API key request
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 8:55 am
Hi! I'm writing a script to catalog my collection. The script can read barcode data straight from the webcam using Linux tools, and it will be able to look up for game data in online services.
I've found that most services are very US-centric, with most PAL EANs not registered. You might be lucky with UK games, but for the rest of Europe it's harder to get a match. That's why I'm writing a script that makes me convenient to type things in, but at the same time saving me some keystrokes if there's already a match.
I'd kindly request a key to access your API. The script is open-source and available on Github [1] in case it's useful to someone else, so it would use a public key (please, correct me if I'm wrong about the purpose of public keys).
May I also ask a couple of questions?
1. Is /v1/Games/ByGameID the correct entry point to search games using EAN data? It seems some apps use TGDB to identify games from their EANs, but I'm not sure of how to do it just from reading the docs.
2. Isn't there an automated way to upload my own data, is it? I'd like to upload the stuff I end typing myself...
Thanks in advance.
[1] https://github.com/jaragunde/videogame- ... de-scanner
I've found that most services are very US-centric, with most PAL EANs not registered. You might be lucky with UK games, but for the rest of Europe it's harder to get a match. That's why I'm writing a script that makes me convenient to type things in, but at the same time saving me some keystrokes if there's already a match.
I'd kindly request a key to access your API. The script is open-source and available on Github [1] in case it's useful to someone else, so it would use a public key (please, correct me if I'm wrong about the purpose of public keys).
May I also ask a couple of questions?
1. Is /v1/Games/ByGameID the correct entry point to search games using EAN data? It seems some apps use TGDB to identify games from their EANs, but I'm not sure of how to do it just from reading the docs.
2. Isn't there an automated way to upload my own data, is it? I'd like to upload the stuff I end typing myself...
Thanks in advance.
[1] https://github.com/jaragunde/videogame- ... de-scanner