> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.streamforge.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Get game by platform ID > Fetch a game by platform-specific game ID or IGDB ID. - For Twitch: provide Twitch game ID - For YouTube: provide YouTube game channel ID - For IGDB: provide IGDB game ID directly ## OpenAPI ````yaml GET /platforms/{platform}/games/{game_id} openapi: 3.0.3 info: title: Streamforge External API description: > Public-facing API for accessing normalized creator, content, and analysis data across Twitch, YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. ## Authentication All requests require an API key in the `x-api-key` header. ## Rate Limiting The API uses a weight-based quota system: - Single item requests: 1 quota unit - Bulk requests: 1 quota unit per item (up to 100 items) - List requests: 1 quota unit per item returned (based on `limit`) - Advanced endpoint: 100 quota units per request Rate limit headers are included in all responses: - `X-RateLimit-{window}-limit`: Maximum requests allowed - `X-RateLimit-{window}-remaining`: Remaining requests - `X-RateLimit-{window}-reset`: ISO timestamp when limit resets ### Quota weights by endpoint: - Profile/Content endpoints: 1 quota unit per item - Analysis endpoint: 100 quota units per request - Email endpoint: 10 quota units per request - Socials endpoint: 10 quota units per request - Audience endpoint: 100 quota units per request ## Base URL Production: `https://external-api.streamforge.com` version: 1.0.0 contact: name: Streamforge Support email: support@streamforge.com servers: - url: https://external-api.streamforge.com description: Production - url: http://localhost:3000 description: Local development (from .env) variables: base_url: default: http://localhost:3000 security: - ApiKeyAuth: [] tags: - name: Health description: Health check endpoint - name: Profiles description: Creator profile endpoints - name: Content description: Content (streams/videos) endpoints - name: Games description: Game metadata endpoints - name: Advanced description: Advanced insights and analysis paths: /platforms/{platform}/games/{game_id}: get: tags: - Games summary: Get game by platform ID description: | Fetch a game by platform-specific game ID or IGDB ID. - For Twitch: provide Twitch game ID - For YouTube: provide YouTube game channel ID - For IGDB: provide IGDB game ID directly operationId: getGameByPlatformId parameters: - name: platform in: path required: true description: Platform identifier (twitch, youtube, or igdb) schema: type: string enum: - twitch - youtube - igdb example: twitch - name: game_id in: path required: true description: Platform-specific game ID or IGDB ID (if platform is 'igdb') schema: type: string example: '2011938005' responses: '200': description: Game found content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/GameResponse' example: payload: id: '189165' name: Kill The Monster Z slug: kill-the-monster-z first_release_date: '2017-03-01T00:00:00.000Z' twitch_id: '2011938005' youtube_id: UCf_7CrLpgmot2vPKYwx5zQg meta: source: igdb received_at: '2025-01-27T12:00:00.000Z' '400': $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest' '401': $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized' '403': $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden' '404': $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound' '429': $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests' components: schemas: GameResponse: type: object properties: payload: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Game' meta: allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta' - type: object properties: source: type: string example: igdb Game: type: object properties: id: type: string description: IGDB game ID example: '189165' name: type: string nullable: true example: Kill The Monster Z slug: type: string nullable: true example: kill-the-monster-z first_release_date: type: string format: date-time nullable: true description: First release date in ISO 8601 format example: '2017-03-01T00:00:00.000Z' twitch_id: type: string nullable: true description: Twitch game ID (only present if game is available on Twitch) example: '2011938005' youtube_id: type: string nullable: true description: >- YouTube game channel ID (only present if game is available on YouTube) example: UCf_7CrLpgmot2vPKYwx5zQg Meta: type: object properties: source: type: string received_at: type: string format: date-time request_id: type: string format: uuid Error: type: object properties: error: type: object properties: status: type: integer message: type: string meta: type: object properties: request_id: type: string format: uuid responses: BadRequest: description: Bad request - validation error content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' example: error: status: 400 message: Invalid platform or missing required parameter meta: request_id: 5e7c0137-1ed3-4b4b-8e5f-3d9cf00f7ac4 Unauthorized: description: Missing API key content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' example: error: status: 401 message: API key is required meta: request_id: 5e7c0137-1ed3-4b4b-8e5f-3d9cf00f7ac4 Forbidden: description: Invalid or revoked API key content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' example: error: status: 403 message: Invalid API key meta: request_id: 5e7c0137-1ed3-4b4b-8e5f-3d9cf00f7ac4 NotFound: description: Resource not found content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' example: error: status: 404 message: Profile not found meta: request_id: 5e7c0137-1ed3-4b4b-8e5f-3d9cf00f7ac4 TooManyRequests: description: Rate limit exceeded headers: Retry-After: schema: type: integer description: Seconds until retry is safe content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' example: error: status: 429 message: Rate limit exceeded meta: request_id: 5e7c0137-1ed3-4b4b-8e5f-3d9cf00f7ac4 securitySchemes: ApiKeyAuth: type: apiKey in: header name: x-api-key description: | Your API key. Include it in the `x-api-key` header for all requests. ````