IMDb-API

IMDb-API Title API

Movie and series metadata, posters, images, trailers, cast, ratings.

Documentation GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 9

GET /{lang}/API/Title/{apiKey}/{id} Get Title #

GET /{lang}/API/FullCast/{apiKey}/{id} Get Full Cast And Crew #

GET /{lang}/API/Posters/{apiKey}/{id} Get Posters #

GET /{lang}/API/Images/{apiKey}/{id} Get Images #

GET /{lang}/API/Trailer/{apiKey}/{id} Get Trailer #

GET /{lang}/API/YouTubeTrailer/{apiKey}/{id} Get YouTube Trailer #

GET /{lang}/API/Ratings/{apiKey}/{id} Get Ratings #

GET /{lang}/API/UserRatings/{apiKey}/{id} Get User Ratings #

GET /{lang}/API/SeasonEpisodes/{apiKey}/{id}/{seasonNumber} Get Season Episodes #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: IMDb-API (TV-API) Title 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: Title
  description: Movie and series metadata, posters, images, trailers, cast, ratings.
paths:
  /{lang}/API/Title/{apiKey}/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Title
      operationId: getTitle
      summary: Get Title
      description: Retrieve movie or series metadata by IMDb id (tt-format).
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Lang'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ImdbId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Title data.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TitleData'
  /{lang}/API/FullCast/{apiKey}/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Title
      operationId: getFullCast
      summary: Get Full Cast And Crew
      description: Retrieve complete cast and crew for a title.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Lang'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ImdbId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Full cast data.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FullCastData'
  /{lang}/API/Posters/{apiKey}/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Title
      operationId: getPosters
      summary: Get Posters
      description: Retrieve poster and backdrop images for a title.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Lang'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ImdbId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Poster data.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PosterData'
  /{lang}/API/Images/{apiKey}/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Title
      operationId: getImages
      summary: Get Images
      description: Retrieve a paged set of images for a title or person.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Lang'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ImdbOrNameId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Image data.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ImageData'
  /{lang}/API/Trailer/{apiKey}/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Title
      operationId: getTrailer
      summary: Get Trailer
      description: Retrieve the trailer for a title.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Lang'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ImdbId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Trailer data.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TrailerData'
  /{lang}/API/YouTubeTrailer/{apiKey}/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Title
      operationId: getYouTubeTrailer
      summary: Get YouTube Trailer
      description: Retrieve the YouTube trailer URL for a title.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Lang'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ImdbId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: YouTube trailer data.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/YouTubeTrailerData'
  /{lang}/API/Ratings/{apiKey}/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Title
      operationId: getRatings
      summary: Get Ratings
      description: Retrieve ratings from IMDb, Metacritic, Rotten Tomatoes, TMDB and FilmAffinity.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Lang'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ImdbId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Ratings data.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RatingData'
  /{lang}/API/UserRatings/{apiKey}/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Title
      operationId: getUserRatings
      summary: Get User Ratings
      description: Retrieve user vote distribution for a title.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Lang'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ImdbId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: User ratings data.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserRatingData'
  /{lang}/API/SeasonEpisodes/{apiKey}/{id}/{seasonNumber}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Title
      operationId: getSeasonEpisodes
      summary: Get Season Episodes
      description: List episodes for a given series season.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Lang'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ImdbId'
      - name: seasonNumber
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Season episode data.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SeasonEpisodeData'
components:
  schemas:
    RatingData:
      type: object
      properties:
        imDbId:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        fullTitle:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
        year:
          type: string
        imDb:
          type: string
        metacritic:
          type: string
        theMovieDb:
          type: string
        rottenTomatoes:
          type: string
        filmAffinity:
          type: string
        errorMessage:
          type: string
    TvEpisodeInfo:
      type: object
      properties:
        seriesId:
          type: string
        seriesTitle:
          type: string
        seriesFullTitle:
          type: string
        seriesYear:
          type: string
        seasonNumber:
          type: string
        episodeNumber:
          type: string
        previousEpisodeId:
          type: string
        nextEpisodeId:
          type: string
    ActorShort:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        image:
          type: string
          format: uri
        name:
          type: string
        asCharacter:
          type: string
    BoxOfficeShort:
      type: object
      properties:
        budget:
          type: string
        openingWeekendUSA:
          type: string
        grossUSA:
          type: string
        cumulativeWorldwideGross:
          type: string
    TvSeriesInfo:
      type: object
      properties:
        yearEnd:
          type: string
        creators:
          type: string
        creatorList:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/StarShort'
        seasons:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
    YouTubeTrailerData:
      type: object
      properties:
        imDbId:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        videoId:
          type: string
        videoUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
        videoTitle:
          type: string
        errorMessage:
          type: string
    PosterData:
      type: object
      properties:
        imDbId:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        posters:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              id:
                type: string
              link:
                type: string
                format: uri
              aspectRatio:
                type: number
              language:
                type: string
              width:
                type: integer
              height:
                type: integer
        backdrops:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
        errorMessage:
          type: string
    UserRatingData:
      type: object
      properties:
        imDbId:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        totalRating:
          type: string
        totalRatingVotes:
          type: string
        ratings:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              rating:
                type: string
              percent:
                type: string
              votes:
                type: string
        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
    SeasonEpisodeData:
      type: object
      properties:
        imDbId:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        episodes:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              id:
                type: string
              seasonNumber:
                type: string
              episodeNumber:
                type: string
              title:
                type: string
              image:
                type: string
                format: uri
              year:
                type: string
              released:
                type: string
              plot:
                type: string
              imDbRating:
                type: string
        errorMessage:
          type: string
    FullCastData:
      type: object
      properties:
        imDbId:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        directors:
          type: object
        writers:
          type: object
        actors:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ActorShort'
        others:
          type: array
        errorMessage:
          type: string
    ImageData:
      type: object
      properties:
        imDbId:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              title:
                type: string
              image:
                type: string
                format: uri
        errorMessage:
          type: string
    TrailerData:
      type: object
      properties:
        imDbId:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        thumbnailUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
        link:
          type: string
          format: uri
        linkEmbed:
          type: string
          format: uri
        errorMessage:
          type: string
    StarShort:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
    SimilarShort:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        image:
          type: string
          format: uri
        imDbRating:
          type: string
    TitleData:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        title:
          type: string
        originalTitle:
          type: string
        fullTitle:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
        year:
          type: string
        image:
          type: string
          format: uri
        releaseDate:
          type: string
        runtimeMins:
          type: string
        runtimeStr:
          type: string
        plot:
          type: string
        plotLocal:
          type: string
        awards:
          type: string
        directors:
          type: string
        directorList:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/StarShort'
        writers:
          type: string
        writerList:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/StarShort'
        stars:
          type: string
        starList:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/StarShort'
        actorList:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ActorShort'
        genres:
          type: string
        companies:
          type: string
        countries:
          type: string
        languages:
          type: string
        contentRating:
          type: string
        imDbRating:
          type: string
        imDbRatingVotes:
          type: string
        metacriticRating:
          type: string
        ratings:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/RatingData'
        wikipedia:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/WikipediaData'
        posters:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PosterData'
        images:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ImageData'
        trailer:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TrailerData'
        boxOffice:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BoxOfficeShort'
        tagline:
          type: string
        keywords:
          type: string
        keywordList:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        similars:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/SimilarShort'
        tvSeriesInfo:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TvSeriesInfo'
        tvEpisodeInfo:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TvEpisodeInfo'
        errorMessage:
          type: string
  parameters:
    ImdbId:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: IMDb title id in tt-format (e.g. tt1375666).
      schema:
        type: string
        pattern: ^tt\\d+$
    ImdbOrNameId:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: IMDb title (tt-format) or name (nm-format) id.
      schema:
        type: string
        pattern: ^(tt|nm)\\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
    ApiKey:
      name: apiKey
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Account API key.
      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.

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