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TheGamesDB Games API

The Games API from TheGamesDB — 6 operation(s) for games.

TheGamesDB Games API is one of 5 APIs that TheGamesDB publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Games. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, and 2 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 6 operations across 6 paths, and defines 11 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.thegamesdb.net/.

6 operations 6 paths 11 schemas 6 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2.0.0
Base URL
https://api.thegamesdb.net
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 6

Across 6 paths, the API surfaces 6 operations — 6 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Games 6
GET
/v1/Games/ByGameID
Fetch game(s) by id
GamesByGameID 5 params → 200400403
GET
/v1/Games/ByGameName
Fetch game(s) by name
GamesByGameName_v1 6 params → 200400403
GET
/v1.1/Games/ByGameName
Fetch game(s) by name
GamesByGameName 6 params → 200400403
GET
/v1/Games/ByPlatformID
Fetch game(s) by platform id
GamesByPlatformID 5 params → 200400403
GET
/v1/Games/Images
Fetch game(s) images by game(s) id
GamesImages 4 params → 200400403
GET
/v1/Games/Updates
Fetch games update
GamesUpdates 4 params → 200400403

Schemas 11

The contract defines 11 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Game (20 properties), ImageBaseUrlMeta (6 properties), UpdateModel (5 properties), GameImage (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

GamesByGameID
PaginatedApiResponse
BaseApiResponse
object
4 properties 4 required
GamesByGameID_v1
Game
object
20 properties
GamesImages
UpdateModel
object
5 properties
ImageBaseUrlMeta
object
6 properties 6 required
PlatformSkinny
object
3 properties 3 required
GamesUpdates
GameImage
object
5 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

thegamesdb-games-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs TheGamesDB publishes across the network.

TheGamesDB Developers API
TheGamesDB Genres API
TheGamesDB Platforms API
TheGamesDB Publishers API
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