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Lichess API documentation and examples

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Open beginner issues: 0
Indexed issues: 29
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Merged PRs (30d): 6

Dominant language: TypeScript
License: AGPL-3.0
Last GitHub push: Sep 18, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 19, 2026
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29 open issues indexed

feat: add a reporting API so the mobile app can be used to report Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

lichess-org/api#673 · Opened Sep 13, 2026
feat: allow renaming/updating an existing study chapter's title Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

lichess-org/api#660 · Opened Jul 24, 2026
[Bug] Opening Explorer - Lichess Game - Response is misleading Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

lichess-org/api#657 · 1 reaction · Opened Jul 21, 2026
Add last move time to game PGNs and info where a date and time are returned Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 52/100

lichess-org/api#654 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 13, 2026
/api/games/user/{username} missing filter limit documentation Open

Difficulty 1/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 72/100

lichess-org/api#637 · Opened Apr 29, 2026
More complete responses for FIDE API requests Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

lichess-org/api#628 · Opened Apr 1, 2026
429 responses should carry more information Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

lichess-org/api#624 · 1 comment · Opened Mar 20, 2026
NDJSON game stream move updates are not synchronized with the moments the moves were made Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

lichess-org/api#615 · 5 comments · Opened Feb 18, 2026
Current TV game stream API is missing crucial information Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

lichess-org/api#614 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 17, 2026
Suggestion on improving the crosstable API Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

lichess-org/api#610 · Opened Feb 7, 2026
API: query `patch` param is missing Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 42/100

lichess-org/api#575 · 4 comments · Opened Nov 12, 2025
Add "evals" parameter for imported games Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 48/100

lichess-org/api#542 · Opened Oct 18, 2025
A new key "teams.name " is needed in the team Arena Open

lichess-org/api#524 · 6 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Apr 5, 2025
Options to not start/pair by Lichess and not to show standings/trophies Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

lichess-org/api#337 · 2 comments · Opened Apr 24, 2024
65535 threads should be enough for anyone Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

lichess-org/api#291 · Opened Nov 16, 2023
Add Filter for Standard Starting Position in User Game Export API Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

lichess-org/api#266 · Opened Jul 18, 2023
Rate limiting for challenge creation is not clearly documented Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

lichess-org/api#264 · 3 comments · Opened Jul 4, 2023
Improvement - Board API restrictions (time control) info at each relevant endpoint Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 55/100

lichess-org/api#263 · 1 reaction · Opened Jun 29, 2023
API example backend using passport-oauth2 Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

lichess-org/api#258 · 1 comment · Opened May 20, 2023
API suggestion - make time & increment consistent between challenge & board/seek Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

lichess-org/api#230 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Mar 5, 2023
API for uploading puzzles and studies Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

lichess-org/api#224 · 4 comments · Opened Jan 24, 2023
API Endpoint request: Support for open ended challenge for Stockfish Computer Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

lichess-org/api#220 · 2 comments · Opened Dec 19, 2022
Feature Request: Make claim victory (opponentGone) also available for direct (friends) game Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

lichess-org/api#207 · Opened Oct 6, 2022
API Feature Request: Add block / unblock to relations endpoint Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

lichess-org/api#197 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Jul 26, 2022
API for Studies Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

lichess-org/api#157 · 6 comments · 13 reactions · Opened Dec 13, 2021
request for API calls to return for a study-id the date/time of creation and date/time of last modification. Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

lichess-org/api#126 · 1 comment · Opened Jul 20, 2021
Comprehension question: Custom tournament endpoint (Get) Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 30/100

lichess-org/api#101 · 2 comments · Opened Apr 18, 2021
https://lichess.org/inbox/{username} report {"error":"Error 429: Too many requests! Try again later."} despite 1 sec rate limt Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

lichess-org/api#90 · 3 comments · Opened Mar 1, 2021
Puzzle storm endpoint? Open

feature request

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

lichess-org/api#83 · 3 comments · Opened Jan 27, 2021

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