Find By ID - API documentation

Find By ID

curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.themoviedb.org/3/find/{external_id} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'

const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

fetch('https://api.themoviedb.org/3/find/{external_id}', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/find/{external_id}",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer <token>"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/find/{external_id}"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.themoviedb.org/3/find/{external_id}")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "movie_results": [
    {
      "adult": false,
      "backdrop_path": "/euYIwmwkmz95mnXvufEmbL6ovhZ.jpg",
      "genre_ids": [
        28,
        12,
        18
      ],
      "id": 558449,
      "media_type": "movie",
      "original_language": "en",
      "original_title": "Gladiator II",
      "overview": "Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people.",
      "popularity": 5382.147,
      "poster_path": "/2cxhvwyEwRlysAmRH4iodkvo0z5.jpg",
      "release_date": "2024-11-05",
      "title": "Gladiator II",
      "video": false,
      "vote_average": 6.759,
      "vote_count": 1888
    }
  ],
  "person_results": [],
  "tv_episode_results": [],
  "tv_results": [],
  "tv_season_results": []
}

GET

find

{external_id}

Find By ID

curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.themoviedb.org/3/find/{external_id} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'

const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

fetch('https://api.themoviedb.org/3/find/{external_id}', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/find/{external_id}",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer <token>"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/find/{external_id}"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.themoviedb.org/3/find/{external_id}")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "movie_results": [
    {
      "adult": false,
      "backdrop_path": "/euYIwmwkmz95mnXvufEmbL6ovhZ.jpg",
      "genre_ids": [
        28,
        12,
        18
      ],
      "id": 558449,
      "media_type": "movie",
      "original_language": "en",
      "original_title": "Gladiator II",
      "overview": "Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people.",
      "popularity": 5382.147,
      "poster_path": "/2cxhvwyEwRlysAmRH4iodkvo0z5.jpg",
      "release_date": "2024-11-05",
      "title": "Gladiator II",
      "video": false,
      "vote_average": 6.759,
      "vote_count": 1888
    }
  ],
  "person_results": [],
  "tv_episode_results": [],
  "tv_results": [],
  "tv_season_results": []
}

Authorizations

Authorization

string

header

required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Path Parameters

external_id

string

required

A unique identifier for an object (movie, TV show, person) in the specified external source. This is necessary to find a specific item you are looking for.

Example:

""

Query Parameters

external_source

enum<string>

required

Specifies the source of the external ID

Available options:

imdb_id,

facebook_id,

Instagram_id,

tvdb_id,,

tiktok_id,

twitter_id,

wikidata_id,

youtube_id

Example:

"imdb_id"

language

string

Specifies the language in which the response should be returned.

Example:

"en-US"

Response

200 - application/json

find by id

movie_results

object[]

An array containing the results of movies based on the query. If the query doesn't return movie results, this array will be empty.

Show child attributes

Example:

[
  {
    "adult": false,
    "backdrop_path": "/euYIwmwkmz95mnXvufEmbL6ovhZ.jpg",
    "genre_ids": [28, 12, 18],
    "id": 558449,
    "media_type": "movie",
    "original_language": "en",
    "original_title": "Gladiator II",
    "overview": "Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people.",
    "popularity": 5382.147,
    "poster_path": "/2cxhvwyEwRlysAmRH4iodkvo0z5.jpg",
    "release_date": "2024-11-05",
    "title": "Gladiator II",
    "video": false,
    "vote_average": 6.759,
    "vote_count": 1888
  }
]

person_results

any[]

An array intended for returning information about individuals (e.g., actors, directors) related to the query.

Example:

[]

tv_episode_results

any[]

An array designated for TV episode data related to the query.

Example:

[]

tv_results

any[]

An array for returning results pertaining to TV shows.

Example:

[]

tv_season_results

any[]

An array meant for TV season data relevant to the query.

Example:

[]