TheTVDB

TheTVDB People API

The People API from TheTVDB — 4 operation(s) for people.

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Operations 4

GET /people TheTVDB Get All People #
GET /people/{id} TheTVDB Get People Base #
GET /people/{id}/extended TheTVDB Get People Extended #
GET /people/{id}/translations/{language} TheTVDB Get People Translation #

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OpenAPI Specification

tvdb-people-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: Documentation of TheTVDB API V4.
  title: TVDB API V4 People 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: People
paths:
  /people:
    get:
      description: Returns a list of people base records with the basic attributes.
      operationId: getAllPeople
      parameters:
      - description: page number
        in: query
        name: page
        schema:
          type: number
        example: 1.0
      responses:
        '200':
          description: response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                properties:
                  data:
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/PeopleBaseRecord'
                    type: array
                  status:
                    type: string
                  links:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Links'
                type: object
              examples:
                GetAllPeople200Example:
                  summary: Default getAllPeople 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    data:
                    - aliases:
                      - language: eng
                        name: Example Name
                      id: 12345
                      image: https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/example.jpg
                      lastUpdated: '2024-01-15'
                      name: Example Name
                      nameTranslations:
                      - example
                      overviewTranslations:
                      - example
                      score: 100
                    status: Continuing
                    links:
                      prev: example
                      self: example
                      next: example
                      total_items: 1
                      page_size: 1
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
      tags:
      - People
      summary: TheTVDB Get All People
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /people/{id}:
    get:
      description: Returns people base record
      operationId: getPeopleBase
      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/PeopleBaseRecord'
                  status:
                    type: string
                type: object
              examples:
                GetPeopleBase200Example:
                  summary: Default getPeopleBase 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    data:
                      aliases:
                      - language: eng
                        name: Example Name
                      id: 12345
                      image: https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/example.jpg
                      lastUpdated: '2024-01-15'
                      name: Example Name
                      nameTranslations:
                      - example
                      overviewTranslations:
                      - example
                      score: 100
                    status: Continuing
        '400':
          description: Invalid people id
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: People not found
      tags:
      - People
      summary: TheTVDB Get People Base
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /people/{id}/extended:
    get:
      description: Returns people extended record
      operationId: getPeopleExtended
      parameters:
      - description: id
        in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: number
        example: 12345
      - description: meta
        in: query
        name: meta
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - translations
          example: translations
        example: translations
      responses:
        '200':
          description: response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/PeopleExtendedRecord'
                  status:
                    type: string
                type: object
              examples:
                GetPeopleExtended200Example:
                  summary: Default getPeopleExtended 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    data:
                      aliases:
                      - language: eng
                        name: Example Name
                      awards:
                      - id: 12345
                        name: Example Name
                      biographies:
                      - biography: example
                        language: eng
                      birth: example
                      birthPlace: example
                      characters:
                      - 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
                      death: example
                      gender: 1
                      id: 12345
                      image: https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/example.jpg
                      lastUpdated: '2024-01-15'
                      name: Example Name
                      nameTranslations:
                      - example
                      overviewTranslations:
                      - example
                      races:
                      - {}
                      remoteIds:
                      - id: abc123
                        type: 12345
                        sourceName: example
                      score: 100
                      slug: example-slug
                      tagOptions:
                      - helpText: example
                        id: 12345
                        name: Example Name
                        tag: 12345
                        tagName: example
                      translations:
                        nameTranslations:
                        - aliases:
                          - example
                          isAlias: true
                          isPrimary: true
                          language: eng
                          name: Example Name
                          overview: A descriptive paragraph of text.
                          tagline: example
                        overviewTranslations:
                        - aliases:
                          - example
                          isAlias: true
                          isPrimary: true
                          language: eng
                          name: Example Name
                          overview: A descriptive paragraph of text.
                          tagline: example
                        alias:
                        - example
                    status: Continuing
        '400':
          description: Invalid people id
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: People not found
      tags:
      - People
      summary: TheTVDB Get People Extended
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /people/{id}/translations/{language}:
    get:
      description: Returns people translation record
      operationId: getPeopleTranslation
      parameters:
      - description: id
        in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: number
        example: 12345
      - description: language
        in: path
        name: language
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        example: eng
      responses:
        '200':
          description: response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Translation'
                  status:
                    type: string
                type: object
              examples:
                GetPeopleTranslation200Example:
                  summary: Default getPeopleTranslation 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    data:
                      aliases:
                      - example
                      isAlias: true
                      isPrimary: true
                      language: eng
                      name: Example Name
                      overview: A descriptive paragraph of text.
                      tagline: example
                    status: Continuing
        '400':
          description: Invalid people id, invalid language.
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: People not found
      tags:
      - People
      summary: TheTVDB Get People Translation
      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
    Translation:
      description: translation record
      properties:
        aliases:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
          example:
          - example
        isAlias:
          type: boolean
          example: true
        isPrimary:
          type: boolean
          example: true
        language:
          type: string
          x-go-name: Language
          example: eng
        name:
          type: string
          example: Example Name
        overview:
          type: string
          example: A descriptive paragraph of text.
        tagline:
          type: string
          description: Only populated for movie translations.  We disallow taglines without a title.
          example: example
      type: object
      x-go-package: github.com/whip-networks/tvdb-api-v4-core/tvdb-api-v4-core/pkg/model
    PeopleExtendedRecord:
      description: extended people record
      properties:
        aliases:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Alias'
          type: array
          x-go-name: Aliases
        awards:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AwardBaseRecord'
          type: array
          x-go-name: Awards
        biographies:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Biography'
          type: array
          x-go-name: Biographies
        birth:
          type: string
          example: example
        birthPlace:
          type: string
          example: example
        characters:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Character'
          type: array
          x-go-name: Characters
        death:
          type: string
          example: example
        gender:
          type: integer
          example: 1
        id:
          format: int64
          type: integer
          x-go-name: ID
          example: 12345
        image:
          type: string
          example: https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/example.jpg
        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
        overviewTranslations:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
          x-go-name: OverviewTranslations
          example:
          - example
        races:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Race'
          type: array
          x-go-name: Races
        remoteIds:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/RemoteID'
          type: array
          x-go-name: RemoteIDs
        score:
          format: int64
          type: integer
          x-go-name: Score
          example: 100
        slug:
          type: string
          example: example-slug
        tagOptions:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TagOption'
          type: array
          x-go-name: TagOptions
        translations:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TranslationExtended'
      type: object
      x-go-package: github.com/whip-networks/tvdb-api-v4-core/tvdb-api-v4-core/pkg/model
    Links:
      description: Links for next, previous and current record
      properties:
        prev:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: example
        self:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          example: example
        next:
          type: string
          example: example
        total_items:
          type: integer
          example: 1
        page_size:
          type: integer
          example: 1
    Biography:
      description: biography record
      properties:
        biography:
          type: string
          x-go-name: Biography
          example: example
        language:
          type: string
          x-go-name: Language
          example: eng
      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
    TranslationExtended:
      description: translation extended record
      properties:
        nameTranslations:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Translation'
          type: array
        overviewTranslations:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Translation'
          type: array
        alias:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
          example:
          - example
      type: object
    PeopleBaseRecord:
      description: base people 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
          example: https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/example.jpg
        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
        overviewTranslations:
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
          x-go-name: OverviewTranslations
          example:
          - example
        score:
          format: int64
          type: integer
          x-go-name: Score
          example: 100
      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
    Race:
      description: race record
      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
    RemoteID:
      description: remote id record
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          x-go-name: ID
          example: abc123
        type:
          format: int64
          type: integer
          x-go-name: Type
          example: 12345
        sourceName:
          type: string
          x-go-name: SourceName
          example: example
      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