TheTVDB

TheTVDB Award Categories API

The Award Categories API from TheTVDB — 2 operation(s) for award categories.

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Operations 2

GET /awards/categories/{id} TheTVDB Get Award Category #
GET /awards/categories/{id}/extended TheTVDB Get Award Category Extended #

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OpenAPI Specification

tvdb-award-categories-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: Documentation of TheTVDB API V4.
  title: TVDB API V4 Award Categories API
  version: 4.7.10
  x-last-validated: '2026-05-30'
  x-spec-source: https://github.com/thetvdb/v4-api/blob/main/docs/swagger.yml
servers:
- url: https://api4.thetvdb.com/v4
  description: TheTVDB v4 API production
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Award Categories
paths:
  /awards/categories/{id}:
    get:
      description: Returns a single award category base record
      operationId: getAwardCategory
      parameters:
      - description: id
        in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: number
        example: 12345
      responses:
        '200':
          description: response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/AwardCategoryBaseRecord'
                  status:
                    type: string
                type: object
              examples:
                GetAwardCategory200Example:
                  summary: Default getAwardCategory 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    data:
                      allowCoNominees: true
                      award:
                        id: 12345
                        name: Example Name
                      forMovies: true
                      forSeries: true
                      id: 12345
                      name: Example Name
                    status: Continuing
        '400':
          description: Invalid category id
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Category not found
      tags:
      - Award Categories
      summary: TheTVDB Get Award Category
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /awards/categories/{id}/extended:
    get:
      description: Returns a single award category extended record
      operationId: getAwardCategoryExtended
      parameters:
      - description: id
        in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: number
        example: 12345
      responses:
        '200':
          description: response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/AwardCategoryExtendedRecord'
                  status:
                    type: string
                type: object
              examples:
                GetAwardCategoryExtended200Example:
                  summary: Default getAwardCategoryExtended 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    data:
                      allowCoNominees: true
                      award:
                        id: 12345
                        name: Example Name
                      forMovies: true
                      forSeries: true
                      id: 12345
                      name: Example Name
                      nominees:
                      - character:
                          aliases:
                          - language: null
                            name: null
                          episode:
                            image: null
                            name: null
                            year: null
                          episodeId: 12345
                          id: 12345
                          image: https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/example.jpg
                          isFeatured: true
                          movieId: 12345
                          movie:
                            image: null
                            name: null
                            year: null
                          name: Example Name
                          nameTranslations:
                          - example
                          overviewTranslations:
                          - example
                          peopleId: 12345
                          personImgURL: https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/example.jpg
                          peopleType: example
                          seriesId: 12345
                          series:
                            image: null
                            name: null
                            year: null
                          sort: 12345
                          tagOptions:
                          - helpText: null
                            id: null
                            name: null
                            tag: null
                            tagName: null
                          type: 12345
                          url: https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/example.jpg
                          personName: example
                        details: example
                        episode:
                          absoluteNumber: 1
                          aired: example
                          airsAfterSeason: 1
                          airsBeforeEpisode: 1
                          airsBeforeSeason: 1
                          finaleType: example
                          id: 12345
                          image: https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/example.jpg
                          imageType: 1
                          isMovie: 12345
                          lastUpdated: '2024-01-15'
                          linkedMovie: 1
                          name: Example Name
                          nameTranslations:
                          - example
                          number: 1
                          overview: A descriptive paragraph of text.
                          overviewTranslations:
                          - example
                          runtime: 1
                          seasonNumber: 1
                          seasons:
                          - id: null
                            image: null
                            imageType: null
                            lastUpdated: null
                            name: null
                            nameTranslations: null
                            number: null
                            overviewTranslations: null
                            companies: {}
                            seriesId: null
                            type: {}
                            year: null
                          seriesId: 12345
                          seasonName: example
                          year: '2024'
                        id: 12345
                        isWinner: true
                        movie:
                          aliases:
                          - language: null
                            name: null
                          id: 12345
                          image: https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/example.jpg
                          lastUpdated: '2024-01-15'
                          name: Example Name
                          nameTranslations:
                          - example
                          overviewTranslations:
                          - example
                          score: 100
                          slug: example-slug
                          status:
                            id: null
                            keepUpdated: null
                            name: null
                            recordType: null
                          runtime: 1
                          year: '2024'
                        series:
                          aliases:
                          - language: null
                            name: null
                          averageRuntime: 1
                          country: usa
                          defaultSeasonType: 12345
                          episodes:
                          - absoluteNumber: null
                            aired: null
                            airsAfterSeason: null
                            airsBeforeEpisode: null
                            airsBeforeSeason: null
                            finaleType: null
                            id: null
                            image: null
                            imageType: null
                            isMovie: null
                            lastUpdated: null
                            linkedMovie: null
                            name: null
                            nameTranslations: null
                            number: null
                            overview: null
                            overviewTranslations: null
                            runtime: null
                            seasonNumber: null
                            seasons:
                            - {}
                            seriesId: null
                            seasonName: null
                            year: null
                          firstAired: example
                          id: 12345
                          image: https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/example.jpg
                          isOrderRandomized: true
                          lastAired: example
                          lastUpdated: '2024-01-15'
                          name: Example Name
                          nameTranslations:
                          - example
                          nextAired: example
                          originalCountry: example
                          originalLanguage: example
                          overviewTranslations:
                          - example
                          score: 100
                          slug: example-slug
                          status:
                            id: null
                            keepUpdated: null
                            name: null
                            recordType: null
                          year: '2024'
                        year: '2024'
                        category: example
                        name: Example Name
                    status: Continuing
        '400':
          description: Invalid category id
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Category not found
      tags:
      - Award Categories
      summary: TheTVDB Get Award Category Extended
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    EpisodeBaseRecord:
      description: base episode record
      properties:
        absoluteNumber:
          type: integer
          example: 1
        aired:
          type: string
          example: example
        airsAfterSeason:
          type: integer
          example: 1
        airsBeforeEpisode:
          type: integer
          example: 1
        airsBeforeSeason:
          type: integer
          example: 1
        finaleType:
          description: season, midseason, or series
          type: string
          example: example
        id:
          format: int64
          type: integer
          x-go-name: ID
          example: 12345
        image:
          type: string
          example: https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/example.jpg
        imageType:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          example: 1
        isMovie:
          format: int64
          type: integer
          x-go-name: IsMovie
          example: 12345
        lastUpdated:
          type: string
          example: '2024-01-15'
        linkedMovie:
          type: integer
          example: 1
        name:
          type: string
          example: Example Name
        nameTranslations:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
          x-go-name: NameTranslations
          example:
          - example
        number:
          type: integer
          example: 1
        overview:
          type: string
          example: A descriptive paragraph of text.
        overviewTranslations:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
          x-go-name: OverviewTranslations
          example:
          - example
        runtime:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          example: 1
        seasonNumber:
          type: integer
          example: 1
        seasons:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/SeasonBaseRecord'
          type: array
          x-go-name: Seasons
        seriesId:
          format: int64
          type: integer
          x-go-name: SeriesID
          example: 12345
        seasonName:
          type: string
          example: example
        year:
          type: string
          example: '2024'
      type: object
      x-go-package: github.com/whip-networks/tvdb-api-v4-core/tvdb-api-v4-core/pkg/model
    Alias:
      description: An alias model, which can be associated with a series, season, movie, person, or list.
      properties:
        language:
          type: string
          maximum: 4
          description: A 3-4 character string indicating the language of the alias, as defined in Language.
          example: eng
        name:
          type: string
          maximum: 100
          description: A string containing the alias itself.
          example: Example Name
      type: object
    AwardCategoryExtendedRecord:
      description: extended award category record
      properties:
        allowCoNominees:
          type: boolean
          x-go-name: AllowCoNominees
          example: true
        award:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AwardBaseRecord'
        forMovies:
          type: boolean
          x-go-name: ForMovies
          example: true
        forSeries:
          type: boolean
          x-go-name: ForSeries
          example: true
        id:
          format: int64
          type: integer
          x-go-name: ID
          example: 12345
        name:
          type: string
          example: Example Name
        nominees:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AwardNomineeBaseRecord'
          type: array
          x-go-name: Nominees
      type: object
      x-go-package: github.com/whip-networks/tvdb-api-v4-core/tvdb-api-v4-core/pkg/model
    Company:
      description: A company record
      properties:
        activeDate:
          type: string
          example: '2024-01-15'
        aliases:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Alias'
          type: array
          x-go-name: Aliases
        country:
          type: string
          example: usa
        id:
          format: int64
          type: integer
          x-go-name: ID
          example: 12345
        inactiveDate:
          type: string
          example: '2024-01-15'
        name:
          type: string
          example: Example Name
        nameTranslations:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
          x-go-name: NameTranslations
          example:
          - example
        overviewTranslations:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
          x-go-name: OverviewTranslations
          example:
          - example
        primaryCompanyType:
          format: int64
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          x-go-name: PrimaryCompanyType
          example: 12345
        slug:
          type: string
          x-go-name: Slug
          example: example-slug
        parentCompany:
          type: object
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ParentCompany'
        tagOptions:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TagOption'
          type: array
          x-go-name: TagOptions
      type: object
      x-go-package: github.com/whip-networks/tvdb-api-v4-core/tvdb-api-v4-core/pkg/model
    ParentCompany:
      description: A parent company record
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          example: 12345
        name:
          type: string
          example: Example Name
        relation:
          type: object
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CompanyRelationShip'
    AwardNomineeBaseRecord:
      description: base award nominee record
      properties:
        character:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Character'
        details:
          type: string
          example: example
        episode:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/EpisodeBaseRecord'
        id:
          format: int64
          type: integer
          x-go-name: ID
          example: 12345
        isWinner:
          type: boolean
          x-go-name: IsWinner
          example: true
        movie:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/MovieBaseRecord'
        series:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SeriesBaseRecord'
        year:
          type: string
          example: '2024'
        category:
          type: string
          example: example
        name:
          type: string
          example: Example Name
      type: object
      x-go-package: github.com/whip-networks/tvdb-api-v4-core/tvdb-api-v4-core/pkg/model
    MovieBaseRecord:
      description: base movie record
      properties:
        aliases:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Alias'
          type: array
          x-go-name: Aliases
        id:
          format: int64
          type: integer
          x-go-name: ID
          example: 12345
        image:
          type: string
          x-go-name: Image
          example: https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/example.jpg
        lastUpdated:
          type: string
          example: '2024-01-15'
        name:
          type: string
          x-go-name: Name
          example: Example Name
        nameTranslations:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
          x-go-name: NameTranslations
          example:
          - example
        overviewTranslations:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
          x-go-name: OverviewTranslations
          example:
          - example
        score:
          format: double
          type: number
          x-go-name: Score
          example: 100
        slug:
          type: string
          x-go-name: Slug
          example: example-slug
        status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Status'
        runtime:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          example: 1
        year:
          type: string
          example: '2024'
      type: object
      x-go-package: github.com/whip-networks/tvdb-api-v4-core/tvdb-api-v4-core/pkg/model
    Status:
      description: status record
      properties:
        id:
          format: int64
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          x-go-name: ID
          example: 12345
        keepUpdated:
          type: boolean
          x-go-name: KeepUpdated
          example: '2024-01-15'
        name:
          type: string
          x-go-name: Name
          example: Example Name
        recordType:
          type: string
          x-go-name: RecordType
          example: example
      type: object
      x-go-package: github.com/whip-networks/tvdb-api-v4-core/tvdb-api-v4-core/pkg/model
    AwardBaseRecord:
      description: base award record
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          example: 12345
        name:
          type: string
          example: Example Name
      type: object
      x-go-package: github.com/whip-networks/tvdb-api-v4-core/tvdb-api-v4-core/pkg/model
    SeasonBaseRecord:
      description: season genre record
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          example: 12345
        image:
          type: string
          example: https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/example.jpg
        imageType:
          type: integer
          example: 1
        lastUpdated:
          type: string
          example: '2024-01-15'
        name:
          type: string
          example: Example Name
        nameTranslations:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
          x-go-name: NameTranslations
          example:
          - example
        number:
          format: int64
          type: integer
          x-go-name: Number
          example: 12345
        overviewTranslations:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
          x-go-name: OverviewTranslations
          example:
          - example
        companies:
          type: object
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Companies'
        seriesId:
          format: int64
          type: integer
          x-go-name: SeriesID
          example: 12345
        type:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SeasonType'
        year:
          type: string
          example: '2024'
      type: object
      x-go-package: github.com/whip-networks/tvdb-api-v4-core/tvdb-api-v4-core/pkg/model
    Character:
      description: character record
      properties:
        aliases:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Alias'
          type: array
          x-go-name: Aliases
        episode:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/RecordInfo'
        episodeId:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          example: 12345
        id:
          format: int64
          type: integer
          x-go-name: ID
          example: 12345
        image:
          type: string
          example: https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/example.jpg
        isFeatured:
          type: boolean
          x-go-name: IsFeatured
          example: true
        movieId:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          example: 12345
        movie:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/RecordInfo'
        name:
          type: string
          example: Example Name
        nameTranslations:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
          x-go-name: NameTranslations
          example:
          - example
        overviewTranslations:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
          x-go-name: OverviewTranslations
          example:
          - example
        peopleId:
          type: integer
          example: 12345
        personImgURL:
          type: string
          example: https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/example.jpg
        peopleType:
          type: string
          example: example
        seriesId:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          example: 12345
        series:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/RecordInfo'
        sort:
          format: int64
          type: integer
          x-go-name: Sort
          example: 12345
        tagOptions:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TagOption'
          type: array
          x-go-name: TagOptions
        type:
          format: int64
          type: integer
          x-go-name: Type
          example: 12345
        url:
          type: string
          x-go-name: URL
          example: https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/example.jpg
        personName:
          type: string
          example: example
      type: object
      x-go-package: github.com/whip-networks/tvdb-api-v4-core/tvdb-api-v4-core/pkg/model
    RecordInfo:
      description: base record info
      properties:
        image:
          type: string
          x-go-name: Image
          example: https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/example.jpg
        name:
          type: string
          x-go-name: Name
          example: Example Name
        year:
          type: string
          example: '2024'
      type: object
      x-go-package: github.com/whip-networks/tvdb-api-v4-core/tvdb-api-v4-core/pkg/model
    SeasonType:
      description: season type record
      properties:
        alternateName:
          type: string
          x-go-name: Name
          example: example
        id:
          format: int64
          type: integer
          x-go-name: ID
          example: 12345
        name:
          type: string
          x-go-name: Name
          example: Example Name
        type:
          type: string
          x-go-name: Type
          example: example
      type: object
      x-go-package: github.com/whip-networks/tvdb-api-v4-core/tvdb-api-v4-core/pkg/model
    Companies:
      description: Companies by type record
      properties:
        studio:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Company'
        network:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Company'
        production:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Company'
        distributor:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Company'
        special_effects:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Company'
    CompanyRelationShip:
      description: A company relationship
      properties:
        id:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          example: 12345
        typeName:
          type: string
          example: example
    SeriesBaseRecord:
      description: The base record for a series. All series airs time like firstAired, lastAired, nextAired, etc. are in US EST for US series, and for all non-US series, the time of the show’s country capital or most populous city. For streaming services, is the official release time. See https://support.thetvdb.com/kb/faq.php?id=29.
      properties:
        aliases:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Alias'
          type: array
          x-go-name: Aliases
        averageRuntime:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          example: 1
        country:
          type: string
          example: usa
        defaultSeasonType:
          format: int64
          type: integer
          x-go-name: DefaultSeasonType
          example: 12345
        episodes:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/EpisodeBaseRecord'
          type: array
          x-go-name: Episodes
        firstAired:
          type: string
          example: example
        id:
          type: integer
          example: 12345
        image:
          type: string
          example: https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/example.jpg
        isOrderRandomized:
          type: boolean
          x-go-name: IsOrderRandomized
          example: true
        lastAired:
          type: string
          example: example
        lastUpdated:
          type: string
          example: '2024-01-15'
        name:
          type: string
          example: Example Name
        nameTranslations:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
          x-go-name: NameTranslations
          example:
          - example
        nextAired:
          type: string
          x-go-name: NextAired
          example: example
        originalCountry:
          type: string
          example: example
        originalLanguage:
          type: string
          example: example
        overviewTranslations:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
          x-go-name: OverviewTranslations
          example:
          - example
        score:
          format: double
          type: number
          x-go-name: Score
          example: 100
        slug:
          type: string
          example: example-slug
        status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Status'
        year:
          type: string
          example: '2024'
      type: object
      x-go-package: github.com/whip-networks/tvdb-api-v4-core/tvdb-api-v4-core/pkg/model
    AwardCategoryBaseRecord:
      description: base award category record
      properties:
        allowCoNominees:
          type: boolean
          x-go-name: AllowCoNominees
          example: true
        award:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AwardBaseRecord'
        forMovies:
          type: boolean
          x-go-name: ForMovies
          example: true
        forSeries:
          type: boolean
          x-go-name: ForSeries
          example: true
        id:
          format: int64
          type: integer
          x-go-name: ID
          example: 12345
        name:
          type: string
          example: Example Name
      type: object
      x-go-package: github.com/whip-networks/tvdb-api-v4-core/tvdb-api-v4-core/pkg/model
    TagOption:
      description: tag option record
      properties:
        helpText:
          type: string
          example: example
        id:
          format: int64
          type: integer
          x-go-name: ID
          example: 12345
        name:
          type: string
          x-go-name: Name
          example: Example Name
        tag:
          format: int64
          type: integer
          x-go-name: Tag
          example: 12345
        tagName:
          type: string
          x-go-name: TagName
          example: example
      type: object
      x-go-package: github.com/whip-networks/tvdb-api-v4-core/tvdb-api-v4-core/pkg/model
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT