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The Movie Database Movie API

The Movie API from The Movie Database — 23 operation(s) for movie.

The Movie Database Movie API is one of 21 APIs that The Movie Database publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Movie. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, a getting-started guide, and authentication docs.

This API exposes 24 operations across 23 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 3.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.themoviedb.org.

24 operations 23 paths 0 schemas 1 DELETE22 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
3
Base URL
https://api.themoviedb.org/3
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

The Movie Database Movie API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (sec0). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 24

Across 23 paths, the API surfaces 24 operations — 1 DELETE, 22 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Movie 24
GET
/3/movie/changes
Movie List
changes-movie-list 3 params → 200
GET
/3/movie/now_playing
Now Playing
movie-now-playing-list 3 params → 200
GET
/3/movie/popular
Popular
movie-popular-list 3 params → 200
GET
/3/movie/top_rated
Top Rated
movie-top-rated-list 3 params → 200
GET
/3/movie/upcoming
Upcoming
movie-upcoming-list 3 params → 200
GET
/3/movie/{movie_id}
Details
movie-details 3 params → 200
GET
/3/movie/{movie_id}/account_states
Account States
movie-account-states 3 params → 200
GET
/3/movie/{movie_id}/alternative_titles
Alternative Titles
movie-alternative-titles 2 params → 200
GET
/3/movie/{movie_id}/changes
Changes
movie-changes 4 params → 200
GET
/3/movie/{movie_id}/credits
Credits
movie-credits 2 params → 200
GET
/3/movie/{movie_id}/external_ids
External IDs
movie-external-ids 1 param → 200
GET
/3/movie/{movie_id}/images
Images
movie-images 3 params → 200
GET
/3/movie/{movie_id}/keywords
Keywords
movie-keywords 1 param → 200
GET
/3/movie/latest
Latest
movie-latest-id → 200
GET
/3/movie/{movie_id}/lists
Lists
movie-lists 3 params → 200
GET
/3/movie/{movie_id}/recommendations
Recommendations
movie-recommendations 3 params → 200
GET
/3/movie/{movie_id}/release_dates
Release Dates
movie-release-dates 1 param → 200
GET
/3/movie/{movie_id}/reviews
Reviews
movie-reviews 3 params → 200
GET
/3/movie/{movie_id}/similar
Similar
movie-similar 3 params → 200
GET
/3/movie/{movie_id}/translations
Translations
movie-translations 1 param → 200
GET
/3/movie/{movie_id}/videos
Videos
movie-videos 2 params → 200
GET
/3/movie/{movie_id}/watch/providers
Watch Providers
movie-watch-providers 1 param → 200
POST
/3/movie/{movie_id}/rating
Add Rating
movie-add-rating 4 params body → 200
DELETE
/3/movie/{movie_id}/rating
Delete Rating
movie-delete-rating 4 params → 200

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

the-movie-database-movie-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs The Movie Database publishes across the network.

The Movie Database Account API
The Movie Database Authentication API
The Movie Database Certification API
The Movie Database Collection API
The Movie Database Company API
The Movie Database Configuration API
The Movie Database Credit API
The Movie Database Discover API
The Movie Database Find API
The Movie Database Genre API
The Movie Database Guest Session API
The Movie Database Keyword API