Tribune Media

Tribune Media Theatres API

The Theatres API from Tribune Media — 2 operation(s) for theatres.

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Operations 2

GET /v1.1/theatres Get Theatres by Location #

GET /v1.1/theatres/{theatreId}/showings Get Theatre Showtimes #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: TMS OnConnect Celebrities Theatres API
  description: The Tribune Media Services (TMS) OnConnect API provides comprehensive entertainment metadata for TV programming, movies, celebrities, and sports. It delivers electronic programming guide (EPG) data, movie showtimes, celebrity information, and televised sports schedules. Originally developed by Tribune Media Services, the API is now operated by Gracenote (a Nielsen company) and powers content discovery for consumer electronics manufacturers, cable operators, and entertainment platforms.
  version: 1.1.0
  contact:
    url: https://developer.tmsapi.com/
  termsOfService: https://developer.tmsapi.com/page/API_Terms_of_Use
servers:
- url: https://data.tmsapi.com
  description: TMS OnConnect API server
security:
- apiKey: []
tags:
- name: Theatres
paths:
  /v1.1/theatres:
    get:
      operationId: getTheatres
      summary: Get Theatres by Location
      description: Retrieves theatre locations via zip/postal code or geographic coordinates.
      tags:
      - Theatres
      parameters:
      - name: zip
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: lat
        in: query
        schema:
          type: number
          format: float
      - name: lng
        in: query
        schema:
          type: number
          format: float
      - name: radius
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 10
      - name: units
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - mile
          - km
          default: mile
      - name: numTheatres
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 10
      - name: api_key
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of nearby theatres
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Theatre'
  /v1.1/theatres/{theatreId}/showings:
    get:
      operationId: getTheatreShowings
      summary: Get Theatre Showtimes
      description: Lists movies and showtimes at a specific theatre.
      tags:
      - Theatres
      parameters:
      - name: theatreId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: startDate
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
      - name: numDays
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
      - name: imageSize
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: api_key
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Theatre showtimes
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Showing'
components:
  schemas:
    Theatre:
      type: object
      properties:
        theatreId:
          type: string
          description: Unique theatre identifier
        name:
          type: string
          description: Theatre name
        address:
          type: string
        city:
          type: string
        state:
          type: string
        postalCode:
          type: string
        distance:
          type: number
          format: float
          description: Distance from search origin
    Showing:
      type: object
      properties:
        startTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        endTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        movieId:
          type: string
        theatreId:
          type: string
        format:
          type: string
          description: Format (e.g., 3D, IMAX, Standard)
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: api_key