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IMDb-API Name API

People (actors, directors, writers) information and awards.

IMDb-API Name API is one of 6 APIs that IMDb-API publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 8 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Name. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, authentication docs, a JSON-LD context, rate-limit docs, and 8 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://tv-api.com, https://imdb-api.com.

2 operations 2 paths 3 schemas 2 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://tv-api.com/
Authentication
API Key
Contact
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

IMDb-API Name API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the query as apiKey (ApiKeyInPath). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • ApiKeyInPath — API key issued at https://tv-api.com after sign-up. Embedded directly in the request path for most endpoints.

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Name 2

People (actors, directors, writers) information and awards.

GET
/{lang}/API/Name/{apiKey}/{id}
Get Person
getName 3 params → 200
GET
/{lang}/API/NameAwards/{apiKey}/{id}
Get Person Awards
getNameAwards 3 params → 200

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are NameData (12 properties), NameAwardData (4 properties), SimilarShort (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

SimilarShort
object
4 properties
NameAwardData
object
4 properties
NameData
object
12 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

imdb-api-name-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs IMDb-API publishes across the network.

IMDb-API External API
IMDb-API Lists API
IMDb-API Search API
IMDb-API Title API
IMDb-API Tools API