Common Sense Media

aid: common-sense-media
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/common-sense-media/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Common Sense Media
tags:
- Apps
- Books
- Media
- Movies
- Non-Profit
- Podcasts
- Ratings
- Reviews
- Television
- Video Games
- YouTube
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
access: 3rd-Party
kind: company
created: '2025-03-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
position: Consumer
description: Common Sense Media is a nonprofit organization providing independent, age-rated reviews and ratings of movies,
  TV shows, books, video games, apps, podcasts, websites, and YouTube channels. The Common Sense Media Reviews API (v3) exposes
  this catalog via a partner-keyed REST surface hosted at api.commonsense.org/api/v3, with the partnership granted through
  Common Sense's Business Partner Program. The API is used by parenting apps, smart-TV guides, education platforms, and family-
  discovery products to surface age-appropriate guidance and the Common Sense Selection award.
apis:
- aid: common-sense-media:common-sense-media-reviews-api
  name: Common Sense Media Reviews API
  tags:
  - Apps
  - Books
  - Media
  - Movies
  - Ratings
  - Reviews
  - Television
  - Video Games
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  baseURL: https://api.commonsense.org/api/v3
  humanURL: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/developers
  properties:
  - url: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/developers/api-overview
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/developers/api/v3
    type: APIv3Overview
  - url: https://api.commonsense.org/docs/v3/
    type: SwaggerUI
  - url: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/developers/api/implementation
    type: ImplementationGuide
  - url: openapi/common-sense-media-reviews-api-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: JSON REST API exposing Common Sense Media's reviews and ratings catalog. Each review includes recommended age,
    age-rating group (littleKids/kids/tweens/teens), star rating, content grid (educational, message, role-model, diversity,
    violence, sex, language, consumerism, drugs), parents-need-to-know guidance, talking points, and product metadata. Clients
    filter by media type, age range, star range, character strengths, topics, genres, and the Common Sense Selection award.
    Authentication uses a partner-issued x-api-key header. The API is GET-only, HTTPS-only, rate-limited to 100 unique requests
    per minute, and content is refreshed at most hourly.
  x-features:
  - x-api-key header authentication
  - GET-only, HTTPS-only access
  - Filter by mediaType (app, book, game, movie, podcast, tv, website, youtube)
  - Age-range and star-range deepObject filters
  - Filter by character strengths, topics, genres
  - Common Sense Selection award filter (csmAward=true)
  - Vocabulary lookup endpoint for filterable fields
  - English and Spanish (en, es) language responses
  - Rate limited to 100 unique requests per minute
  x-use-cases:
  - Embedding age-rated reviews in parenting and family apps
  - Powering smart-TV guides with content advisories
  - Driving content discovery in education platforms
  - Surfacing Common Sense Selection award lists
  - Filtering streaming or library catalogs by recommended age
common:
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/commonsense-org
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/common-sense-media
- type: Website
  url: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/
- type: DeveloperCenter
  url: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/developers
- type: APIOverview
  url: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/developers/api-overview
- type: APIv3
  url: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/developers/api/v3
- type: SwaggerUI
  url: https://api.commonsense.org/docs/v3/
- type: ImplementationGuide
  url: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/developers/api/implementation
- type: PartnerProgramContact
  url: https://commonsense.my.site.com/membersupport/s/contactsupport
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/privacy-policy
- url: json-ld/common-sense-media-context.jsonld
  type: JSONLD
- url: json-schema/common-sense-media-review-schema.json
  type: JSONSchema
- url: rules/common-sense-media-rules.yml
  type: Spectral
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.19'