Rotten Tomatoes

Rotten Tomatoes is the leading movie and TV review aggregation platform, providing Tomatometer scores, Audience Scores, critic consensus summaries, and review snippets for movies and television shows. The Rotten Tomatoes API enables approved partners to access Tomatometer and Audience scores, critic and audience reviews, box office lists, movie details, cast information, DVD release data, and search capabilities. API access is managed through the Fandango Developer Network and requires an approved application and a paid license agreement starting at $60,000 annually.

Rotten Tomatoes publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Detailed Info API, DVD Lists API, Movie Lists API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Movies, Television, Reviews, Ratings, and Tomatometer.

The Rotten Tomatoes catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Rotten Tomatoes’ developer surface includes authentication, engineering blog, documentation, GitHub presence, and 7 more developer resources.

46.9/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 48/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.5
AccessSelf serve
5 APIs
MoviesTelevisionReviewsRatingsTomatometerAudience ScoreEntertainmentMedia

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 46.9/100 · developing
Contract Quality 12.2 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 5.2 / 20
Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13
Governance 8.8 / 12
Discoverability 10.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 48/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 15 / 15
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
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APIs 5

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Rotten Tomatoes Detailed Info API

The Detailed Info API from Rotten Tomatoes — 6 operation(s) for detailed info.

Rotten Tomatoes DVD Lists API

The DVD Lists API from Rotten Tomatoes — 4 operation(s) for dvd lists.

Rotten Tomatoes Movie Lists API

The Movie Lists API from Rotten Tomatoes — 4 operation(s) for movie lists.

Rotten Tomatoes Search API

The Search API from Rotten Tomatoes — 1 operation(s) for search.

Rotten Tomatoes Top Level Lists API

The Top Level Lists API from Rotten Tomatoes — 3 operation(s) for top level lists.

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Plans

1 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Movie Context

0 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Rotten Tomatoes API Rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 4

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Cast

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

MovieList

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Movie

13 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Review

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Examples 4

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Cast

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Movie List

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Movie

13 fields

EXAMPLE

Review List

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Rottentomatoes Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Rottentomatoes Agentic Access

18 operations

18 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: rottentomatoes
name: Rotten Tomatoes
description: Rotten Tomatoes is the leading movie and TV review aggregation platform, providing Tomatometer scores, Audience
  Scores, critic consensus summaries, and review snippets for movies and television shows. The Rotten Tomatoes API enables
  approved partners to access Tomatometer and Audience scores, critic and audience reviews, box office lists, movie details,
  cast information, DVD release data, and search capabilities. API access is managed through the Fandango Developer Network
  and requires an approved application and a paid license agreement starting at $60,000 annually.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/rottentomatoes.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rottentomatoes/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Movies
- Television
- Reviews
- Ratings
- Tomatometer
- Audience Score
- Entertainment
- Media
apis:
- aid: rottentomatoes:rottentomatoes-detailed-info-api
  name: Rotten Tomatoes Detailed Info API
  description: The Detailed Info API from Rotten Tomatoes — 6 operation(s) for detailed info.
  humanURL: https://developer.fandango.com/rotten_tomatoes
  baseURL: http://api.rottentomatoes.com/api/public/v1.0
  tags:
  - Detailed Info
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rottentomatoes-detailed-info-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.fandango.com/rotten_tomatoes
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://developer.fandango.com/Fandango_Terms_of_Service
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/policies/terms-of-use
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://www.versantprivacy.com/privacy
  - type: PostmanWorkspace
    url: https://www.postman.com/api-evangelist/rotten-tomatoes/overview
  - type: BusinessProposalForm
    url: https://fandango.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0ieuKEYpn4S7nnM
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rottentomatoes/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rottentomatoes/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rottentomatoes/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- aid: rottentomatoes:rottentomatoes-dvd-lists-api
  name: Rotten Tomatoes DVD Lists API
  description: The DVD Lists API from Rotten Tomatoes — 4 operation(s) for dvd lists.
  humanURL: https://developer.fandango.com/rotten_tomatoes
  baseURL: http://api.rottentomatoes.com/api/public/v1.0
  tags:
  - DVD Lists
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rottentomatoes-dvd-lists-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.fandango.com/rotten_tomatoes
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://developer.fandango.com/Fandango_Terms_of_Service
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/policies/terms-of-use
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://www.versantprivacy.com/privacy
  - type: PostmanWorkspace
    url: https://www.postman.com/api-evangelist/rotten-tomatoes/overview
  - type: BusinessProposalForm
    url: https://fandango.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0ieuKEYpn4S7nnM
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rottentomatoes/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rottentomatoes/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rottentomatoes/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- aid: rottentomatoes:rottentomatoes-movie-lists-api
  name: Rotten Tomatoes Movie Lists API
  description: The Movie Lists API from Rotten Tomatoes — 4 operation(s) for movie lists.
  humanURL: https://developer.fandango.com/rotten_tomatoes
  baseURL: http://api.rottentomatoes.com/api/public/v1.0
  tags:
  - Movie Lists
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rottentomatoes-movie-lists-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.fandango.com/rotten_tomatoes
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://developer.fandango.com/Fandango_Terms_of_Service
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/policies/terms-of-use
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://www.versantprivacy.com/privacy
  - type: PostmanWorkspace
    url: https://www.postman.com/api-evangelist/rotten-tomatoes/overview
  - type: BusinessProposalForm
    url: https://fandango.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0ieuKEYpn4S7nnM
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rottentomatoes/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rottentomatoes/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rottentomatoes/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- aid: rottentomatoes:rottentomatoes-search-api
  name: Rotten Tomatoes Search API
  description: The Search API from Rotten Tomatoes — 1 operation(s) for search.
  humanURL: https://developer.fandango.com/rotten_tomatoes
  baseURL: http://api.rottentomatoes.com/api/public/v1.0
  tags:
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rottentomatoes-search-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.fandango.com/rotten_tomatoes
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://developer.fandango.com/Fandango_Terms_of_Service
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/policies/terms-of-use
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://www.versantprivacy.com/privacy
  - type: PostmanWorkspace
    url: https://www.postman.com/api-evangelist/rotten-tomatoes/overview
  - type: BusinessProposalForm
    url: https://fandango.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0ieuKEYpn4S7nnM
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rottentomatoes/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rottentomatoes/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rottentomatoes/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- aid: rottentomatoes:rottentomatoes-top-level-lists-api
  name: Rotten Tomatoes Top Level Lists API
  description: The Top Level Lists API from Rotten Tomatoes — 3 operation(s) for top level lists.
  humanURL: https://developer.fandango.com/rotten_tomatoes
  baseURL: http://api.rottentomatoes.com/api/public/v1.0
  tags:
  - Top Level Lists
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/rottentomatoes-top-level-lists-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.fandango.com/rotten_tomatoes
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://developer.fandango.com/Fandango_Terms_of_Service
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/policies/terms-of-use
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://www.versantprivacy.com/privacy
  - type: PostmanWorkspace
    url: https://www.postman.com/api-evangelist/rotten-tomatoes/overview
  - type: BusinessProposalForm
    url: https://fandango.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0ieuKEYpn4S7nnM
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rottentomatoes/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rottentomatoes/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rottentomatoes/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/rottentomatoes-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/rottentomatoes-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/rottentomatoes-authentication.yml
- url: https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/feed/
  type: Blog
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.fandango.com/rotten_tomatoes
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://developer.fandango.com/Fandango_Terms_of_Service
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.versantprivacy.com/privacy
- type: Licensing
  url: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/help_desk/licensing
- type: Contact
  url: https://support.fandango.com/en_us/contact/contact-us-fandango-rkksORSDO?from=RT
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/api-evangelist/rotten-tomatoes/overview
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/rotten-tomatoes
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com