Welcome

This is the documentation for the TMDb API.

If you're looking for a channel to communicate questions or concerns through, stop by the forums and sound off.

The TMDb API is a powerful resource for any developers that want to integrate movie & cast data along with posters or movie fanart. All of the API methods are available in XML, YAML and JSON.

If you have built an app or website that uses our API we'd love to showcase it. Let me know at the email below.

Who can use this API?

Our policy for issuing API keys is simple. If you're developing a free, open source or personal (non profit) application we'll dish out a key with absolutely no problems. However, if you are a commercial entity looking at using our data please contact me personally to talk further. Obviously part of our job is to make sure we stick around right?

Wondering how to get started?

Gaining access to the API is easy. Just follow these 3 steps and you can be integrating your application with one of the most robust open source movie databases on the Internet.

1. Sign up for a TMDb account (here)
2. Click the "Want to generate an API key?" link on the "Account Settings" tab.
3. Submit the form. This will create a "API Details" tab with your API key.
4. Tell us if you make something cool!