What is the source and licence?

Wikidata under CC0: every video game with an English Wikipedia article, 31,336 of them, with no licensing bill.

Does it include prices, ratings or screenshots?

No. Those belong to stores and review sites. This API provides the clean metadata and the Steam id to join to them.

What does a call cost?

1 token. The free plan covers 500 lookups a month.

EntertainmentMAINTAINED1 token / call

Video Games API

31,336 video games from Wikidata, CC0, with platforms, genres, developers, publishers and Steam app ids

Video game metadata you can build a product on without a licensing bill: 31,336 games — every one with an English Wikipedia article — from Wikidata, CC0 public domain. Each game carries release year, platforms, genres, game modes, developers, publishers, series, official website, a notability rank and, for 8,369 titles, the Steam application id — resolve appid 1145360 to Hades (Supergiant Games, 2020) in one call. Search is token full-text ("breath of the wild" finds the Zelda you mean) with filters that answer real product questions: FromSoftware''s catalog led by Elden Ring, all 38 Legend of Zelda games, or every PlayStation 5 role-playing game since 2020 (Genshin Impact, Cyberpunk 2077, Elden Ring lead the 278). Famous games rank first everywhere via cross-wiki sitelink counts. New releases sync daily from Wikidata as they gain Wikipedia articles, and re-syncs fill in metadata as editors add it. Built for game discovery apps, Discord bots, backlog trackers, deal sites and gaming media. CC0 source data, self-hosted — no third-party calls at request time.

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response.json

{
  "ok": true,
  "game": {
    "qid": "Q49740",
    "title": "Minecraft",
    "description": "2011 video game",
    "year": 2011,
    "platforms": [
      "Android",
      "Linux",
      "Microsoft Windows",
      "PlayStation 3",
      "macOS",
      "ARM architecture",
      "Xbox 360",
      "iOS"
    ],
    "genres": [
      "action-adventure game",
      "construction and management simulation",
      "survival game",
      "sandbox game",
      "retro-style video game"
    ],
    "game_modes": [
      "single-player video game",
      "multiplayer video game"
    ],
    "developers": [
      "Microsoft",
      "Mojang Studios"
    ],
    "publishers": [
      "Xbox Game Studios"
    ],
    "series": "Minecraft",
    "steam_appid": null,
    "website": "https://minecraft.net",
    "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft",
    "notability_rank": 156
  }
}

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Use cases for Video Games API

Resolve a Steam app id to a game with its platforms, genres and developer.
Build a game library, review or recommendation product on redistributable data.
Enrich store listings with series, publisher and release year.
Autocomplete game titles ranked by notability.

Video Games API endpoints

Every endpoint with its parameters and a real example response.

OpenAPI definition Postman workspace

GETData Sources
GETGet Game
GETLookup By Steam App ID
GETRandom Game
GETSearch Games

GETData Sources

https://api-video-games.dataandapis.com/v1/sources

This endpoint takes no parameters.

Example request

curl "https://api-video-games.dataandapis.com/v1/sources" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Example response

{
  "ok": true,
  "attribution": "Data from Wikidata (CC0)",
  "count": 1,
  "sources": [
    {
      "slug": "wikidata-games",
      "name": "Wikidata video games (enwiki subset)",
      "publisher": "Wikidata contributors",
      "licence": "CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)",
      "source_url": "https://www.wikidata.org/",
      "file_url": "https://query.wikidata.org/sparql",
      "cadence": "daily new-release refresh",
      "record_count": 31336,
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-05"
    }
  ]
}

GETGet Game

https://api-video-games.dataandapis.com/v1/games/{qid}

Path parameters

Parameter	Example
qid	Q49740	Required

Example request

curl "https://api-video-games.dataandapis.com/v1/games/Q49740" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Example response

{
  "ok": true,
  "game": {
    "qid": "Q49740",
    "title": "Minecraft",
    "description": "2011 video game",
    "year": 2011,
    "platforms": [
      "Android",
      "Linux",
      "Microsoft Windows",
      "PlayStation 3",
      "macOS",
      "ARM architecture",
      "Xbox 360",
      "iOS"
    ],
    "genres": [
      "action-adventure game",
      "construction and management simulation",
      "survival game",
      "sandbox game",
      "retro-style video game"
    ],
    "game_modes": [
      "single-player video game",
      "multiplayer video game"
    ],
…

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{
  "ok": true,
  "game": {
    "qid": "Q49740",
    "title": "Minecraft",
    "description": "2011 video game",
    "year": 2011,
    "platforms": [
      "Android",
      "Linux",
      "Microsoft Windows",
      "PlayStation 3",
      "macOS",
      "ARM architecture",
      "Xbox 360",
      "iOS"
    ],
    "genres": [
      "action-adventure game",
      "construction and management simulation",
      "survival game",
      "sandbox game",
      "retro-style video game"
    ],
    "game_modes": [
      "single-player video game",
      "multiplayer video game"
    ],
    "developers": [
      "Microsoft",
      "Mojang Studios"
    ],
    "publishers": [
      "Xbox Game Studios"
    ],
    "series": "Minecraft",
    "steam_appid": null,
    "website": "https://minecraft.net",
    "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft",
    "notability_rank": 156
  }
}

GETLookup By Steam App ID

https://api-video-games.dataandapis.com/v1/games/steam/{appid}

Path parameters

Parameter	Example
appid	1145360	Required

Example request

curl "https://api-video-games.dataandapis.com/v1/games/steam/1145360" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Example response

{
  "ok": true,
  "game": {
    "qid": "Q59756366",
    "title": "Hades",
    "description": "2020 action role-playing game developed by Supergiant Games",
    "year": 2020,
    "platforms": [
      "Microsoft Windows",
      "macOS",
      "PlayStation 4",
      "Xbox One",
      "Nintendo Switch",
      "PlayStation 5",
      "Xbox Series X and Series S"
    ],
    "genres": [
      "roguelike",
      "action role-playing game",
      "roguelite"
    ],
    "game_modes": [
      "single-player video game"
    ],
    "developers": [
      "Supergiant Games"
    ],
    "publishers": [
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{
  "ok": true,
  "game": {
    "qid": "Q59756366",
    "title": "Hades",
    "description": "2020 action role-playing game developed by Supergiant Games",
    "year": 2020,
    "platforms": [
      "Microsoft Windows",
      "macOS",
      "PlayStation 4",
      "Xbox One",
      "Nintendo Switch",
      "PlayStation 5",
      "Xbox Series X and Series S"
    ],
    "genres": [
      "roguelike",
      "action role-playing game",
      "roguelite"
    ],
    "game_modes": [
      "single-player video game"
    ],
    "developers": [
      "Supergiant Games"
    ],
    "publishers": [
      "Supergiant Games"
    ],
    "series": "Hades",
    "steam_appid": "1145360",
    "website": "https://www.supergiantgames.com/games/hades",
    "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hades_(video_game)",
    "notability_rank": 31
  }
}

GETRandom Game

https://api-video-games.dataandapis.com/v1/games/random

This endpoint takes no parameters.

Example request

curl "https://api-video-games.dataandapis.com/v1/games/random" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Example response

{
  "ok": true,
  "game": {
    "qid": "Q1058903",
    "title": "Super Mario All-Stars",
    "description": "1993 video game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development",
    "year": 1993,
    "platforms": [
      "Wii",
      "Super Nintendo Entertainment System",
      "Nintendo Switch"
    ],
    "genres": [
      "platformer"
    ],
    "game_modes": [
      "single-player video game",
      "multiplayer video game"
    ],
    "developers": [
      "Nintendo",
      "Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development"
    ],
    "publishers": [
      "Nintendo"
    ],
    "series": "Super Mario",
    "steam_appid": null,
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{
  "ok": true,
  "game": {
    "qid": "Q1058903",
    "title": "Super Mario All-Stars",
    "description": "1993 video game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development",
    "year": 1993,
    "platforms": [
      "Wii",
      "Super Nintendo Entertainment System",
      "Nintendo Switch"
    ],
    "genres": [
      "platformer"
    ],
    "game_modes": [
      "single-player video game",
      "multiplayer video game"
    ],
    "developers": [
      "Nintendo",
      "Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development"
    ],
    "publishers": [
      "Nintendo"
    ],
    "series": "Super Mario",
    "steam_appid": null,
    "website": null,
    "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_All-Stars",
    "notability_rank": 27
  }
}

GETSearch Games

https://api-video-games.dataandapis.com/v1/games

Query parameters

Parameter	Example
developer		Optional
genre		Optional
limit	20	Optional
page	1	Optional
platform		Optional
publisher	Nintendo	Optional
q	breath of the wild	Optional
series	Zelda	Optional
year_from		Optional
year_to		Optional

Example request

curl "https://api-video-games.dataandapis.com/v1/games?limit=20&page=1&publisher=Nintendo&q=breath%20of%20the%20wild&series=Zelda" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Example response

{
  "ok": true,
  "total": 1,
  "page": 1,
  "limit": 20,
  "count": 1,
  "results": [
    {
      "qid": "Q17185964",
      "title": "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild",
      "year": 2017,
      "platforms": [
        "Wii U",
        "Nintendo Switch",
        "Nintendo Switch 2"
      ],
      "genres": [
        "action-adventure game",
        "role-playing video game",
        "post-apocalyptic video game"
      ],
      "developers": [
        "Monolith Soft Inc.",
        "Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development"
      ],
      "steam_appid": null
    }
  ]
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{
  "ok": true,
  "total": 1,
  "page": 1,
  "limit": 20,
  "count": 1,
  "results": [
    {
      "qid": "Q17185964",
      "title": "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild",
      "year": 2017,
      "platforms": [
        "Wii U",
        "Nintendo Switch",
        "Nintendo Switch 2"
      ],
      "genres": [
        "action-adventure game",
        "role-playing video game",
        "post-apocalyptic video game"
      ],
      "developers": [
        "Monolith Soft Inc.",
        "Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development"
      ],
      "steam_appid": null
    }
  ]
}

Where the data comes from

Source: Wikidata video game entities (CC0); attribution on the sources endpoint.
Freshness: Daily refresh from Wikidata.

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import axios from 'axios';

const { data } = await axios.get(
  'https://api-video-games.dataandapis.com/v1/sources',
  { headers: { 'X-Api-Key': process.env.API_KEY } }
);

Video Games API · X-Api-Key

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Available Endpoints

Request Parameters

API URL

Headers

X-Api-Key

Target:

Client:

import axios from 'axios';

const url = 'https://api-video-games.dataandapis.com/v1/sources';
const { data } = await axios.get(url, {
  headers: { 'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' }
});