IMDb-API

IMDb-API Search API

Free-text and faceted search across titles, names, companies and keywords.

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Operations 7

GET /{lang}/API/SearchMovie/{apiKey}/{expression} Search Movies #
GET /{lang}/API/SearchSeries/{apiKey}/{expression} Search TV Series #
GET /{lang}/API/SearchName/{apiKey}/{expression} Search People #
GET /{lang}/API/SearchEpisode/{apiKey}/{expression} Search Episodes #
GET /{lang}/API/SearchCompany/{apiKey}/{expression} Search Companies #
GET /{lang}/API/AdvancedSearch/{apiKey} Advanced Search #

Documentation

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Documentation
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APIReference
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Authentication
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RateLimits
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Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/imdb-api/refs/heads/main/openapi/imdb-api-search-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
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/imdb-api/refs/heads/main/json-schema/imdb-api-rating-schema.json
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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
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/imdb-api/refs/heads/main/json-structure/imdb-api-name-structure.json

Other Resources

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Signup
https://tv-api.com/Identity/Account/Register
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JSONLD
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/imdb-api/refs/heads/main/json-ld/imdb-api-context.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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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/imdb-api/refs/heads/main/examples/imdb-api-ratings-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/imdb-api/refs/heads/main/examples/imdb-api-fullcast-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/imdb-api/refs/heads/main/examples/imdb-api-top250movies-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/imdb-api/refs/heads/main/examples/imdb-api-usage-example.json
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Plans
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/imdb-api/refs/heads/main/plans/imdb-api-plans-pricing.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

imdb-api-search-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: IMDb-API (TV-API) External Search 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: Search
  description: Free-text and faceted search across titles, names, companies and keywords.
paths:
  /{lang}/API/Search/{apiKey}/{expression}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Search
      operationId: search
      summary: Search Titles, Names And Companies
      description: Full search across titles, names, episodes, companies and keywords.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Lang'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Expression'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Search results.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchData'
  /{lang}/API/SearchMovie/{apiKey}/{expression}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Search
      operationId: searchMovie
      summary: Search Movies
      description: Search constrained to movies.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Lang'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Expression'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Movie search results.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchData'
  /{lang}/API/SearchSeries/{apiKey}/{expression}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Search
      operationId: searchSeries
      summary: Search TV Series
      description: Search constrained to TV series.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Lang'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Expression'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Series search results.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchData'
  /{lang}/API/SearchName/{apiKey}/{expression}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Search
      operationId: searchName
      summary: Search People
      description: Search across actors, directors and writers.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Lang'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Expression'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Person search results.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchData'
  /{lang}/API/SearchEpisode/{apiKey}/{expression}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Search
      operationId: searchEpisode
      summary: Search Episodes
      description: Search constrained to TV episodes.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Lang'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Expression'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Episode search results.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchData'
  /{lang}/API/SearchCompany/{apiKey}/{expression}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Search
      operationId: searchCompany
      summary: Search Companies
      description: Search constrained to production companies and studios.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Lang'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Expression'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Company search results.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchData'
  /{lang}/API/AdvancedSearch/{apiKey}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Search
      operationId: advancedSearch
      summary: Advanced Search
      description: Faceted search supporting title, genre, type, votes, runtime and sort filters.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Lang'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - name: title
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: genres
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: title_type
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: num_votes
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: runtime
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: sort
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Advanced search results.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AdvancedSearchData'
components:
  schemas:
    AdvancedSearchData:
      type: object
      properties:
        results:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchResult'
        errorMessage:
          type: string
    SearchData:
      type: object
      properties:
        searchType:
          type: string
        expression:
          type: string
        results:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchResult'
        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
    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
    Expression:
      name: expression
      in: path
      required: true
      description: URL-encoded search expression.
      schema:
        type: string
  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.