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TheTVDB Movies API

The Movies API from TheTVDB — 6 operation(s) for movies.

TheTVDB Movies API is one of 29 APIs that TheTVDB publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Movies. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, authentication docs, a GitHub repository, and a JSON-LD context.

This API exposes 6 operations across 6 paths, and defines 25 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 4.7.10.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api4.thetvdb.com/v4.

6 operations 6 paths 25 schemas 6 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
4.7.10
Base URL
https://api4.thetvdb.com/v4
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

TheTVDB Movies API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 6

Across 6 paths, the API surfaces 6 operations — 6 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Movies 6
GET
/movies
TheTVDB Get All Movie
getAllMovie 1 param → 200401
GET
/movies/{id}
TheTVDB Get Movie Base
getMovieBase 1 param → 200400401404
GET
/movies/{id}/extended
TheTVDB Get Movie Extended
getMovieExtended 3 params → 200400401404
GET
/movies/filter
TheTVDB Get Movies Filter
getMoviesFilter 8 params → 200400401
GET
/movies/slug/{slug}
TheTVDB Get Movie Base by Slug
getMovieBaseBySlug 1 param → 200400401404
GET
/movies/{id}/translations/{language}
TheTVDB Get Movie Translation
getMovieTranslation 2 params → 200400401404

Schemas 25

The contract defines 25 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are MovieExtendedRecord (36 properties), Character (21 properties), ListBaseRecord (13 properties), Company (12 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Translation
object
translation record
7 properties
GenreBaseRecord
object
base genre record
3 properties
Alias
object
An alias model, which can be associated with a series, season, movie, person, or list.
2 properties
CompanyRelationShip
object
A company relationship
2 properties
ArtworkBaseRecord
object
base artwork record
9 properties
Links
object
Links for next, previous and current record
5 properties
AwardBaseRecord
object
base award record
2 properties
ProductionCountry
object
Production country record
3 properties
Status
object
status record
4 properties
Trailer
object
trailer record
5 properties
ContentRating
object
content rating record
7 properties
StudioBaseRecord
object
studio record
3 properties
TagOption
object
tag option record
5 properties
Company
object
A company record
12 properties
MovieBaseRecord
object
base movie record
12 properties
RecordInfo
object
base record info
3 properties
Release
object
release record
3 properties
Companies
object
Companies by type record
5 properties
RemoteID
object
remote id record
3 properties
Character
object
character record
21 properties
TranslationExtended
object
translation extended record
3 properties
MovieExtendedRecord
object
extended movie record
36 properties
Inspiration
object
Movie inspiration record
4 properties
ListBaseRecord
object
base list record
13 properties
ParentCompany
object
A parent company record
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

tvdb-movies-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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TheTVDB Award Categories API
TheTVDB Awards API
TheTVDB Characters API
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TheTVDB Content Ratings API
TheTVDB Countries API
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