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Chess.com in Home Assistant

chess_com part of Home Assistant since 2026.4

Cloud, polling Set up in the user interface Quality: Bronze

Chess.com is an official Home Assistant integration for Gaming and Sensor. Works through the manufacturer’s cloud and asks for changes at regular intervals – it depends on the internet connection and the service.

Facts about this integration

Compatible with Home Assistant
yes, official integration
Connection
Cloud, polling – Works through the manufacturer’s cloud and asks for changes at regular intervals – it depends on the internet connection and the service.
Setup
in the user interface
Kind
Online service
Quality scale
Bronze – The basic requirements for a new integration are met.
Installations
191
Categories
Gaming, Sensor
Provides
Diagnostics, Sensor
Maintained by
@joostlek
Python packages
chess-com-api==1.1.0

Setup

  1. In Home Assistant open Settings → Devices & services.
  2. Click "Add integration" and search for Chess.com.
  3. Follow the dialog – it asks for everything the integration needs.

Add to my Home Assistant

The link goes through my.home-assistant.io and opens the setup dialog in your own instance – no address of ours is involved.

Source of this entry: the official documentation of the integration

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