Games & Comics — entry 031 of 77
Giant Bomb
Giant Bomb is GameSpot/Fandom's editorial video-game wiki-database — games, characters, companies, franchises, and its long-running video/podcast catalog — exposed as a free REST API keyed by a per-account api_key query parameter. Responses support JSON, XML, or JSONP via a format filter, and the site now redirects www.giantbomb.com to the bare giantbomb.com domain for both the docs and the API itself.
AuthenticationAPI KeySign up with the provider to obtain credentials.
HTTPSSupportedTraffic is encrypted in transit.
CORSUnknownNot documented — test from the browser before relying on it.
PricingFreeNo paid tier — free for the documented use case.
FormatsJSON, XML, JSONPResponses can be requested as JSON or XML or JSONP.
GreatAPIs Score
Score70
Authentication15/25API key required
Pricing20/20Free to use
Docs0/20No docs or spec available
Formats15/15Supports 3 response formats
Freshness20/20Verified within 6 months
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<a href="https://greatapis.com/api/giant-bomb/"><img src="https://greatapis.com/badge/giant-bomb.svg" alt="Scored 70 on greatapis.com"></a>Auth quickstart
- Sign up with the provider to get an API key.
- Send it on every request as a header
Authorization: <key> - The exact header isn't documented — Authorization is a common default; confirm in the provider's docs.
Stored keyNo key stored
Your key is stored only in this browser (localStorage) and sent directly to the API — never to greatapis.