# Metacritic — Wrapped API

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> Search for games, movies, and TV shows, then retrieve detailed metadata, critic and user reviews, and ranked lists from Metacritic. Access comprehensive rating information and review data to discover top-rated entertainment content across all media types.

**Category:** Reviews & Ratings | **Website:** [metacritic.com/](https://metacritic.com/) | **Docs:** [parse.bot/marketplace/112289e6-7057-4c07-acbb-0c4fbab5d31d/metacritic-com-api](https://parse.bot/marketplace/112289e6-7057-4c07-acbb-0c4fbab5d31d/metacritic-com-api)

Pay-per-use API proxy. Each call is automatically billed to your wallet in USDC.

## Access

**Base URL:** `https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-metacritic-com-api-112289e6/`
**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer <LOCUS_API_KEY>`

## Endpoints

### get_details

Retrieve detailed metadata for a specific game, movie, or TV show by its URL slug and category. Includes summary, critic metascore, user score, genres, platforms (for games), release date, image URL, and full structured LD+JSON data from the page. Returns input_not_found when the slug does not exist in the given category.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `category` | string | Yes | Item category: 'game', 'movie', or 'tv' |
| `slug` | string | Yes | URL slug identifier for the specific item (e.g. 'inception', 'astro-bot', 'the-last-of-us-part-ii') |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-metacritic-com-api-112289e6/get_details \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"category":"<string>","slug":"<string>"}'
```

### get_reviews

Retrieve critic or user reviews for a specific game, movie, or TV show. Returns up to 10 reviews per page with scores, authors, publications, dates, and review quotes. Returns input_not_found when the slug does not exist.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `category` | string | Yes | Item category: 'game', 'movie', or 'tv' |
| `review_type` | string | No | Type of reviews to retrieve: 'critic' or 'user' |
| `slug` | string | Yes | URL slug identifier for the specific item (e.g. 'inception', 'astro-bot') |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-metacritic-com-api-112289e6/get_reviews \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"category":"<string>","review_type":"<string>","slug":"<string>"}'
```

### get_top_items

List top-performing items for a specific category and year, sorted by metascore, userscore, or date. Returns 24 items per page with ranking, scores, and metadata. Pagination via page number.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `category` | string | No | Item category: 'game', 'movie', or 'tv' |
| `page` | integer | No | Page number for pagination (24 items per page) |
| `sort` | string | No | Sort criteria: 'metascore', 'userscore', or 'date' |
| `year` | string | No | Release year to filter by (e.g. '2023', '2024') |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-metacritic-com-api-112289e6/get_top_items \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"category":"<string>","page":"<integer>","sort":"<string>","year":"<string>"}'
```

### search

Full-text autosuggest search across Metacritic's catalog of games, movies, and TV shows. Returns up to ~10 results with metadata including title, release date, platforms, genres, and critic score. Results are ordered by relevance.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `query` | string | Yes | Search term to find items (e.g. 'elden ring', 'inception') |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-metacritic-com-api-112289e6/search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query":"<string>"}'
```