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The largest open video games database. ### Why build on RAWG - More than 350,000 games for 50 platforms including mobiles. - Rich metadata: tags, genres, developers, publishers, individual creators, official websites, release dates, Metacritic ratings. - Where to buy: links to digital distribution
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base URLs: https://api.rawg.io/api
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The largest open video games database. ### Why build on RAWG - More than 350,000 games for 50 platforms including mobiles. - Rich metadata: tags, genres, developers, publishers, individual creators, official websites, release dates, Metacritic ratings. - Where to buy: links to digital distribution services - Similar games based on visual similarity. - Player activity data: Steam average playtime
| method | path | what the vendor says it does |
|---|---|---|
GET | /creator-roles | Get a list of creator positions (jobs). creator-roles |
GET | /creators | Get a list of game creators. creators |
GET | /creators/{id} | Get details of the creator. creators |
GET | /developers | Get a list of game developers. developers |
GET | /developers/{id} | Get details of the developer. developers |
GET | /games | Get a list of games. games |
GET | /games/{game_pk}/additions | Get a list of DLC's for the game, GOTY and other editions, companion apps, etc. games |
GET | /games/{game_pk}/development-team | Get a list of individual creators that were part of the development team. games |
GET | /games/{game_pk}/game-series | Get a list of games that are part of the same series. games |
GET | /games/{game_pk}/parent-games | Get a list of parent games for DLC's and editions. games |
GET | /games/{game_pk}/screenshots | Get screenshots for the game. games |
GET | /games/{game_pk}/stores | Get links to the stores that sell the game. games |
GET | /games/{id} | Get details of the game. games |
GET | /games/{id}/achievements | Get a list of game achievements. games |
GET | /games/{id}/movies | Get a list of game trailers. games |
GET | /games/{id}/reddit | Get a list of most recent posts from the game's subreddit. games |
GET | /games/{id}/suggested | Get a list of visually similar games, available only for business and enterprise API users. games |
GET | /games/{id}/twitch | Get streams on Twitch associated with the game, available only for business and enterprise API users. games |
GET | /games/{id}/youtube | Get videos from YouTube associated with the game, available only for business and enterprise API users. games |
GET | /genres | Get a list of video game genres. genres |
GET | /genres/{id} | Get details of the genre. genres |
GET | /platforms | Get a list of video game platforms. platforms |
GET | /platforms/lists/parents | Get a list of parent platforms. For instance, for PS2 and PS4 the “parent platform” is PlayStation. platforms |
GET | /platforms/{id} | Get details of the platform. platforms |
GET | /publishers | Get a list of video game publishers. publishers |
GET | /publishers/{id} | Get details of the publisher. publishers |
GET | /stores | Get a list of video game storefronts. stores |
GET | /stores/{id} | Get details of the store. stores |
GET | /tags | Get a list of tags. tags |
GET | /tags/{id} | Get details of the tag. tags |
specification origin: https://api.rawg.io/docs/?format=openapi
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