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IGDB Companies API

Companies and developers/publishers in the gaming industry.

IGDB Companies API is one of 8 APIs that IGDB publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Companies. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a getting-started guide, and authentication docs.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 4.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.igdb.com/v4.

2 operations 2 paths 3 schemas 2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
4.0
Base URL
https://api.igdb.com/v4
Authentication
API Key, HTTP Bearer
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

IGDB Companies API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Client-ID (ClientID). It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (OAuth2 access token) (BearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • ClientID — Twitch developer Client-ID issued for the IGDB API.
  • BearerAuth — Bearer access token obtained via the Twitch OAuth Client Credentials flow.

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Companies 2

Companies and developers/publishers in the gaming industry.

POST
/companies
Query companies
body → 200401
POST
/involved_companies
Query involved companies
body → 200401

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Company (6 properties), Error (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ApicalypseQuery
string
Apicalypse query string used to filter, sort, paginate, and select fields on IGDB resources. Example: fields name,cover.url; where rating 80; limit 10;
Error
object
3 properties
Company
object
6 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

igdb-companies-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs IGDB publishes across the network.

IGDB Games API
IGDB Genres API
IGDB Media API
IGDB Platforms API
IGDB Reference API
IGDB Releases API
IGDB Search API