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OMDb API (Open Movie Database)
One-call movie and series lookup by title or IMDb ID, 1,000 free calls a day
OMDb is a lightweight RESTful service for movie and series information, returning ratings, plot, cast, posters, and IMDb identifiers as JSON or XML. A free API key is emailed on signup. It is simpler than TMDB and well suited to single-title lookups by name or IMDb ID.
Free tier
Free tier: 1,000 requests/day; unlimited via a small recurring Patreon donation (~$1+/mo)Rate limits
1,000 requests/day on the free keyAuth
API keyBase URL
https://www.omdbapi.comWhat you'd build with it
- Resolve an IMDb ID to full metadata in an enrichment step
- Quick 'what's this movie' lookup tool for a bot
- Backfill plot/poster fields in a media database
Key endpoints
- GET
/?t={title}Get a single title by exact name - GET
/?s={search}Search titles by keyword (paginated) - GET
/?i={imdbID}Look up a title by IMDb ID
Members
Members get the runnable recipe
Sign in free to copy the example request, see a sample response, and read the gotchas.
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moviestvmetadataimdb