Boardgame Geek API

The Boardgame Geek API offers metadata for board games, card games, and tabletop games.

Details

• Website: boardgamegeek.com
• Supported formats: board games
• Authentication: Yes, application token required
• Rate limiting: Exact usage limits are still undetermined
• SFW filter support: No

Authentication

Yes, by making an account here and then requesting an application token.

Search by ID

The ID you need is the BoardGameGeek game ID.

Finding the ID

1. Navigate to the game page on BoardGameGeek
2. Look at the URL
3. The ID is the number in the URL path

Example

For “Catan”:

• URL: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13/catan
• ID: 13