API Key Request

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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efen.fauzi@gmail.com
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API Key Request

Post by efen.fauzi@gmail.com »

First I'd like to say thank you to admin.
I'm a freelance python developer, i need to collect data, just like scrape/grab detail of my retro game collection (emulationstation frontend).
Using some opensource scrapper from github or some resource from swagger on https://api.thegamesdb.net/.

Of course not for sale, just for my hobbies only. Very much thanksfull and glad if api key request approved.

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edirol
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Re: API Key Request

Post by edirol »

Hello.

Are you making your own scraper or using existing one?

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Re: API Key Request

Post by efen.fauzi@gmail.com »

using existing... some kinda library are opensource.

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Re: API Key Request

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We provide API access to devs only. The app dev should implement the key, not users.

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Re: API Key Request

Post by efen.fauzi@gmail.com »

sorry... i still dont get it.

sample from request :

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curl -X GET "https://api.thegamesdb.net/v1/Games/ByGameName?apikey=SOME_API_KEY&name=tekken3" -H  "accept: application/json"
the result is :

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{
  "code": 401,
  "status": "This route requires and API key and no API key was provided.",
  "remaining_monthly_allowance": 0,
  "allowance_refresh_timer": 0
}
How can I define `SOME_API_KEY`, its required by endpoint, can you describe where this API key can be provided ?
Dude.. i ready tell you that im a programmer, need some APi Key to test or maybe develop for future some service that required endpoint from this uri : https://api.thegamesdb.net

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Re: API Key Request

Post by efen.fauzi@gmail.com »

may you dont catch out i mean, i give you sample like these opensource project:
- https://github.com/picandocodigo/gamesdb
- https://pypi.org/project/gamesdb/(deprecated newer version need API key)
- https://github.com/rogerhil/thegamesdb/ ... thegamesdb (deprecated newer version need API key)

So, how can i test the project or develop by my own library if there are no API KEY provided ?

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Re: API Key Request

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We can provide you API key if you are developing your own app/service.

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Re: API Key Request

Post by efen.fauzi@gmail.com »

I think you still dont understood what i mean, afraid you know nothing about developing service by using api.
Lack knowledge here.... farewell it doesnt matter... I jump to another resource APi service.

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Re: API Key Request

Post by edirol »

how can i ... develop by my own library if there are no API KEY provided?
We can provide you API key if you are developing your own ...
Good luck anyway.

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