TheGamesDB · Schema

Platform

Gaming platform details

DatabaseGamingVideo GamesMetadataArtwork

Properties

Name	Type	Description
id	integer	Platform identifier
name	string	Platform name
alias	string	URL-friendly platform alias
icon	string	Platform icon filename
console	string	Console image filename
controller	string	Controller image filename
developer	string	Platform developer name
manufacturer	string	Platform manufacturer
overview	string	Platform overview/description
youtube	string	YouTube URL

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/thegamesdb/refs/heads/main/json-schema/thegamesdb-platform-schema.json",
  "title": "Platform",
  "description": "Gaming platform details",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Platform identifier",
      "example": 14
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Platform name",
      "example": "Microsoft Xbox"
    },
    "alias": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "URL-friendly platform alias",
      "example": "microsoft-xbox"
    },
    "icon": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Platform icon filename",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "console": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Console image filename",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "controller": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Controller image filename",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "developer": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Platform developer name",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "manufacturer": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Platform manufacturer",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "overview": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Platform overview/description",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "youtube": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "YouTube URL",
      "nullable": true
    }
  }
}

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