Documentation / API reference
POST /v1/legal-moves
- Auth
- Bearer API key (keyless allowed with limits on eval and bestmove)
- Cost
- 0
Request body
| Field | Type | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
fen | string |
curl -s https://stockfishapi.com/v1/legal-moves \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $STOCKFISH_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"fen":"r1bqkbnr/pppp1ppp/2n5/4p3/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 2 3"}' const res = await fetch("https://stockfishapi.com/v1/legal-moves", {
method: "POST",
headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.STOCKFISH_API_KEY}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({
"fen": "r1bqkbnr/pppp1ppp/2n5/4p3/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 2 3"
}),
});
const data = await res.json(); import os, requests
r = requests.post(
"https://stockfishapi.com/v1/legal-moves",
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['STOCKFISH_API_KEY']}"},
json={
"fen": "r1bqkbnr/pppp1ppp/2n5/4p3/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQKB1R w KQkq - 2 3"
},
)
data = r.json() Responses
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
200 | Moves |
Errors follow problem+json with next_action.