IGDB
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Interactive Fiction Database
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| Fact | IGDB | Interactive Fiction Database |
|---|---|---|
| API limits | The API rate limit is 4 requests per second, allows up to 8 open requests at once, and returns at most 500 results per request. | The APIs are intended for low-volume, user-driven applications and are not designed for high-speed crawling or large automated batches. |
| Integrations | The documentation lists Apicalypse wrappers for NodeJS, JVM/Kotlin/Java, Swift, and Python, plus third-party wrappers for PHP/Laravel, Go, Ruby, C#/.NET, and Deno. | The putific API accepts iFiction XML so authoring software can offer a “Publish to IFDB” feature. |
| Purpose | IGDB describes its goal as gathering relevant information about games in one place, with community contributions to its database. | IFDB is an interactive fiction game catalog and recommendation engine run as a wiki-style community project. |
IGDB plans
- IGDB APIFree
- IGDB API (commercial partnership)Free
- IGDB API (non-commercial)Free
- Commercial partnershipPriced on request
Interactive Fiction Database plans
No prices published.
Pick IGDB if…
IGDB suits people looking up game information and developers building products that need game data. Commercial API users need to pursue a partnership and provide visible attribution.
Pick Interactive Fiction Database if…
IFDB suits players looking for interactive fiction through detailed search and community recommendations. It also serves contributors and developers who want to maintain listings or use its APIs in low-volume applications.