RAWG Video Games Database API
api.rawg.io · Media
Largest video game database — 500,000+ games across all platforms. Search by genre, platform, release year, Metacritic rating, and more. Free tier: 20,000 requests/month.
Authentication
API Key
Free API key at rawg.io/apidocs. Pass as ?key= query parameter.
Sample Requests
GET
Search games
Search games by title.
https://api.rawg.io/api/games?key=YOUR_KEY&search=Cyberpunk&page_size=5
Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does
curl -X GET "https://api.rawg.io/api/games?key=YOUR_KEY&search=Cyberpunk&page_size=5"
import requests
params = {
"key": "YOUR_KEY",
"search": "Cyberpunk",
"page_size": "5"
}
response = requests.get(
"https://api.rawg.io/api/games",
params=params,
)
print(response.json())const url = new URL('https://api.rawg.io/api/games');
url.searchParams.set('key', 'YOUR_KEY');
url.searchParams.set('search', 'Cyberpunk');
url.searchParams.set('page_size', '5');
const response = await fetch(url);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);package main
import (
"fmt"
"io"
"net/http"
"net/url"
)
func main() {
baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.rawg.io/api/games")
q := baseURL.Query()
q.Set("key", "YOUR_KEY")
q.Set("search", "Cyberpunk")
q.Set("page_size", "5")
baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
targetURL := baseURL.String()
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)
client := &http.Client{}
resp, _ := client.Do(req)
defer resp.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}require "net/http"
require "json"
uri = URI("https://api.rawg.io/api/games")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
"key" => "YOUR_KEY",
"search" => "Cyberpunk",
"page_size" => "5"
})
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)<?php
$url = "https://api.rawg.io/api/games?" . http_build_query([
"key" => "YOUR_KEY",
"search" => "Cyberpunk",
"page_size" => "5"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
"method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));
GET
Get game details
Get full details for GTA V.
https://api.rawg.io/api/games/grand-theft-auto-v?key=YOUR_KEY
Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does
curl -X GET "https://api.rawg.io/api/games/grand-theft-auto-v?key=YOUR_KEY"
import requests
params = {
"key": "YOUR_KEY"
}
response = requests.get(
"https://api.rawg.io/api/games/grand-theft-auto-v",
params=params,
)
print(response.json())const url = new URL('https://api.rawg.io/api/games/grand-theft-auto-v');
url.searchParams.set('key', 'YOUR_KEY');
const response = await fetch(url);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);package main
import (
"fmt"
"io"
"net/http"
"net/url"
)
func main() {
baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.rawg.io/api/games/grand-theft-auto-v")
q := baseURL.Query()
q.Set("key", "YOUR_KEY")
baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
targetURL := baseURL.String()
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)
client := &http.Client{}
resp, _ := client.Do(req)
defer resp.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}require "net/http"
require "json"
uri = URI("https://api.rawg.io/api/games/grand-theft-auto-v")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
"key" => "YOUR_KEY"
})
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)<?php
$url = "https://api.rawg.io/api/games/grand-theft-auto-v?" . http_build_query([
"key" => "YOUR_KEY"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
"method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));Postman Setup Guide
- Get a free API key at rawg.io/apidocs
- Pass key=YOUR_KEY as query param
- Try GET /games?key=YOUR_KEY&search=zelda&page_size=5
- Filter by genre: ?genres=action,rpg
- Top rated: ?ordering=-metacritic&page_size=10