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# Import a PGN into a study

> Add a PGN as new chapters to a study you own or can edit. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/lichess/import_pgn_to_study

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Add a PGN as new chapters to a study you own or can edit.

Lichess API: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/lichess.md

`POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/lichess/studies/{study_id}/pgn-to-studies`

Access: write. Confirm: waits for the user's OK before it runs.

Creates one chapter per game and returns the chapter IDs and names. A study holds at most 64 chapters, so a larger import fails. Study members, and anyone who can view the study, see the new chapters. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `study_id` | string | yes | Study ID from list_studies. |
| `pgn` | string | yes | PGN text. Several games separated by two blank lines become several chapters. |
| `name` | string | no | Chapter name, 1 to 100 characters. Ignored when the PGN holds several games. |
| `orientation` | string | no | white or black. Detected when empty. |
| `mode` | string | no | practice, conceal or gamebook. Default normal analysis. |

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/lichess/studies/study_8c41d2/pgn-to-studies \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"pgn":"pgn"}'
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("lichess", "import_pgn_to_study", {"study_id":"study_8c41d2","pgn":"pgn"})
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('lichess', 'import_pgn_to_study', {"study_id":"study_8c41d2","pgn":"pgn"});
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call lichess import_pgn_to_study --data '{"study_id":"study_8c41d2","pgn":"pgn"}'
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "study_id": "Wk3bPzQa",
  "chapters_added": 2,
  "chapters": [
    {
      "chapter_id": "c1Rt8Yup",
      "name": "Round 1: Becker vs Silva"
    },
    {
      "chapter_id": "d2Ws9Zvq",
      "name": "Round 1: Ortiz vs Okafor"
    }
  ],
  "total_chapters": 14
}
```

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