• subkamran created a forum topic product_type_code broken I think on the API Developers board.
  • subkamran posted a message in the forum topic What is the plan for DLC?. on the API Developers board

    It's been awhile, @rick any word yet? My users have been requesting this for awhile.

  • subkamran posted a message in the forum topic NOTICE: SSL Is coming! Be ready to accept SSL video and image urls!. on the API Developers board

    I've been waiting for this for years, excellent! Thank you so much! I've been proxying through a CDN this whole time (and paying for it) so this is huge.

  • subkamran posted a message in the forum topic Q: Getting 403 forbidden when requesting images. on the API Developers board

    You need to also provide a unique User-Agent HTTP header (e.g. "My Cool App/1.0")

  • subkamran posted a message in the forum topic Made a website that sorts a giant bomb list by release date (Good for upcoming games wish list). on the API Developers board

    Just a note you could use my site, http://keeptrackofmygames.com which does release tracking (with SMS and email notifications) as well as backlog/collection management :) No need to reinvent the whee...

  • subkamran posted a message in the forum topic Wrong URLS in json data. on the API Developers board

    I still need to use the old static path, because it will respond to HTTPS (even if it's an invalid cert, I use my own CDN proxy in front of it) and my site is always-over-SSL. It'd be great if the ne...

  • subkamran posted a message in the forum topic Cache Giant Bomb Data in own database then monetize app?. on the API Developers board

    I've asked about Amazon referral links and I was told that would be okay. However, offering a subscription, ads, pay-for-access stuff, that's not allowed still.

  • subkamran posted a message in the forum topic API from a Cloud/Webhosting Provider?. on the API Developers board

    My site is hosted on Azure (keeptrackofmygames.com), so yes, this affected me. Sent a PM to resolve it; my background jobs rely on the API. However, I'm a good citizen and I only request deltas (i.e. ...

  • subkamran posted a message in the forum topic IMPORTANT: All commercial IPs are going to be blocked. on the API Developers board

    @edgework I sent you a PM

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  • subkamran posted a message in the forum topic Missing image/wrong url in "/game" result. on the API Developers board

    There's also the issue of links pointing to ".png" instead of ".jpg". Fun stuff! Icon URLs are the most reliable, if you're counting on fixed sizes.

  • subkamran posted a message in the forum topic Is there a new API coming?. on the API Developers board

    Thanks @jslack, one useful feature (that would alleviate a lot of headaches on your end) is a batch API. For example, right now updating the extended metadata for a bulk load of games requires issuin...

  • Question subkamran created a forum topic Missing franchises field from /game? on the API Developers board.
  • subkamran posted a message in the forum topic Prevent API Key Misuse. on the API Developers board

    @atholm, Sorry, what is the "Core Data" model? Is there a new feature of the API?

  • subkamran posted a message in the forum topic Prevent API Key Misuse. on the API Developers board

    @jslack: Awesome! I sent you a DM too with the details. I'm using NoSQL storage for my app so it makes it easy to cache results from GiantBomb; that is exactly how I store cached searches (by hashing...

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  • subkamran posted a message in the forum topic Prevent API Key Misuse. on the API Developers board

    @jslack: Thanks for the support. I recently released the new version of my site (Keep Track of My Games) which greatly reduces the number of requests I make to the GB API daily. Previously I was doin...

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  • subkamran posted a message in the forum topic Prevent API Key Misuse. on the API Developers board

    FWIW my entire app (and the new version coming out shortly) doesn't (and shouldn't) require user authentication from GiantBomb, that would essentially kill my app; it's based around just being able to...

  • subkamran posted a message in the forum topic Problem with image reference. on the API Developers board

    Far Cry 4's image(s) are broken right now as well:http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/scale_small/0/3699/2633124-far+cry+4.pngIt should be .jpg (that works). It's borked on the game page itself too:h...