itch.io API

itch.io game search, browse lists and project pages as clean JSON.

The API.SH itch.io API turns public itch.io pages into structured JSON. Search games, tools, assets, books and more, browse featured, top rated, top selling, newest, on sale or free lists by genre, tag, platform and price, and read a project page with price, rating, genres, tags, platforms, engine, files and screenshots.

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3 endpoints
from $1 / 1,000 calls
1,000 free credits / month
failed calls free

itch.io search

GET https://api.api.sh/itch/v1/search

{ "success": true }

1 credit · $1 per 1,000 calls

What you can build with the itch.io API

Indie game discovery

Browse top rated, new and popular or featured lists by genre, tag and platform to find games worth covering.

/browse

Sales and free-game tracking

List games on sale or free and filter by price bracket or with a demo to catch deals.

/browse /search

Market research for developers

Study what is selling in a tag or genre, with prices, ratings and rating counts of comparable projects.

/browse /game

Game page details

Read a game's description, tags, engine, languages, inputs, accessibility, licenses and downloadable files.

/game

Asset and tool search

Search game assets, tools, soundtracks, comics or mods by keyword with price and platform on each result.

/search

itch.io data you get

Field names from real responses. Numbers come parsed, URLs absolute, dates in ISO 8601.

itch.io API endpoints and prices

Every itch.io endpoint costs 1 credit per call: credits are $1 per 1,000 on a monthly plan, $2 pay-as-you-go. Pricing

Search and discovery1

itch.io search

/itch/v1/search

$1 · $2 PAYG

1 credit

More data2

itch.io browse /itch/v1/browse	$1 · $2 PAYG 1 credit
itch.io project /itch/v1/game	$1 · $2 PAYG 1 credit

Call the itch.io API

itch.io search: GET https://api.api.sh/itch/v1/search

curl "https://api.api.sh/itch/v1/search?q=platformer" \
  -H "x-api-key: $APISH_KEY"

import os, requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.api.sh/itch/v1/search",
    params={"q": "platformer"},
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["APISH_KEY"]},
    timeout=120,
)
res.raise_for_status()
data = res.json()

const url = new URL("https://api.api.sh/itch/v1/search");
url.searchParams.set("q", "platformer");

const res = await fetch(url, { headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.APISH_KEY } });
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${res.status} ${await res.text()}`);
const data = await res.json();

# Google Sheets (API.SH add-on)
=APISH("/itch/v1/search", "q", "platformer")

# Zapier, Make, n8n (verified node): pick the API.SH app,
# choose "itch.io" and "itch.io search".

# AI agents (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor): add the
# API.SH MCP server https://api.sh/mcp

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Create an API keyOne key works for all 483 platforms.
Send the requestJSON back in one call. Add output=csv or output=ndjson for files.

Why API.SH for itch.io data

Public data only: no itch.io login, cookies or account needed
One key and one response shape for itch.io and 482 other platforms
Built and maintained by API.SH, not third-party publishers
Pay per call; errors on our side cost nothing
Live status for every endpoint

API.SH vs the official itch.io API

itch.io documents a server-side API and OAuth for developers, aimed at verifying purchases and managing your own games and account with an API key. It is not a public catalog browse API. API.SH needs no key and returns public search, browse and project page data.

Instead of a GitHub downloader or a scraper you maintain, API.SH gives one key and a fixed price per call, and it reads page data rather than downloading games.

itch.io API questions

What itch.io data can I get?+

Search (/itch/v1/search), browse lists by type, sort, genre, tag, platform and price (/itch/v1/browse) and full project pages (/itch/v1/game).

How much does the itch.io API cost?+

Every itch.io endpoint costs 1 credit per call. On a monthly plan 1,000 credits cost $1 (Starter is $50/month for 50,000 credits). Pay-as-you-go is $2 per 1,000 credits, with top-ups from $15 that never expire.

Is there a free trial?+

Yes. Every account gets 1,000 free credits every month. That is 1,000 calls to /itch/v1/browse at 1 credit each.

Is there an official itch.io API?+

Yes. itch.io has a server-side API and OAuth for developers to work with their own games and accounts, for example checking that someone bought a game. API.SH is separate and reads public pages with no itch.io key.

Do I need a itch.io account or login?+

No. API.SH reads public itch.io pages only. No endpoint uses a login, cookies or anyone's account.

How do I get started?+

1. Sign up at api.sh. 2. Copy your API key. 3. Call /itch/v1/browse with sort=top-rated and a tag or genre. Request examples and every parameter are in the docs at https://api.sh/docs. You can also use the JS or Python SDK, Google Sheets, Zapier, Make, n8n or the MCP server at https://api.sh/mcp.

Can I list itch.io games by tag, platform or price?+

Yes. /itch/v1/browse takes type, sort, genre, tag, platform (windows, macos, linux, android, ios or web) and price (free, on-sale, with-demo, paid or a dollar cap), and pages with page.

Can I get top selling or newest games?+

Yes. Set sort on /itch/v1/browse to top-sellers, top-rated, newest, on-sale, free, featured or new-and-popular, and type to games, tools, game-assets, comics, books, soundtracks, game-mods or others.