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Twitch Platforms API

Gaming platform data

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POST /platforms Twitch Query Platforms #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Twitch IGDB Platforms API
  description: The Internet Game Database (IGDB) API provides comprehensive video game information including metadata, ratings, screenshots, videos, and media. IGDB is owned and operated by Twitch and uses Twitch OAuth for authentication. The API uses a POST-based query language called Apicalypse.
  version: '4.0'
  contact:
    name: IGDB Support
    url: https://api-docs.igdb.com/
  termsOfService: https://www.twitch.tv/p/legal/terms-of-service/
servers:
- url: https://api.igdb.com/v4
  description: IGDB API v4 Production
security:
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: Platforms
  description: Gaming platform data
paths:
  /platforms:
    post:
      operationId: queryPlatforms
      summary: Twitch Query Platforms
      description: Query gaming platforms using Apicalypse query language.
      tags:
      - Platforms
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/clientId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          text/plain:
            schema:
              type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Platforms returned successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Platform'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  schemas:
    Platform:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        name:
          type: string
        slug:
          type: string
        abbreviation:
          type: string
        alternative_name:
          type: string
        category:
          type: integer
          description: 1=console, 2=arcade, 3=platform, 4=operating_system, 5=portable_console, 6=computer
        generation:
          type: integer
        platform_family:
          type: integer
        platform_logo:
          type: integer
        summary:
          type: string
        url:
          type: string
        created_at:
          type: integer
        updated_at:
          type: integer
  parameters:
    clientId:
      name: Client-ID
      in: header
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Twitch application client ID
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication required or token is invalid
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: Twitch OAuth2 Client Credentials for IGDB access
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://id.twitch.tv/oauth2/token
          scopes: {}
externalDocs:
  description: IGDB API Documentation
  url: https://api-docs.igdb.com/