# TMDB API

Category: [Video](https://free-web-services.com/web-services/media/video/)  
Page: https://free-web-services.com/web-services/media/video/tmdb-api.html  
Documentation: https://developer.themoviedb.org/docs

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.

- API key: Needed, free
- 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

Example request:

```sh
curl 'https://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/movie?query=Inception' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'
```

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