Overview
Simkl is a tracking service for movies, TV shows, and anime that also exposes a developer API. You can search for titles, get detailed metadata, and manage a user's watchlist with OAuth. It's a solid choice if you want richer anime support alongside movies and TV.
Beginner Tip
Start with the public search endpoint which only requires a client_id — no OAuth needed. Once you want to read or write a user's watchlist, you will need to complete the full OAuth 2.0 flow.
Available Data
The kind of data this API exposes, based on its documentation. We could not call the endpoint to confirm the exact field names.
Example Response
Illustrative shape only — we were not able to call this endpoint (it requires credentials or exposes no public sample URL), so the fields below show the kind of data this API returns rather than a recorded response.
{
"Title": "Inception",
"Year": "2010",
"Rated": "PG-13",
"Runtime": "148 min",
"Genre": "Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi",
"Director": "Christopher Nolan",
"Actors": "Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt",
"Plot": "A thief who steals corporate secrets through dream-sharing technology...",
"imdbRating": "8.8",
"Poster": "https://example.com/inception.jpg"
} Field Reference
title The title of the movie, show, or anime. year The release year of the title. type Content type: "movie", "show", or "anime". ids.simkl Simkl's own internal ID, useful for fetching detailed info. ids.imdb The corresponding IMDb ID string (e.g. "tt1375666"). Implementation Example
Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.
const url = "https://api.simkl.com/search/movie?q=Inception&client_id=YOUR_API_KEY";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data); What Can You Build?
Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.
Common Errors & Troubleshooting
Generated guidance based on this API's documentation, not observed by us. Treat it as a starting point and check against the provider's own error reference.
Metadata Score Breakdown
Estimated from metadata — endpoint not independently tested
Metadata estimate · endpoint not independently tested
Technical Specifications
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