---
title: "Get current tournaments"
method: GET
path: "/api/tournament"
tags: ["Tournaments (Arena)"]
---

# Get current tournaments

`GET /api/tournament`

Get recently active and finished tournaments.
This API is used to display the [Lichess tournament schedule](https://lichess.org/tournament).

## Response `200`

The list of current tournaments.

- ArenaTournaments
  - `created` ArenaTournament[], required
    - `id` string, required
    - `createdBy` string, required
    - `system` 'arena', required
    - `minutes` integer, required
    - `clock` Clock, required
      - `limit` integer, required
      - `increment` integer, required
    - `rated` boolean, required
    - `fullName` string, required
    - `nbPlayers` integer, required
    - `variant` Variant, required
      - `key` 'standard' | 'chess960' | 'crazyhouse' | 'antichess' | 'atomic' | 'horde' | 'kingOfTheHill' | 'racingKings' | 'threeCheck' | 'fromPosition', required
      - `name` string, required
      - `short` string
    - `startsAt` integer, required
    - `finishesAt` integer, required
    - `status` 10 | 20 | 30, required — 10: created, 20: started, 30: finished
    - `perf` ArenaPerf, required
      - `key` 'ultraBullet' | 'bullet' | 'blitz' | 'rapid' | 'classical' | 'correspondence' | 'chess960' | 'crazyhouse' | 'antichess' | 'atomic' | 'horde' | 'kingOfTheHill' | 'racingKings' | 'threeCheck', required
      - `name` string, required
      - `position` integer, required
      - `icon` string
    - `secondsToStart` integer
    - `hasMaxRating` boolean
    - `maxRating` ArenaRatingObj
      - `perf` 'ultraBullet' | 'bullet' | 'blitz' | 'rapid' | 'classical' | 'correspondence' | 'chess960' | 'crazyhouse' | 'antichess' | 'atomic' | 'horde' | 'kingOfTheHill' | 'racingKings' | 'threeCheck'
      - `rating` integer, required
    - `minRating` ArenaRatingObj
      - `perf` 'ultraBullet' | 'bullet' | 'blitz' | 'rapid' | 'classical' | 'correspondence' | 'chess960' | 'crazyhouse' | 'antichess' | 'atomic' | 'horde' | 'kingOfTheHill' | 'racingKings' | 'threeCheck'
      - `rating` integer, required
    - `minRatedGames` object
      - `nb` integer
    - `botsAllowed` boolean
    - `minAccountAgeInDays` integer
    - `onlyTitled` boolean
    - `teamMember` string
    - `private` boolean
    - `position` union
      - object
        - `eco` string, required
        - `name` string, required
        - `fen` string, required
        - `url` string, uri, required
      - object
        - `name` 'Custom position', required
        - `fen` string, required
    - `schedule` object
      - `freq` string
      - `speed` string
    - `teamBattle` object
      - `teams` string[]
      - `nbLeaders` integer
    - `winner` LightUser
      - `id` string, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `flair` string — See [available flair list and images](https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/tree/master/public/flair)
      - `title` 'GM' | 'WGM' | 'IM' | 'WIM' | 'FM' | 'WFM' | 'NM' | 'CM' | 'WCM' | 'WNM' | 'LM' | 'BOT' — only appears if the user is a titled player or a bot user
      - `patron` boolean — Use patronColor value instead to determine if player is a patron.
      - `patronColor` integer — Players can choose a color for their Patron wings. See [here for the color mappings](https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/blob/master/ui/lib/css/abstract/_patron-colors.scss). The presence of this field indicates the player is an active Patron.
  - `started` ArenaTournament[], required
    - `id` string, required
    - `createdBy` string, required
    - `system` 'arena', required
    - `minutes` integer, required
    - `clock` Clock, required
      - `limit` integer, required
      - `increment` integer, required
    - `rated` boolean, required
    - `fullName` string, required
    - `nbPlayers` integer, required
    - `variant` Variant, required
      - `key` 'standard' | 'chess960' | 'crazyhouse' | 'antichess' | 'atomic' | 'horde' | 'kingOfTheHill' | 'racingKings' | 'threeCheck' | 'fromPosition', required
      - `name` string, required
      - `short` string
    - `startsAt` integer, required
    - `finishesAt` integer, required
    - `status` 10 | 20 | 30, required — 10: created, 20: started, 30: finished
    - `perf` ArenaPerf, required
      - `key` 'ultraBullet' | 'bullet' | 'blitz' | 'rapid' | 'classical' | 'correspondence' | 'chess960' | 'crazyhouse' | 'antichess' | 'atomic' | 'horde' | 'kingOfTheHill' | 'racingKings' | 'threeCheck', required
      - `name` string, required
      - `position` integer, required
      - `icon` string
    - `secondsToStart` integer
    - `hasMaxRating` boolean
    - `maxRating` ArenaRatingObj
      - `perf` 'ultraBullet' | 'bullet' | 'blitz' | 'rapid' | 'classical' | 'correspondence' | 'chess960' | 'crazyhouse' | 'antichess' | 'atomic' | 'horde' | 'kingOfTheHill' | 'racingKings' | 'threeCheck'
      - `rating` integer, required
    - `minRating` ArenaRatingObj
      - `perf` 'ultraBullet' | 'bullet' | 'blitz' | 'rapid' | 'classical' | 'correspondence' | 'chess960' | 'crazyhouse' | 'antichess' | 'atomic' | 'horde' | 'kingOfTheHill' | 'racingKings' | 'threeCheck'
      - `rating` integer, required
    - `minRatedGames` object
      - `nb` integer
    - `botsAllowed` boolean
    - `minAccountAgeInDays` integer
    - `onlyTitled` boolean
    - `teamMember` string
    - `private` boolean
    - `position` union
      - object
        - `eco` string, required
        - `name` string, required
        - `fen` string, required
        - `url` string, uri, required
      - object
        - `name` 'Custom position', required
        - `fen` string, required
    - `schedule` object
      - `freq` string
      - `speed` string
    - `teamBattle` object
      - `teams` string[]
      - `nbLeaders` integer
    - `winner` LightUser
      - `id` string, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `flair` string — See [available flair list and images](https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/tree/master/public/flair)
      - `title` 'GM' | 'WGM' | 'IM' | 'WIM' | 'FM' | 'WFM' | 'NM' | 'CM' | 'WCM' | 'WNM' | 'LM' | 'BOT' — only appears if the user is a titled player or a bot user
      - `patron` boolean — Use patronColor value instead to determine if player is a patron.
      - `patronColor` integer — Players can choose a color for their Patron wings. See [here for the color mappings](https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/blob/master/ui/lib/css/abstract/_patron-colors.scss). The presence of this field indicates the player is an active Patron.
  - `finished` ArenaTournament[], required
    - `id` string, required
    - `createdBy` string, required
    - `system` 'arena', required
    - `minutes` integer, required
    - `clock` Clock, required
      - `limit` integer, required
      - `increment` integer, required
    - `rated` boolean, required
    - `fullName` string, required
    - `nbPlayers` integer, required
    - `variant` Variant, required
      - `key` 'standard' | 'chess960' | 'crazyhouse' | 'antichess' | 'atomic' | 'horde' | 'kingOfTheHill' | 'racingKings' | 'threeCheck' | 'fromPosition', required
      - `name` string, required
      - `short` string
    - `startsAt` integer, required
    - `finishesAt` integer, required
    - `status` 10 | 20 | 30, required — 10: created, 20: started, 30: finished
    - `perf` ArenaPerf, required
      - `key` 'ultraBullet' | 'bullet' | 'blitz' | 'rapid' | 'classical' | 'correspondence' | 'chess960' | 'crazyhouse' | 'antichess' | 'atomic' | 'horde' | 'kingOfTheHill' | 'racingKings' | 'threeCheck', required
      - `name` string, required
      - `position` integer, required
      - `icon` string
    - `secondsToStart` integer
    - `hasMaxRating` boolean
    - `maxRating` ArenaRatingObj
      - `perf` 'ultraBullet' | 'bullet' | 'blitz' | 'rapid' | 'classical' | 'correspondence' | 'chess960' | 'crazyhouse' | 'antichess' | 'atomic' | 'horde' | 'kingOfTheHill' | 'racingKings' | 'threeCheck'
      - `rating` integer, required
    - `minRating` ArenaRatingObj
      - `perf` 'ultraBullet' | 'bullet' | 'blitz' | 'rapid' | 'classical' | 'correspondence' | 'chess960' | 'crazyhouse' | 'antichess' | 'atomic' | 'horde' | 'kingOfTheHill' | 'racingKings' | 'threeCheck'
      - `rating` integer, required
    - `minRatedGames` object
      - `nb` integer
    - `botsAllowed` boolean
    - `minAccountAgeInDays` integer
    - `onlyTitled` boolean
    - `teamMember` string
    - `private` boolean
    - `position` union
      - object
        - `eco` string, required
        - `name` string, required
        - `fen` string, required
        - `url` string, uri, required
      - object
        - `name` 'Custom position', required
        - `fen` string, required
    - `schedule` object
      - `freq` string
      - `speed` string
    - `teamBattle` object
      - `teams` string[]
      - `nbLeaders` integer
    - `winner` LightUser
      - `id` string, required
      - `name` string, required
      - `flair` string — See [available flair list and images](https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/tree/master/public/flair)
      - `title` 'GM' | 'WGM' | 'IM' | 'WIM' | 'FM' | 'WFM' | 'NM' | 'CM' | 'WCM' | 'WNM' | 'LM' | 'BOT' — only appears if the user is a titled player or a bot user
      - `patron` boolean — Use patronColor value instead to determine if player is a patron.
      - `patronColor` integer — Players can choose a color for their Patron wings. See [here for the color mappings](https://github.com/lichess-org/lila/blob/master/ui/lib/css/abstract/_patron-colors.scss). The presence of this field indicates the player is an active Patron.

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