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Metacritic API

Metacritic (metacritic.com) has 2 public methods: list best-reviewed titles and get scores. Each costs 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.

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Methods

2

  • List best-reviewed titles

    Lists the highest-Metascore games, movies or TV shows on Metacritic for a release year or all time. You can filter by genre, and by platform for games.

    Returns rank, title, metascore, user score, release date, platform, link

    Readmetacritic.com/list_best_reviewed

  • Get scores

    Finds a game, movie or TV show on Metacritic by name and returns critic and user scores with title details.

    Returns title, metascore, user score, review counts, release date, developer, publisher, genres, summary

    Readmetacritic.com/get_scores