# Chess.com Player Profile & Rating Stats Scraper (Free) (`fit_melon/chess-com-player-stats-scraper`) Actor Bulk scrape Chess.com player profiles and ratings: rapid, blitz, bullet and daily Elo, peak ratings, win/loss/draw records with win rate, title, country and followers. Free chess data export. - **URL**: https://apify.com/fit\_melon/chess-com-player-stats-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [D N](https://apify.com/fit_melon) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Chess.com Player Profile & Rating Stats Scraper (Free) Bulk export **Chess.com player data** as clean JSON: profile (real name, GM/IM title, country, location, followers, league, streamer status, join date) plus full **rating statistics** for rapid, blitz, bullet, daily and Chess960 — current Elo, peak Elo with the date and game link, and win/loss/draw records with computed **win rate**. Feed it a list of usernames and get a tidy table back. Perfect for **chess analytics, club dashboards, tournament research or leaderboards**. This actor is **100% free** — you only pay your own Apify platform usage. ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | |---|---|---|---| | `usernames` | array of strings | *(required)* | Chess.com usernames. Profile URLs and `@handles` are normalized automatically. | | `includeStats` | boolean | `true` | Also fetch ratings and win/loss/draw records per time control. | ### Output One dataset item per player, always with an explicit `status` field (`found`, `not_found` or `error`) — the actor never crashes on an unknown username. ```json { "status": "found", "query": "hikaru", "username": "hikaru", "playerId": 15448422, "name": "Hikaru Nakamura", "title": "GM", "countryCode": "US", "location": "Florida", "followers": 1401036, "accountStatus": "premium", "league": "Legend", "isStreamer": true, "twitchUrl": "https://twitch.tv/gmhikaru", "joined": "2014-01-06T20:00:58.000Z", "lastOnline": "2026-07-13T10:35:20.000Z", "profileUrl": "https://www.chess.com/member/Hikaru", "totalGames": 565, "peakFormat": "rapid", "peakRating": 2927, "fideRating": 2802, "tacticsHighest": 3350, "puzzleRushBest": 62, "formats": { "rapid": { "currentRating": 2839, "currentRatingDate": "2025-10-21T18:45:06.000Z", "bestRating": 2927, "bestRatingDate": "2022-02-26T18:48:34.000Z", "bestGameUrl": "https://www.chess.com/game/live/141332265952", "record": { "win": 201, "loss": 67, "draw": 209, "total": 477, "winRate": 42.1 } } }, "error": null } ```` ### Use cases - **Chess analytics & dashboards** — track a roster of players' ratings over time by scheduling this actor. - **Club or team leaderboards** — pull every member's peak rating and game count in one run. - **Tournament & opponent research** — check titles, formats played and win rates before a match. - **Content & journalism** — sourced, up-to-date numbers on top players for articles and videos. ### Limitations & fair use - Uses the official **public** [Chess.com Published-Data API](https://www.chess.com/news/view/published-data-api). Only public profile data is available — no private games or emails. - The API is read-only and rate-limited; this actor applies a polite delay between requests and retries up to 3 times with backoff. Very large username lists will run proportionally longer. - `downloads`-style live values (`lastOnline`, ratings) are point-in-time snapshots. Schedule the actor if you need a time series. - Data belongs to Chess.com and its users; respect their [terms of service](https://www.chess.com/legal/terms) when redistributing. ### More actors by this developer Browse the full collection of free data and enrichment actors: **[apify.com/fit\_melon](https://apify.com/fit_melon)** # Actor input Schema ## `usernames` (type: `array`): Chess.com usernames to look up. Profile URLs (https://www.chess.com/member/name) and @handles are accepted too. One dataset item per player. ## `includeStats` (type: `boolean`): If enabled, also fetches ratings and win/loss/draw records for rapid, blitz, bullet and daily. Adds one extra request per player. ## Actor input object example ```json { "usernames": [ "hikaru", "magnuscarlsen" ], "includeStats": true } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "usernames": [ "hikaru", "magnuscarlsen" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("fit_melon/chess-com-player-stats-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "usernames": [ "hikaru", "magnuscarlsen", ] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("fit_melon/chess-com-player-stats-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "usernames": [ "hikaru", "magnuscarlsen" ] }' | apify call fit_melon/chess-com-player-stats-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fit_melon/chess-com-player-stats-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Chess.com Player Profile & Rating Stats Scraper (Free)", "description": "Bulk scrape Chess.com player profiles and ratings: rapid, blitz, bullet and daily Elo, peak ratings, win/loss/draw records with win rate, title, country and followers. Free chess data export.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "coz7C0n2X6oEsWFja" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/fit_melon~chess-com-player-stats-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-fit_melon-chess-com-player-stats-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/fit_melon~chess-com-player-stats-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-fit_melon-chess-com-player-stats-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/fit_melon~chess-com-player-stats-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-fit_melon-chess-com-player-stats-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "usernames" ], "properties": { "usernames": { "title": "Chess.com usernames", "type": "array", "description": "Chess.com usernames to look up. Profile URLs (https://www.chess.com/member/name) and @handles are accepted too. One dataset item per player.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "includeStats": { "title": "Include rating statistics", "type": "boolean", "description": "If enabled, also fetches ratings and win/loss/draw records for rapid, blitz, bullet and daily. Adds one extra request per player.", "default": true } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```