Developers — public API

A free, read-only JSON API with our retro game catalog and daily price history. Building your own tool or dashboard? Request an API key below.

Quickstart

Send your API key as a Bearer token in the Authorization header.

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer <jouw-api-key>" \
  "https://gamechecker.bartvink.com/api/v1/games?platform=ps2&limit=10"

Endpoints

GET /api/v1/platforms

List of supported platforms (slug + label).

GET /api/v1/games?platform=ps2&q=mario&page=1&limit=50

Paginated catalog with current lowest prices. Filters: platform, q (search term), page, limit (max 50).

GET /api/v1/games/<platform>/<slug>

Detail for a single game, including current listings per shop.

GET /api/v1/games/<platform>/<slug>/price-history?days=90

Daily price points for the last N days (days parameter).

Limits

Default daily quota: 1000 requests per key. There's also a burst limit of 60 requests per minute. Limits are reported in the X-RateLimit-Limit and X-RateLimit-Remaining response headers.

Request an API key

Enter your email — we'll mail you a key right away. No manual approval needed.