TMDB API
by developer.themoviedb.org
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Added on October 31st, 2026
Checked and working on November 2nd, 2026
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What it does
The Movie Database (TMDB) API gives data about movies, TV shows and people: titles, overviews, release dates, cast and crew, ratings, trailers, posters and backdrops in many languages, plus trending and upcoming lists. Responses are JSON. Free for non-commercial use with a free API key and attribution to TMDB; commercial use needs a licence.
At a glance
- API key
- Needed, free · More APIs with a free key
- Pricing
- Free for non-commercial use with a free API key and attribution to TMDB; commercial use needs a licence.
- Commercial use
- Not on the free plan
- From the browser
- Yes (CORS)
- Formats
- JSON
- Interface
- REST, HTTP-GET
- Provider
- developer.themoviedb.org
- Last checked
- Working on November 2nd, 2026
More information: https://developer.themoviedb.org/docs
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Example request
curl
curl 'https://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/movie?query=Inception' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'JavaScript
const response = await fetch("https://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/movie?query=Inception", {
headers: {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
},
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);Python
import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/movie?query=Inception",
headers={
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
},
timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your own key. The JavaScript works in a web page as well as in Node.js 18 or newer.