Overview
The Movie Database (TMDb) API is a powerful community-driven source of movie and TV show data, including trailers, posters, cast information, and ratings. It is widely used in real-world applications and supports over 40 languages. You need a free API key from themoviedb.org to get started.
Beginner Tip
Use the /search/movie endpoint with a query parameter to find movies by title -- it is the easiest way to start exploring the API. Your API key can be appended as api_key=YOUR_API_KEY in the query string.
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
id TMDb unique identifier for the movie or TV show. title Official title of the movie. overview Short plot summary of the movie. release_date Release date in YYYY-MM-DD format. vote_average Average user rating on a scale of 0 to 10. poster_path Relative path to the movie poster image; prepend the TMDb image base URL. Implementation Example
Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.
const url = "https://www.themoviedb.org/documentation/api";
// 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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