Brings back information on an item of which you know the unique Item ID.
You can retrieve an Item ID by:
To get information on an item, substitute [item_id] into the following URL:
https://www.everygamegoing.com/api/getItemByItemID/index/item_id/[item_id]/ |
Hitting this URL will return the following JSON response:
{ "response": { "item_id":9411, "show_title":"Vallation", "publisher_info":"Tardis Remakes", "machine_type_group_name":"Spectrum 48K\/128K\/+2\/+3", "format_type_group_name":"Cassette", "item_type_desc":"Prof", "item_code":"", "item_original_price":"0.00", "flag_is_compilation":0, "flag_contains_multiple_parts":0, "flag_contains_multiple_versions":0, "weight_boxed":"0", "release_date":"2016-07-06", "flag_release_date_exact":1, "medias":1, "covs":0, "inlal_front":0, "inlal_back":0, "inlal_inner":0, "media_scans":0, "date_created":"2016-09-24 09:20:22", "date_modified":"2019-07-17 08:19:41", "item_title":"Vallation", "item_type_id":2, "publisher_id":2392, "format_type_group_id":1001, "machine_type_group_id":341 } }
Whilst many of the key->value pairs in the response may be self-explanatory, the following table gives a little more information
on what the key designates. (Of course, many of the values returned may be of no interest to the application you are producing!)
Key | Human-readable Explanation | Value Data Type | Value Example |
---|---|---|---|
item_id | Item ID | Integer | 9411 |
show_title | Show Title | String | Vallation |
publisher_info | Publisher | String | Tardis Remakes |
machine_type_group_name | Stated Machine Compatibility | String | Spectrum 48K/128K/+2/+3 |
format_type_info | Media Format Of Item | String | Cassette |
item_type | Categorisation Of Release | String | Prof |
item_code | Distinguishing Code | String | |
item_original_price | Original Price On Release In GBP | String | 0.00 |
flag_is_compilation | Is Item A Compilation? | 0 = No, 1 = Yes | 0 |
flag_contains_multiple_parts | Does Item Contain Multiple Parts? | 0 = No, 1 = Yes | 0 |
flag_contains_multiple_versions | Does Item Contain More Than One Version? | 0 = No, 1 = Yes | 0 |
weight_boxed | Weight In Grams Of Item In Its Box | Integer | 0 |
release_date | Release Date | String | 2016-07-06 |
flag_release_date_exact | Is This Release Date Accurate? | 0 = No, 1 = Yes | 1 |
medias | How Many CDs/Discs/Cassettes Are In The Box? | Integer | 1 |
covs | Has A Cover Scan? | 0 = No, 1 = Yes | 0 |
inlal_front | Has A Front Inlay? | 0 = No, 1 = Yes | 0 |
inlal_back | Has A Back Inlay? | 0 = No, 1 = Yes | 0 |
inlal_inner | Number Of Inner Inlay Scans | Integer | 0 |
media_scans | Number Of CDs/Discs/Cassette Scans | Integer | 0 |
date_created | Date Item Added To EveryGameGoing | Integer | 2016-09-24 09:20:22 |
date_modified | Date Item Last Modified On EveryGameGoing | Integer | 2016-10-23 14:44:08 |
item_type_id | Cover Art Language | Integer | 2 |
publisher_id | Publisher ID | Integer | 2392 |
format_type_group_id | Format Type Group ID | Integer | 1001 |
machine_type_group_id | Machine Type Group ID | Integer | 341 |