Lichess Messaging API

Private messages with other players.

Operations 1

POST /inbox/{username} Send a private message #

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OpenAPI Specification

lichess-messaging-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 2.0.144
  title: Lichess.org API reference Messaging API
  contact:
    name: Lichess.org API
    url: https://lichess.org/api
    email: contact@lichess.org
  x-logo:
    url: https://lichess1.org/assets/logo/lichess-pad12.svg
  license:
    name: AGPL-3.0-or-later
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.txt
  description: '# Introduction

    Welcome to the reference for the Lichess API!'
servers:
- url: https://lichess.org
- url: https://lichess.dev
- url: http://localhost:{port}
  variables:
    port:
      default: '8080'
- url: http://l.org
tags:
- name: Messaging
  description: Private messages with other players.
paths:
  /inbox/{username}:
    post:
      operationId: inboxUsername
      summary: Send a private message
      description: Send a private message to another player.
      tags:
      - Messaging
      security:
      - OAuth2:
        - msg:write
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: username
        schema:
          type: string
          example: someplayer
        required: true
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                text:
                  type: string
                  example: Thank you for the game!
              required:
              - text
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The private message has been successfully sent.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Ok'
        '400':
          description: The sending of the private message has failed.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: The cause of the error.
      required:
      - error
      example:
        error: This request is invalid because [...]
    Ok:
      properties:
        ok:
          type: boolean
      required:
      - ok
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: 'Read [the introduction for how to make authenticated requests](#description/authentication).

        '
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://lichess.org/oauth
          tokenUrl: https://lichess.org/api/token
          scopes:
            preference:read: Read your preferences
            preference:write: Write your preferences
            email:read: Read your email address
            engine:read: Read your external engines
            engine:write: Create, update, delete your external engines
            challenge:read: Read incoming challenges
            challenge:write: Create, accept, decline challenges
            challenge:bulk: Create, delete, query bulk pairings
            study:read: Read private studies and broadcasts
            study:write: Create, update, delete studies and broadcasts
            tournament:write: Create tournaments
            racer:write: Create and join puzzle races
            puzzle:read: Read puzzle activity
            puzzle:write: Write puzzle activity
            team:read: Read private team information
            team:write: Join, leave teams
            team:lead: Manage teams (kick members, send PMs)
            follow:read: Read followed players
            follow:write: Follow and unfollow other players
            msg:write: Send private messages to other players
            board:play: Play with the Board API
            bot:play: Play with the Bot API. Only for [Bot accounts](#tag/bot/POST/api/bot/account/upgrade)
            web:mod: Use moderator tools (within the bounds of your permissions)