RAWG Video Games Database Scraper
Pricing
Pay per usage
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RAWG Video Games Database Scraper
Extract video game data from RAWG. Get details, ratings, screenshots, stores for 500K+ games across all platforms.
Search and extract video game data from RAWG. Get ratings, platforms, genres, screenshots, and release info for 800K+ games.
Features
- Extract data from https://api.rawg.io/api
- Multiple scraping modes: searchGames, topGames
- Automatic rate limiting
- Proxy support via Apify Proxy
- API authentication support
Input Configuration
Modes
- searchGames: /games?search={query}&page={page}&page_size=20
- topGames: /games?ordering=-rating&page={page}&page_size=20
Example Input
{"apiKey": "example","mode": "searchGames","query": "example search","maxResults": 20}
Authentication
Free API key from rawg.io
Output
The actor stores results in the Apify dataset. Each item contains:
idnamereleasedratingratings_countmetacriticplatformsgenrestagsbackground_image
Usage Example
const input = {"apiKey": "example","mode": "searchGames","query": "example search","maxResults": 20};const run = await ApifyClient.actor('rawg-games-scraper').call(input);const { items } = await ApifyClient.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();console.log(items);
Limits
- Maximum results per run: 500
- Rate limiting: 1 request per second (default)
Support
For issues or questions, contact the developer or open an issue on GitHub.
License
Apache-2.0
