# The Movie Database

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/tmdb/  
**Website:** https://www.themoviedb.org  
**APIs profiled:** 1

The Movie Database (TMDB) is a community-built movie, TV, and people metadata catalog with a free REST API used by streaming apps, recommendation engines, second-screen experiences, fan sites, and AI/ML workflows. The TMDB API v3 exposes ~150 endpoints across movies, TV series, seasons, episodes, people, credits, images, collections, companies, networks, keywords, genres, reviews, lists, certifications, trending, discover/search, watch providers, account/lists, authentication, and configuration. A v4 surface adds OAuth-style user authentication and richer list management. Non-commercial use is free; commercial use requires a separate written agreement with TMDB.

## Kin Score — 52.2 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-25 under rubric 0.14.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 52.2).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 75.9 |
| Contract Quality | 63.9 |
| Governance | 28.8 |
| Contract Governance | 28.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 47.4 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 32.1 |
| Commercial Clarity | 63.2 |
| Access Clarity | 63.2 |

## Agent readiness — 28.8 (agent-ready)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | bearer |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | verified |
| OpenAPI Examples | verified |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Paid — onboarding: unknown, pricing: paid, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (1)

- **TMDB API** — The full TMDB REST API surface (v3). Covers movies, TV series, seasons, episodes, people, credits, images, collections, companies, networks, keywords, genres, reviews, lists, ce...

## Security (1)

- **Tmdb Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Tmdb Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Catalog, Discovery, Entertainment, Image, Media, Metadata, Movies, People, Recommendations, Reviews, Search, Streaming, Trending, TV, Video, Watch Providers

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/tmdb/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.