The Open Movie Database Movies API
Retrieve movie, series, and episode details by ID or title.
The Open Movie Database Movies API is one of 2 APIs that The Open Movie Database publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
This API exposes 2 JSON Schema definitions.
Tagged areas include Movies. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, and 2 JSON Schemas.
This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 5 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.0.
Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://www.omdbapi.com, https://img.omdbapi.com.
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 1
The Open Movie Database Movies API declares
1 security scheme
for authenticating requests.
An API key is passed in the query as apikey (apiKey).
By default, every request must be authenticated.
Paths & Operations 1
Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Retrieve movie, series, and episode details by ID or title.
Schemas 5
The contract defines 5 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Movie (29 properties), EpisodeRef (5 properties), Season (5 properties), ErrorResponse (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.
Source
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