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Chess.com

Chess.com is an online chess platform. Its public data API exposes player profiles and game archives, clubs, team matches, tournaments, leaderboards, titled players and country data.

Chess.com publishes 10 API contracts indexed 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 26 more developer resources.

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AccessFreemium
1 published contract
ChessGamingOnline GamesSportsCommunityEducation

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Standards implemented 1

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

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 11

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

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Chess.com API pricing

Not yet checked against Chess.com's own pricing page. Compiled by API Evangelist on 2026-05-25 from www.chess.com/membership; confirm before you rely on a figure. A free plan or tier is listed.

PlanPrice
Basic Free
Gold $4.17 per user / month
Platinum $6.67 per user / month
Diamond $12.5 per user / month
Friends and Family —

Plan details, limits and sources →

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Chess Com Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

Service Levels 1

Uptime the provider promises or reports, as SLA4OAI. Read from its own pages; APIs.io runs no monitors.

FinOps 1

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

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 — jsonschema 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.

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

Documentation 4

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Build 7

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

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Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Learn 1

Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 5

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 6

The organization behind the API

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: chess-com
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/chess-com/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
specificationVersion: '0.23'
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:
  - Player
  tags_raw:
  - 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: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: low
  source:
  - plans
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-06'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/chess-com.png
access: 3rd-Party
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.chess.com/
- 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: '2026-09-15'
description: Chess.com is an online chess platform. Its public data API exposes player profiles and game archives, clubs,
  team matches, tournaments, leaderboards, titled players and country data.

Chess.com API — frequently asked questions

Does Chess.com have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 10 APIs from Chess.com, including Chess.com Clubs API, Chess.com Countries API and Chess.com Games API, and 7 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Chess.com API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 10 OpenAPI specifications for Chess.com, each linked for download from this page.

How much does the Chess.com API cost?

APIs.io lists 5 pricing plans for Chess.com, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Is the Chess.com API ready for AI agents?

Chess.com has a Kin Score of 41.1 out of 100 (developing) and an Agent Readiness score of 19.8 (agent-aware), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.

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