Live Games Not in Public API anymore

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yaybjorn

I've been using the Chess.com Public API for a long time, lately it seems like only daily games are showing up in the games methods. 

Example: 

https://www.chess.com/member/plumptonred
https://api.chess.com/pub/player/plumptonred/games/2021/11

I see from old post that there has been a bug in the past where this happened, could this bug have been reintroduced?

yaybjorn

bmacho

Yes, lives game disappeared completely for everyone, everywhere sad.png

yaybjorn

Any idea when this happened, and if it's a bug, or chess.com turning it off?

The API pages still claims it should have both live and daily games. 

dimpoul

There is another thread in this one. Here is my comment from the other thread:

Guys, this is a recent regression from chess.com side. I have implemented a score command that gives me the scores between any two chess com players by going through all their archives. This command was giving me the correct results up until a few days ago, but ever since a few days ago some game archives got completely lost! @chess.com can you double check for any regressions in the game archives API area? It seems like many of us are seeing the same issue from different angles. THanks.

Martin_Stahl

This has been fixed and should be mostly working. It should be fully up when the caches fully update.

dimpoul

I can confirm that things are back to normal now. Old record archives have been restored and new records are getting uploaded as expected. Thanks @Martin_Stahl

Brit_FK

@dimpoul and @Martib_stahl

I’d say you still have issues. As of this morning Aimchess isn’t updating with my rapid games. Still says no games in 30 days this morning, yet played 5 on the 15th of Nov. So to me looks like you still have issues with live games and the API.

 

 

 

dimpoul

What is Aimchess??? tongue.png hello?? this is chess.com here

Brit_FK
dimpoul wrote:

What is Aimchess??? hello?? this is chess.com here

It uses the API, and wasn't working, even though mentioned above should be. however that said it is working now.........Is that good enough for you?

funkyfresh12

Just want to revive this thread as I am seeing same issue now in 2022.

 

Trying to get my games: https://api.chess.com/pub/player/funkyfresh12/games

Butting getting an empty array of games