# OMDb API

Category: [Video](https://free-web-services.com/web-services/graphics/video/)  
Page: https://free-web-services.com/web-services/graphics/video/omdb-api.html  
Documentation: https://www.omdbapi.com/

The OMDb API gives information about movies and TV series: title, year, plot, cast, ratings, runtime and poster links, for example to show film details in an app. Search by title with s or t, or look up an IMDb ID with i, and get JSON or XML back. The poster image API is only for Patreon supporters. Free with a free API key, 1,000 requests a day.

- API key: Needed, free
- Pricing: Free with a free API key, 1,000 requests a day.
- From the browser: Yes (CORS)
- Formats: JSON, XML
- Interface: REST, HTTP-GET
- Provider: omdbapi.com

Example request:

```sh
curl 'https://www.omdbapi.com/?apikey=YOUR_API_KEY&t=Inception'
```

Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your own key. The JavaScript works in a web page as well as in Node.js 18 or newer.