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Itch.io Downloads API

The Downloads API from Itch.io — 1 operation(s) for downloads.

Itch.io Downloads API is one of 11 APIs that Itch.io publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Downloads. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.itch.io.

1 operations 1 paths 2 schemas 1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://api.itch.io
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Itch.io Downloads API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearerAuth — API key or JWT token issued by itch.io

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.

Downloads 1
POST
/games/{gameId}/download-sessions
Create download session
newDownloadSession 4 params → 200401

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ErrorResponse (1 property), NewDownloadSessionResponse (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

NewDownloadSessionResponse
object
1 property
ErrorResponse
object
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

itch-io-downloads-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Itch.io publishes across the network.

Itch.io Auth API
Itch.io Builds API
Itch.io Bundles API
Itch.io Collections API
Itch.io Games API
Itch.io Profile API
Itch.io Search API
Itch.io Uploads API
Itch.io Users API
Itch.io Wharf API