TheGamesDB

TheGamesDB Developers API

The Developers API from TheGamesDB — 1 operation(s) for developers.

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https://api.thegamesdb.net/

Specifications

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/thegamesdb/refs/heads/main/openapi/thegamesdb-developers-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/thegamesdb/refs/heads/main/json-schema/thegamesdb-game-schema.json
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JSONStructure
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/thegamesdb/refs/heads/main/json-structure/thegamesdb-game-structure.json

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OpenAPI Specification

thegamesdb-developers-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
swagger: '2.0'
info:
  description: API Documentation
  version: 2.0.0
  title: TheGamesDB Developers API
  license:
    name: GNU General Public License v3.0
    url: https://github.com/TheGamesDB/TheGamesDBv2/blob/master/LICENSE
host: api.thegamesdb.net
basePath: /
schemes:
- https
tags:
- name: Developers
paths:
  /v1/Developers:
    get:
      tags:
      - Developers
      operationId: Developers
      summary: Fetch Developers list
      produces:
      - application/json
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: apikey
        description: (Required)
        required: true
        type: string
      responses:
        200:
          description: result
          schema:
            $ref: '#/definitions/Developers'
        400:
          description: bad input parameter
        403:
          description: bad API key or hit rate-limit cap
definitions:
  Developer:
    type: object
    required:
    - id
    - name
    properties:
      id:
        type: integer
        minimum: 0
      name:
        type: string
    example:
      id: 202
      name: Acclaim Studios Manchester
  Developers:
    allOf:
    - $ref: '#/definitions/BaseApiResponse'
    - type: object
      required:
      - data
      properties:
        data:
          type: object
          required:
          - count
          - developers
          properties:
            count:
              type: integer
              minimum: 0
            developers:
              type: object
              additionalProperties:
                $ref: '#/definitions/Developer'
  BaseApiResponse:
    type: object
    required:
    - code
    - status
    - remaining_monthly_allowance
    - extra_allowance
    properties:
      code:
        type: integer
        minimum: 0
      status:
        type: string
      remaining_monthly_allowance:
        type: integer
        minimum: 0
      extra_allowance:
        type: integer
        minimum: 0
    example:
      code: 200
      status: Success
      remaining_monthly_allowance: 257
      extra_allowance: 0