specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Giant Bomb
providerId: giantbomb
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
tags:
  - Entertainment
  - Video Games
  - Game Database
  - Gaming
  - Media
description: >-
  Machine-readable plans and pricing for the Giant Bomb API. The Giant Bomb API is free to use
  with a registered API key. There are no paid tiers; access is provided at no cost to registered
  users subject to rate limits of 200 requests per resource per hour.
plans:
  - id: giantbomb-free
    name: Free
    type: free
    description: >-
      The Giant Bomb API is freely available to all registered users. Obtain an API key by
      creating a Giant Bomb account and visiting https://www.giantbomb.com/api/. No cost is
      associated with API access; rate limits apply per resource per hour.
    entries:
      - label: API Requests Per Resource Per Hour
        description: Maximum number of requests per individual resource endpoint per hour
        name: rate_limit_per_resource
        type: rate
        metric: requests_per_hour
        limit: 200
        timeFrame: hour
        geo: global
        domains:
          - https://www.giantbomb.com/api
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Public Documentation
      - name: Community Forum Support
      - name: Giant Bomb API
      - name: Games Resource
      - name: Characters Resource
      - name: Companies Resource
      - name: Concepts Resource
      - name: Franchises Resource
      - name: Genres Resource
      - name: Locations Resource
      - name: Objects Resource
      - name: Persons Resource
      - name: Platforms Resource
      - name: Releases Resource
      - name: Reviews Resource
      - name: Videos Resource
      - name: Search Resource