Chess.com Player Scraper

hipersoft/chess-com-scraper

Scrape Chess.com player data in bulk: name, title, country, followers, join date, and ratings for rapid, blitz, bullet and daily plus win/loss/draw records, best ratings, tactics and puzzle rush. Just pass usernames. One row per player as JSON, CSV or Excel.

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Total users

Monthly users

Total runs

Per player scraped

$0.001

Last rebuilt

Oct 26, 2026

Overview

Pull Chess.com player data in bulk with the Chess.com Player Scraper. Pass a list of usernames and export each player's name, title, country, followers, join date and ratings for rapid, blitz, bullet and daily — plus win/loss/draw records, best ratings, tactics and puzzle-rush scores — one clean row per player as JSON, CSV or Excel.

Built for chess coaches and analysts, tournament organisers, chess apps and leaderboards, and research, it turns a list of usernames into a structured ratings dataset.

What it does

♟️ Ratings across formats — rapid, blitz, bullet and daily ratings for each player.
📊 Win/loss/draw records — game records for rapid and blitz.
🏆 Best & extras — best rapid/blitz/bullet ratings, tactics rating and puzzle-rush best.
👤 Profile — name, title (GM, IM…), country, location, followers, league and join date.
🟢 Presence — streamer flag and last-online time.
📤 Export anywhere — JSON, CSV or Excel, or straight into a leaderboard, sheet or app.

Example output

{
  "username": "hikaru",
  "name": "Hikaru Nakamura",
  "title": "GM",
  "country": "US",
  "followers": 1412115,
  "blitzRating": 3437,
  "rapidRating": 2838,
  "bulletRating": 3441,
  "tacticsRating": 2730
}

How to use it

Add a list of usernames (or profile URLs).
Set Max players if you want a cap.
Run, and download the results as JSON, CSV or Excel.

Input fields

Field	Description
Chess.com usernames	Usernames or profile URLs to look up.
Max players	Maximum players to process (0 = no limit).

Output fields

username, found, name, title, country, location, followers, status, isStreamer, league, joined, lastOnline, rapidRating, rapidRecord, blitzRating, blitzRecord, bulletRating, dailyRating, bestRapid, bestBlitz, bestBullet, tacticsRating, puzzleRushBest, avatar, url.

Popular use cases

Coaching & analysis — pull ratings and records for a group of students.
Tournaments & clubs — build leaderboards and seed by rating.
Chess apps — power profile and rating displays.
Research — study rating distributions across players and formats.
Community tools — track members' ratings over time.

FAQ

Do I need an account or key? No. Add usernames and run — only public player data is collected.

Which ratings are included? Rapid, blitz, bullet and daily ratings, plus best ratings, tactics and puzzle-rush scores where available.

Can I look up many players at once? Yes — add a list of usernames and each is processed individually.

Can I export to Excel or Google Sheets? Yes — results download as JSON, CSV or Excel and integrate with Sheets, apps and leaderboards.

Bulk Chess.com player profiles and ratings — rapid, blitz, bullet and more — clean and export-ready for coaching, tournaments and apps.

Input

Field	Type	Description
`usernames` Chess.com usernames	array	Chess.com usernames or profile URLs — e.g. 'magnuscarlsen', 'hikaru'. Each is looked up individually.
`maxItems` Max players	integer	Maximum number of players to process (0 = no limit). Default: `0`

API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/hipersoft~chess-com-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "usernames": [
    "magnuscarlsen",
    "hikaru"
  ]
}'

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("hipersoft/chess-com-scraper").call(run_input={
    "usernames": [
        "magnuscarlsen",
        "hikaru"
    ]
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('hipersoft/chess-com-scraper').call({
  "usernames": [
    "magnuscarlsen",
    "hikaru"
  ]
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Pricing

Event	Price	Paid plans from
Player scraped Charged for each Chess.com player returned.	$0.001	$0.0005

You pay only for what the run returns. Set a maximum cost per run and it stops cleanly at that limit.

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