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Lichess API

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Lichess as an API — the open-source chess platform, returned as clean JSON, no key. Look up any player's profile (titles, ratings across bullet, blitz, rapid and classical, game counts, country, FIDE rating), their rating history per variant and online status; pull the top players for any performance type; fetch a user's recent games with openings, clocks, results and full move lists; get a Stockfish cloud evaluation of any position by FEN (best lines, centipawn or mate scores); serve the daily puzzle or any puzzle by id (with solution and themes); and list current, upcoming and finished tournaments. Live data straight from lichess.org. Distinct from Chess.com player stats: Lichess is its own platform with cloud engine analysis, a puzzle database and arena tournaments — ideal for chess apps, coaching tools, analysis boards, bots and leaderboards. 9 data endpoints. Authenticated with an x-oanor-key; fair-use rate limits per plan.

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Machine-readable spec so AI agents can integrate this API.

/api/lichess-api/openapi.json
/api/lichess-api/llms.txt

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Uptime
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Server probes · 24h
Avg latency
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Total calls
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Pick a tier — billed monthly, cancel anytime.

Free

Free

  • 3,500 calls / month
  • 5 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
  • 3,500 calls/month
  • 5 req/sec
  • All 9 data endpoints
  • Cloud eval & puzzles
  • No credit card
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Starter

€6.50 /month

  • 55,000 calls / month
  • 15 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
  • 55,000 calls/month
  • 15 req/sec
  • Profiles, games & leaderboards
  • Email support
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Pro

€27.00 /month

  • 320,000 calls / month
  • 30 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
  • 320,000 calls/month
  • 30 req/sec
  • Analysis & coaching tools
  • Priority support
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Mega

€89.00 /month

  • 1,400,000 calls / month
  • 80 requests / second
  • Hard cap (429 above quota, no overage)
  • 1,400,000 calls/month
  • 80 req/sec
  • Bots, boards & platform scale
  • Dedicated SLA
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Steam Reviews API

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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about pricing, quotas, and integration.

How do I get an API key for Lichess API?
Sign up for free at oanor.com, generate an API key from the developer dashboard, and call Lichess API with the x-oanor-key header. No credit card needed for the free tier.
What's the rate limit for Lichess API?
Free tier allows 1 request per second. Paid plans scale up to 50 requests per second on the Mega tier. Hard limits return HTTP 429 above the quota — no surprise overage charges.
How much does Lichess API cost?
Lichess API has a free tier with 100 calls / month. Paid plans start at €6.50 / month with higher quotas and faster rate limits.
Can I cancel my subscription anytime?
Yes. Plans are billed monthly and you can cancel anytime from your billing dashboard. No long-term contracts and no cancellation fee.
Is Lichess API GDPR-compliant?
All requests to Lichess API go through our EU-based gateway. Your upstream API key never leaves our server and no personal data is shared with the upstream provider beyond the request you send.

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curl https://api.oanor.com/lichess-api/SOME_PATH \
  -H "x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."
const res = await fetch("https://api.oanor.com/lichess-api/SOME_PATH", {
  headers: { "x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..." }
});
const data = await res.json();
$ch = curl_init("https://api.oanor.com/lichess-api/SOME_PATH");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ["x-oanor-key: oanor_test_..."]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
import requests
r = requests.get(
    "https://api.oanor.com/lichess-api/SOME_PATH",
    headers={"x-oanor-key": "oanor_test_..."},
)
print(r.json())

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