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IGDB.com API

Games & Comics / API Key Intermediate HTTPS
Varies by plan (check documentation)
47 Score
Grade D
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Overview

IGDB.com API is a comprehensive video game database with over 200,000 games, covering metadata like genres, release dates, ratings, screenshots, and more. You authenticate using a Twitch OAuth token alongside your client credentials. It is the go-to API for building game libraries, discovery apps, or review aggregators.

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Beginner Tip

You must first get a Twitch Developer client ID and secret, then exchange them for a Bearer token at id.twitch.tv/oauth2/token before making any IGDB requests.

Available Data

Use case: Integrate video game database data into web and mobile applications
IGDB.com data via REST API
JSON-formatted response data
Requires API key authentication

Example Response

JSON Response 
{
  "id": 1,
  "name": "IGDB.com",
  "data": "Video Game Database",
  "source": "IGDB.com"
}

Field Reference

id Unique IGDB identifier for the game.
name Official title of the game.
rating Aggregated user rating on a scale of 0 to 100.
genres List of genre IDs associated with the game; expand with a separate genres endpoint.
first_release_date Unix timestamp of the game first release date.
cover ID referencing the cover image; use the covers endpoint to get the image URL.

Implementation Example 

const url = "https://api-docs.igdb.com/";
// 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

401 Unauthorized Missing or expired Bearer token in the Authorization header.
✓ Re-fetch the access token from id.twitch.tv/oauth2/token and include it as Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN.
400 Bad Request Malformed Apicalypse query syntax in the POST body.
✓ Check your query syntax — fields, where, limit, and sort must end with semicolons (e.g., fields name; limit 10;).
Empty results array The filter conditions in the where clause matched no records.
✓ Simplify or remove the where clause and add it back incrementally to identify the problematic filter.

Matrix Score Breakdown

🌐 Reachability 0/30
⚡ Speed 20/20
🔒 Security 15/15
🛠 Developer XP 12/20
✓ Reliability 0/15

Partially tested on Apr 5, 2026

Technical Specifications

Auth API Key
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS UNKNOWN
Category Games & Comics
Difficulty Intermediate
Verified: 2026-04-04

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