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IGDB Search API

Cross-entity search.

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

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

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 2 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.

1 operations 1 paths 2 schemas 1 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 Search 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 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Search 1

Cross-entity search.

POST
/search
Search across IGDB entities
body → 200401

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed is 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

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

igdb-search-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs IGDB publishes across the network.

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