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TheGamesDB Genres API

The Genres API from TheGamesDB — 1 operation(s) for genres.

TheGamesDB Genres 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 Genres. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, and 2 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 2.0, at version 2.0.0.

Requests are made against the base URL https://api.thegamesdb.net.

1 operations 1 paths 3 schemas 1 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 2.0
API Version
2.0.0
Base URL
https://api.thegamesdb.net
Resource Areas
1

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.

Genres 1
GET
/v1/Genres
Fetch Genres list
Genres 1 param → 200400403

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are BaseApiResponse (4 properties), Genre (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Genres
BaseApiResponse
object
4 properties 4 required
Genre
object
2 properties 2 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

thegamesdb-genres-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs TheGamesDB publishes across the network.

TheGamesDB Developers API
TheGamesDB Games API
TheGamesDB Platforms API
TheGamesDB Publishers API