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Chess.com Leaderboards API

Live leaderboards across time controls and variants

Chess.com Leaderboards API is one of 10 APIs that Chess.com publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 3 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Leaderboards. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, and 3 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 2026-05-25.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.chess.com/pub.

1 operations 1 paths 0 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
2026-05-25
Base URL
https://api.chess.com/pub/
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Leaderboards 1

Live leaderboards across time controls and variants

GET
/leaderboards
Get Leaderboards
getLeaderboards → 200

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

chess-com-leaderboards-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Chess.com publishes across the network.

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Chess.com Countries API
Chess.com Games API
Chess.com Matches API
Chess.com Players API
Chess.com Puzzles API
Chess.com Streamers API
Chess.com Titled Players API
Chess.com Tournaments API