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Chess.com Players API

Profiles, stats, online state, archives, clubs, matches, tournaments

Chess.com Players 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 Players. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, and 3 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 12 operations across 12 paths, and defines 6 schemas. 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.

12 operations 12 paths 6 schemas 12 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 12

Across 12 paths, the API surfaces 12 operations — 12 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Players 12

Profiles, stats, online state, archives, clubs, matches, tournaments

GET
/player/{username}
Get Player Profile
getPlayerProfile 1 param → 200404429
GET
/player/{username}/stats
Get Player Stats
getPlayerStats 1 param → 200404
GET
/player/{username}/is-online
Get Player Online Status
getPlayerOnline 1 param → 200
GET
/player/{username}/games
Get Player Current Daily Games
getPlayerCurrentGames 1 param → 200
GET
/player/{username}/games/to-move
Get Player Games To Move
getPlayerGamesToMove 1 param → 200
GET
/player/{username}/games/archives
List Player Game Archives
listPlayerArchives 1 param → 200
GET
/player/{username}/games/{year}/{month}
Get Player Monthly Archive
getPlayerMonthlyArchive 3 params → 200
GET
/player/{username}/games/{year}/{month}/pgn
Get Player Monthly Archive PGN
getPlayerMonthlyArchivePgn 3 params → 200
GET
/player/{username}/clubs
Get Player Club Memberships
getPlayerClubs 1 param → 200
GET
/player/{username}/matches
Get Player Team Matches
getPlayerMatches 1 param → 200
GET
/player/{username}/tournaments
Get Player Tournaments
getPlayerTournaments 1 param → 200
GET
/country/{iso}/players
List Players By Country
listCountryPlayers 1 param → 200

Schemas 6

The contract defines 6 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Player (16 properties), Game (10 properties), PlayerStats (7 properties), GamePlayer (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Game
object
10 properties
Player
object
16 properties
PlayerStats
object
7 properties
GamePlayer
object
4 properties
Error
object
2 properties
RatingProfile
object
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

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

Other APIs Chess.com publishes across the network.

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