TheTVDB

TheTVDB Characters API

The Characters API from TheTVDB — 1 operation(s) for characters.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 1

GET /characters/{id} TheTVDB Get Character Base #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://thetvdb.github.io/v4-api/
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APIReference
https://thetvdb.github.io/v4-api/
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Authentication
https://thetvdb.github.io/v4-api/#/Login

Specifications

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

SDKs

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GitHubRepository
https://github.com/thetvdb/v4-api

Other Resources

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Signup
https://thetvdb.com/api-information/signup
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Postman
https://www.getpostman.com/collections/7a9397ce69ff246f74d0
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SpectralRules
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tvdb/refs/heads/main/rules/tvdb-rules.yml
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JSONLD
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tvdb/refs/heads/main/json-ld/tvdb-context.jsonld
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Vocabulary
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tvdb/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/tvdb-vocabulary.yml
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SDKs
https://github.com/thetvdb/tvdb-v4-python
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Integrations
https://github.com/thetvdb/metadata.tvshows.thetvdb.com.v4.python
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Integrations
https://github.com/thetvdb/metadata.movies.thetvdb.com.v4.python
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IssueTracker
https://github.com/thetvdb/v4-api/issues

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OpenAPI Specification

tvdb-characters-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: Documentation of TheTVDB API V4.
  title: TVDB API V4 Characters 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: Characters
paths:
  /characters/{id}:
    get:
      description: Returns character base record
      operationId: getCharacterBase
      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/Character'
                  status:
                    type: string
                type: object
              examples:
                GetCharacterBase200Example:
                  summary: Default getCharacterBase 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    data:
                      aliases:
                      - language: eng
                        name: Example Name
                      episode:
                        image: https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/example.jpg
                        name: Example Name
                        year: '2024'
                      episodeId: 12345
                      id: 12345
                      image: https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/example.jpg
                      isFeatured: true
                      movieId: 12345
                      movie:
                        image: https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/example.jpg
                        name: Example Name
                        year: '2024'
                      name: Example Name
                      nameTranslations:
                      - example
                      overviewTranslations:
                      - example
                      peopleId: 12345
                      personImgURL: https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/example.jpg
                      peopleType: example
                      seriesId: 12345
                      series:
                        image: https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/example.jpg
                        name: Example Name
                        year: '2024'
                      sort: 12345
                      tagOptions:
                      - helpText: example
                        id: 12345
                        name: Example Name
                        tag: 12345
                        tagName: example
                      type: 12345
                      url: https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/example.jpg
                      personName: example
                    status: Continuing
        '400':
          description: Invalid character id
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Character not found
      tags:
      - Characters
      summary: TheTVDB Get Character Base
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    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
    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
    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
    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
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT