getPlayer by username

[realmfan]

getPlayer [{playerId}|{steamId}]/[{"hirez"}|{"steam"}]
here playerId / steamId is the number or the username

{
    "name": "RealmHero",
    "id": 123,
    "created_datetime": "3\/18\/2018 5:14:27 PM",
    "last_login_datetime": "6\/12\/2018 7:51:11 PM",      
    "level": 22,
    "steam_id": 76561198199559770,
    "region": "Europe"
}

from returned data it looks like a number

so does it mean we can't query by username ?

[apugh]

Hi-Rez playerName has to be supported. I updated the endpoint documentation.

[rale]

Since names aren't unique, does that mean getPlayer can return multiple results?

[apugh]

Player names are unique on PC (and thus OK for Realm for the moment).

Paladins Xbox, and potentially Realm Xbox in the future is where there is concern and where I'll need to come up with a solution.

[rale]

Your name shows up in-game as your steam profile name, which isn't unique and can be changed at any time. Is Hi-Rez player name something else?

[apugh]

Yes, Hi-Rez player name is something else.

Every player of a Hi-Rez game on a particular platform (xbox, pc, ps4, switch) has a unique player record (unique by "player_id") for that game/platform combination.

How this maps to more descriptive player_names values is what is becoming more confusing and is starting to differ based on game and platform.