Overview
RAWG.io is a massive video game database API with over 500,000 games across 50 platforms, including PC, consoles, and mobile. It lets you search games by genre, platform, or rating and retrieve detailed metadata like release dates and screenshots. An API key is required but free for up to 20,000 monthly requests.
Beginner Tip
Register at rawg.io to get a free API key, then append ?key=YOUR_API_KEY to every request. Start with the /games endpoint to search by name or filter by platform.
Available Data
The kind of data this API exposes, based on its documentation. We could not call the endpoint to confirm the exact field names.
Example Response
Illustrative shape only — we were not able to call this endpoint (it requires credentials or exposes no public sample URL), so the fields below show the kind of data this API returns rather than a recorded response.
{
"id": 1,
"name": "RAWG.io",
"data": "500,000+ games for 50 platforms including mobiles",
"source": "RAWG.io"
} Field Reference
id Unique RAWG identifier for the game name Full title of the game released Release date in YYYY-MM-DD format rating Average user rating on a 0-5 scale platforms List of platforms the game is available on, each with name and slug background_image URL to the game cover or key art image Implementation Example
Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.
const url = "https://api.rawg.io/api/games?key=YOUR_API_KEY&search=halo&page_size=5";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data); What Can You Build?
Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.
Common Errors & Troubleshooting
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Metadata Score Breakdown
Estimated from metadata — endpoint not independently tested
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Technical Specifications
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