Games & Comics — entry 039 of 77
IGDB.com
IGDB is Twitch's video-game metadata database — games, companies, platforms, ratings, and cover art — queried via a custom "Apicalypse" filter language sent as a POST body against api.igdb.com, returning JSON. Access needs a Twitch developer account and app, then a Client-ID plus an app-access Bearer token from Twitch's OAuth client-credentials flow; the API is free for both non-commercial and commercial use, capped at 4 requests/second.
AuthenticationOAuthRequires an OAuth flow; expect app registration.
HTTPSSupportedTraffic is encrypted in transit.
CORSDisabledBrowser calls need a server-side proxy.
PricingFreeNo paid tier — free for the documented use case.
FormatsJSONResponses can be requested as JSON.
GreatAPIs Score
Score57
Authentication8/25OAuth flow required
Pricing20/20Free to use
Docs0/20No docs or spec available
Formats9/15Single response format
Freshness20/20Verified within 6 months
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<a href="https://greatapis.com/api/igdb-com/"><img src="https://greatapis.com/badge/igdb-com.svg" alt="Scored 57 on greatapis.com"></a>Auth quickstart
- Register an app / run the OAuth flow to obtain a bearer token.
- Send it as an Authorization header
Authorization: Bearer <token>
Stored keyNo key stored
Your key is stored only in this browser (localStorage) and sent directly to the API — never to greatapis.