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Go API client for the lichess public API (https://lichess.org/api)
Introduction
Welcome to the reference for the Lichess API! Lichess is free/libre, open-source chess server powered by volunteers and donations.
- Get help in the Lichess Discord channel
- API demo app with OAuth2 login, gameplay, and more: source / demo
- Contribute to this documentation on Github
- Check out Lichess widgets to embed in your website
- Download all Lichess rated games
- Download all Lichess puzzles with themes, ratings and votes
Endpoint
All requests go to https://lichess.org
(unless otherwise specified).
Clients
- golang general API
- MicroPython general API
- Python general API - async
- Python Lichess Bot
- Python Board API for Certabo
- Java general API
Rate limiting
All requests are rate limited using various strategies, to ensure the API remains responsive for everyone. Only make one request at a time. If you receive an HTTP response with a 429 status, please wait a full minute before resuming API usage.
Streaming with ND-JSON
Some API endpoints stream their responses as Newline Delimited JSON a.k.a. nd-json, with one JSON object per line.
Here's a JavaScript utility function to help reading NDJSON streamed responses.
Overview
This API client was generated by the OpenAPI Generator project. By using the OpenAPI-spec from a remote server, you can easily generate an API client.
- API version: 2.0.0
- Package version: 1.0.0
- Build package: org.openapitools.codegen.languages.GoClientCodegen For more information, please visit https://lichess.org/api
Installation
Install the following dependencies:
go get github.com/stretchr/testify/assert
go get golang.org/x/oauth2
go get golang.org/x/net/context
Put the package under your project folder and add the following in import:
import lichess "github.com/mikeb26/lichess-go-sdk/openapi"
To use a proxy, set the environment variable HTTP_PROXY
:
os.Setenv("HTTP_PROXY", "http://proxy_name:proxy_port")
Configuration of Server URL
Default configuration comes with Servers
field that contains server objects as defined in the OpenAPI specification.
Select Server Configuration
For using other server than the one defined on index 0 set context value sw.ContextServerIndex
of type int
.
ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), openapi.ContextServerIndex, 1)
Templated Server URL
Templated server URL is formatted using default variables from configuration or from context value sw.ContextServerVariables
of type map[string]string
.
ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), openapi.ContextServerVariables, map[string]string{
"basePath": "v2",
})
Note, enum values are always validated and all unused variables are silently ignored.
URLs Configuration per Operation
Each operation can use different server URL defined using OperationServers
map in the Configuration
.
An operation is uniquely identified by "{classname}Service.{nickname}"
string.
Similar rules for overriding default operation server index and variables applies by using sw.ContextOperationServerIndices
and sw.ContextOperationServerVariables
context maps.
ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), openapi.ContextOperationServerIndices, map[string]int{
"{classname}Service.{nickname}": 2,
})
ctx = context.WithValue(context.Background(), openapi.ContextOperationServerVariables, map[string]map[string]string{
"{classname}Service.{nickname}": {
"port": "8443",
},
})
Documentation for API Endpoints
All URIs are relative to https://lichess.org
Class | Method | HTTP request | Description |
---|---|---|---|
AccountApi | Account | Get /api/account/preferences | Get my preferences |
AccountApi | AccountEmail | Get /api/account/email | Get my email address |
AccountApi | AccountKid | Get /api/account/kid | Get my kid mode status |
AccountApi | AccountKidPost | Post /api/account/kid | Set my kid mode status |
AccountApi | AccountMe | Get /api/account | Get my profile |
AnalysisApi | ApiCloudEval | Get /api/cloud-eval | Get cloud evaluation of a position. |
ArenaTournamentsApi | ApiTeamArena | Get /api/team/{teamId}/arena | Get team Arena tournaments |
ArenaTournamentsApi | ApiTournament | Get /api/tournament | Get current tournaments |
ArenaTournamentsApi | ApiTournamentJoin | Post /api/tournament/{id}/join | Join an Arena tournament |
ArenaTournamentsApi | ApiTournamentPost | Post /api/tournament | Create a new Arena tournament |
ArenaTournamentsApi | ApiTournamentTeamBattlePost | Post /api/tournament/team-battle/{id} | Update a team battle |
ArenaTournamentsApi | ApiTournamentTerminate | Post /api/tournament/{id}/terminate | Terminate an Arena tournament |
ArenaTournamentsApi | ApiTournamentUpdate | Post /api/tournament/{id} | Update an Arena tournament |
ArenaTournamentsApi | ApiTournamentWithdraw | Post /api/tournament/{id}/withdraw | Pause or leave an Arena tournament |
ArenaTournamentsApi | ApiUserNameTournamentCreated | Get /api/user/{username}/tournament/created | Get tournaments created by a user |
ArenaTournamentsApi | GamesByTournament | Get /api/tournament/{id}/games | Export games of an Arena tournament |
ArenaTournamentsApi | ResultsByTournament | Get /api/tournament/{id}/results | Get results of an Arena tournament |
ArenaTournamentsApi | TeamsByTournament | Get /api/tournament/{id}/teams | Get team standing of a team battle |
ArenaTournamentsApi | Tournament | Get /api/tournament/{id} | Get info about an Arena tournament |
BoardApi | ApiBoardSeek | Post /api/board/seek | Create a seek |
BoardApi | ApiStreamEvent | Get /api/stream/event | Stream incoming events |
BoardApi | BoardGameAbort | Post /api/board/game/{gameId}/abort | Abort a game |
BoardApi | BoardGameBerserk | Post /api/board/game/{gameId}/berserk | Berserk a tournament game |
BoardApi | BoardGameChatGet | Get /api/board/game/{gameId}/chat | Fetch the game chat |
BoardApi | BoardGameChatPost | Post /api/board/game/{gameId}/chat | Write in the chat |
BoardApi | BoardGameClaimVictory | Post /api/board/game/{gameId}/claim-victory | Claim victory of a game |
BoardApi | BoardGameDraw | Post /api/board/game/{gameId}/draw/{accept} | Handle draw offers |
BoardApi | BoardGameMove | Post /api/board/game/{gameId}/move/{move} | Make a Board move |
BoardApi | BoardGameResign | Post /api/board/game/{gameId}/resign | Resign a game |
BoardApi | BoardGameStream | Get /api/board/game/stream/{gameId} | Stream Board game state |
BoardApi | BoardGameTakeback | Post /api/board/game/{gameId}/takeback/{accept} | Handle takeback offers |
BotApi | ApiBotOnline | Get /api/bot/online | Get online bots |
BotApi | ApiStreamEvent | Get /api/stream/event | Stream incoming events |
BotApi | BotAccountUpgrade | Post /api/bot/account/upgrade | Upgrade to Bot account |
BotApi | BotGameAbort | Post /api/bot/game/{gameId}/abort | Abort a game |
BotApi | BotGameChat | Post /api/bot/game/{gameId}/chat | Write in the chat |
BotApi | BotGameChatGet | Get /api/bot/game/{gameId}/chat | Fetch the game chat |
BotApi | BotGameMove | Post /api/bot/game/{gameId}/move/{move} | Make a Bot move |
BotApi | BotGameResign | Post /api/bot/game/{gameId}/resign | Resign a game |
BotApi | BotGameStream | Get /api/bot/game/stream/{gameId} | Stream Bot game state |
BroadcastsApi | BroadcastAllRoundsPgn | Get /api/broadcast/{broadcastTournamentId}.pgn | Export all rounds as PGN |
BroadcastsApi | BroadcastIndex | Get /api/broadcast | Get official broadcasts |
BroadcastsApi | BroadcastPush | Post /broadcast/round/{broadcastRoundId}/push | Push PGN to your broadcast round |
BroadcastsApi | BroadcastRoundCreate | Post /broadcast/{broadcastTournamentId}/new | Create a broadcast round |
BroadcastsApi | BroadcastRoundGet | Get /broadcast/{broadcastTournamentSlug}/{broadcastRoundSlug}/{broadcastRoundId} | Get your broadcast round |
BroadcastsApi | BroadcastRoundPgn | Get /api/broadcast/round/{broadcastRoundId}.pgn | Export one round as PGN |
BroadcastsApi | BroadcastRoundUpdate | Post /broadcast/round/{broadcastRoundId}/edit | Update your broadcast round |
BroadcastsApi | BroadcastStreamRoundPgn | Get /api/stream/broadcast/round/{broadcastRoundId}.pgn | Stream an ongoing broadcast tournament as PGN |
BroadcastsApi | BroadcastTourCreate | Post /broadcast/new | Create a broadcast tournament |
BroadcastsApi | BroadcastTourGet | Get /broadcast/{slug}/{broadcastTournamentId} | Get your broadcast tournament |
BroadcastsApi | BroadcastTourUpdate | Post /broadcast/{broadcastTournamentId}/edit | Update your broadcast tournament |
BulkPairingsApi | BulkPairingCreate | Post /api/bulk-pairing | Create a bulk pairing |
BulkPairingsApi | BulkPairingDelete | Delete /api/bulk-pairing/{id} | Cancel a bulk pairing |
BulkPairingsApi | BulkPairingGet | Get /api/bulk-pairing | View upcoming bulk pairings |
BulkPairingsApi | BulkPairingStartClocks | Post /api/bulk-pairing/{id}/start-clocks | Manually start clocks |
ChallengesApi | AdminChallengeTokens | Post /api/token/admin-challenge | Admin challenge tokens |
ChallengesApi | ChallengeAccept | Post /api/challenge/{challengeId}/accept | Accept a challenge |
ChallengesApi | ChallengeAi | Post /api/challenge/ai | Challenge the AI |
ChallengesApi | ChallengeCancel | Post /api/challenge/{challengeId}/cancel | Cancel a challenge |
ChallengesApi | ChallengeCreate | Post /api/challenge/{username} | Create a challenge |
ChallengesApi | ChallengeDecline | Post /api/challenge/{challengeId}/decline | Decline a challenge |
ChallengesApi | ChallengeList | Get /api/challenge | List your challenges |
ChallengesApi | ChallengeOpen | Post /api/challenge/open | Open-ended challenge |
ChallengesApi | ChallengeStartClocks | Post /api/challenge/{gameId}/start-clocks | Start clocks of a game |
ChallengesApi | RoundAddTime | Post /api/round/{gameId}/add-time/{seconds} | Add time to the opponent clock |
ExternalEngineApi | ApiExternalEngineAcquire | Post /api/external-engine/work | Acquire analysis request |
ExternalEngineApi | ApiExternalEngineAnalyse | Post /api/external-engine/{id}/analyse | Analyse with external engine |
ExternalEngineApi | ApiExternalEngineCreate | Post /api/external-engine | Create external engine |
ExternalEngineApi | ApiExternalEngineDelete | Delete /api/external-engine/{id} | Delete external engine |
ExternalEngineApi | ApiExternalEngineGet | Get /api/external-engine/{id} | Get external engine |
ExternalEngineApi | ApiExternalEngineList | Get /api/external-engine | List external engines |
ExternalEngineApi | ApiExternalEnginePut | Put /api/external-engine/{id} | Update external engine |
ExternalEngineApi | ApiExternalEngineSubmit | Post /api/external-engine/work/{id} | Answer analysis request |
GamesApi | ApiAccountPlaying | Get /api/account/playing | Get my ongoing games |
GamesApi | ApiGamesUser | Get /api/games/user/{username} | Export games of a user |
GamesApi | ApiUserCurrentGame | Get /api/user/{username}/current-game | Export ongoing game of a user |
GamesApi | GameImport | Post /api/import | Import one game |
GamesApi | GamePgn | Get /game/export/{gameId} | Export one game |
GamesApi | GamesByIds | Post /api/stream/games/{streamId} | Stream games by IDs |
GamesApi | GamesByIdsAdd | Post /api/stream/games/{streamId}/add | Add game IDs to stream |
GamesApi | GamesByUsers | Post /api/stream/games-by-users | Stream games of users |
GamesApi | GamesExportIds | Post /api/games/export/_ids | Export games by IDs |
GamesApi | StreamGame | Get /api/stream/game/{id} | Stream moves of a game |
MessagingApi | InboxUsername | Post /inbox/{username} | Send a private message |
OAuthApi | ApiToken | Post /api/token | Obtain access token |
OAuthApi | ApiTokenDelete | Delete /api/token | Revoke access token |
OAuthApi | Oauth | Get /oauth | Request authorization code |
OAuthApi | TokenTest | Post /api/token/test | Test multiple OAuth tokens |
OpeningExplorerApi | OpeningExplorerLichess | Get /lichess | Lichess games |
OpeningExplorerApi | OpeningExplorerLichessHistory | Get /lichess/history | Lichess games history |
OpeningExplorerApi | OpeningExplorerMaster | Get /masters | Masters database |
OpeningExplorerApi | OpeningExplorerMasterGame | Get /master/pgn/{gameId} | OTB master game |
OpeningExplorerApi | OpeningExplorerPlayer | Get /player | Player games |
PuzzlesApi | ApiPuzzleActivity | Get /api/puzzle/activity | Get your puzzle activity |
PuzzlesApi | ApiPuzzleDaily | Get /api/puzzle/daily | Get the daily puzzle |
PuzzlesApi | ApiPuzzleDashboard | Get /api/puzzle/dashboard/{days} | Get your puzzle dashboard |
PuzzlesApi | ApiPuzzleId | Get /api/puzzle/{id} | Get a puzzle by its ID |
PuzzlesApi | ApiStormDashboard | Get /api/storm/dashboard/{username} | Get the storm dashboard of a player |
PuzzlesApi | RacerPost | Post /api/racer | Create and join a puzzle race |
RelationsApi | ApiUserFollowing | Get /api/rel/following | Get users followed by the logged in user |
RelationsApi | FollowUser | Post /api/rel/follow/{username} | Follow a player |
RelationsApi | UnfollowUser | Post /api/rel/unfollow/{username} | Unfollow a player |
SimulsApi | ApiSimul | Get /api/simul | Get current simuls |
StudiesApi | StudyAllChaptersPgn | Get /api/study/{studyId}.pgn | Export all chapters |
StudiesApi | StudyChapterPgn | Get /study/{studyId}/{chapterId}.pgn | Export one study chapter |
StudiesApi | StudyExportAllPgn | Get /study/by/{username}/export.pgn | Export all studies of a user |
SwissTournamentsApi | ApiSwissJoin | Post /api/swiss/{id}/join | Join a Swiss tournament |
SwissTournamentsApi | ApiSwissNew | Post /api/swiss/new/{teamId} | Create a new Swiss tournament |
SwissTournamentsApi | ApiSwissTerminate | Post /api/swiss/{id}/terminate | Terminate a Swiss tournament |
SwissTournamentsApi | ApiSwissUpdate | Post /api/swiss/{id}/edit | Update a Swiss tournament. |
SwissTournamentsApi | ApiSwissWithdraw | Post /api/swiss/{id}/withdraw | Pause or leave a swiss tournament |
SwissTournamentsApi | ApiTeamSwiss | Get /api/team/{teamId}/swiss | Get team swiss tournaments |
SwissTournamentsApi | GamesBySwiss | Get /api/swiss/{id}/games | Export games of a Swiss tournament |
SwissTournamentsApi | ResultsBySwiss | Get /api/swiss/{id}/results | Get results of a swiss tournament |
SwissTournamentsApi | Swiss | Get /api/swiss/{id} | Get info about a Swiss tournament |
SwissTournamentsApi | SwissTrf | Get /swiss/{id}.trf | Export TRF of a Swiss tournament |
TVApi | TvChannelGames | Get /api/tv/{channel} | Get best ongoing games of a TV channel |
TVApi | TvChannels | Get /api/tv/channels | Get current TV games |
TVApi | TvFeed | Get /api/tv/feed | Stream current TV game |
TablebaseApi | AntichessAtomic | Get /antichess | Tablebase lookup for Antichess |
TablebaseApi | TablebaseAtomic | Get /atomic | Tablebase lookup for Atomic chess |
TablebaseApi | TablebaseStandard | Get /standard | Tablebase lookup |
TeamsApi | ApiTeamArena | Get /api/team/{teamId}/arena | Get team Arena tournaments |
TeamsApi | ApiTeamSwiss | Get /api/team/{teamId}/swiss | Get team swiss tournaments |
TeamsApi | TeamAll | Get /api/team/all | Get popular teams |
TeamsApi | TeamIdJoin | Post /team/{teamId}/join | Join a team |
TeamsApi | TeamIdKickUserId | Post /team/{teamId}/kick/{userId} | Kick a user from your team |
TeamsApi | TeamIdPmAll | Post /team/{teamId}/pm-all | Message all members |
TeamsApi | TeamIdQuit | Post /team/{teamId}/quit | Leave a team |
TeamsApi | TeamIdUsers | Get /api/team/{teamId}/users | Get members of a team |
TeamsApi | TeamOfUsername | Get /api/team/of/{username} | Teams of a player |
TeamsApi | TeamRequestAccept | Post /api/team/{teamId}/request/{userId}/accept | Accept join request |
TeamsApi | TeamRequestDecline | Post /api/team/{teamId}/request/{userId}/decline | Decline join request |
TeamsApi | TeamRequests | Get /api/team/{teamId}/requests | Get join requests |
TeamsApi | TeamSearch | Get /api/team/search | Search teams |
TeamsApi | TeamShow | Get /api/team/{teamId} | Get a single team |
UsersApi | ApiCrosstable | Get /api/crosstable/{user1}/{user2} | Get crosstable |
UsersApi | ApiUser | Get /api/user/{username} | Get user public data |
UsersApi | ApiUserActivity | Get /api/user/{username}/activity | Get user activity |
UsersApi | ApiUserPerf | Get /api/user/{username}/perf/{perf} | Get performance statistics of a user |
UsersApi | ApiUserRatingHistory | Get /api/user/{username}/rating-history | Get rating history of a user |
UsersApi | ApiUsers | Post /api/users | Get users by ID |
UsersApi | ApiUsersStatus | Get /api/users/status | Get real-time users status |
UsersApi | Player | Get /api/player | Get all top 10 |
UsersApi | PlayerTopNbPerfType | Get /api/player/top/{nb}/{perfType} | Get one leaderboard |
UsersApi | StreamerLive | Get /api/streamer/live | Get live streamers |
UsersApi | TeamIdUsers | Get /api/team/{teamId}/users | Get members of a team |
Documentation For Models
- Account200Response
- AccountEmail200Response
- AccountKid200Response
- ApiExternalEngineAcquire200Response
- ApiExternalEngineAcquireRequest
- ApiExternalEngineAnalyse200Response
- ApiExternalEngineAnalyse200ResponsePvsInner
- ApiExternalEngineAnalyseRequest
- ApiUsersStatus200ResponseInner
- ArenaTournaments
- ChallengeCanceledEvent
- ChallengeCanceledJson
- ChallengeDeclinedEvent
- ChallengeEvent
- ChallengeJson
- ChallengeJsonPerf
- ChallengeList200Response
- ChallengeUser
- ChatLineEvent
- Clock
- Count
- Error
- ExternalEngine
- ExternalEngineRegistration
- ExternalEngineWork
- GameEventInfo
- GameEventInfoCompat
- GameEventPlayer
- GameFinishEvent
- GameFullEvent
- GameFullEventPerf
- GameJson
- GameJsonClock
- GameJsonOpening
- GameJsonPlayers
- GameStartEvent
- GameStateEvent
- GameStatus
- GameUser
- GameUserAnalysis
- LightUser
- Move
- NotFound
- OAuthError
- Ok
- OpponentGone
- Perf
- PerfType
- Perfs
- PlayTime
- Profile
- PuzzleRoundJson
- Speed
- StormPerf
- SwissUnauthorisedEdit
- TablebaseJson
- Team
- TeamAll200Response
- TeamRequest
- TeamRequestWithUser
- Title
- UciVariant
- User
- UserPreferences
- Variant
- VariantKey
Documentation For Authorization
OAuth2
- Type: OAuth
- Flow: accessCode
- Authorization URL: https://lichess.org/oauth
- Scopes:
- preference:read: Read your preferences
- preference:write: Write your preferences
- email:read: Read your email address
- 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
- 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
- web:mod: Use moderator tools (within the bounds of your permissions)
Example
auth := context.WithValue(context.Background(), sw.ContextAccessToken, "ACCESSTOKENSTRING")
r, err := client.Service.Operation(auth, args)
Or via OAuth2 module to automatically refresh tokens and perform user authentication.
import "golang.org/x/oauth2"
/* Perform OAuth2 round trip request and obtain a token */
tokenSource := oauth2cfg.TokenSource(createContext(httpClient), &token)
auth := context.WithValue(oauth2.NoContext, sw.ContextOAuth2, tokenSource)
r, err := client.Service.Operation(auth, args)
Documentation for Utility Methods
Due to the fact that model structure members are all pointers, this package contains a number of utility functions to easily obtain pointers to values of basic types. Each of these functions takes a value of the given basic type and returns a pointer to it:
PtrBool
PtrInt
PtrInt32
PtrInt64
PtrFloat
PtrFloat32
PtrFloat64
PtrString
PtrTime