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RAWG

RAWG is the largest video game database and game discovery service, providing access to more than 350,000 games across 50+ platforms with rich metadata including tags, genres, developers, publishers, creators, release dates, Metacritic ratings, store links, ESRB ratings, average playtime, achievements, screenshots, trailers, and social media data. RAWG offers a free REST API for personal and small commercial use with API key authentication, enabling developers to search and filter games by platform, genre, developer, publisher, tag, release date, and rating. The API also provides endpoints for exploring game series, DLCs, development team members, and visually similar games (enterprise tier). RAWG is used by developers building game discovery apps, recommendation engines, gaming dashboards, and data warehouses.

RAWG publishes 9 APIs on the APIs.io network, including creator-roles API, creators API, developers API, and 6 more. Tagged areas include Database, Entertainment, Game Discovery, Games, and Gaming.

The RAWG catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

RAWG’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, signup flow, engineering blog, and 5 more developer resources.

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47.8/100 developing ▼ -6.9 Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
9 APIs
DatabaseEntertainmentGame DiscoveryGamesGamingMetadataVideo Games

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Composite quality — 47.8/100 · developing
Contract Quality 14.9 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 9

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

RAWG creator-roles API

The creator-roles API from RAWG — 1 operation(s) for creator-roles.

RAWG creators API

The creators API from RAWG — 2 operation(s) for creators.

RAWG developers API

The developers API from RAWG — 2 operation(s) for developers.

RAWG games API

The games API from RAWG — 14 operation(s) for games.

RAWG genres API

The genres API from RAWG — 2 operation(s) for genres.

RAWG platforms API

The platforms API from RAWG — 3 operation(s) for platforms.

RAWG publishers API

The publishers API from RAWG — 2 operation(s) for publishers.

RAWG stores API

The stores API from RAWG — 2 operation(s) for stores.

RAWG tags API

The tags API from RAWG — 2 operation(s) for tags.

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Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

RAWG Video Games Database API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rawg Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Rawg Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Rawg Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Rawg Context

39 classes · 12 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

RAWG API Rules

6 rules · 5 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

RAWG API Rules

8 rules · 2 errors 4 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

RAWG Game

34 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Rawg Game Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 4

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Rawg Game Detail Example

38 fields

EXAMPLE

Rawg Games List Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Rawg Genres List Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Rawg Platforms List Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 2

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

Rawg Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Rawg Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Rawg Agentic Access

60 operations

60 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Signup
Signup

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService
TermsOfService

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: rawg
name: RAWG
description: RAWG is the largest video game database and game discovery service, providing access to more than 350,000 games
  across 50+ platforms with rich metadata including tags, genres, developers, publishers, creators, release dates, Metacritic
  ratings, store links, ESRB ratings, average playtime, achievements, screenshots, trailers, and social media data. RAWG offers
  a free REST API for personal and small commercial use with API key authentication, enabling developers to search and filter
  games by platform, genre, developer, publisher, tag, release date, and rating. The API also provides endpoints for exploring
  game series, DLCs, development team members, and visually similar games (enterprise tier). RAWG is used by developers building
  game discovery apps, recommendation engines, gaming dashboards, and data warehouses.
type: Index
accessModel:
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  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
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  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consuming
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/rawg.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rawg/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
tags:
- Database
- Entertainment
- Game Discovery
- Games
- Gaming
- Metadata
- Video Games
created: '2025-02-08'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
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- aid: rawg:rawg-platforms-api
  name: RAWG platforms API
  description: The platforms API from RAWG — 3 operation(s) for platforms.
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- aid: rawg:rawg-publishers-api
  name: RAWG publishers API
  description: The publishers API from RAWG — 2 operation(s) for publishers.
  humanURL: https://rawg.io/apidocs
  baseURL: https://api.rawg.io/api
  tags:
  - publishers
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  name: RAWG stores API
  description: The stores API from RAWG — 2 operation(s) for stores.
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  baseURL: https://api.rawg.io/api
  tags:
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  description: The tags API from RAWG — 2 operation(s) for tags.
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maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com