TheTVDB

TheTVDB Genres API

The Genres API from TheTVDB — 2 operation(s) for genres.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 2

GET /genres TheTVDB Get All Genres #
GET /genres/{id} TheTVDB Get Genre Base #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://thetvdb.github.io/v4-api/
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https://thetvdb.github.io/v4-api/
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Specifications

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

SDKs

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

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tvdb/refs/heads/main/rules/tvdb-rules.yml
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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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https://github.com/thetvdb/v4-api/issues

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OpenAPI Specification

tvdb-genres-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: Documentation of TheTVDB API V4.
  title: TVDB API V4 Genres 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: Genres
paths:
  /genres:
    get:
      description: returns list of genre records
      operationId: getAllGenres
      responses:
        '200':
          description: response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                properties:
                  data:
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenreBaseRecord'
                    type: array
                  status:
                    type: string
                type: object
              examples:
                GetAllGenres200Example:
                  summary: Default getAllGenres 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    data:
                    - id: 12345
                      name: Example Name
                      slug: example-slug
                    status: Continuing
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
      tags:
      - Genres
      summary: TheTVDB Get All Genres
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /genres/{id}:
    get:
      description: Returns genre record
      operationId: getGenreBase
      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/GenreBaseRecord'
                  status:
                    type: string
                type: object
              examples:
                GetGenreBase200Example:
                  summary: Default getGenreBase 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    data:
                      id: 12345
                      name: Example Name
                      slug: example-slug
                    status: Continuing
        '400':
          description: Invalid genre id
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Genre not found
      tags:
      - Genres
      summary: TheTVDB Get Genre Base
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    GenreBaseRecord:
      description: base genre record
      properties:
        id:
          format: int64
          type: integer
          x-go-name: ID
          example: 12345
        name:
          type: string
          x-go-name: Name
          example: Example Name
        slug:
          type: string
          x-go-name: Slug
          example: example-slug
      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