diff --git a/dist/api.js b/dist/api.js
index 4713173..a9be464 100644
--- a/dist/api.js
+++ b/dist/api.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
     return (mod && mod.__esModule) ? mod : { "default": mod };
 };
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-exports.getPlayer = void 0;
+exports.getPlayerInteraction = exports.getPlayer = void 0;
 const cheerio = __importStar(require("cheerio"));
 const https_1 = __importDefault(require("https"));
 //making long regex rather than splitting the string at ":" because regex would be easier to debug than logic in the case the website changes
@@ -149,4 +149,16 @@ function getPlayer(name) {
     });
 }
 exports.getPlayer = getPlayer;
+function getPlayerInteraction(interaction) {
+    return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+        let username = interaction.options.getString('username', true);
+        interaction.deferReply();
+        let data = yield getPlayer(username);
+        if (data === null)
+            yield interaction.reply('Unable to find user');
+        else
+            yield interaction.reply('```\n' + JSON.stringify(data, null, 2) + '\n```');
+    });
+}
+exports.getPlayerInteraction = getPlayerInteraction;
 //await getPlayer('IanWhysp')
diff --git a/src/api.ts b/src/api.ts
index 012bde2..058fc8d 100644
--- a/src/api.ts
+++ b/src/api.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as cheerio from 'cheerio';
+import { CommandInteraction } from 'discord.js';
 import { IncomingMessage } from 'http';
 import http from 'https';
 
@@ -148,4 +149,15 @@ export async function getPlayer(name: string): Promise<uniteApiData|null> {
     return null;
 }
 
+export async function getPlayerInteraction(interaction: CommandInteraction): Promise<void> {
+    let username = interaction.options.getString('username', true);
+    interaction.deferReply();
+    
+    let data = await getPlayer(username);
+    if (data === null)
+        await interaction.reply('Unable to find user');
+    else
+        await interaction.reply('```\n'+JSON.stringify(data, null, 2)+'\n```');
+}
+
 //await getPlayer('IanWhysp')
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