# USChess API to look up players by ID or name

**URL:** <https://forum.uschess.org/t/uschess-api-to-look-up-players-by-id-or-name/61641>\
**Category:** All Things Chess\
**Tags:** muir\
**Created:** [September 1, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/uschess-api-to-look-up-players-by-id-or-name/61641 "2026-09-01T20:56:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![danbock](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.uschess.org/danbock/32/3308_2.png) [@danbock](https://forum.uschess.org/u/danbock)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/uschess-api-to-look-up-players-by-id-or-name/61641/1 "2026-09-01T20:56:49Z")

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What’s the current way to get access to the USChess API? I am helping with registration for some local tournaments and would like to use the API to look up players by ID or name.

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**Author:** ![ulmont](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.uschess.org/ulmont/32/151_2.png) [@ulmont](https://forum.uschess.org/u/ulmont)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/uschess-api-to-look-up-players-by-id-or-name/61641/2 "2026-09-02T15:11:03Z")

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See [API 2.0 is now available](https://forum.uschess.org/t/api-2-0-is-now-available/61581) and - after logging in - [US Chess](https://ratings.uschess.org/portal/api-access)