# Chess.com scraper ♟️ (`fantomx/chess-com-scraper`) Actor

Scrape all games of all the users you want in PGN format

- **URL**: https://apify.com/fantomx/chess-com-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [fantomX](https://apify.com/fantomx) (community)
- **Categories:** Other
- **Stats:** 10 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$9.00/month + usage

To use this Actor, you pay a monthly rental fee to the developer. The rent is subtracted from your prepaid usage every month after the free trial period. You also pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher Apify subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#rental-actors

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

### Chess.com PGN Scraper ♟️

### What does Chess.com PGN Scraper provide

This API allows you to scrape all game records (in PGN format) for a list of Chess.com users using the APIFY platform.

### How it works ?

- Input the usernames: Provide a list of one or many usernames as input.
- Scrape data: The API scrapes game data from the Chess.com user profiles almost instantly - blazing fast !
- Retrieve results: Results are returned in a JSON with key = user and value = one PGN of all user games including the following fields :
  - Event
  - Site
  - Round
  - White
  - Black
  - Result
  - Current Position
  - ECO
  - ECOUrl
  - UTCDate
  - UTCTime
  - WhiteElo
  - BlackElo
  - Termination
  - StartTime
  - EndTime
  - Link
  - PGN with timing of every move

### Good to know

Ensure compliance with Chess.com's terms of service when scraping. Limit number of users scraped to 10 in order to avoid rate limit. No need for proxy.

### Use Case Example

- Retrieve historical game data for analysis or study.
- Build a database of Chess.com games for specific players.
- Analyze playing styles or game statistics.

# Actor input Schema

## `names` (type: `array`):

Name for chess.com scrapping

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "names": [
    "thefpsb",
    "sergent-petitpois"
  ]
}
```

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "names": [
        "thefpsb",
        "sergent-petitpois"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("fantomx/chess-com-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "names": [
        "thefpsb",
        "sergent-petitpois",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("fantomx/chess-com-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "names": [
    "thefpsb",
    "sergent-petitpois"
  ]
}' |
apify call fantomx/chess-com-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,fantomx/chess-com-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/reGbJhWCEbnxePlOi/builds/G7krPaCOGs846bA0z/openapi.json