# Boris Inc Game Metadata API

> Boris Inc Game Metadata API is a paid API for AI agents from api.borisinc.com, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Looks up metadata for a video game by name

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.borisinc.com/paid/game/metadata
- Price: $0.005/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/boris-inc-game-metadata-api-356e1414
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_PKweBU4Wz4RtnlUw7Aka3

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability boris-inc-game-metadata-api-356e1414
```

Example prompt: Can you look up the metadata for the game 'Hollow Knight' using the Boris Inc game metadata API?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need structured metadata for a specific video game by name and are operating in a paid x402 micropayment context. Suitable for agents that need to enrich game-related workflows with authoritative game details.

## Known failure modes

- Game name not found — returns error or empty result
- Missing required 'name' query parameter — returns validation error
- Invalid HTTP method used — only GET/HEAD/DELETE accepted
- Payment failure or insufficient funds — x402 payment required before data is returned
- Rate limiting or access denied if payment is not processed

## How this service works

Live Steam best-sellers, deals, per-app detail and IGDB metadata, Twitch hype scores, and agent utilities for verification and extraction. From $0.001 a call, free samples on every endpoint, auth-then-capture. MCP and HTTP.

## Output

Returns a metadata object containing details about the specified game, such as title, description, genre, release date, or other game-related attributes.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "name"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "name": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Game name to look up"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "game": {
   "name": "ARC Raiders",
   "rating": 82
  },
  "similar": [
   {
    "name": "Escape from Tarkov"
   }
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/boris-inc-game-metadata-api-356e1414/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.borisinc.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.borisinc.com/llms.txt)