API’s typed client:
uv add parse-sdk uv run parse init uv run parse add --marketplace gogriffs-com-api
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"""Walkthrough: GoGriffs Men's Lacrosse Roster — browse and filter players."""
from parse_apis.gogriffs_com_api import GoGriffs, ParseError
client = GoGriffs()
# List the full roster, capped at 10 players for demonstration
for player in client.players.list(limit=10):
state = player.home_state if player.home_state else "N/A"
print(f"#{player.jersey_number} {player.name} — {player.position} ({player.class_year}) from {player.hometown}, {state}")
# Grab the first player to inspect fields individually
try:
first = client.players.list(limit=1).first()
except ParseError as e:
print(f"Roster unavailable: {e.code}")
first = None
if first is not None:
print(f"\nSpotlight: {first.name}, position {first.position}, class {first.class_year}")
print("\nexercised: players.list")
Returns the current men's lacrosse roster for Canisius University. Each player record includes full name, jersey number, position, class year, hometown, and home state/province. Makes one request to the roster page. Returns all players on the current season roster (typically 50+).
No input parameters required.
{
"type": "object",
"fields": {
"total": "integer count of players on the roster",
"players": "array of player objects with name, jersey_number, position, class_year, hometown, home_state"
},
"sample": {
"data": {
"total": 52,
"players": [
{
"name": "Johnny Kalman",
"hometown": "Charlotte",
"position": "Attack",
"class_year": "Fr.",
"home_state": "N.C.",
"jersey_number": "2"
},
{
"name": "Jordan Meech",
"hometown": "Vancouver",
"position": "Attack/Midfield",
"class_year": "R-So.",
"home_state": "British Columbia",
"jersey_number": "3"
},
{
"name": "Mark Matott",
"hometown": "Liverpool",
"position": "Goalie",
"class_year": "Sr.",
"home_state": "N.Y.",
"jersey_number": "9"
}
]
},
"status": "success"
}
}About the GoGriffs API
What the API Returns
The get_lacrosse_roster endpoint takes no input parameters and returns a single structured response for the current Canisius University men's lacrosse season. The top-level total field gives the integer count of players on the active roster. The players array contains one object per player, each with name, jersey_number, position, class_year, hometown, and home_state.
Response Fields in Detail
jersey_number reflects the number the player wears for the current season. position uses standard lacrosse position labels (e.g., Attack, Midfielder, Defense, Goalie). class_year indicates academic standing (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Graduate). hometown and home_state together identify where each player is from, with home_state covering both US states and Canadian provinces where applicable.
Coverage and Freshness
The data reflects what is published on the official GoGriffs athletics roster page at gogriffs.com. Roster updates — such as mid-season additions, transfers, or redshirts — appear in the response once the source page is updated. There is no season-year parameter; the endpoint always returns the currently published roster.
The GoGriffs API is a managed, monitored endpoint for gogriffs.com — not a raw scraper you maintain. Every endpoint is automatically health-checked on a schedule, and when gogriffs.com changes and a check fails, the API is automatically queued for repair and re-verified. It is built to keep working as the site underneath it changes.
This isn't an official gogriffs.com API — it's an independent, maintained REST wrapper over public data. Where the source has no official API (or only a limited one), Parse gives you a stable contract over a source that never promised one, and keeps it current. Need a new endpoint or field? You can revise it yourself in plain English and the agent rebuilds it against the live site in minutes — contributing the change back to the shared API is free.
Will this API break when the source site changes?+
Is this an official API from the source site?+
Can I fix or extend this API myself if I need a new endpoint or field?+
What happens if I call an endpoint that has an issue?+
- Build a team directory app showing player names, numbers, and positions for Canisius lacrosse fans.
- Track geographic recruiting reach by aggregating
hometownandhome_statefields across the roster. - Generate class-year breakdowns (Freshman through Graduate) to analyze roster depth and turnover.
- Cross-reference
jersey_numberandpositiondata for fantasy lacrosse or sports analytics projects. - Monitor roster size changes over time by comparing
totalvalues across periodic API calls. - Populate a sports statistics dashboard with current player metadata for Canisius men's lacrosse.
| Tier | Price | Credits/month | Rate limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | 200 | 5 req/min |
| Hobby | $30/mo | 1,000 | 20 req/min |
| Developer | $100/mo | 5,000 | 100 req/min |
| Team | $300/mo | 20,000 | 300 req/min |
| Company | $1,000/mo | 100,000 | 500 req/min |
Each endpoint has a fixed posted price per successful call — most fall between 1 and 10 credits — shown on this API's page before you run it. Exceeding the rate limit returns a 429 response. Authenticate with the X-API-Key header.
Does GoGriffs (Canisius University Athletics) have an official developer API?+
What does `get_lacrosse_roster` return for each player?+
players array includes: name (full name), jersey_number, position, class_year (academic standing), hometown, and home_state (US state or Canadian province). The response also includes a total integer for the full roster count.Can I retrieve rosters for past seasons or filter by position or class year?+
position or class_year fields in the response is straightforward. Historical season data is not covered. You can fork this API on Parse and revise it to add season-selection or filtering parameters if your use case requires them.