Webservice API V1 Documentation

A webservice API that allow clients to programmatically retrieve information about tournaments and their rosters.

HTTP Response Status Codes

200 OK: The request was successful. The Content-Type is application/json. A JSON document is in the response body.
406 NOT ACCEPTABLE: Either the requested URL did not include the .json endpoint suffix, or the HTTP request did not include an Accept header with application/json.
429 Too Many Requests: The client has exceeded the maximum number of requests permitted over a period of time. The client should examine the Retry-After header to know when to re-try. The response body is empty.
500 Internal Server Error: An internal server error occurred.

Accept: Set this to application/json. Alternatively, clients can instead use the .json endpoint suffix.

Retrieve all public tournaments.

URL	`https://chessreg.com/api/v/1/tournaments.json`
HTTP Method	`GET`
Example	`GET /api/v/1/tournaments.json HTTP/1.1 Host: chessreg.com`

Retrieve a tournament's roster.

URL	`https://chessreg.com/api/v/1/tournaments/{tournament}/roster.json`
HTTP Method	`GET`
Example	`GET /api/v/1/tournaments/372/roster.json HTTP/1.1 Host: chessreg.com`

Please send bug reports, questions, and feedback to tobin@chessreg.com.