API Key Request for a dataviz project

This is where you can request API access. Please be sure to mention what your use case is and if possible a link to the project.
Please provide a basic overview of your proposed use of the API.
Any request lacking this information will be denied pending an appropriate response.
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Please provide a basic overview of your proposed use of the API.
Any request lacking this information will be denied pending an appropriate response.

Please do not request keys as end users of another project, as those projects should request and properly implement their own keys. Key requests of this nature will be removed in the interest of more efficiently handling project requests. Assistance may be available upon contact for projects experiencing issues utilizing the current API.
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peabnuts123
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API Key Request for a dataviz project

Post by peabnuts123 »

Howdy!

I'd like to query your API for a data visualisation project I am considering taking on. I am a frontend web developer professionally and am thinking about using a tool like D3 to put together some visualisations for, say, number of colours featured on box arts over time, between platform, number of games released per platform, etc. I would probably use the key to take an offline copy of the data I need rather than embedding it in an application and causing a un-necessary amount of traffic to your web servers.

Relatedly, I do not want to abuse your server, so I would like to know what kind of rate limits you have in place and also, possibly whether I could actually request a dump of all your data (or extracts of large queries e.g. all boxart images) to avoid excess network traffic on your part! Otherwise, if need-be, I can slowly siphon the data needed over a few days or weeks! My primary concern is the integrity of your service.

Please let me know if this is okay on your part.

Cheers.

Leo_Pride
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Re: API Key Request for a dataviz project

Post by Leo_Pride »

Hello!

You've been granted an API key which you can access through this page.

Please check the Announcements forum on a regular basis to ensure compliance with any changes or updates.

Documentation is available on Swagger here.

Thank you for your interest!
~ Leo
We're curious to see how new projects use TGDB API.
If you have a new public project, please provide a link to it so we can highlight cool new applications! 8-)

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peabnuts123
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Re: API Key Request for a dataviz project

Post by peabnuts123 »

That’s great, thank you!

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Zer0xFF
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Re: API Key Request for a dataviz project

Post by Zer0xFF »

if you're looking for static dump, you can find it here at https://cdn.thegamesdb.net/json/database-latest.json the dump is updated every sunday.

no key needed, however, I'd recommended you use the public key to keep your copy up to date, else, you'd be dumping ~60mb worth of data everytime you need to update your database. the public key has 3000 request limit monthly per unqiue IP, and private key is a one time use (private key is now obsolete due to the avaliblity of the dump, and will likely be removed soon).
Regards
Zer0xFF

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