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Itch.io Games API

Operations related to itch.io game pages

Itch.io Games 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 Games. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 7 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 7 schemas 1 GET

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 Games 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 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Games 1

Operations related to itch.io game pages

GET
/games/{gameId}
Get game
getGame 4 params → 200404

Schemas 7

The contract defines 7 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Game (23 properties), User (8 properties), Sale (5 properties), GameEmbedData (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

GameEmbedData
object
Presentation information for embed games
4 properties
Game
object
Represents a page on itch.io; could be a game, tool, comic, etc.
23 properties
ErrorResponse
object
1 property
Sale
object
Describes a discount for a game
5 properties
GetGameResponse
object
1 property
Platforms
object
Describes which OS/architectures a game or upload is compatible with
3 properties
User
object
Represents an itch.io account with basic profile info
8 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

itch-io-games-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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Itch.io Bundles API
Itch.io Collections API
Itch.io Downloads API
Itch.io Profile API
Itch.io Search API
Itch.io Uploads API
Itch.io Users API
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