IMDb-API

IMDb-API External API

Wikipedia, external sites, reviews, FAQ and other ancillary data.

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Operations 7

GET /{lang}/API/Wikipedia/{apiKey}/{id} Get Wikipedia Plot #
GET /{lang}/API/ExternalSites/{apiKey}/{id} Get External Sites #
GET /{lang}/API/Reviews/{apiKey}/{id} Get User Reviews #
GET /{lang}/API/MetacriticReviews/{apiKey}/{id} Get Metacritic Reviews #
GET /{lang}/API/FAQ/{apiKey}/{id} Get FAQ #
GET /{lang}/API/Company/{apiKey}/{id} Get Company #
GET /{lang}/API/Keyword/{apiKey}/{id} Get Keyword #

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Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/imdb-api/refs/heads/main/openapi/imdb-api-external-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/imdb-api/refs/heads/main/json-schema/imdb-api-title-schema.json
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JSONSchema
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/imdb-api/refs/heads/main/json-schema/imdb-api-name-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/imdb-api/refs/heads/main/json-schema/imdb-api-search-result-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/imdb-api/refs/heads/main/json-schema/imdb-api-usage-schema.json
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JSONStructure
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/imdb-api/refs/heads/main/json-structure/imdb-api-title-structure.json
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JSONStructure
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/imdb-api/refs/heads/main/json-structure/imdb-api-rating-structure.json
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JSONStructure
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Other Resources

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Signup
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JSONLD
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/imdb-api/refs/heads/main/examples/imdb-api-search-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/imdb-api/refs/heads/main/examples/imdb-api-title-example.json
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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/imdb-api/refs/heads/main/examples/imdb-api-ratings-example.json
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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/imdb-api/refs/heads/main/examples/imdb-api-fullcast-example.json
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Plans
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APIsJSON
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OpenAPI Specification

imdb-api-external-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: IMDb-API (TV-API) External API
  description: 'Community web service (operated under the IMDb-API / TV-API brand) for receiving

    movie, TV series and cast information in JSON. Aggregates data from IMDb,

    TheMovieDb, Wikipedia, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, TheTVDB, FilmAffinity and

    YouTube. Originally hosted at imdb-api.com and migrated to tv-api.com. Not an

    official IMDb / Amazon product.

    '
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: IMDb-API
    url: https://tv-api.com/
  license:
    name: Commercial / Free Tier
    url: https://tv-api.com/pricing
servers:
- url: https://tv-api.com
  description: Production (current)
- url: https://imdb-api.com
  description: Legacy host (redirects to tv-api.com)
security:
- ApiKeyInPath: []
tags:
- name: External
  description: Wikipedia, external sites, reviews, FAQ and other ancillary data.
paths:
  /{lang}/API/Wikipedia/{apiKey}/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - External
      operationId: getWikipedia
      summary: Get Wikipedia Plot
      description: Retrieve Wikipedia plot summary (PlainText and Html).
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Lang'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ImdbId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Wikipedia data.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WikipediaData'
  /{lang}/API/ExternalSites/{apiKey}/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - External
      operationId: getExternalSites
      summary: Get External Sites
      description: Retrieve cross-platform identifiers and URLs for a title.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Lang'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ImdbId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: External site data.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExternalSiteData'
  /{lang}/API/Reviews/{apiKey}/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - External
      operationId: getReviews
      summary: Get User Reviews
      description: Retrieve user reviews for a title.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Lang'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ImdbId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Review data.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReviewData'
  /{lang}/API/MetacriticReviews/{apiKey}/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - External
      operationId: getMetacriticReviews
      summary: Get Metacritic Reviews
      description: Retrieve Metacritic critic reviews for a title.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Lang'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ImdbId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Metacritic review data.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/MetacriticReviewData'
  /{lang}/API/FAQ/{apiKey}/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - External
      operationId: getFAQ
      summary: Get FAQ
      description: Retrieve frequently asked questions for a title.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Lang'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ImdbId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: FAQ data.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FAQData'
  /{lang}/API/Company/{apiKey}/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - External
      operationId: getCompany
      summary: Get Company
      description: Retrieve production company information and titles by IMDb company id (co-format).
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Lang'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          pattern: ^co\\d+$
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Company data.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CompanyData'
  /{lang}/API/Keyword/{apiKey}/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - External
      operationId: getKeyword
      summary: Get Keyword
      description: Retrieve titles related to a keyword.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Lang'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Keyword data.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/KeywordData'
components:
  schemas:
    MetacriticReviewData:
      type: object
      properties:
        imDbId:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              username:
                type: string
              date:
                type: string
              rate:
                type: string
              title:
                type: string
              content:
                type: string
        errorMessage:
          type: string
    KeywordData:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchResult'
        errorMessage:
          type: string
    FAQData:
      type: object
      properties:
        imDbId:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              question:
                type: string
              answer:
                type: string
        errorMessage:
          type: string
    ReviewData:
      type: object
      properties:
        imDbId:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              username:
                type: string
              userUrl:
                type: string
                format: uri
              reviewLink:
                type: string
                format: uri
              warningSpoilers:
                type: boolean
              date:
                type: string
              rate:
                type: string
              helpful:
                type: string
              title:
                type: string
              content:
                type: string
        errorMessage:
          type: string
    CompanyData:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchResult'
        errorMessage:
          type: string
    WikipediaData:
      type: object
      properties:
        imDbId:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        language:
          type: string
        plotShort:
          type: object
          properties:
            plainText:
              type: string
            html:
              type: string
        plotFull:
          type: object
          properties:
            plainText:
              type: string
            html:
              type: string
        errorMessage:
          type: string
    ExternalSiteData:
      type: object
      properties:
        imDbId:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              name:
                type: string
              id:
                type: string
              url:
                type: string
                format: uri
        errorMessage:
          type: string
    SearchResult:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        resultType:
          type: string
        image:
          type: string
          format: uri
        title:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
  parameters:
    ApiKey:
      name: apiKey
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Account API key.
      schema:
        type: string
    ImdbId:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: IMDb title id in tt-format (e.g. tt1375666).
      schema:
        type: string
        pattern: ^tt\\d+$
    Lang:
      name: lang
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Two-letter language code (e.g. en, fr, de, es, ru). Use 'en' for default.
      schema:
        type: string
        default: en
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyInPath:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: apiKey
      description: API key issued at https://tv-api.com after sign-up. Embedded directly in the request path for most endpoints.