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Trakt

Watch history, ratings and streaming availability for movies and TV.

🎬 MediaON SCHEDULEchecked 2h ago
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Trakt.tv syncs what you watch across devices and exposes a JSON API for search, calendars, recommendations and streaming links. Free API key after OAuth app registration at trakt.tv/oauth/applications. Send Trakt-Api-Key and Trakt-Api-Version headers on every request.

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

Uptime history
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—%30d reachable
2hLast check · since JUL 8
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Live response samplecaptured by our last successful check
GET https://api.trakt.tv/movies/trending?extended=full

{
  "watchers": 12345,
  "movie": {
    "title": "Fight Club",
    "year": 1999,
    "ids": {
      "trakt": 1,
      "imdb": "tt0137523",
      "tmdb": 550
    }
  }
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://api.trakt.tv/movies/trending?extended=full"
const res = await fetch("https://api.trakt.tv/movies/trending?extended=full");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://api.trakt.tv/movies/trending?extended=full")
print(res.json())

BROWSER CALLS BLOCKED (NO CORS/HTTPS) — USE THE CURL SNIPPET

Endpoints · 3On scheduleFULL DOCS ↗
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GET/movies/trending?extended=fullPROBED

Trending movies with full metadata.

GET/search/movie?query=fight+club

Search movies and shows by title.

GET/shows/tt0903747?extended=full

Show details by IMDb ID (Breaking Bad example).

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.

Trakt: common questions

Is Trakt free to use?

Yes — Trakt is a free media API. Free tier: Free OAuth application. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does Trakt need an API key?

Yes — Trakt needs a free API key, which you pass on each request. Rate limits: 1,000 req every 5 min documented.

Can I call Trakt from the browser?

Not directly — Trakt doesn't send browser-friendly CORS headers, so call it from a server or proxy instead. Copy the curl or Python snippet on this page to get started.

Is Trakt up right now?

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