Trakt

Trakt Recommendations API

Personalized recommendations for movies and shows.

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Operations 3

GET /recommendations/movies Get Movie Recommendations #
DELETE /recommendations/movies Hide A Movie Recommendation #
GET /recommendations/shows Get Show Recommendations #

Documentation

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https://trakt.docs.apiary.io/
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Specifications

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

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/trakt/refs/heads/main/json-schema/trakt-movie-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/trakt/refs/heads/main/json-schema/trakt-show-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/trakt/refs/heads/main/json-schema/trakt-episode-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/trakt/refs/heads/main/json-schema/trakt-user-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/trakt/refs/heads/main/json-schema/trakt-scrobble-schema.json
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JSONStructure
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/trakt/refs/heads/main/json-structure/trakt-movie-structure.json
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JSONStructure
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/trakt/refs/heads/main/json-structure/trakt-show-structure.json
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JSONStructure
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/trakt/refs/heads/main/json-structure/trakt-history-structure.json

Other Resources

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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/trakt/refs/heads/main/examples/trakt-getTrendingMovies-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/trakt/refs/heads/main/examples/trakt-getMovie-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/trakt/refs/heads/main/examples/trakt-generateDeviceCode-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/trakt/refs/heads/main/examples/trakt-pollDeviceToken-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/trakt/refs/heads/main/examples/trakt-scrobbleStart-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/trakt/refs/heads/main/examples/trakt-addToHistory-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/trakt/refs/heads/main/examples/trakt-searchText-example.json
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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/trakt/refs/heads/main/examples/trakt-getShowWatchedProgress-example.json

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OpenAPI Specification

trakt-recommendations-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Trakt Recommendations API
  description: 'The Trakt API is a RESTful API for integrating TV show and movie tracking

    features into applications.'
  version: '2.0'
  contact:
    name: Trakt API Support
    url: https://forums.trakt.tv
  license:
    name: MIT
    url: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
servers:
- url: https://api.trakt.tv
  description: Production
- url: https://api-staging.trakt.tv
  description: Staging
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Recommendations
  description: Personalized recommendations for movies and shows.
paths:
  /recommendations/movies:
    get:
      tags:
      - Recommendations
      operationId: getMovieRecommendations
      summary: Get Movie Recommendations
      description: Personalized movie recommendations for a user.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Recommended movies.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Movie'
    delete:
      tags:
      - Recommendations
      operationId: hideMovieRecommendation
      summary: Hide A Movie Recommendation
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Hidden.
  /recommendations/shows:
    get:
      tags:
      - Recommendations
      operationId: getShowRecommendations
      summary: Get Show Recommendations
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Recommended shows.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Show'
components:
  schemas:
    Movie:
      type: object
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
        year:
          type: integer
        ids:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Ids'
        tagline:
          type: string
        overview:
          type: string
        released:
          type: string
          format: date
        runtime:
          type: integer
        country:
          type: string
        trailer:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          format: uri
        homepage:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          format: uri
        rating:
          type: number
        votes:
          type: integer
        comment_count:
          type: integer
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        language:
          type: string
        languages:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        available_translations:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        genres:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        certification:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - released
          - in production
          - post production
          - planned
          - rumored
          - canceled
    Ids:
      type: object
      properties:
        trakt:
          type: integer
        slug:
          type: string
        imdb:
          type: string
        tmdb:
          type: integer
        tvdb:
          type: integer
    Show:
      type: object
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
        year:
          type: integer
        ids:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Ids'
        overview:
          type: string
        first_aired:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        runtime:
          type: integer
        certification:
          type: string
        network:
          type: string
        country:
          type: string
        trailer:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          format: uri
        homepage:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          format: uri
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - returning series
          - continuing
          - in production
          - planned
          - upcoming
          - pilot
          - canceled
          - ended
        rating:
          type: number
        votes:
          type: integer
        comment_count:
          type: integer
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        language:
          type: string
        genres:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        aired_episodes:
          type: integer
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: OAuth 2.0 access token from /oauth/token or /oauth/device/token. Send via Authorization header and required headers trakt-api-version (2) and trakt-api-key (client_id).