Lichess Player Scraper

hipersoft/lichess-scraper

Scrape Lichess player data in bulk: title, real name, country, FIDE rating and ratings for bullet, blitz, rapid, classical, correspondence and puzzles, plus games played, win/loss/draw counts, play time and account age. 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

$0.0008

Last rebuilt

Oct 26, 2026

Overview

Pull Lichess player data in bulk with the Lichess Player Scraper. Pass a list of usernames and export each player's title, real name, country, FIDE rating and ratings for bullet, blitz, rapid, classical, correspondence and puzzles — plus games played, win/loss/draw counts, play time and account age — 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 variants — bullet, blitz, rapid, classical, correspondence and puzzle ratings.
📊 Game record — total and rated games with win/loss/draw counts.
🏅 Identity — title (GM, IM…), real name, country and FIDE rating.
⏱️ Activity — total play time, account creation date, last-seen and online status.
📤 Export anywhere — JSON, CSV or Excel, or straight into a leaderboard, sheet or app.

Example output

{
  "username": "penguingm1",
  "title": "GM",
  "realName": "Andrew Tang",
  "bulletRating": 2542,
  "blitzRating": 1027,
  "rapidRating": 1516,
  "fideRating": 2461,
  "gamesTotal": 3281,
  "wins": 2391, "losses": 832, "draws": 58
}

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
Lichess usernames	Usernames or profile URLs to look up.
Max players	Maximum players to process (0 = no limit).

Output fields

username, found, title, patron, verified, realName, country, fideRating, bio, bulletRating, blitzRating, rapidRating, classicalRating, correspondenceRating, puzzleRating, gamesTotal, gamesRated, wins, losses, draws, playTimeHours, createdAt, lastSeen, online, 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 variants and players.
Community tools — track members' ratings and activity 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? Bullet, blitz, rapid, classical, correspondence and puzzle ratings, plus FIDE rating where set.

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 Lichess player profiles and ratings — across every variant, with game records and FIDE — clean and export-ready for coaching, tournaments and apps.

Input

Field	Type	Description
`usernames` Lichess usernames	array	Lichess usernames or profile URLs — e.g. 'thibault', 'penguingm1'. 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~lichess-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "usernames": [
    "thibault",
    "penguingm1"
  ]
}'

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("hipersoft/lichess-scraper").call(run_input={
    "usernames": [
        "thibault",
        "penguingm1"
    ]
})

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/lichess-scraper').call({
  "usernames": [
    "thibault",
    "penguingm1"
  ]
});

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

Pricing

Event	Price	Paid plans from
Player scraped Charged for each Lichess player returned.	$0.0008	$0.0004

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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