api/search returning odd results... is it just me?

Hey fellow giant-bombers,

I created a few projects using the GiantBomb Search API. Just today the search started acting very funny for me, search queries are showing odd and unexpected results and I don't believe anything on my end has changed. Can someone please tell me why I am getting such odd behavior?

I get a bunch of Final Fantasy XI responses etc.

THIS DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY FOR ME:

http://www.giantbomb.com/api/search/?api_key=MY_API_KEY&query=Street%20Fighter%20IV&format=json&resources=game

Anybody able to help shed some light on this for me??

I was really enjoying the API up until this point, now I can't see to complete any of my projects because this search is broken 99% of the time.

Thank you so much for any help!

IceMupppet

Another thing, the search from the forum tutorial is not working either:

http://www.giantbomb.com/api/search/?api_key=[YOUR-KEY]&format=json&query="metroid prime"&resources=game

RETURNS:

{"error":"OK","limit":100,"offset":0,"number_of_page_results":6,"number_of_total_results":6,"status_code":1,"results":[],"version":"1.0"}

It's happening for my app too.

@ha1f: Thank you so much for posting and confirming.

I was being driven up a wall wondering why my info and app were acting up. Hope it gets fixed.

-Ice

Same here - search returns that there should be 7 results, but the requested detailed information aren't returned.

Request Example:

http://www.giantbomb.com/api/search/?api_key=[YOUR-API-KEY]&query=%22World+of+Warcraft%22&resources=game&field_list=id,name,image,site_detail_url&sort=name:asc

Returns:

<response>

<error><![CDATA[ OK ]]></error>
<limit>100</limit>
<offset>0</offset>
<number_of_page_results>7</number_of_page_results>
<number_of_total_results>7</number_of_total_results>
<status_code>1</status_code>
<results/>
<version>1.0</version>

</response>

MfG, Eggerd

Same here. The API seems to be broken.

Glad it isn't just me. Yeah, I usually get a small handful of the results I should. Sometimes no results. Final Fantasy XI Online: Treasures of Aht Urhgan and Blasterball 2: Holidays show up most often.

This API is part of a capstone project app I'm designing at Nashville Software School. May just have to use the broken API as a real-world example of what happens sometimes. Thus far, no other video game API that I've found has allowed for multiple results via keyword search and also returned images. Giantbomb's is great. We even used it a few months ago for a group project app. But if it could be working by Friday, I'd be much obliged.

@red-ranger8: Oh man that sucks that it went down during a school project. I have used the TheGamesDB.net API before, it has game information but it is in a different format, for one: every game release for each system has it's own gameid unlike GiantBomb where each game has a game id and then platforms that it runs on. (and my whole project was based on that fact). So if you are in a bind you could use that API, but it does not have near the features of GiantBomb's API.

Otherwise hopefully it will get fixed for you by then.

Fingers crossed. At this point I'll probably go with what I have and explain this case. Maybe even link to this thread. My app relies on google books and rottentomatoes too, for the same reason that it uses giant bomb, so the working functionality can still be shown.

Any word from giant bomb about this?

I have tweeted them the URL to this thread, but no response so far. :-(

I emailed support, response said there should be a fix out tomorrow hopefully.

Hey guys. Aware of this issue (see this crosspost on CV: http://www.comicvine.com/forums/bug-reporting-2/searching-from-the-api-doesnt-return-values-1604519/)

It's been fixed, and it's awaiting QA and deploy. It should be out by tomorrow this time. I will come back and update this thread tomorrow.

Thanks for your patience.

Nice, thanks for the update @ha1f & @jslack!

@jslack: Just in time for presentation day! Good luck. Thanks for the notice too.

I am having the same issue, kindly fix this soon. I am Also having the Sam issue with TheMovieDB. Don't know what happen to these sites simultaneously.

My app for windows 8.1 Gamer Desk having the problem with this

@gamingumar: Hey there. The fix is going out this morning. Will post back here when it's live.

Seems to be working again! Thanks a lot ;-)

Awesome! Working great! Thanks @jslack

Hey guys, yes, the fix is up. Please ping me if something breaks!

I apologize for the inconvenience.