Download all your Chess.com games to PGN

pgn.py

import requests
import os
## Set your username at the bottom of this file
def download_games(username, output_directory):
    url = f"https://api.chess.com/pub/player/{username}/games/archives"
    response = requests.get(url)

    if response.status_code != 200:
        print(f"Error: Unable to access user archives at {url}")
        return

    archives = response.json()["archives"]

    if not os.path.exists(output_directory):
        os.makedirs(output_directory)

    for archive_url in archives:
        response = requests.get(f"{archive_url}/pgn")
        if response.status_code != 200:
            print(f"Error: Unable to download archive at {archive_url}")
            continue

        month = archive_url.split("/")[-1]
        file_path = os.path.join(output_directory, f"{username}_{month}.pgn")

        with open(file_path, "w") as file:
            file.write(response.text)
        print(f"Downloaded {username}'s games for {month} to {file_path}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    username = "Hikaru"  # Replace with your chess.com username
    output_directory = "chess_games"  # You can change this to the desired output directory

    download_games(username, output_directory)