Letterboxd

aid: letterboxd
name: Letterboxd
description: Letterboxd is a social film diary platform providing a REST API for accessing film metadata, user reviews, watchlists,
  ratings, member activity, log entries, lists, and film festival coverage. The API is available by request only and uses
  OAuth2 for authentication, supporting both public data access via Client Credentials and member-authenticated operations
  via Authorization Code flow. Developers can query films, members, log entries, lists, contributors, and search across the
  full Letterboxd catalog.
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url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/letterboxd/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
tags:
- Film
- Movies
- Social
- Reviews
- Watchlist
- Ratings
- Diary
- Film Festival
- Entertainment
apis:
- name: Letterboxd API
  description: REST API providing access to Letterboxd film data, member profiles, watchlists, ratings, diary log entries,
    user-created lists, contributors, editorial stories, and cross-catalog search. The base URL is https://api.letterboxd.com/api/v0.
    Access is granted by application only; developers must email api@letterboxd.com with their use case. Authentication uses
    OAuth2 Client Credentials for public data and Authorization Code for member-specific operations.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://letterboxd.com/api-beta/
  baseURL: https://api.letterboxd.com/api/v0
  tags:
  - Film
  - Movies
  - Social
  - Reviews
  - Watchlist
  - Ratings
  - Log Entries
  - Lists
  - Members
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api-docs.letterboxd.com/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://api-docs.letterboxd.com/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://letterboxd.com/api-beta/
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://letterboxd.com/legal/terms-of-use/
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://letterboxd.com/legal/privacy-notice/
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/letterboxd/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/letterboxd/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/letterboxd/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
  contact:
  - FN: Letterboxd API Support
    email: api@letterboxd.com
common:
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/Letterboxd
- type: Blog
  url: https://news.letterboxd.com/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://letterboxd.com/legal/terms-of-use/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://letterboxd.com/legal/privacy-notice/
- type: FAQ
  url: https://letterboxd.com/about/faq/
- type: Contact
  url: https://letterboxd.com/about/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com