Giant Bomb · Schema

Game

A video game entry from the Giant Bomb database

EntertainmentVideo GamesGame DatabaseGamingMedia

Properties

Name Type Description
id integer Unique numeric identifier for the game
guid string Globally unique identifier in the format XXXX-XXXXXXXX
name string Name of the game
deck string Brief one-paragraph summary of the game
description string Full HTML description of the game
aliases string Newline-separated list of alternative names
api_detail_url string URL pointing to the API endpoint for this game
site_detail_url string URL to the game page on Giant Bomb website
original_release_date stringnull Original release date of the game
expected_release_day integernull Expected release day (for upcoming games)
expected_release_month integernull Expected release month (for upcoming games)
expected_release_year integernull Expected release year (for upcoming games)
expected_release_quarter integernull Expected release quarter (for upcoming games)
image object Image URLs in various sizes
platforms array Platforms the game is available on
genres array Genres associated with the game
developers array Companies that developed the game
publishers array Companies that published the game
franchises array Franchises the game belongs to
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JSON Schema

game.json Raw ↑ 
{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/giantbomb/main/json-schema/game.json",
  "title": "Game",
  "description": "A video game entry from the Giant Bomb database",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Unique numeric identifier for the game"
    },
    "guid": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Globally unique identifier in the format XXXX-XXXXXXXX"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Name of the game"
    },
    "deck": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Brief one-paragraph summary of the game"
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Full HTML description of the game"
    },
    "aliases": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Newline-separated list of alternative names"
    },
    "api_detail_url": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "URL pointing to the API endpoint for this game"
    },
    "site_detail_url": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "URL to the game page on Giant Bomb website"
    },
    "original_release_date": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Original release date of the game"
    },
    "expected_release_day": {
      "type": ["integer", "null"],
      "description": "Expected release day (for upcoming games)"
    },
    "expected_release_month": {
      "type": ["integer", "null"],
      "description": "Expected release month (for upcoming games)"
    },
    "expected_release_year": {
      "type": ["integer", "null"],
      "description": "Expected release year (for upcoming games)"
    },
    "expected_release_quarter": {
      "type": ["integer", "null"],
      "description": "Expected release quarter (for upcoming games)"
    },
    "image": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Image URLs in various sizes",
      "properties": {
        "icon_url": {"type": "string", "format": "uri"},
        "medium_url": {"type": "string", "format": "uri"},
        "screen_url": {"type": "string", "format": "uri"},
        "small_url": {"type": "string", "format": "uri"},
        "super_url": {"type": "string", "format": "uri"},
        "thumb_url": {"type": "string", "format": "uri"},
        "tiny_url": {"type": "string", "format": "uri"}
      }
    },
    "platforms": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Platforms the game is available on",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "api_detail_url": {"type": "string", "format": "uri"},
          "id": {"type": "integer"},
          "name": {"type": "string"},
          "site_detail_url": {"type": "string", "format": "uri"},
          "abbreviation": {"type": "string"}
        }
      }
    },
    "genres": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Genres associated with the game",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "api_detail_url": {"type": "string", "format": "uri"},
          "id": {"type": "integer"},
          "name": {"type": "string"},
          "site_detail_url": {"type": "string", "format": "uri"}
        }
      }
    },
    "developers": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Companies that developed the game",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "api_detail_url": {"type": "string", "format": "uri"},
          "id": {"type": "integer"},
          "name": {"type": "string"},
          "site_detail_url": {"type": "string", "format": "uri"}
        }
      }
    },
    "publishers": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Companies that published the game",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "api_detail_url": {"type": "string", "format": "uri"},
          "id": {"type": "integer"},
          "name": {"type": "string"},
          "site_detail_url": {"type": "string", "format": "uri"}
        }
      }
    },
    "franchises": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Franchises the game belongs to",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "api_detail_url": {"type": "string", "format": "uri"},
          "id": {"type": "integer"},
          "name": {"type": "string"},
          "site_detail_url": {"type": "string", "format": "uri"}
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": ["id", "guid", "name"]
}