The Preservation Network

Every Record.
Preserved.

We are building the world's most comprehensive databases of cultural artifacts — hardware, magazines, trading cards, and comics — and making every byte available to developers, researchers, and historians.

5M+
Hardware Records
32K+
Magazine Issues
130K+
Card Images
40+
Years Archived
4
Active Databases

Four Databases.
One Mission.

Each database in the network is independently comprehensive — and together they form the most complete archive of consumer culture ever assembled.

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Live
TheUHDB
Universal Hardware Database

Every consumer hardware device ever manufactured — computers, consoles, handhelds, peripherals, and more. Sourced from EU EPREL, GUDID, EPA ENERGY STAR, and 30+ global registries.

5M+ devices  ·  85 categories  ·  Global coverage
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TheGMDB
Game Magazine Database

The complete archive of gaming print media — every issue, every review, every cover — from EGM and Nintendo Power to Edge, Famitsu, and hundreds more. 1981 to the digital age.

32K+ issues  ·  200+ publications  ·  US · UK · JP · EU
Visit TheGMDB →
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TheTCDB
Trading Card Database

Every trading card, every set, every edition — sports, fantasy, Japanese, American, and game cards. The only database that spans all card games in one unified API.

130K+ card images  ·  All categories  ·  API-first
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Coming Soon
TheCBDB
Comic Book Database

Every comic book issue, every publisher, every arc — Marvel, DC, Image, Dark Horse, and thousands of independent titles. The definitive comic archive with full API access.

In development  ·  Notify me when live

The World's Data
Deserves to Be Kept.

Physical media disappears. Magazines go out of print. Hardware gets discontinued. Trading cards deteriorate. Comics fade. The record of what humanity made, bought, read, and played is vanishing — one landfill and one attic cleanout at a time.

The Preservation Network exists to stop that. We digitize, catalog, and index cultural artifacts that no institution has bothered to systematically preserve — and we build APIs so that anyone can query, build on, and benefit from that record.

This is not an archive you visit. It is infrastructure you build with. A foundation for researchers, historians, developers, and anyone who believes the past is worth keeping.

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Preserve
Systematic digitization and cataloging of physical media before it is lost to time, obscurity, or decay.
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Structure
Raw scans and files become queryable, structured databases — with metadata, relationships, and cross-references.
Distribute
Open APIs make the data accessible to everyone — developers, researchers, historians, and the simply curious.
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Expand
The network grows continuously. Every new database adds another layer to the most complete archive of consumer culture ever assembled.

One Network. Four APIs.
Built to Be Queried.

Unified Developer Access — Coming Soon
One account, one API key, access to every database in the network. Today you register per-database; unified access is on the roadmap.
REST + JSON, No Surprises
Standard HTTP endpoints, predictable response shapes, full pagination. Works with every language and framework from day one.
Free Tier on Every Database
500 requests/day at no cost. Build your proof of concept before you pay a cent. Upgrade when you're ready to ship.
Data That Doesn't Exist Anywhere Else
No other API covers gaming magazines, universal hardware, or the full breadth of trading cards. This data cannot be sourced elsewhere.
Get API Key — TheGMDB Get API Key — TheTCDB
// TheGMDB — fetch EGM issues from 1993 GET https://api.thegmdb.net/v1/issues ?magazine=electronic-gaming-monthly &year=1993 // Response { "issues": [ { "slug": "egm-issue-048", "title": "Electronic Gaming Monthly", "issue_number": 48, "cover_date": "July 1993", "cover_story": "Mortal Kombat II", "games_reviewed": ["..."], "cover_image_url": "..." } ], "total": 12, "page": 1 } // TheTCDB — search 1986 Topps Baseball GET https://api.thetcdb.org/v1/cards ?set=1986-topps&category=sports { "cards": [{ "name": "Roger Clemens", "number": "661", "rarity": "base" }] }