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TMDb

Community movie and TV metadata at scale.

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The Movie Database powers posters, cast, ratings, discover feeds and image CDN URLs for films and shows. Free API key after signup at themoviedb.org. Attribution required; commercial use needs separate approval from TMDb.

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Status badge · for your READMEshipapis health badge: — · unmonitored
CHECK TIER · REACHABILITY

We probe without your API key. A 401/403 auth wall means the server is up — not a full health pass.

Uptime history
—%90d reachable
—%30d reachable
2hLast check · since JUL 8 · server OK
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Live response samplecaptured by our last successful check
GET https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/550?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY

{
  "id": 550,
  "title": "Fight Club",
  "release_date": "1999-10-15",
  "overview": "A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy."
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/550?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY"
const res = await fetch("https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/550?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://api.themoviedb.org/3/movie/550?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY")
print(res.json())
Endpoints · 6On scheduleFULL DOCS ↗
On schedule — auth-wall reachability checks pending
GET/movie/550?api_key=YOUR_API_KEYPROBED

Full movie record — cast, crew, images and metadata.

GET/movie/popular?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY

Paginated list of popular movies right now.

GET/tv/1399?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY

TV series details by TMDb ID (example: Game of Thrones).

GET/search/multi?query=inception&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY

Search movies, TV and people in one call.

GET/trending/movie/day?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY

Trending movies in the daily window.

GET/movie/550/watch/providers?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY

Streaming availability by country for a movie.

Machine-readable spec

We probe without your API key. A 401/403 auth wall means the server is up — not a full health pass. Export includes every documented route below.

Response-shape history

Stable. No schema drift observed since monitoring began — the response shape has not changed under our checks.

TMDb: common questions

Is TMDb free to use?

Yes — TMDb is a free media API. Free tier: Free personal API key. The free tier is for non-commercial use.

Does TMDb need an API key?

Yes — TMDb needs a free API key, which you pass on each request. Rate limits: ~50 req/sec documented ceiling.

Can I call TMDb from the browser?

Yes — TMDb returns CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch it directly with no backend proxy. Use the fetch snippet on this page, or hit "Run live" to try it now.

Is TMDb up right now?

As of our last scheduled check, TMDb is unmonitored. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.