create_game

Create a game record and request its first upload URL.

Creates a new game owned by the current account and returns a temporary upload URL for its first build.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Rules
name	string	Yes	1–80 characters.
description	string	Yes	Up to 500 characters.
orientation	string	Yes	landscape, portrait, or both.

Example call

{
  "name": "Afterlight",
  "description": "A one-button game about keeping a signal alive.",
  "orientation": "landscape"
}

Returns

Field	Meaning
game_id	Stable game UUID used by later tools.
slug	URL-safe game name.
upload_url	Temporary HTTPS URL for one archive upload.
expires_in_s	900.
next_steps	Server-provided instructions for upload and publish.

{
  "game_id": "018f2f4e-b73b-7e91-a419-0c8ac91af1c2",
  "slug": "afterlight",
  "upload_url": "<presigned-upload-url>",
  "expires_in_s": 900,
  "next_steps": "Upload the gzip-compressed tar with HTTP PUT, then call publish with this game_id."
}

Next action

Send the gzip-compressed tar archive to upload_url with HTTP PUT, then call publish.

Use request_upload instead when the game already exists.