Rockstar Games

aid: rockstar-games
name: Rockstar Games
description: >-
  Rockstar Games is an American video game publisher headquartered in New York City and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Take-Two
  Interactive Software (NASDAQ: TTWO). Best known for the Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption franchises, Rockstar
  operates online services for GTA Online and Red Dead Online, the Rockstar Games Launcher PC client, and the legacy
  Rockstar Games Social Club identity / authentication platform. Rockstar does not publish a public developer portal; its
  HTTP API surface is internal and consumed only by first-party clients (game executables, the Rockstar Games Launcher,
  and Rockstar's mobile companion apps). The most visible public-facing API is its OpenID Connect / OAuth 2.0 identity
  provider at signin.rockstargames.com, which exposes standard /connect/authorize, /connect/Token, /connect/introspect,
  and /.well-known/jwks endpoints. Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled to launch on November 19, 2026 for PlayStation 5 and
  Xbox Series X/S and will include a "significant online mode" succeeding GTA Online.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Gaming
  - Entertainment
  - Video Games
  - Grand Theft Auto
  - Red Dead Redemption
  - Identity
  - OAuth
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rockstar-games/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-23'
modified: '2026-05-23'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: rockstar-games:signin-oidc
    name: Rockstar Games Sign-In (OpenID Connect)
    description: >-
      Public OpenID Connect / OAuth 2.0 identity provider operated by Rockstar Games at signin.rockstargames.com. Backs
      authentication for the Rockstar Games website, Rockstar Games Launcher, Social Club, Rockstar Newswire, and
      first-party mobile apps. Supports the authorization_code, client_credentials, and refresh_token grant types and
      exposes /connect/authorize, /connect/Token, /connect/introspect, and a JSON Web Key Set at /.well-known/jwks.
      Appears to be implemented on an IdentityServer-style stack. Client registration is not open to third parties; only
      Rockstar-issued client IDs (e.g. the Launcher, Social Club, Newswire) are accepted.
    humanURL: https://signin.rockstargames.com/
    baseURL: https://signin.rockstargames.com
    tags:
      - Authentication
      - Identity
      - OAuth
      - OpenID Connect
      - Single Sign-On
    properties:
      - type: AuthorizationEndpoint
        url: https://signin.rockstargames.com/connect/authorize
      - type: TokenEndpoint
        url: https://signin.rockstargames.com/connect/Token
      - type: IntrospectionEndpoint
        url: https://signin.rockstargames.com/connect/introspect
      - type: JWKS
        url: https://signin.rockstargames.com/.well-known/jwks
  - aid: rockstar-games:social-club
    name: Rockstar Games Social Club
    description: >-
      Rockstar's online authentication and player-services backbone originally launched in 2008 to back GTA IV and later
      every major Rockstar title. Provides player accounts, friends, Crews, multiplayer matchmaking, achievements/awards,
      job sharing, Snapmatic photos, and the GTA Online / Red Dead Online stat back-ends. Per Wikipedia, "Most branding
      relating to Social Club was removed from Rockstar's website by November 2023" — the service has been folded into
      the unified Rockstar Games account, though its internal HTTP APIs (commonly observed under scapi.rockstargames.com
      and prod.cloud.rockstargames.com) continue to power live-service titles. No public developer documentation or
      third-party client credentials are offered.
    humanURL: https://www.rockstargames.com/
    baseURL: https://scapi.rockstargames.com
    tags:
      - Social Club
      - Player Accounts
      - Crews
      - Multiplayer
      - Live Service
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.rockstargames.com/
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://signin.rockstargames.com/
  - aid: rockstar-games:gta-online
    name: Grand Theft Auto Online Services
    description: >-
      Live-service back-end for Grand Theft Auto Online, the persistent multiplayer mode shipped with Grand Theft Auto V
      in 2013 and now running on PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One/Series X|S, and PC. Powers matchmaking, session migration,
      in-game economy, Shark Card / GTA dollar entitlements, weekly content drops, stats, and the GTA+ subscription on
      current-gen consoles. The service is consumed only by the game client and the Rockstar Games Launcher; no public
      REST/GraphQL surface is exposed for third-party developers.
    humanURL: https://www.rockstargames.com/gta-online
    baseURL: https://prod.cloud.rockstargames.com
    tags:
      - GTA Online
      - Grand Theft Auto V
      - Live Service
      - Multiplayer
      - Subscriptions
    properties:
      - type: Website
        url: https://www.rockstargames.com/gta-online
      - type: Subscription
        url: https://www.rockstargames.com/gta-online/gta-plus
  - aid: rockstar-games:red-dead-online
    name: Red Dead Online Services
    description: >-
      Live-service back-end for Red Dead Online, the persistent multiplayer mode shipped with Red Dead Redemption 2 in
      2018. Provides matchmaking, character/posse data, in-game economy (Gold Bars), Outlaw Pass / role progression, and
      seasonal content delivery. Rockstar announced in 2022 that major content updates have been wound down so engineering
      resources can focus on GTA VI; the multiplayer service itself remains operational. No public developer surface.
    humanURL: https://www.rockstargames.com/reddeadonline
    baseURL: https://prod.cloud.rockstargames.com
    tags:
      - Red Dead Online
      - Red Dead Redemption 2
      - Live Service
      - Multiplayer
    properties:
      - type: Website
        url: https://www.rockstargames.com/reddeadonline
  - aid: rockstar-games:launcher
    name: Rockstar Games Launcher
    description: >-
      Rockstar's first-party PC storefront and game launcher, distributing Grand Theft Auto V, Red Dead Redemption 2,
      L.A. Noire, Bully, Max Payne 3, the GTA and Midnight Club catalog, and Rockstar-published indies. Handles install,
      patching, cloud saves, friends list, and entitlement checks against the Rockstar account. The Launcher consumes
      Rockstar's internal HTTP APIs and the signin.rockstargames.com OIDC provider; it is not itself an API product.
    humanURL: https://www.rockstargames.com/games/rockstar-games-launcher
    baseURL: https://prod.cloud.rockstargames.com
    tags:
      - Launcher
      - PC
      - Storefront
      - Entitlements
    properties:
      - type: Download
        url: https://www.rockstargames.com/games/rockstar-games-launcher
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://signin.rockstargames.com/
  - aid: rockstar-games:gta-vi
    name: Grand Theft Auto VI (Forthcoming)
    description: >-
      The next mainline Grand Theft Auto title and the most anticipated entertainment launch of 2026. Per Wikipedia,
      "Following several delays, it is scheduled to be released on 19 November 2026 for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series
      X/S." GTA VI is expected to ship with "a significant online mode" succeeding GTA Online. The online service surface
      has not yet been disclosed; it is widely expected to extend Rockstar's existing scapi / prod.cloud back-end and
      reuse the signin.rockstargames.com OIDC provider for player authentication.
    humanURL: https://www.rockstargames.com/VI
    baseURL: https://prod.cloud.rockstargames.com
    tags:
      - GTA VI
      - Grand Theft Auto
      - Forthcoming
      - Live Service
      - 2026
    properties:
      - type: Website
        url: https://www.rockstargames.com/VI
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.rockstargames.com
  - type: Newswire
    url: https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire
  - type: Support
    url: https://support.rockstargames.com/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://signin.rockstargames.com/
  - type: ParentCompany
    url: https://www.take2games.com/
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rockstar-games
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/rockstar-games
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.rockstargames.com/legal
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://www.rockstargames.com/privacy
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]