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Get Games
Returns a paginated list of games for a specific platform using the filter parameter
Entertainment Video Games Game Database Gaming Media
Get Games is an example object payload from Giant Bomb, with 4 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.
Top-level fields
summary description request response
Example Payload
{
"summary": "Example: List games filtered by platform",
"description": "Returns a paginated list of games for a specific platform using the filter parameter",
"request": {
"method": "GET",
"url": "https://www.giantbomb.com/api/games/",
"parameters": {
"api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
"format": "json",
"filter": "platforms:94",
"field_list": "id,guid,name,deck,original_release_date,platforms,image",
"limit": 10,
"offset": 0,
"sort": "original_release_date:desc"
}
},
"response": {
"error": "OK",
"limit": 10,
"offset": 0,
"number_of_page_results": 10,
"number_of_total_results": 1523,
"status_code": 1,
"results": [
{
"id": 60799,
"guid": "3030-60799",
"name": "Elden Ring",
"deck": "An action RPG developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco in collaboration with author George R.R. Martin.",
"original_release_date": "2022-02-25",
"image": {
"icon_url": "https://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/square_avatar/8/87790/3345671-eldenring.jpg",
"medium_url": "https://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/scale_medium/8/87790/3345671-eldenring.jpg",
"screen_url": "https://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/screen_medium/8/87790/3345671-eldenring.jpg",
"small_url": "https://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/scale_small/8/87790/3345671-eldenring.jpg",
"super_url": "https://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/scale_large/8/87790/3345671-eldenring.jpg",
"thumb_url": "https://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/square_tiny/8/87790/3345671-eldenring.jpg",
"tiny_url": "https://www.giantbomb.com/a/uploads/square_mini/8/87790/3345671-eldenring.jpg"
},
"platforms": [
{"id": 94, "name": "PlayStation 5", "abbreviation": "PS5"},
{"id": 145, "name": "Xbox Series X", "abbreviation": "Series X"},
{"id": 146, "name": "PC", "abbreviation": "PC"}
]
}
],
"version": "1.0"
}
}