GamerPower API

Beginner's Pick Games & Comics / No Auth Required Beginner HTTPS CORS
Free to Use
85 A
Measured Score 0 50 100 Speed 29/30 Consistency 13/20 Security 20/20 Browser access 15/15 Transparency 8/15 TESTED 2026-09-21

Overview

GamerPower API gives you access to a real-time database of free game giveaways and loot from platforms like Steam, Epic Games Store, and more. It requires no authentication, making it perfect for beginners who want to build a giveaway tracker or notification app. Responses include game titles, images, values, and expiration information.

Beginner Tip

Use the platform and type query parameters to filter results. For example, set platform=steam to get only Steam giveaways, or type=game to exclude DLC and loot drops.

Measurement Record

What actually happened when we called this API from our own infrastructure. Every value below was recorded by the request, not copied from the provider's documentation.

Request
GET https://www.gamerpower.com/api/giveaways?platform=steam&type=game&sort-by=value
Result
HTTP 200 · application/json · 3,906 bytes · compressed
Response time
37 ms (median of 3) · fastest 30 ms
Transport
TLSv1.3 · TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 · certificate issued by Google Trust Services
Browser CORS
Allowed — Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
Served by
cloudflare
Answered
8 of 8 weekly checks (100%, since 2026-07-31)
Recorded
2026-09-21

Fields Returned

Top-level fields present in the response we captured, with the type and value we actually received.

Field Type Value received
id integer 3776
title string Crystal Crisis (Steam) Giveaway
worth string $19.99
thumbnail string (url) https://www.gamerpower.com/offers/1/6aa7d795d…
image string (url) https://www.gamerpower.com/offers/1b/6aa7d795…
description string Score Crystal Crisis for free via Steam! Crys…
instructions string 1. Click the button to visit the giveaway pag…
open_giveaway_url string (url) https://www.gamerpower.com/open/crystal-crisi…
published_date string (date) 2026-09-14 07:16:37
type string Game
platforms string PC, Steam
end_date string (date) 2026-09-22 23:59:00
users integer 80030
status string Active

Captured Response

Captured from a real request to https://www.gamerpower.com/api/giveaways?platform=steam&type=game&sort-by=value on 2026-09-21. Long arrays and nested objects are truncated to keep the shape readable.

JSON Response · Captured
[
  {
    "id": 3776,
    "title": "Crystal Crisis (Steam) Giveaway",
    "worth": "$19.99",
    "thumbnail": "https://www.gamerpower.com/offers/1/6aa7d795dadd3.jpg",
    "image": "https://www.gamerpower.com/offers/1b/6aa7d795dadd3.jpg",
    "description": "Score Crystal Crisis for free via Steam! Crystal Crisis is a fun puzzle game with an all-star cast of heroes! Don´t miss this amazing game!",
    "instructions": "1. Click the button to visit the giveaway page.\r\n2. Download this game directly via Steam before the offer expires.\r\n3. That´s it! Have fun!",
    "open_giveaway_url": "https://www.gamerpower.com/open/crystal-crisis-steam-giveaway",
    "published_date": "2026-09-14 07:16:37",
    "type": "Game",
    "platforms": "PC, Steam",
    "end_date": "2026-09-22 23:59:00",
    "users": 80030,
    "status": "Active",
    "…": "(2 more fields)"
  }
]

Field Reference

id Unique identifier for the giveaway entry
title Name of the game or item being given away
worth Estimated value of the giveaway, e.g. $14.99 or N/A if unknown
platforms Comma-separated list of platforms where the giveaway is available
end_date Expiration date and time of the giveaway in YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS format
open_giveaway_url Direct URL to claim the giveaway on the platform website

Implementation Example

Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.

Request
const url = "https://www.gamerpower.com/api/giveaways?platform=steam&type=game&sort-by=value";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

What Can You Build?

Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.

How This API Fails

We deliberately sent this API a broken request and recorded exactly what came back on 2026-09-21. Knowing the shape of an error before you hit it makes error handling much easier to write.

HTTP 500 Requesting a path that does not exist text/html

Returned an HTML error page rather than JSON — worth knowing if your client assumes every response can be parsed as JSON.

HTTP 404 Sending an invalid value for "platform" application/json
{
  "status": 0,
  "status_message": "No category found, please check the correct parameters."
}

Common Errors & Troubleshooting

Generated guidance based on this API's documentation, not observed by us. Treat it as a starting point and check against the provider's own error reference.

Empty array response No active giveaways match the specified filters at the moment
✓ Remove or loosen your filter parameters; giveaways change frequently, so try again later
0 or null worth value The giveaway has no estimated monetary value listed
✓ Check the worth field for the string "N/A" before parsing it as a number in your code
CORS error in browser Direct browser requests may be blocked by CORS policy
✓ Fetch data from a backend server or use a server-side function to proxy the request

Measured Score Breakdown

Live HTTP request to the API endpoint

Speed 29/30
Consistency 13/20
Security 20/20
Browser access 15/15
Transparency 8/15
Endpoint Response Time 37ms

Fully tested on Sep 21, 2026

Technical Specifications

Auth No Auth
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS YES
Category Games & Comics
Difficulty Beginner
Endpoint last called: 2026-09-21

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