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Pragma

Pragma is a backend infrastructure company for game developers, used by more than half of top PC and console studios (including studios such as Bungie, EA, and Remedy) to launch and operate live games. The Pragma Platform provides a game backend engine (game loops, player data, live operations, telemetry, and admin dashboards), plus social and commerce services (cross-platform authentication with Steam, Discord, Twitch, PlayStation, Xbox and more, virtual currency, entitlements, and order management). Pragma Connect packages these as a suite of backend tools for Unreal and Unity. Pragma also operates FirstLook, a playtest and community-management platform that runs onboarding, key management, surveys, rewards, creator programs, and player analytics — and exposes a public external REST API (scoped API tokens), Unity/Unreal SDKs, and a hosted MCP server for AI assistants. Added to the API Evangelist network from VC-portfolio signal (Greylock, Insight Partners) and enriched from Pragma's public developer surface.

Pragma publishes 2 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Infrastructure, Gaming, Game Backend, and Live Operations.

Pragma’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, engineering blog, pricing, signup flow, support, and 16 more developer resources.

31.3/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 6/100 agent aware saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
AccessSelf serve
2 APIs 1 MCP Servers
CompanyInfrastructureGamingGame BackendLive OperationsPlayer AccountsAuthenticationCommercePlaytestingCommunityAnalyticsDeveloper Tools

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
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APIs 2

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

FirstLook External API

Public external REST API for FirstLook, Pragma's playtest and community platform. Uses scoped API tokens to query players, look up or find-or-create a player, record analytics e...

Pragma Connect

Pragma Connect is a suite of backend game-development tools — player accounts, social, economy/commerce, and Limited Access Mode — that integrate with Steam, Twitch, Discord and...

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

Pragma MCP Server

MCP SERVER

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Pragma Authentication

apiKey/oauth2 · 3 schemes

SECURITY

Pragma Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Pragma Scopes

5 scopes

5 scopes

SCOPES

Resources

Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Design & Contract 3

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: pragma
name: Pragma
description: Pragma is a backend infrastructure company for game developers, used by more than half of top PC and console
  studios (including studios such as Bungie, EA, and Remedy) to launch and operate live games. The Pragma Platform provides
  a game backend engine (game loops, player data, live operations, telemetry, and admin dashboards), plus social and commerce
  services (cross-platform authentication with Steam, Discord, Twitch, PlayStation, Xbox and more, virtual currency, entitlements,
  and order management). Pragma Connect packages these as a suite of backend tools for Unreal and Unity. Pragma also operates
  FirstLook, a playtest and community-management platform that runs onboarding, key management, surveys, rewards, creator
  programs, and player analytics — and exposes a public external REST API (scoped API tokens), Unity/Unreal SDKs, and a hosted
  MCP server for AI assistants. Added to the API Evangelist network from VC-portfolio signal (Greylock, Insight Partners)
  and enriched from Pragma's public developer surface.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pragma/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- greylock
- insight-partners
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-20'
image: https://pragma.gg/favicon.ico
tags:
- Company
- Infrastructure
- Gaming
- Game Backend
- Live Operations
- Player Accounts
- Authentication
- Commerce
- Playtesting
- Community
- Analytics
- Developer Tools
apis:
- name: FirstLook External API
  description: Public external REST API for FirstLook, Pragma's playtest and community platform. Uses scoped API tokens to
    query players, look up or find-or-create a player, record analytics events (sessions, counters, durations), list and export
    surveys, and search creators / read the creator leaderboard. Endpoint detail is published as an interactive Swagger UI.
  humanURL: https://docs.firstlook.gg/developers/api/
  baseURL: https://api.firstlook.gg/external
  tags:
  - Playtesting
  - Players
  - Analytics
  - Surveys
  - Creators
  properties:
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://api.firstlook.gg/external/swagger-ui/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.firstlook.gg/developers/api/
  - type: MCPServer
    url: mcp/pragma-mcp.yml
  - type: LLMsTxt
    url: llms/pragma-llms.txt
- name: Pragma Connect
  description: Pragma Connect is a suite of backend game-development tools — player accounts, social, economy/commerce, and
    Limited Access Mode — that integrate with Steam, Twitch, Discord and more, with an API reference for Unreal and Unity
    titles.
  humanURL: https://cloud-docs.pragma.gg/
  baseURL: https://cloud-docs.pragma.gg
  tags:
  - Game Backend
  - Account
  - Social
  - Commerce
  tags_raw:
  - Game Backend
  - Accounts
  - Social
  - Commerce
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://cloud-docs.pragma.gg/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://cloud-docs.pragma.gg/api
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://pragma.gg/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://cloud-docs.pragma.gg/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.firstlook.gg/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://api.firstlook.gg/external/swagger-ui/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://cloud-docs.pragma.gg/get-started
- type: Blog
  url: https://pragma.gg/blog
- type: Pricing
  url: https://pragma.gg/pricing
- type: SignUp
  url: https://app.firstlook.gg/manage/~/signup
- type: Support
  url: https://pragma.gg/contact-us
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://pragma.gg/terms-of-service
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://pragma.gg/privacy-policy
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/pragmaplatform
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.firstlook.gg
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/pragma-mcp.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/pragma-llms.txt
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/pragma-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/pragma-scopes.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/pragma-conventions.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/pragma-lifecycle.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/pragma-conformance.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/pragma-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/pragma-packages.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/pragma-domain-security.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-20'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 9
  pass: local-v1

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