SpaceTradersAPI

About SpaceTradersAPI

SpaceTraders is a space-themed economic game played entirely through an HTTP API, allowing players to write code in any programming language to control gameplay rather than interacting through a traditional interface. Every in-game action - navigating ships, mining asteroids, trading cargo, joining factions - is exposed as an API endpoint that can be scripted or automated.

The platform combines a persistent, dynamic game world with a learning tool for practicing API integration and programming skills. Players build fleets of ships, explore the galaxy, establish trade routes, and compete with others for resources and credits within a universe shaped by community activity.

It is aimed at developers who want to learn a new programming language, practice building automation tools, or demo technical skills through a game context. Documentation includes an OpenAPI spec, authorization details, response error references, and rate limit information. The project has an active community with a Discord server where users share custom-built tools and applications created using the API.

Key features

• Every in-game action exposed as an HTTP endpoint for automation
• Play or automate the game using any programming language
• Build and manage a fleet of ships to explore the galaxy
• Automate trade routes and mine asteroid resources
• Join a faction to compete for trade routes and credits
• Dynamic, community-driven universe with real economic balance

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