API Bug: /games/archives endpoint returns internal error for valid user

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Avatar of Rujinik

Hi,


I'm developing a chess analysis tool () and encountering issues with the /games/archives endpoint.


**Problem 1 - Archives list returns internal error:**
For user "danipues", the archives endpoint fails completely:


GET https://api.chess.com/pub/player/danipues
→ 200 OK (player_id: 219656345, account exists)


GET https://api.chess.com/pub/player/danipues/games/archives
→ {"code":0,"message":"An internal error has occurred..."}


User has 2735 total games but cannot retrieve any archives.


**Problem 2 - Individual month archives return internal error:**
For user "rujinik", the archives list works but accessing recent months fails:


GET https://api.chess.com/pub/player/rujinik/games/archives
→ 200 OK (returns full list including 2025/01 through 2025/12)


GET https://api.chess.com/pub/player/rujinik/games/2025/12
→ {"code":0,"message":"An internal error has occurred..."}


The archives list includes recent months, but fetching the actual games returns internal error.


**Additional info:**
- Both issues reproducible via curl from multiple servers/IPs
- Other users work fine (., hikaru, magnuscarlsen)
- Older months for "rujinik" (., 2022/09) work correctly


Is this a known issue? Any insight into what causes this for specific accounts?


Thanks!

Avatar of Aan_Huynh

it's also happen to me today (it worked yesterday) when trying to fetch hikaru games. I think I called the api too many times : (
{"code":0,"message":"An internal error has occurred. Please contact Chess.com Developer's Forum for further help https://www.chess.com/club/chess-com-developer-community ."}

Avatar of Martin_Stahl

Try it now. Seems to be working

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