RAWG Video Games Database API

rawg · Media

Media No Auth Free & Open entertainment

The largest open video games database. ### Why build on RAWG - More than 350,000 games for 50 platforms including mobiles. - Rich metadata: tags, genres, developers, publishers, individual creators, official websites, release dates, Metacritic ratings. - Where to buy: links to digital distribution services - Similar games based on visual similarity. - Player activity data: Steam average playtime and RAWG player counts and ratings. - Actively developing and constantly getting better by user con

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Get a list of creator positions (jobs).

Get a list of creator positions (jobs).

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/rawg.io/v1.0/creator-roles?page=1&page_size=10

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/rawg.io/v1.0/creator-roles?page=1&page_size=10"

import requests
params = {
    "page": "1",
    "page_size": "10"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/rawg.io/v1.0/creator-roles",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/rawg.io/v1.0/creator-roles');
url.searchParams.set('page', '1');
url.searchParams.set('page_size', '10');

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.apis.guru/v2/specs/rawg.io/v1.0/creator-roles")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("page", "1")
	q.Set("page_size", "10")
	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.apis.guru/v2/specs/rawg.io/v1.0/creator-roles")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "page" => "1",
  "page_size" => "10"
})

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.apis.guru/v2/specs/rawg.io/v1.0/creator-roles?" . http_build_query([
    "page" => "1",
    "page_size" => "10"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Get a list of game creators.

Get a list of game creators.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/rawg.io/v1.0/creators?page=1&page_size=10

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/rawg.io/v1.0/creators?page=1&page_size=10"

import requests
params = {
    "page": "1",
    "page_size": "10"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/rawg.io/v1.0/creators",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/rawg.io/v1.0/creators');
url.searchParams.set('page', '1');
url.searchParams.set('page_size', '10');

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.apis.guru/v2/specs/rawg.io/v1.0/creators")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("page", "1")
	q.Set("page_size", "10")
	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.apis.guru/v2/specs/rawg.io/v1.0/creators")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "page" => "1",
  "page_size" => "10"
})

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.apis.guru/v2/specs/rawg.io/v1.0/creators?" . http_build_query([
    "page" => "1",
    "page_size" => "10"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Get a list of game developers.

Get a list of game developers.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/rawg.io/v1.0/developers?page=1&page_size=10

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/rawg.io/v1.0/developers?page=1&page_size=10"

import requests
params = {
    "page": "1",
    "page_size": "10"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/rawg.io/v1.0/developers",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/rawg.io/v1.0/developers');
url.searchParams.set('page', '1');
url.searchParams.set('page_size', '10');

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.apis.guru/v2/specs/rawg.io/v1.0/developers")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("page", "1")
	q.Set("page_size", "10")
	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.apis.guru/v2/specs/rawg.io/v1.0/developers")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "page" => "1",
  "page_size" => "10"
})

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.apis.guru/v2/specs/rawg.io/v1.0/developers?" . http_build_query([
    "page" => "1",
    "page_size" => "10"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with RAWG Video Games Database API?

RAWG Video Games Database API is a Media API. Developers commonly use media APIs for:

storing and delivering images, video, and audio
building digital asset management and media libraries
transcoding and optimising media for the web
adding video streaming and playback to your app
automating content tagging and metadata extraction

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. RAWG Video Games Database API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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