Chess.com

Chess.com publishes 10 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Clubs API, Countries API, Games API, and 7 more. Tagged areas include Chess, Gaming, Online Games, Sports, and Community.

The Chess.com catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Chess.com’s developer surface includes developer portal, documentation, pricing, engineering blog, YouTube channel, support, and 25 more developer resources.

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52.5/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 22/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

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10 APIs

ChessGamingOnline GamesSportsCommunityEducation

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Composite quality — 52.5/100 · developing

Contract Quality 15.1 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 7.8 / 20

Commercial Clarity 14.2 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13

Governance 8.3 / 12

Discoverability 6.5 / 10

Agent readiness — 22/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 10

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Chess.com Clubs API

Club profiles, members, and team matches

Chess.com Countries API

Country profiles, players, and clubs

Chess.com Games API

Daily, live, and archived games (JSON and PGN)

Chess.com Leaderboards API

Live leaderboards across time controls and variants

Chess.com Matches API

Daily and live team match details

Chess.com Players API

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

Chess.com Puzzles API

Daily and random puzzles

Chess.com Streamers API

Chess.com streamers

Chess.com Titled Players API

Lists of titled players by FIDE title

Chess.com Tournaments API

Tournament details, rounds, and groups

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Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Chess.com Published Data API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Chess Com Plans Pricing

5 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Chess Com Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Chess Com Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Chess Com Context

0 classes · 7 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Chess.com API Rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

Chess.com API Rules

6 rules · 1 errors 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 3

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Chess.com Club

14 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Chess.com Game

16 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Chess.com Player

17 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Chess Com Player Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 3

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Chess Com Get Daily Puzzle Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Chess Com Get Monthly Archive Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Chess Com Get Player Profile Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Chess Com Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Chess Com Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Chess Com Agentic Access

29 operations

29 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

Documentation 4

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Build 7

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

SDKs

SDKs

SDKs

SDKs

SDKs

SDKs

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Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Learn 1

Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance

YouTube

YouTube

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Forums

Forums

Support

Support

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 5

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

PrivacyPolicy

TermsOfService

Plans

FinOps

Company 5

The organization behind the API

AboutUs

AboutUs

Blog

Blog

Blog

Blog

LinkedIn

Twitter

Twitter

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Twitch

Twitch

Source (apis.yml)

aid: chess-com
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/chess-com/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
apis:
- aid: chess-com:chess-com-clubs-api
  name: Chess.com Clubs API
  description: Club profiles, members, and team matches
  humanURL: https://www.chess.com/news/view/published-data-api
  baseURL: https://api.chess.com/pub/
  tags:
  - Clubs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/chess-com-clubs-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.chess.com/news/view/published-data-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.chess.com/en/articles/9650547-published-data-api
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-player-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-game-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-club-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/chess-com-context.jsonld
- aid: chess-com:chess-com-countries-api
  name: Chess.com Countries API
  description: Country profiles, players, and clubs
  humanURL: https://www.chess.com/news/view/published-data-api
  baseURL: https://api.chess.com/pub/
  tags:
  - Countries
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/chess-com-countries-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.chess.com/news/view/published-data-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.chess.com/en/articles/9650547-published-data-api
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-player-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-game-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-club-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/chess-com-context.jsonld
- aid: chess-com:chess-com-games-api
  name: Chess.com Games API
  description: Daily, live, and archived games (JSON and PGN)
  humanURL: https://www.chess.com/news/view/published-data-api
  baseURL: https://api.chess.com/pub/
  tags:
  - Games
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/chess-com-games-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.chess.com/news/view/published-data-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.chess.com/en/articles/9650547-published-data-api
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-player-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-game-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-club-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/chess-com-context.jsonld
- aid: chess-com:chess-com-leaderboards-api
  name: Chess.com Leaderboards API
  description: Live leaderboards across time controls and variants
  humanURL: https://www.chess.com/news/view/published-data-api
  baseURL: https://api.chess.com/pub/
  tags:
  - Leaderboards
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/chess-com-leaderboards-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.chess.com/news/view/published-data-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.chess.com/en/articles/9650547-published-data-api
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-player-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-game-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-club-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/chess-com-context.jsonld
- aid: chess-com:chess-com-matches-api
  name: Chess.com Matches API
  description: Daily and live team match details
  humanURL: https://www.chess.com/news/view/published-data-api
  baseURL: https://api.chess.com/pub/
  tags:
  - Matches
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/chess-com-matches-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.chess.com/news/view/published-data-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.chess.com/en/articles/9650547-published-data-api
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-player-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-game-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-club-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/chess-com-context.jsonld
- aid: chess-com:chess-com-players-api
  name: Chess.com Players API
  description: Profiles, stats, online state, archives, clubs, matches, tournaments
  humanURL: https://www.chess.com/news/view/published-data-api
  baseURL: https://api.chess.com/pub/
  tags:
  - Players
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/chess-com-players-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.chess.com/news/view/published-data-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.chess.com/en/articles/9650547-published-data-api
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-player-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-game-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-club-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/chess-com-context.jsonld
- aid: chess-com:chess-com-puzzles-api
  name: Chess.com Puzzles API
  description: Daily and random puzzles
  humanURL: https://www.chess.com/news/view/published-data-api
  baseURL: https://api.chess.com/pub/
  tags:
  - Puzzles
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/chess-com-puzzles-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.chess.com/news/view/published-data-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.chess.com/en/articles/9650547-published-data-api
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-player-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-game-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-club-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/chess-com-context.jsonld
- aid: chess-com:chess-com-streamers-api
  name: Chess.com Streamers API
  description: Chess.com streamers
  humanURL: https://www.chess.com/news/view/published-data-api
  baseURL: https://api.chess.com/pub/
  tags:
  - Streamers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/chess-com-streamers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.chess.com/news/view/published-data-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.chess.com/en/articles/9650547-published-data-api
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-player-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-game-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-club-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/chess-com-context.jsonld
- aid: chess-com:chess-com-titled-players-api
  name: Chess.com Titled Players API
  description: Lists of titled players by FIDE title
  humanURL: https://www.chess.com/news/view/published-data-api
  baseURL: https://api.chess.com/pub/
  tags:
  - Titled Players
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/chess-com-titled-players-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.chess.com/news/view/published-data-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.chess.com/en/articles/9650547-published-data-api
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-player-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-game-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-club-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/chess-com-context.jsonld
- aid: chess-com:chess-com-tournaments-api
  name: Chess.com Tournaments API
  description: Tournament details, rounds, and groups
  humanURL: https://www.chess.com/news/view/published-data-api
  baseURL: https://api.chess.com/pub/
  tags:
  - Tournaments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/chess-com-tournaments-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.chess.com/news/view/published-data-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.chess.com/en/articles/9650547-published-data-api
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-player-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-game-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/chess-com-club-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/chess-com-context.jsonld
name: Chess.com
tags:
- Chess
- Gaming
- Online Games
- Sports
- Community
- Education
kind: contract
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/chess-com.png
access: 3rd-Party
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/chess-com-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/chess-com-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/chess-com-domain-security.yml
- url: https://www.chess.com
  name: Chess.com Home
  type: Portal
- url: https://www.chess.com/news/view/published-data-api
  name: Published Data API
  type: Documentation
- url: https://support.chess.com/en/articles/9650547-published-data-api
  name: Help Center — PubAPI
  type: Documentation
- url: https://www.chess.com/membership
  name: Premium Membership
  type: Pricing
- url: https://www.chess.com/legal/privacy
  name: Privacy Policy
  type: PrivacyPolicy
- url: https://www.chess.com/legal
  name: Terms of Service
  type: TermsOfService
- url: https://www.chess.com/about
  name: About Chess.com
  type: AboutUs
- url: https://www.chess.com/news
  name: News
  type: Blog
- url: https://www.chess.com/article
  name: Articles
  type: Blog
- url: https://www.chess.com/forum
  name: Forums
  type: Forums
- url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/chess-com
  name: LinkedIn
  type: LinkedIn
- url: https://twitter.com/chesscom
  name: Twitter / X
  type: Twitter
- url: https://www.youtube.com/chess
  name: YouTube
  type: YouTube
- url: https://www.twitch.tv/chess
  name: Twitch
  type: Twitch
- url: https://github.com/chess
  name: Chess.com GitHub
  type: GitHubOrganization
- url: https://www.chess.com/coaches
  name: Coaches
  type: Support
- url: https://www.chess.com/streamers
  name: Streamers
  type: Documentation
- url: https://www.chess.com/leaderboard
  name: Leaderboards
  type: Documentation
- url: https://github.com/andyruwruw/chess-web-api
  name: chess-web-api (Node.js wrapper)
  type: SDKs
- url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/chess-web-api
  name: chess-web-api on npm
  type: SDKs
- url: https://github.com/sarartur/chess.com
  name: chess.com (Python wrapper)
  type: SDKs
- url: https://github.com/Stupidoodle/chess-com-api
  name: chess-com-api (async Python)
  type: SDKs
- url: https://github.com/sornerol/chess-com-pubapi-java-wrapper
  name: chess-com-pubapi-java-wrapper (Java)
  type: SDKs
- url: https://github.com/chrismaltais/chess-pub-api-client
  name: chess-pub-api-client (Ruby)
  type: SDKs
- url: plans/chess-com-plans-pricing.yml
  name: Chess.com Plans
  type: Plans
- url: rate-limits/chess-com-rate-limits.yml
  name: Chess.com Rate Limits
  type: RateLimits
- url: finops/chess-com-finops.yml
  name: Chess.com FinOps
  type: FinOps
- url: vocabulary/chess-com-vocabulary.yml
  name: Chess.com Vocabulary
  type: Vocabulary
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: info@apievangelist.com
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'