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# Add Favourite

> This endpoint mark a movie or TV show as a favourite.



## OpenAPI

````yaml api-reference/openapi3.json post /3/account/{account_id}/favorite
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: The Movie Database
  version: 1.0.0
  contact: {}
servers:
  - url: https://api.themoviedb.org
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: AUTHENTICATION
  - name: ACCOUNT
  - name: CERTIFICATIONS
  - name: CHANGES
  - name: COLLECTIONS
  - name: COMPANY
  - name: CONFIGURATION
  - name: CREDIT
  - name: DISCOVER
  - name: FIND
  - name: GENRES
  - name: GUEST SESSIONS
  - name: KEYWORDS
  - name: LISTS
  - name: MOVIE LISTS
  - name: MOVIES
  - name: NETWORKS
  - name: PEOPLE LIST
  - name: PEOPLE
  - name: REVIEWS
  - name: SEARCH
  - name: TRENDING
  - name: TV SERIES LIST
  - name: TV SERIES
  - name: TV SEASONS
  - name: TV EPISODES
  - name: TV EPISODE GROUP
  - name: WATCH PROVIDERS
paths:
  /3/account/{account_id}/favorite:
    parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/account_id'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/session_id'
    post:
      tags:
        - ACCOUNT
      summary: Add Favourite
      description: This endpoint mark a movie or TV show as a favourite.
      operationId: addFavourite
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                favorite:
                  type: boolean
                  example: true
                  description: >-
                    A boolean value that indicates whether the user is adding
                    the movie to their favorites (true) or removing it from
                    their favorites (false).
                media_id:
                  type: number
                  example: 550
                  description: A unique identifier for the specific movie in question.
                media_type:
                  type: string
                  example: movie
                  description: >-
                    A string that indicates the type of media the request
                    pertains to. In this case, "movie" specifies that the media
                    is a movie.
            examples:
              Add Favourite:
                value:
                  favorite: true
                  media_id: 550
                  media_type: movie
      responses:
        '201':
          description: add favourite
          headers:
            Alt-Svc:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: h3=":443"; ma=86400
            Connection:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: keep-alive
            Content-Length:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: '60'
            Date:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 13:24:21 GMT
            Server:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: openresty
            Vary:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: Origin
            Via:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: >-
                  1.1 d4b41c13595dcfd327649d8cdea72ce8.cloudfront.net
                  (CloudFront)
            X-Amz-Cf-Id:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: FcTftT67r8jFjTNPerqcoTeALUTHTghiouibBFiUiYEnInNmOHTvHw==
            X-Amz-Cf-Pop:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: IAD89-C3
            X-Cache:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: Miss from cloudfront
            cache-control:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: public, max-age=0
            etag:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: W/"4543905c5703940a323f39bb4fdcba82"
            vary:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: accept-encoding
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/addFavourite'
              examples:
                add favourite:
                  value:
                    status_code: 1
                    status_message: Success.
                    success: true
components:
  parameters:
    account_id:
      name: account_id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: This refers to a unique identifier assigned to a user account.
      schema:
        type: integer
        example: ''
    session_id:
      name: session_id
      in: query
      description: >-
        A token that represents a logged-in user's session after they have
        authenticated with their TMDB account.
      schema:
        type: string
        example: ''
  schemas:
    addFavourite:
      type: object
      properties:
        status_code:
          type: number
          example: 1
          description: >-
            An integer value representing the status of the response. A value of
            1 is often used to denote a generic success response.
        status_message:
          type: string
          example: Success.
          description: A string providing a brief indication of the status of the request.
        success:
          type: boolean
          example: true
          description: A boolean value indicating whether the request was successful.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````