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TheGamesDB Platforms API

The Platforms API from TheGamesDB — 4 operation(s) for platforms.

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

This API exposes 4 operations across 4 paths, and defines 9 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 2.0, at version 2.0.0.

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

4 operations 4 paths 9 schemas 4 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 4

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 4 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Platforms 4
GET
/v1/Platforms
Fetch platforms list
Platforms 2 params → 200400403
GET
/v1/Platforms/ByPlatformID
Fetch platforms list by id
PlatformsByPlatformID 3 params → 200400403
GET
/v1/Platforms/ByPlatformName
Fetch platforms by name
PlatformsByPlatformName 3 params → 200400403
GET
/v1/Platforms/Images
Fetch platform(s) images by platform(s) id
PlatformsImages 4 params → 200400403

Schemas 9

The contract defines 9 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Platform (8 properties), ImageBaseUrlMeta (6 properties), BaseApiResponse (4 properties), PlatformImage (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Platform
object
8 properties 7 required
PlatformsByPlatformID
BaseApiResponse
object
4 properties 4 required
PaginatedApiResponse
PlatformsByPlatformName
Platforms
PlatformsImages
PlatformImage
object
3 properties
ImageBaseUrlMeta
object
6 properties 6 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

thegamesdb-platforms-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs TheGamesDB publishes across the network.

TheGamesDB Developers API
TheGamesDB Games API
TheGamesDB Genres API
TheGamesDB Publishers API