---
title: GiantBomb
---

import { Steps } from "@astrojs/starlight/components";

:::caution
GiantBomb has recently be acquired, and their API is undergoing significant changes. The GiantBomb metadata provider currently **does not work.**
:::

GiantBomb is a community-driven open game database. It is accessible at [https://www.giantbomb.com/](https://www.giantbomb.com/).

<Steps>
1. **Creating an account**
    
   To get an API key, you must sign up for an account. Head over to [GiantBomb's Login or Signup](https://www.giantbomb.com/login-signup/) page to create your account, and follow the prompts.

2. **Getting an API key**

   Head over to the [GiantBomb API page](https://www.giantbomb.com/api/) and copy your API key from the box at the top of the page.

3. **Add to your `compose.yaml`**

    Then, set your API key in your environment variables with a key of `GIANT_BOMB_API_KEY`:

   ```diff
   drop:
     image: ghcr.io/drop-oss/drop:latest
     ...
     environment:
       - DATABASE_URL=postgres://drop:drop@postgres:5432/drop
       - EXTERNAL_URL=http://localhost:3000 # default, customise if accessing from another computer or behind a reverse proxy
   +   - GIANT_BOMB_API_KEY=[api key]
   ```


</Steps>
